USA Cycling have announced its team for the 2016 UCI World Championships with Women's WorldTour overall winner Megan Guarnier and BMC's Taylor Phinney leading the line. The elite men's team features several riders with a fast finish suited to the sprint friendly parcours in Doha with Eric Marcotte (Jamis) and Kiel Reijnen (Trek-Segafredo) likely to be protected riders in a youthful squad.
Phinney, the 2010 U23 world champion against the clock, will be targeting success in the time trial and is an important addition to the road race team. He is the only rider from the 2015 squad to be selected for Doha and makes his second USA appearance in 2016 having ridden the Olympic Games in August.
Neo-pro Alexey Vermeulen makes his first elite Worlds appearance with the LottoNL-Jumbo rider selected for the time trial only.
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Chad Haga (Giant-Alpecin) has been selected for his first Worlds appearance and is one of several debutants in the squad. Robin Carpenter (Holowesko-Citadel) has been rewarded his with recent form and results that included victory at the Tour of Alberta, a stage win at the Tour of Utah and third place overall at the Tour de Beauce. BMC's Joseph Rosskopf completed the elite men's squad with the 27-year-old also making his first appearance in the elite Worlds.
UnitedHealthcare's Coryn Rivera has enjoyed a successful season and the 24-year-old will be aiming to better her 39th place on Worlds debut last year. Last year's bronze medallist in Richmond, Guarnier proved to be the most consistent rider in the inaugural Women's WorldTour this season and the 31-year-old will be looking to end her season on a high. Guarnier is also the only rider from the Olympic Games to be named for the Worlds.
Despite winning a third straight Olympic Games gold medal against the clock, Kristin Armstrong won't be making the trip to Doha with Carmen Small and Amber Neben the USA representatives in the time trial
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