Team USA will take on the challenging mileage and course in Haderslev, Denmark, in mid-September.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (September 7, 2022) — Ten athletes will take on the 2022 UCI Marathon Mountain Bike World Championships in Haderslev, Denmark, on September 17. The marathon mountain bike course will test riders’ skills and endurance, with the men racing 75 miles and the women racing 54 miles through the rough terrain of Haderslev.
Mountain Bike Olympians Haley Batten (Park City, Utah; Specialized Factory Racing) and Lea Davison (Jericho, Vt.; Allied / SRAM) will headline the team, with Batten coming off an incredible World Cup season and Davison finding her flow in her new endeavors of long-distance racing. In addition, 2021 Road Race National Champion and multi-time Unbound 100 winner, Lauren Stephens (Dallas; EF Education-TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank), will also put on a great race. Returning to the team on the men’s side is Alex Wild (San Jose, Calif.; MI3 Petroleum Engineering), Will Foley (Golden, Colo.; MI3 Petroleum Engineering), and Jules Goguely (Ogden, Utah; MDW Sports).
Men
- Will Foley (Golden, Colo.; MI3 Petroleum Engineering)
- Jules Goguely (Ogden, Utah; MDW Sports)
- Chris Mehlman (Manchester, Mass.)
- Jake Sitler (Marietta, Penn.)
- Danny Van Wagoner (Farmington, Utah)
- Alex Wild (San Jose, Calif.; MI3 Petroleum Engineering)
Women
- Haley Batten (Park City, Utah; Specialized Factory Racing)
- Kelly Catale (Pepperell, Mass.)
- Lea Davison (Jericho, Vt.; Allied / SRAM)
- Lauren Stephens (Dallas; EF Education-TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank)
