U.S. World Championship roster sparks criticism from riders

Published On: September 2, 2026

U.S. World Championship roster sparks criticism from riders

America has finalized its roster for the 2026 World Biking Championships, however not everybody agrees with the choice. The U.S. Biking Federation has determined to not embody a number of riders who’ve loved repeated success on the highest stage this season.

Nationwide champion Quinn Simmons is highlighted on the federation’s web site because the group’s chief. The Lidl-Trek rider completed third final season within the GP Montreal, the Canadian metropolis on his personal continent the place the World Championships at the moment are being held.

Becoming a member of him is final 12 months’s winner of the WorldTour basic, Brandon McNulty. The sprinter may even compete within the time trial, as will Netcompany INEOS rider Artem Schmidt.

As well as, Matteo Jorgenson and Neilson Powless, with their basic expertise, must also be thought-about able to reaching the ultimate. Kevin Vermaerke, Larry Warbasse, and Sean Quinn spherical out the American group.

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Matteo Jorgenson within the Tour.

No Sheehan, August, or Kuss

In fact, some riders have been disregarded, together with NSN rider Riley Sheehan. He expressed his dissatisfaction on X. “Let’s not choose the fellows who’ve received races…,” he mentioned cynically. Amongst different victories this 12 months, Sheehan received the Tour of Wallonia and the opening stage of the Tour of the Czech Republic.

High expertise AJ August (this 12 months’s stage winner within the Basque Nation, Valencia, and the Czech Republic) can be lacking from the lineup, together with climbers Sepp Kuss and Matthew Riccittello. That mentioned, the latter two have already accomplished the Tour-Vuelta double; in Kuss’s case, he’s even added the Giro to that.

AJ August can be presently using the Vuelta a España for Netcompany INEOS, which can clarify his exclusion from the Workforce USA squad. Sheehan, nevertheless just isn’t racing the Vuelta for NSN Professional Biking, so there should be one more reason for his being dropped from the group.