September 20, 2004 – USA Cycling confirmed today its team for the 2004 UCI Road World Championships in Verona, Italy slated for September 27-October 3. After announcing several preliminary teams last week, a final roster of 29 athletes has been chosen.

Competing in the elite men’s road race will be automatic nominees Fred Rodriguez (Emeryville, Calif.), Jason McCartney (Coralville, Iowa), and Chris Horner (Bend, Ore.) as well as discretionary selections Chris Baldwin (Boulder, Colo.), Kirk O’Bee (Ada, Mich.), Patrick McCarty (Allen, Texas), Michael Creed (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Tom Danielson (Durango, Colo.), Christian Vande Velde (Boulder, Colo.), Antonio Cruz (Long Beach, Calif.), and Guido Trenti (ITA).

Danielson will also compete in the elite men’s time trial along with David Zabriskie (Salt Lake City, Utah).

The elite women’s team that was announced earlier includes automatic nominees Kristin Armstrong (Boise, Idaho), Dede Barry (Boulder, Colo.), Tina Pic (Dahlonega, Ga.), Christine Thorburn (Davenport, Iowa) and Kimberly Bruckner (Boulder, Colo.) and discretionary selection Amber Neben (Irvine, Calif.).

Barry and Thorburn will also contest the time trial.

The five-man U23 squad that will compete in the road race consists of Tyler Farrar (Wenatchee, Wash.), Timothy Duggan (Boulder, Colo.), Saul Raisin (Dalton, Ga.), Kevin Bouchard-Hall (Montpelier, Vt.) and Matthew Crane (Old Greenwich, Conn.).

Farrar and Duggan will also ride the time trial.

Chris Stockburger (Fort Collins, Colo.), Zach Bolian (Nashville, Tenn.) Zach Taylor (Marietta, Ga.), Adam Switters (Folsom, Calif.) and Alexander Boyd (Oxnard, Calif.) will ride the junior men’s road race with Switters and Stockburger also contesting the time trial.

Finally, Rebecca Much (Chicago, Ill.) will be the sole junior women’s representative and will ride both the road race and the time trial.

U.S. Team for 2004 UCI Road World Championships Verona, Italy September
27-October 3

Junior Men Road Race
-Zach Taylor
-Zach Bolian
-Chris Stockburger
-Adam Switters
-Alexander Boyd

Junior Men Time Trial
-Chris Stockburger
-Adam Switters

Junior Women Road Race and Time Trial
-Rebecca Much

U23 Road Race
-Timothy Duggan
-Kevin Bouchard-Hall
-Saul Raisin
-Matthew Crane
-Tyler Farrar

U23 Time Trial
-Tyler Farrar
-Timothy Duggan

Elite Women Road Race
-Kristin Armstrong
-Dede Barry
-Tina Pic
-Christine Thorburn
-Kimberly Bruckner
-Amber Neben

Elite Women’s Time Trial
-Dede Barry
-Christine Thorburn

Elite Men’s Road Race
-Jason McCartney
-Fred Rodriguez
-Chris Horner
-Chris Baldwin
-Guido Trenti
-Kirk Obee
-Patrick McCarty
-Michael Creed
-Tom Danielson
-Christian Vande Velde
-Antonio Cruz

Elite Men’s Time Trial
-Tom Danielson
-David Zabriskie