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Rosters announced for USA Pro Cycling Challenge |
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Tuesday, August 09, 2011 14:54 |
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The provisionary team rosters for the inaugural USA Pro Cycling Challenge, which is set to take place Aug. 22-28, were announced today, marking one of the best fields ever assembled on American soil for a professional cycling race. Boosting the already preeminent lineup of Tour de France podium finishers – Cadel Evans, Andy Schleck and Fränk Schleck – are George Hincapie of BMC Racing Team (USA), Christian Vande Velde of Garmin-Cervélo (USA) and Robert Gesink of Rabobank Cycling Team (NED).
The USA Pro Cycling Challenge, routed through Colorado, also will feature two Olympic medalists from the Beijing Games and more than 15 current or former national champions. The elite professional roster of teams, which includes 136 riders, is comprised of eight teams that competed in the Tour de France, four Pro Continental teams and five Continental teams.
“The allure of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge and the state of Colorado is undeniable – it hasn’t been surprising to see this high caliber competition confirmed as the preliminary rosters rolled in,” said Shawn Hunter, co-chairman of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge. “With all the pieces in place, the final countdown has begun and we can’t wait to showcase these riders to the world in a just a few short weeks.”
The event begins Aug. 22 in Colorado Springs with the prologue.
Team rosters are subject to change.
1. BMC RACING TEAM
Cadel Evans
George Hincapie
Brent Bookwalter
Chris Barton
Jeffry Louder
Chad Beyer
Timothy Roe
Chris Butler
2. TEAM RADIOSHACK (USA)
Levi Leipheimer
Dmitriy Muravyev
George Bennett
Philip Deignan
Ben King
Jason McCartney
Ivan Rovny
Bjorn Selander
3. LEOPARD TREK (LUX)
Andy Schleck
Fränk Schleck
Stefan Denifl
Brice Feillu
Anders Lund
Martin Mortensen
Stuart O'Grady
Jens Voigt
4. TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO (USA)
Tom Danielson
Ryder Hesjedal
Daniel Lloyd
Thomas Peterson
Peter Stetina
Christian Vande Velde
Dave Zabriskie
Danny Summerhill
5. HTC-HIGHROAD (USA)
Tejay Van Garderen
Caleb Fairly
Patrick Gretsch
Danny Pate
Frantisek Rabon
Hayden Roulston
Peter Velits
Lachlan Norris
6. LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (ITA)
Ivan Basso
Davide Cimolai
Timothy Duggan
Edward King
Daniel Oss
Juraj Sagan
Sylwester Szmyd
Elia Viviani
7. SAXO BANK SUNGARD (DEN)
André Steensen
Brian Vandborg
Daniel Navarro
Jesus Hernandez
Gustav Larsson
Michael Mørkov
Laurent Didier
Richie Porte
8. RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM (NED)
Robert Gesink
Stef Clement
Marc Goos
Grischa Niermann
Laurens Ten Dam
Pieter Weening
Dennis Van Winden
9. UNITEDHEALTHCARE PRO CYCLING (USA)
Rory Sutherland
Jonathan Clarke
Robert Forster
Davide Frattini
Adrian Hegyvary
Christopher Jones
Bradley White
Scott Zwizanski
10. TEAM TYPE 1 - sanofi-aventis (USA)
Alexandr Efimkin
Vladimar Efimkin
Rubens Bertogliati
Valeriy Kobzarenko
Javier Megias Leal
Scott Stewart
William Dugan
Fabio Calabria
11. SKIL-SHIMANO (NED)
Ronan Van Zandbeek
Kenny Van Hummel
Thomas Bonnin
Martin Reimer
Sander Oostlander
Tobias Ludvigsson
Philipp Ries
Albert Timmer
12. TEAM SPIDERTECH POWERED BY C10 (CAN)
Lucas Eusar
Flavio De Luna
Jonathan Patrick McCarty
David Boily
Bruno Langlois
Francois Parisien
Andrew Randell
Ryan Roth
13. BISSELL PRO CYCLING (USA)
Chris Baldwin
Frank Pipp
Jeremy Vennell
Chase Pinkham
Rob Britton
Paul Mach
Jay Thomson
Ben Jacques-Maynes
14. TEAM EXERGY (USA)
Andres Miguel Diaz Corrales
Carlos Eduardo Alzate Escobar
Freddie Rodriguez
Matthew Cooke
Sam Johnson
Christopher Hong
Erik Slack
Kai Applequis
15. JELLY BELLY CYCLING TEAM p/b KENDA (USA)
Sergio Hernandez
Emerson Oronte
Bernard Van Ulden
Sean Mazich
Ken Hanson
Jeremy Powers
Alex Hagman
Nic Hamilton
16. GOBERNACION DE ANTIOQUIA-INDEPORTES ANTIOQUIA (COL)
Sergio Luis Henao
Oscar Sevilla Rivera
Javier Acevedo Calle
Alejandro Ramirez Calderon
Rafael Montiel Cuello
Carlos Ospina Hernandez
Oscar Alvarez Paniagua
Cristhian Montoya
17. EPM-UNE (COL)
Giovanni Manuel Baez
Juan Pablo Suarez
Walter Fernando Pedraza
Edward Stiber Ortiz
Rafael Infantino Abreu
Carlos Fernando Piamonte Rodriguez
Eduard Alexander Beltran
Robigzon Leandro Oyola
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