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Team USA: Top riders to watch
Brent Bookwalter
“If there’s rain, it’s going to be an epic race for sure. It’s not going to be easy even if it’s good weather; it’s always going to be a fight for position on the two cobbled climbs. It’s going to be a brutal race, a lot harder than people expect.” Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com - View Larger Image.
Team USA: Top riders to watch
Taylor Phinney
“We have an attacking team, an opportunities team, and a fast-finishing team. Everyone has a good kick toward the end of the race. So we’ll definitely be looking out, racing as a team, but be looking out for those later moves. If somebody else wants to control, we have Tyler [Farrar] for a big bunch sprint. But we’ll be on the offensive and make the race exciting.”
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Team USA: Top riders to watch
Evelyn Stevens
“I think for our team, it’s good. We have a lot of women who are experienced in Europe and in the rain. We all have really good equipment. The main reason I don’t want it to rain is for the spectators.” Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
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Ben King
“It's surreal for me and ultra exciting that all my friends and family can be on the course and see what we do. I could be in a support role for Taylor [Phinney] or [Tyler] Farrar depending on how the race shakes out, but there may also be opportunities for early breakaways or late attacks. We will see.” Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com - View Larger Image.
Team USA: Top riders to watch
Megan Guarnier (USA)
“Everybody’s flying in for it. The nationals is the only race I’ve done in the U.S. in two years; they’ll all come because it’s the one time they get to see me race and they love it,” she said of her friends and family. Guarnier won Strade Bianche and U.S. nationals earlier this season. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com - View Larger Image.
Team USA: Top riders to watch
Shelley Olds
“It’s going to be hard from the second lap. I think it will be a lot like last year, where it’s 20 riders, 15 riders, something like that, at the finish. It may be less. I am really stoked. I saw the course last year, I’ve been preparing for this race all year. I knew what it looked like, and the whole season has been geared around this.” Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
Team USA: Top riders to watch
Alex Howes
“Position will be probably more important than any worlds I’ve ever done. I think it’ll make for an exciting final. There’s places to launch, there’s places to chase, and there’s places where chasing will be really hard.” Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com - View Larger Image.
Team USA: Top riders to watch
Coryn Rivera
"We are here with a really good, strong squad. Those three climbs in the last few kilometers are going to be difficult, they’ll feel pretty heavy in the end of each lap. It’s my first elite worlds so I’ll be learning. With Megan [Guarnier], Evelyn [Stevens] and Shelley [Olds] we have three really good options." Photo: Casey B. Gibson - View Larger Image.
Team USA: Top riders to watch
Brent Bookwalter
“As always, the racers make the race, and it’ll depend on the combined motivations and objectives of a lot of different teams. There are a lot of teams with a lot of depth and a lot of options to play. It will depend how it unfolds and how those key objectives off each other." Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
Team USA: Top riders to watch
Tyler Farrar
“It’s almost a Flemish classic, with some short, steep power climbs, even some cobblestones, that’s kind of my thing. So, it’s exciting, it’s just exciting to have the worlds in America in the first place. We’ve got good riders, we’ve got strong guys, we’ve got punchy riders like Alex Howes, we’ve got myself if it’s even more sprint-focused, so between all of us I think we can cover our bases pretty well.” Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com - View Larger Image.
Team USA: Top riders to watch
Lawson Craddock
“I’m happy to make the team; it’s been a big goal of mine from the beginning of the year. We’ll be seeing how my body adapts after the Vuelta, but I think I can hit both the time trial and and road race with good form.”
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Tayler Wiles
The 26-year-old from California is coming off a strong season with four wins, including GC wins at the Tour of New Zealand and Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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