Guarnier to lead USA Cycling Team at women's Tour of California
24 April 2018 03:02
Megan Guarnier, who races for the trade team Boels Dolmans, will lead the USA Cycling Team at the Tour of California Women's Race in a bid to win a second overall title. USA Cycling announced a team roster on Tuesday that also includes cyclo-cross star Katie Compton. Joining Guarnier and Compton are Skylar Schneider (Boels Dolmans), Christina Birch, Samantha Schneider (ISCorp) and Jennifer Wheeler. "We are really excited to field such a competitive team and have the red, white and blue proudly represented within the Amgen Tour of California," said Scott Schnitzspahn, USA Cycling Vice President of Elite Athletics, in a press release. "To have our USA Cycling Team compete at this level in America's highest profile race is truly an honor."ADVERTISEMENT The Tour of California Women's Race was reduced to three days this year but will still cover challenging terrain that includes a flat, fast stage in and out of Elk Grove on May 17, the Queen Stage in South Lake Tahoe on May 18, and a technical circuit around the State Capitol in Sacramento on May 19. "It doesn't get much better than representing the USA Cycling Team on the largest women's cycling stage in America," said Kristin Armstrong, USA Cycling Endurance Performance Director and a two-time winner of the Amgen Tour of California's Individual Time Trial. "USA Cycling is excited to bring together a team of women from several different disciplines in support of one goal, to help Megan Guarnier bring home the yellow jersey on home turf just as she did in 2016.
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