Four men received nominations to the funded team. Donny Robinson (Napa, Calif.) earned a spot on the team by virtue of his number-one ranking in USA Cycling’s elite men’s power rankings while David Herman (Wheat Ridge, Colo.) and Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev.) qualified based on their spots in the U23 and junior men’s rankings. Corben Sharrah (Tucson, Ariz.) rounds out the men’s squad as a discretionary pick.
The women’s funded team will be comprised of five riders. Brook Crain (Visalia, Calif.), Amanda Geving (Largo, Fla.), Arielle Martin (Spanaway, Wash.), and Alise Post (Saint Cloud, Minn.) were named to the squad based on their results at round one of the Supercross World Cup in Madrid last month, as well as their performances at USA Cycling training camps. Completing the women’s team will be discretionary selection Ashley Verhagen (Simi Valley, Calif.).
2010 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #2 - Copenhagen, Denmark - May 7-8, 2010 - USA Cycling Funded Team:
Men - Donny Robinson (Napa, Calif.) - David Herman (Wheat Ridge, Colo.) - Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev.) - Corben Sharrah (Tucson, Ariz.)
Women - Arielle Martin (Spanaway, Wash.) - Ashley Verhagen (Simi Valley, Calif.) - Amanda Geving (Largo, Fla.) - Brooke Crain (Visalia, Calif.) - Alise Post (Saint Cloud, Mich.)
USA Cycling names team for BMX Supercross World Cup in Copenhagen
Apr 09, 2010
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USA Cycling announced today the nine athletes it will send to round two of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup in Copenhagen, Denmark, May 7-8. The Copenhagen Supercross World Cup is the eighth event that factors into the 2010 USA Cycling BMX Power Rankings. The final race that will factor into these rankings will be the UCI BMX World Championships in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa on July 31.
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