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USA Cycling announced the 35 riders that will represent the United States in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, at the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships from Aug. 26-Sept. 1, and the three riders competing for the U.S. at the 2013 UCI Four-Cross Mountain Bike World Championships, to be held Sept. 20-21, in Saalfelden Leogang, Austria.

Mara Abbott and Sean Gaian each won third place in the Athlete of the Month voting, the United States Olympic Committee announced Wednesday.

The road riders of the USA Cycling National Development Program nearly rode away with two jerseys last week. A U23 contingent performed very well in Belgium while a juniors men's squad supported its leader in his bid for a jersey.

USA Cycling on Wednesday announced the 14 athletes scheduled to represent the United States at the 2013 UCI Juniors Track World Championships at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, Scotland, from Aug. 7-11.

The U23 men's road racers in the USA Cycling National Development Program resumed their schedule with a three-day, four-stage race in France. Riding against elite riders, one of the youngest riders in the contingent represented the United States very well.

The fifth round of the eight-round UCI Mountain Bike World Cup series was held July 25-28, in Vallnord, Andorra. In all, the Americans scored three top-10 results in the three different types of races – cross-country, cross-country eliminator and downhill.

The 2013 UCI BMX World Championships concluded Sunday with the supercross races at Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. The Americans added three medals on Sunday to the four they earned on Saturday. In all, the Americans won four gold medals and three silver medals on Saturday and Sunday.

After a rest day on Friday, the 2013 UCI BMX World Championships resumed Saturday at the Vector Area in Auckland, New Zealand. The Americans capitalized on the training day and rode away with four medals, including a pair of world championships. Connor Fields and Felicia Stancil topped their respective podiums as they did in 2012. Sean Gaian and Alise Post earned silver medals in their respective categories.

The 2013 UCI BMX World Championships continued Thursday at the Vector Area in Auckland, New Zealand, where the Americans earned six more medals, including four world championships.

There were two contingents of riders competing for the USA Cycling National Development Program last week. A group of juniors men competed in Canada with tremendous success while a contingent of women road racers performed well in France.

Competition at the 2013 UCI BMX World Championships began Wednesday at the Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand, with the challenge class races. Michael Gonzales topped the 14-year-old boys podium while Colin Hudson won the 16-year-old boys category. In all, the United States registered eight top-three results, including gold medals for Gonzales and Hudson.

Riding for the USA Cycling National Development Program, Brendan Rhim won the overall classification at the 2013 Tour de l’Abitibi Desjardins.

The 2013 USA Cycling Cross-Country Mountain Bike National Championships concluded Sunday at Bear Creek Resort in Macungie, Pa. In all, over one thousand unique riders made nearly 1,500 total starts and over 60 national champions were crowned through the four-day event.

The 2013 USA Cycling Cross-Country Mountain Bike National Championships continued Friday at Bear Creek Resort in Macungie, Pa.

The USA Cycling National Development Program has been busy racing on two different continents over the past week.

Riders in the USA Cycling National Development Program saw great success last week and made multiple podium appearances.

After taking over the lead on Thursday, Abbott sealed her win on Sunday.

With a second straight stage win in the mountains of Italy, <strong>Mara Abbott</strong> (Boulder, Colo./Exergy TWENTY16) has put a stranglehold on the 2013 Giro Rosa.

Mara Abbott, racing for the USA Cycling National Development Program, won Thursday's 73.3-kilometer fifth stage of 2013 Giro Rosa in Italy and took over the general classification lead in the race.

The USA Cycling's National Development Program is kicking into high gear after a brief respite. USA Cycling has contingents competing on the roads of Italy, the mountains of the Netherlands and the supercross track in California.

The U23 riders in USA Cycling's National Development Program earned the white jersey at the Internationale Thüringen-Rundfahrt U23 in Germany while the mountain bikers continue to ride well with a strong performance in Italy.

Luca Shaw was the highest-placing American at the UCI MTB World Cup in Val di Sole, Italy, after riding to third in the men’s juniors downhill race on Sunday.

The U23 riders in USA Cycling's National Development Program (NDP) had races on their dockets in the past week.

The juniors riders in the USA Cycling National Development Program continue to post stellar results against talented competition in prestigious European road races. Geoffrey Curran, who last week won the yellow jersey at Tour du Pays de Vaud, produced a podium result in a race this week.

The riders in the USA Cycling National Development Program were in action through Europe this weekend.