Following the weekend of national championships around the world, the first countries have named their teams for the 2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, which take place in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium at the end of this month. USA Cycling's 31-rider team will be headed up by recent champions Jeremy Powers, Katie Compton, U23 winner Tobin Ortenblad, Ellen Noble in the new women's youth category, and Gage Hecht in the juniors.
Jonathan Page (Fuji) and James Driscoll (Raleigh-Clement) each turned down their selection to compete in the elite men's race. Page stated on Twitter today that he couldn't justify the time, money and sacrifice for his family "due to continued health problems". Page has been suffering from breathing problems since returning from Belgium last summer. His wife is also expecting the birth of their fourth child imminently.
Driscoll announced earlier this week via Instagram that he had decided to end his season after a disappointing national championships.
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Powers will represent the team in the elite men's race with Stephen Hyde (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld), Allen Krughoff (Noosa) and Travis Livermon. Also in the team is Ryan Trebon (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld), who returned to racing after a back injury last weekend and came seventh in the national championship.
There are two more open spots in the US team, but the replacement riders have not yet been announced by USA Cycling.
The British have but one rider in the top 50, Ian Field. He will be joined in the elite men's race by new national champion, former mountain biker Liam Kileen. "It’ll be great to see Liam Killeen riding in Great Britain colours again following his retirement from the mountain bike squad in 2013," said GB head coach Iain Dyer. David Fletcher and Jack Clarkson round out the team.
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