Twelve riders named to represent USA at 2014 Juniors Track Worlds
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Nikos Hessert qualified for the world championship team by winning the men's 17-18 points race at the Juniors Track National Championships on June 27. (photo by Brian Hodes)
The team is comprised of nine men and three women, all of whom qualified as automatic selections (as outlined in USA Cycling’s selection criteria) by winning their respective races at the 2014 USA Cycling Juniors Track National Championships held in Carson, Calif., June 25-29.
Dominic Suozzi (San Pedro, Calif./Team Winded Development) was an automatic selection to compete in the match sprint, 1km time trial, keirin and team sprint after winning gold in all four events in Carson. He will be joined in the individual events by Thorsten Askervold (Lake Stevens, Wash./HSP) in the scratch race and omnium, Nikkos Hessert (Evanston, Ill./xXx Racing) in the points race, and Gavin Hoover (Manhattan Beach, Calif./SKLZ-Swami's Development Elite Team) in the individual pursuit.
In the team events, Suozzi will join forces with Edward Horvet (West Hills, Calif./LUX-Specialized by Cynergy) and James Mellen (Schnecksville, Pa./Sprinter's Edge Track Development Team) in the team sprint after the trio teamed up to win the 17-18 division at the juniors nationals last month. The men's team pursuit squad, also winners in Carson, will be comprised of Hessert, Weston Flickinger (Akron, Ohio/Summit Freewheelers), Chazmichael Morales (El Segundo, Calif.) and Matthew Valencia (Los Altos, Calif./NCCF-Team Specialized Juniors).
Danielle Mullis and Julia Sante will join forces for Team USA in the women's team sprint. (photo by Brian Hodes)
"These junior athletes have shown they are the best in the nation, and now we look forward to seeing how we stack up against the best in the world,” USA Cycling Vice President of Athletics Jim Miller said. “The experience they will gain from competing at a world championship in a foreign country will be invaluable in their development."
2014 UCI Juniors Track World Championships
Seoul, Korea
August 8-12, 2014
Thorsten Askervold (Lake Stevens, Wash./HSP) - scratch race, omnium
Weston Flickinger (Akron, Ohio/Summit Freewheelers) - team pursuit
Nikkos Hessert (Evanston, Ill./xXx Racing) - points race, team pursuit
Gavin Hoover (Manhattan Beach, Calif./SKLZ-Swami's Development Elite Team) - individual pursuit
Edward Horvet (West Hills, Calif./LUX-Specialized by Cynergy) - team sprint
James Mellen (Schnecksville, Pa./Sprinter's Edge Track Development Team) - team sprint
Chazmichael Morales (El Segundo, Calif.) - team pursuit
Dominic Suozzi (San Pedro, Calif./Team Winded Development) - match sprint, 1km time trial, keirin, team sprint
Matthew Valencia (Los Altos, Calif./NCCF-Team Specialized Juniors) - team pursuit
Women
Danielle Mullis (Rochester, Mich./West Michigan Coast Riders) - scratch race, points race, team sprint
Julia Sante (Queensbury, N.Y./Farm Team Cycling) - match sprint, 500m time trial, keirin, team sprint
Kirsten Williams (Lonetree, Colo./TWENTY16 Junior Development Team) - individual pursuit, omnium
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