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Becky Quinn v. USA Cycling
A month before facing the world’s best at the Beijing Olympics, USA Cycling squared off against one of its own, track rider Rebecca Quinn, in a Colorado Springs courtroom. On July 9 Quinn took USA Cycling to arbitration after the governing body’s selection committee did not name her to its Olympic squad. Quinn, who hoped to compete in the Olympic points race, complained that favoritism and a conflict of interest involving team coach Andy Sparks and individual pursuit rider Sarah Hammer — Sparks’ fiancé — kept her from making the team.
Laura riding the Cheat Mountain Challenge
Laura riding the Cheat Mountain Challenge
Spain’s points race winner Joan Llaneras plans retirement
Joan Llaneras is one of those oddball eccentrics who disappear into the woodwork and barely cause a stir for much of the racing season. That’s not until the big-time events roll around and they sprout out of the background like tulips in spring. Llaneras, 39, won the Olympic points race on Saturday. He plans to compete in the Madison and then hang up the bike for good.