ROAD
GEORGE HINCAPIE
- Nominated to his fifth Olympic team, Hincapie becomes the only five-time Olympic cyclist in U.S. history after competing in 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004.
- He earned a discretionary nomination to the Summer Games in Beijing by USA Cycling based on his capability to medal or otherwise enhance team performance and create a medal capable environment.
- He is one of only four Americans in history to wear the Yellow Jersey in the Tour de France (Greg LeMond, Lance Armstrong, & David Zabriskie).
· Two-time USA Cycling Professional Road Race National Champion
· (1998, 2006)
· Yellow Jersey – 2006 Tour de France, Stage 1
· 1st place – 2005 Tour de France, Stage 15
· 1st place – 2006 Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
· 1st place – 2001 Gent-Wevelgem
· 1st place – 2007 Tour of Missouri
· 1st place – 2005 Grand Prix Ouest France
· 1st place – 2001 San Francisco Grand Prix
· 1st place – 1999 First Union Classic
· 2nd place – 2005 Paris-Roubaix
· 2nd place – 2006 Tour de France, Prologue
· 3rd place – 2006 Tour of Flanders
LEVI LEIPHEIMER
- He was the only automatic U.S qualifier to the Summer Games in Beijing as a result of a top-three finish in a UCI Grand Tour between July 1, 2007 and July 1, 2008.
- Leipheimer placed third overall at the 2007 Tour de France.
- An Olympian in 2004, Leipheimer will represent the United States in his second Olympic Games.
- As the youngest member of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Cycling team at 30, Leipheimer was a last-minute replacement for Lance Armstrong.
- He competed in the men's road race, but did not finish.
- Earned a discretionary nominations to the Summer Games in Beijing by USA Cycling based on his capability to medal or otherwise enhance team performance and create a medal capable environment.
- McCartney was a member of the 2004 squad on the road course.
- McCartney is one of only three Americans to win a stage of the Vuelta a EspaNa with a victory in stage 14 in 2007.
- Earned a discretionary nomination to the Summer Games in Beijing by USA Cycling based on an athletes capability to medal or otherwise enhance team performance and create a medal capable environment.
- Vande Velde was a member of the U.S. track squad at the 2000 Games in Sydney when he finished 12th in the individual pursuit.
- In 1999, Vande Velde wore the white jersey in the Tour de France as the Best Young Rider.
- Earned a spot on the U.S. Team for the 1994 World Championships and the 1995 Pan Am Games.
- Zabriskie will be making his first Olympic appearance this summer in Beijing after receiving a discretionary nomination from the USA Cycling to fill one of the two start positions in the race against the clock.
- A silver medalist in the time trial at the 2006 UCI Road World Championships, Zabriskie also won two Grand Tour time trials: stage 1 of the 2005 Tour de France and stage 8 of the 2005 Giro dE Italia.
- He has also appeared on the podium in three additional Grand Tour time trials since 2005 and has captured two consecutive USA Cycling Professional Time Trial titles (2006-07).
- Was the 2004 USA Cycling Elite Time Trial National Champion.
- Holds the record for the fastest time trial in Tour de France history, averaging 33.97 mph over the 19-kilometer stage one of the 2005 Tour and beating Lance Armstrong by two seconds.
- Considered one of the best cyclists in the nation and likely to find her way to Beijing.
- Qualified for the 2004 Summer Games in Athens by winning the 66-mile road race at the Olympic trials in 3 hours, 26 minutes, 12 seconds.
- Was the 2004 U.S. Elite National champion and won bronze at 2003 Pan Am Games.
- Neben will compete in the road race portion of the Olympic Summer Games in Beijing.
- Her No. 9 ranking was the best of any U.S. woman on the road circuit.
- Neben is one of the most decorated American cyclists on the international circuit.
- Over the course of the last three years, she either won or placed in most major UCI races across Europe.
- Placed fourth in the time trial and 16th in the road race at the 2007 World Championships.
- Finished second at 2004 team trial, missing a spot on the U.S. Olympic team by eight seconds.
- Won the U.S. national road race in 2003.
- A few months back, Neben tested positive for cancer. A suspicious mole on her back turned out to be melanoma, but the mole and a sizable chunk of flesh were removed. Doctors subsequently have given Neben the all-clear.
- Representing the U.S. at her second Olympic Games, Thorburn will compete in both the mass start road race and the individual time trial in Beijing.
- Was a member of the 2004 U.S. Olympic team in the women's road race.
- In 2006, Thorburn captured a bronze medal in the time trial at the UCI Road World Championships. In 2007, she returned to the world championships to place fifth.
- Was a 2004 Elite national time trial champion.