September 19, 2003 (Colorado Springs, CO) – The following riders have been selected as the final nominees to represent the U.S. at the UCI World Championships in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in the men's elite road race on October 12, 2003.

– Bobby Julich (Reno, Nevada)
– Chris Baldwin (Bouder, Colo.)
– Chris Horner (Bend, Ore.)
– Christian Vandevelde (Boulder, Colo.)
– David Clinger (Los Angeles, Calif.)
– Floyd Landis (San Diego, Calif.)
– George Hincapie (Greenville, S.C.)
– Guido Trenti (Milan, Italy)
– John Leiswyn (Ames, Iowa)
– Levi Leipheimer (Sant Rosa, Calif.)
– Mark McCormack (Northeaston, Mass.)
– Tim Johnson (Boston, Mass.)

In addition to the elite men's roster being finalized, the long list for
the elite women's road race has been expanded to include two additional
riders:

Elite Women Road Race (6 Start Positions)
Automatic Qualifiers:
– Kimberly Bruckner (Boulder, Colo.)
– Kristin Armstrong (Boise, Idaho)
– Tina Mayolo-Pic (Dahlonega, Ga.)

Long list for remaining 3 start positions:
– Dede Barry (Boulder, Colo.)
– Mari Holden (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
– Kim Anderson (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
– Amber Neben (Irvine, Calif)
– Christine Thornburn (Palo Alto, Calif.)
– Dotsie Cowden (Santa Monica, Calif.)
– Jessica Phillips (Missoula, Mont.)
– Katrina Grove (Solana Beach, Calif.)
– Heather Albert (Eagle, Idaho)
*Kimberly Bruckner will not compete due to injury

For a complete listing of nominees for the World Championships, Click Here
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