Tokyo Olympics: All the cyclists competing for the US squad
USA Cycling are in a position to fly home with medals thanks to their strong line-up


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The US is in with a great chance at taking home medals in the Tokyo Olympics - here is the full line-up of US cyclists racing in Japan across all disciplines.
The national governing body USA Cycling announced the full list of riders who will be competing across the cycling disciplines when the Olympics get underway next month.
Chloe Dygert is by far the biggest favourite from the US team to take home a hold medal in the time trial, and will also be competing on the track and in the road race. Kate Courtney has a good shot at taking a medal in the mountain bike event.
In the men’s events, Lawson Craddock and Brandon McNulty will take on both the road race and the time trial events on the challenging courses around Tokyo.
The squads were selected from the Olympic long list that was published in June 2020, as the USA qualified for the maximum number of riders in six different events - the women’s road race, women’s MTB, women’s BMX racing, men’s and women’s freestyle BMX, and women’s endurance track.
The USA Cycling Selection Committee and coaching staff have named seven road riders, four mountain bikes, five BMX racers, four BMX freestyle athletes and eight track riders.
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USA Cycling CEO Rob DeMartini said: “A year ago when we named the long team, I watched these athletes cycle through the disappointment of having to wait then very quickly shifting to the commitment that we will go to Tokyo stronger a year later,”
“I’ve watched them train from a distance, I’ve seen how hard they’ve worked, I’ve seen how much they have dealt with disruptions in schedules, travel, Covid, and everything. And I can say honestly that we are delivering a team this year that is stronger than the one that would have gone a year ago and because of that I am incredibly proud of them.”
USA Cycling for Tokyo Olympics 2021
Road race
Men:
Lawson Craddock (Houston; EF Education - Nippo) – Road Race & Time Trial
Brandon McNulty (Phoenix; UAE Team Emirates) – Road Race & Time Trial
Women:
Chloé Dygert (Brownsburg, Ind.; CANYON//SRAM Racing) – Road Race & Time Trial
Amber Neben (Irvine, Calif.; Cogeas Mettler Look Pro Cycling) – Time Trial
Coryn Rivera (Tustin, Calif.; Team DSM) – Road Race
Leah Thomas (Santa Clara, Calif.; Moviestar Team Women) – Road Race
Ruth Winder (Lafayette, Calif.; Trek-Segafredo) – Road Race
Mountain bike
Men:
Christopher Blevins (Durango, Colo.; Trinity Racing)
Corben Sharrah (Tucson, Ariz.; Daylight Cycle Co.)
Women:
Haley Batten (Park City, Utah; Trinity Racing)
Kate Courtney (Kentfield, Calif.; SCOTT-SRAM Factory Racing)
Chloe Woodruff (Tempe, Ariz.; Stan's-Pivot)
BMX racing
Men:
Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev.; Chase Bicycles/ Monster Energy)
Corben Sharrah (Tucson, Ariz.; Daylight Cycle Co.)
Women:
Payton Ridenour (Pottstown; Penn.; Mongoose Bicycles)
Felicia Stancil (Lake Villa, Ill.; Factory Answer SSquared)
Alise Willoughby (Saint Cloud, Minn.; Team Toyota/ GW Bicycles)
BMX freestyle
Men:
Nick Bruce (Youngstown, Ohio)
Justin Dowell (Virginia Beach, V.A.)
Women:
Perris Benegas (Reno, Nev.)
Hannah Roberts (Buchanan, Mich.)
Track
Men:
Adrian Hegyvary (Seattle) – Madison
Gavin Hoover (Manhattan Beach, Calif.; Elevate-Webiplex Pro Cycling) – Madison & Omnium
Women:
Chloé Dygert (Brownsburg, Ind.; CANYON//SRAM Racing) – Team Pursuit
Maddie Godby (Louisville, Colo.) – Keirin & Sprint
Megan Jastrab (Apple Valley, Calif.; Team DSM) – Team Pursuit & Madison
Jennifer Valente (San Diego; Twenty24) – Team Pursuit, Madison, & Omnium
Emma White (Duanesburg, N.Y.; Rally Cycling) – Team Pursuit
Lily Williams (Tallahassee, Fla.; Rally Cycling) – Team Pursuit
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Alex Ballinger is editor of BikeBiz magazine, the leading publication for the UK cycle industry, and is the former digital news editor for CyclingWeekly.com. After gaining experience in local newsrooms, national newspapers and in digital journalism, Alex found his calling in cycling, first as a reporter, then as news editor responsible for Cycling Weekly's online news output, and now as the editor of BikeBiz. Since pro cycling first captured his heart during the 2010 Tour de France (specifically the Contador-Schleck battle) Alex covered three Tours de France, multiple editions of the Tour of Britain, and the World Championships, while both writing and video presenting for Cycling Weekly. He also specialises in fitness writing, often throwing himself into the deep end to help readers improve their own power numbers. Away from the desk, Alex can be found racing time trials, riding BMX and mountain bikes, or exploring off-road on his gravel bike. He’s also an avid gamer, and can usually be found buried in an eclectic selection of books.
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