Colorado Springs, Colo. (June 17, 2010) — The United States is currently ranked number one in the world in elite women’s mountain biking.The official UCI standings, which were updated on June 7, can be found here.Â
The United States is in the top position with 597 points, compared to the 478 accumulated by Canada and the 446 amassed by third-ranked Switzerland.Â
The success of the American women so far this season can be credited largely to riders like Willow Koerber (Durango, Colo./Subaru-Gary Fisher) and Georgia Gould (Fort Collins, Colo./Luna). Koerber grabbed silver medals at the first two rounds of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup while compatriot Gould grabbed the silver at round three. The pair currently sits in fourth and 12th respectively in the individual UCI rankings which can be found here.
Colorado Springs, Colo. (June 17, 2010) – Over 750 racers are registered to face off in the cycling mecca of Bend, Ore. next week as the USA Cycling Juniors, U23, Elite and Paralympic Road National Championships come to town June 22-27. Twenty-four national titles and seven spots on USA Cycling’s 2010 UCI Road Cycling World Championships squad will be on the line as participants compete for Stars-and-Stripes jerseys in criterium, time trial, and road race events. New this year, and sure to be the highlight of downtown Bend on Friday evening, is the addition of the men’s and women’s elite criterium contests.  Â
The USA Cycling Junior, U23, Elite, and Paralympic Road National Championships will kick off with the road and criterium contests for the younger junior categories, along with the paracycling divisions, on Tuesday and Wednesday. All categories will then compete in the race against the clock on Thursday, June 24, before the nation’s top young riders age 15+ duke it out in the criterium and road race contests over the weekend. Â
The men’s and women’s elite criterium contests, moved from … Details
