U.S. Team Named for 2017 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships

U.S. Paralympics, a division of the United States Olympic Committee, announced today the 16 athletes, including two tandem pilots, who will represent Team USA at the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, March 2-5, in Los Angeles, California.

"We’re very excited for this year’s world championships," said Ian Lawless, high performance director, U.S. Paralympics Cycling. "It is a great opportunity for our athletes to showcase their talents and defend their No. 1 world ranking on home soil in Los Angeles. We are coming off of a very strong summer in Rio where we saw 18 podium finishes – including four gold – across road and track cycling, which should make for a competitive world championship."

Two U.S. athletes will aim to defend their world titles on the track in Los Angeles. Joe Berenyi (Oswego, Illinois) won two medals – both gold – at the 2016 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Montichiari, Italy, taking gold in the men’s C3 1,000-meter time trial and 3-kilometer individual pursuit. Shawn Morelli (Meadville, Pennsylvania) also captured gold, winning the women’s C4 3-kilometer individual pursuit.

Five of the U.S. athletes have also represented their country in the military with five from the Army and one from the Marine Corps. Jason Kimball (Charlotte, North Carolina) served in both the Marine Corps and the Army.

Team USA is the top-ranked nation in track, road and the overall International Cycling Union standings after a strong 2016 that included a four-medal haul at track world championships, including three world titles and a world record, in Montichiari, Italy.

For more information, please contact:

Stafford Braxton

U.S. Paralympics

Tel: 719-866-2944

Email: Stafford.Braxton@usoc.org

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