Adam Craig Named for Mountain Bike Olympic Test Event in China

Colorado Springs, Colo. (August 16, 2007)—USA Cycling announced today the five athletes that will represent the United States at the upcoming Mountain Bike Olympic Test Event in Beijing on Saturday, Sept. 22.

The three men and two women were selected to the squad based on solid 2007 UCI World Cup performances.

The three athletes selected to the men’s team include Adam Craig (Bend, Ore./Giant), Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Boulder, Colo./Subaru-Gary Fisher) and Todd Wells (Durango, Colo./GT). The recently crowned USA Cycling National Champion, Craig is currently the top American in the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup standings, ranked 18th. Horgan-Kobelski and Wells, who represented the United States in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, are ranked second and third respectively among Americans. 

Willow Koerber (Asheville, N.C./Subaru-Gary Fisher) and Georgia Gould (Ketchum, Idaho/Luna) were selected to represent the U.S. women at the Beijing event. Ranked sixth and seventh respectively in the current world cup standings, both Koerber and Gould have posted top-five finishes in international competition this season.

The group is expected to make the trip to Beijing directly from the UCI World Cup Finals which take place on Saturday, September 15 in Maribor, Slovenia. 

2007 Mountain Bike Olympic Test Event
Beijing, China
September 22

U.S. Team:

Elite Men
Adam Craig (Bend, Ore.)
Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Boulder, Colo.)
Todd Wells (Durango, Colo.)

Elite Women
Willow Koerber (Asheville, N.C.)
Georgia Gould (Ketchum, Idaho)

This story is taken from USA Cycling’s website. About USA Cycling:
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