The Tokyo Olympics are set to begin this week on July 23 after being postponed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. USA Cycling recently announced the Road, Mountain Bike, BMX Racing, BMX Freestyle, and Track Cycling teams that will compete for the U.S. Olympic Cycling Team. The 2020 Olympic Games will run July 23-August 8, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.
Southern California will be represented at the Tokyo Olympics by these amazing cyclists as Olympic Team Members: Amber Neben, Coryn Rivera, Gavin Hoover, Megan Jastrab and Jennifer Valente.
USA Cycling Olympic Team:
Road
Men
Lawson Craddock (Houston; EF Education – Nippo) – Road Race & Time Trial
Brandon McNulty (Phoenix; UAE Team Emirates) – Road Race & Time Trial
Women
Chloé Dygert (Brownsburg, Ind.; CANYON//SRAM Racing) – Road Race & Time Trial
Amber Neben (Irvine, Calif.; Cogeas Mettler Look Pro Cycling) – Time Trial
Coryn Rivera (Tustin, Calif.; Team DSM) – Road Race
Leah Thomas (Santa Clara, Calif.; Moviestar Team Women) – Road Race
Ruth Winder (Lafayette, Calif.; Trek-Segafredo) – Road Race
Mountain Bike
Men
Christopher Blevins (Durango, Colo.; Trinity Racing)
Women
Haley Batten (Park City, Utah; Trinity Racing)
Kate Courtney (Kentfield, Calif.; SCOTT-SRAM Factory Racing)
Erin Huck (Estes Park, Colo.; SCOTT-Stages)*
BMX Racing
Men
Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev.; Chase Bicycles/ Monster Energy)
Corben Sharrah (Tucson, Ariz.; Daylight Cycle Co.)
Women
Payton Ridenour (Pottstown; Penn.; Mongoose Bicycles)
Felicia Stancil (Lake Villa, Ill.; Factory Answer SSquared)
Alise Willoughby (Saint Cloud, Minn.; Team Toyota/ GW Bicycles)
BMX Freestyle
Men
Nick Bruce (Youngstown, Ohio)
Justin Dowell (Virginia Beach, V.A.)
Women
Perris Benegas (Reno, Nev.)
Hannah Roberts (Buchanan, Mich.)
Track
Men
Adrian Hegyvary (Seattle) – Madison
Gavin Hoover (Manhattan Beach, Calif.; Elevate-Webiplex Pro Cycling) – Madison & Omnium
Women
Chloé Dygert (Brownsburg, Ind.; CANYON//SRAM Racing) – Team Pursuit
Maddie Godby (Louisville, Colo.) – Keirin & Sprint
Megan Jastrab (Apple Valley, Calif.; Team DSM) – Team Pursuit & Madison
Jennifer Valente (San Diego; Twenty24) – Team Pursuit, Madison, & Omnium
Emma White (Duanesburg, N.Y.; Rally Cycling) – Team Pursuit
Lily Williams (Tallahassee, Fla.; Rally Cycling) – Team Pursuit
Photo – USA Cycling / Casey Gibson
