USA Cycling Announces Team for World Championships

On March, 2006, USA Cycling announced the teamthroughout the year. Jennie Reed, who will be a part of
that will represent America in the 2006 Union Cyclistethe Women's Sprint division, has also been awarded
Internationale Track Cycling World Championships. Thistwo silver medals and will be an intricate part of the
event will be held from April 13 through April 16 and willveteran competitors in this year's World
be hosted in Bordeaux, France.Championships.
The team will be featured in 14 start positions for theThe men's division will feature nine cyclists that will be
2006 World Championships, which was determined bymaking their debut at the Track Cycling World
performances from the 2005-2006 season World CupChampionships. These gentlemen, however, are no
events. This year's team members were selected,strangers to cycling with bronze medalist Michael
however, from the last USA Cycling track talent madeBlatchford and Brad Huff, who was recently honored
up of cyclists who qualified at the 2005 Elite Trackas the Tour de Normandie stage winner.
National Championships, reached a time standard atThe 2006 United States Track Cycling World
Los Angeles qualifying events and/or by a selection ofChampionship team consists of a Men's Sprint division,
the coaches.which will feature Stephen Alfred, Ben Barczewski,
The 2006 United States team features, among others,Michael Blatchford, Giddeon Massie and Chrisitna Stahl.
five members from the 2005 World ChampionshipThe Men's Endurance division will feature Michael
team, a UCI World Cup standings runner-up and theFriedman, Bobby Lea, Brad Huff, Chad Hartley, Danny
Pan American time trial champion.Page, Michael Creed and Taylor Tolleson. The
Three time gold medal winner Sarah Hammer will bewomen's division will feature the Women's Sprint,
part of this year's team after taking a brief hiatus lastwhich will include Jennie Reed. The Women's
season. Becky Quinn, who has won two silver medalsEndurance team will be comprised of Sarah Hammer,
in World Cup competition, will also be a member of theBecky Quinn and Kristin Armstrong.
2006 U.S. team and has shown strong performances