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*** USA Selection Procedures For 2008 Olympics ***

USA Cycling News -- 02/13/2007
USA Cycling released today the selection procedures that
will be used to determine the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team.
The procedures outline the selection process across all four
Olympic disciplines – Road, Mountain Bike, Track and BMX.

The 2008 Games are scheduled for August 8-24 in Beijing, China.

To view the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team selection procedures,
click on the links below:

Road:
http://www.usacycling.org/forms/selection/08-SOGRoad.pdf

Mountain Bike:
http://www.usacycling.org/forms/selection/08-SOGMTB.pdf

Track:
http://www.usacycling.org/forms/selection/08-SOGTrack.pdf

BMX:
http://www.usacycling.org/forms/selection/08-SOGBMX.pdf

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USA CYCLING /USACATHLETE SELECTION
PROCEDURES 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES – BEIJING,
CHINA Men and Women BMX January 10, 2007

I. SELECTION SYSTEM
A. Provide the minimum eligibility requirements for an
athlete to be considered for nomination to the Team:

1. Citizenship:
All athletes must be U.S. citizens with a valid U.S.
passport at the time of nomination.

2. Minimum Union Cycliste Internationale (“UCI”)
standards for participation (if any):

2.1. All athletes must hold an International License
issued by their National Federation.

2.2. Nominees must be at least 19 years old or reach
this age in the year of the 2008 Olympic Games.

2.3. Athletes will only be allowed to use equipment that meets
UCI equipment standards during any 2008 Olympic Games
competitions. Information on UCI equipment standards is available
on the UCI website ( http://www.uci.ch ).

3. Other requirements (if any):

3.1. Only those athletes who qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games
via these procedures can be nominated by USA Cycling (“USAC”)
to represent the United States in the cycling events at the 2008
Olympic Games.

3.2. All nominees must have a valid USAC International Racing
License and meet all eligibility requirements of USA Cycling, the
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and the United States Olympic
Committee (USOC) at the time of nomination.

3.3. All athletes must be in good standing with USAC, USOC,
UCI, and the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) at
the time of nomination.

3.4 In all cases, athletes must use only equipment that meets
UCI equipment standards in the process of qualifying for the
2008 Olympic Games Team. Information on UCI equipment
standards is available on the UCI website ( http://www.uci.ch ).

B. Provide a brief summary outlining how an
athlete is selected as a nominee to the Team.

Max team size: 5 Athletes; 3 Men and 2 Women

1. Nomination for specific events depends
upon qualification of Start Positions.

Eligibility for a given event or start position requires that
USA Cycling has qualified the spot based on international
qualification criteria as established by the International
Cycling Union (UCI). These criteria are available on the
UCI website at http://www.uci.ch

2. Automatic Nomination Criteria
If the athlete produces the performance required in the
Automatic Nomination Criteria described in Section I.D.
he or she will be automatically nominated to the team in
the order of priority listed for each individual event until
all positions are filled.

3. Discretionary Nomination Criteria
If positions remain open after the automatic nominations are
exhausted, additional athletes may be nominated to the 2008
Olympic Team based on USA Cycling Principles of Discretion
(see Section II).

C. Tryout Events:
1. Provide the event names, dates and location of all trials,
events and/or camps to be used as part of the selection process.

Listed within these Selection Procedures are situations whereby
athletes can gain automatic nomination or consideration for the
2008 Olympic Team based on their results and/or performance
at 2007 and 2008 UCI calendar events. Please refer to the UCI
annual calendar ( http://www.uci.ch ) for information on dates,
location and UCI points tables.

2. Provide event names, dates, locations and description of
how athletes qualify for any “preliminary or qualifying” events
or procedures that are prerequisites to attend any of the events
listed above in Section I(C)(1) (if any).

UCI events are open to all athletes with a valid UCI International
license. The World Championships are open to any rider who has
at least one (1) UCI point. Please refer to the UCI annual calendar
( http://www.uci.ch ) for information on dates and location of UCI
International events.

3. Provide the event name, dates and locations of additional
trials that will be used to determine “start positions” (if any).

Not Applicable
D. Provide a comprehensive, step-by-step description of
the method that explains how athletes will go through the
selection process to become team nominees.

Procedures for nominating athletes to the team and to specific events:

1. Women’s BMX
1.1 Team size: Long Team: Maximum of 7
athletes Final Team: Maximum of 2 athletes

2. Nomination to 2008 Women’s Olympic BMX Long Team :

2.1 The top-five (5) ranked U.S. eligible women riders in
the 2007-2008 UCI Rankings, beginning with, and including
the 2007 World BMX Championships, Victoria, Canada July 2007;
and ending with and including the 2008 World BMX Championships,
Beijing, China, provided they are ranked in the top-60 overall.

2.2 USA Cycling Coaches, subject to review and approval of the
USA Cycling Selection Committee (see Section I.E.), may name
additional riders to the 2008 Women’s Olympic BMX Long Team
up to the maximum long team size of seven (7). All discretionary
selections will be made using USA Cycling Principles of Discretion
(Section II).

3. Final Women’s 2008 Olympic BMX Automatic
Nomination Criteria: (listed in order of priority)

3.1 All final team nominations will be made from athletes
named to the 2008 Women’s Olympic BMX Long Team.

3.2 The top ranked (1 st ) U.S. Woman in the 2007-2008
UCI Overall Rankings, beginning with, and including the 2007
World BMX Championships, Victoria, Canada July 2007; and
ending with and including the 2008 World BMX Championships,
Beijing, China, provided they are ranked in the top-five (5) overall.

4. Women’s 2008 Olympic BMX Discretionary Nomination Criteria:

4.1 For the remaining position(s), after the Automatic
Nomination process, the USA Cycling Coaches, based
on USA Cycling Principles of Discretion (see Section II)
and subject to review and approval of the USA Cycling
Selection Committee (see Section I.E.) will nominate
athletes from the Long team to the 2008 Olympic BMX Team.

5. Men’s BMX
5.1 Team size: Long Team: Maximum of 9 athletes
Final Team: Maximum of 3 athletes

6. Nomination to 2008 Men’s Olympic BMX Long Team :

6.1 The top-five (5) ranked U.S. eligible men riders in the
2007-2008 UCI Rankings, beginning with, and including the
2007 World BMX Championships, Victoria, Canada July 2007;
and ending with and including the 2008 World BMX Championships,
Beijing, China, provided they are ranked in the top-60 overall.

6.2 USA Cycling Coaches, subject to review and approval of
the USA Cycling Selection Committee (see Section I.E.), may
name additional riders to the 2008 Men’s Olympic BMX Long
Team up to the maximum long team size of nine (9). All discretionary
selections will be made using USA Cycling Principles of Discretion
(Section II).

7. Final Men’s 2008 Olympic BMX Automatic
Nomination Criteria: (listed in order of priority)

7.1 All final team nominations will be made from athletes
named to the 2008 Men’s Olympic BMX Long Team. The
top ranked (1 st ) U.S. Man in the 2007-2008 UCI Overall
Rankings, beginning with, and including the 2007 World BMX
Championships, Victoria, Canada July 2007; and ending with
and including the 2008 World BMX Championships, Beijing,
China, provided they are ranked in the top-five (5) overall.

7.2 All Long Team members, excluding the above nominated rider,
if applicable, will be invited to a final preparation camp and selection
event. The format of the selection event will be a one day, multiple
heat event, to recreate the conditions the athletes will encounter at the
Olympic Games.

USAC will also select a course as close to the Beijing layout as
possible. The 1 st placed rider of the above selection event will
be automatically nominated to the final team. The date and location
of the final selection event will be announced at least 90 days in
advance and format of the selection event will be announced a
minimum of 60 days in advance on the USAC website –
http://www.usacycling.org Tentative weekend date for the selection
event will be June 14-15, 2008.

7.3 If there is no rider that automatically qualifies via 7.1,
USA Cycling will still only nominate one male, the 1 st placed
rider, from the selection event and will use discretionary criteria
for the remaining positions to be nominated.

8. Men’s 2008 Olympic BMX Discretionary Nomination Criteria:

8.1 For the remaining position(s), after the Automatic
Nomination process, the USA Cycling Coaches, based
on USA Cycling Principles of Discretion (see Section II)
and subject to review and approval of the USA Cycling
Selection Committee (see Section I.E.) will nominate athletes
from the Long team to the 2008 Olympic BMX Team.

If an athlete who otherwise meets the criteria for automatic
nomination to the 2008 Olympic Team as described above
sustains an illness or injury which, as certified by USA Cycling
medical staff, interferes with his/her ability to train and compete
at his/her previous level, then he/she will not be automatically
nominated to the Team.

In this case, before the athlete can be nominated, he or she must
be certified by USA Cycling medical staff that the athlete is able
to return to full training and competition; and also demonstrate
through objective means such as performance times, ergometer
power production, and/or direct competition, that the athlete is
able to compete and train at their previous level.

E. Provide the names of all committees/groups who oversee
the selection process, including the name(s) and title(s) of their
members.

USA Cycling Selection Committee Name Title

Mr. Jim Ochowitz
President, USA Cycling; 1972 & 1976 Olympic Games
Team member; past member UCI Professional Road Council;
past Director of 7-11 and Motorola Professional Cycling Teams

Mr. Dylan Casey
President USPRO; 2000 Olympic Games Team member;
past professional athlete

Ms. Jeanne Golay Member
; 1992 & 1996 Olympic Games Team member;

Mr. Jeff Pierce
Tour de France stage winner; past professional athlete

Ms. Alison Dunlap
1996 & 2000 Olympic Games Team member; 2001 World
Champion (Cross Country); past professional athlete

Mr. Mike McCarthy
1988 & 1996 Olympic Games Team member; 1992 World Champion
(Individual Pursuit); past professional athlete Ms. Dede Barry 2004
Olympic Games Team member; Silver Medalist, 2004 Olympic Games
(Individual Time Trial); past professional athlete

Mr. Gary Ellis
5 Time World BMX Champion, 7 Times Number
One Ranked Professional BMX racer.

Ms. Mari Holden
Ad hoc and non-voting member, USOC AAC
Representative, 2000 Olympic Games Team member;
Silver Medalist 2000 Olympic Games (Individual Time
Trial); 2000 World Champion (Individual Time Trial),
current professional athlete

II. DISCRETIONARY SELECTION (if applicable)

A. Provide rationale for utilizing discretionary selection (if any):

The purpose of discretionary athlete nomination is to allow USA
Cycling the ability to nominate to the USOC the best physically,
psychologically and technically prepared athletes in order to produce
medal-winning performances at the 2008 Olympic Games.

At all times, USA Cycling endeavors to nominate to the
Olympic Games only those athletes who, within the context
of the event, are:

1) capable of a top-three (podium) result; or
2) can positively impact team performance; or
3) considered to be “on track” to produce a medal
capable result in the near future. Toward this end,

USA Cycling has established the following prioritized criteria
as the primary determinants in the nomination process of the
2008 Olympic Team.

Our FIRST priority for the selection of athletes to the 2008 Olympic
Games is the selection of athletes who have demonstrated that they
are medal capable in the event for which they are being nominated;

Our SECOND priority for the selection of athletes to the
2008 Olympic Games is the selection of those athletes who
have demonstrated that their presence on the team will have
a positive impact on the overall team performance and create
a MEDAL CAPABLE team environment.

Our THIRD priority for the selection of athletes to the 2008
Olympic Games is the selection of those athletes who have
demonstrated the capability to advance to the level of MEDAL
CAPABILITY in an Olympic event.

Based on the context of the situation, the USA Cycling National
Coaching Staff will evaluate and recommend, subject to review
and approval by the USA Cycling Selection Committee, the athletes
to be nominated to the team via discretionary criteria, in order to
field the strongest, most sound and unified team for the 2008 Olympic
Games.

Discretionary criteria will be used in the event that positions are
available after automatic criteria have been exhausted and it is
determined that an athlete, due to historical international performance,
is capable of winning a medal at the 2008 Olympic Games. USA Cycling
may also use discretion in evaluating the medal potential of U.S. athletes
prior to nomination.

B. List the discretionary criteria and explain how it will be used:

Discretionary Criteria (in order of priority):

1. Medal Capable:

1.1. A history of top-three (3) finishes at World Championships
within the past 24 months or at most recent Olympics; and
demonstration of continued ability to perform at that level or
higher based on performances in recent top-level international
competition;

1.2. The ability to produce medal capable times under
certified conditions within the past 12 months;

1.3. Consistently beating the Worlds best in recent
(past 12 months) international competition with top-quality fields;

1.4. A recent (past 12 months) history of strong
performance in international elite competition.

2. Capable of Enhancing Team performance:

2.1. An athlete who can enhance team performance is one who,
based on their international experience and current level of international
performance, is expected to contribute substantially to the overall
team performance or to the performance of a medal capable team
member. In the case of our selection philosophy, this is deemed to
be particularly important in the special case where a medal capable
individual has been selected to the team and the athlete’s contribution
may assist the medal capable athlete in a medal-winning performance.

3. Future Medal Capability:

3.1. An athlete who demonstrates a trend of improving
performance in international competition that, when extended
a reasonable distance into the future, e.g. 24 to 36 months,
intersects the current international performance standard for
the event under consideration ; and/or

3.2. An athlete who, despite competing a relatively short time in
the sport, is within a reasonable percentage, e.g. 3 to 5%, of the
international performance standard; and or despite being
biologically immature, is within a reasonable percentage, e.g.
5 to 8%, of the international performance standard.

For more details seeUSA Cycling’s document
“USAC Process for Selecting Athletes” at
http://www.usacycling.org/forms/selection/principles.pdf

3.3. Recent (past 12 months) improvements
in international and/or elite domestic results.

4. Other:

If positions remain unfilled after the application of the above
discretionary criteria, i.e., medal and future medal capability, the
USA Cycling Selection Committee may then nominate additional
athletes to the team based on the following prioritized criteria:

4.1. A recent (past 18 months) history of strong
performance in international competition;

4.2. Coach’s assessment of athlete’s impact on the team and a
history of strong teamwork: cohesion, consistency, unity and
dedication to preparation camps and competition;

4.3. A recent (past 18 months) history of strong performances in
head-to-head competition with athletes already nominated to the
team;

4.4. Coach’s assessment of potential for future
performance at the World-Class level;

4.5. Coach’s assessment of ability for improving performance
based on historical performance trends; and

4.6. Past performances at UCI World Championship events.

C. Discretionary Selection Committee

Discretionary Selection Review Committee
Recommendations for discretionary nominations will be made
by the USA Cycling National coaching staff. However, the USA
Cycling Selection Committee will review and approve ALL athlete
nominations. Please see section I.E. for committee members.

III. REMOVAL OF ATHLETES
A. Prior to acceptance of nomination by the USOC,
USA Cycling has jurisdiction over potential nominees.

An athlete who is to be nominated to the Team by USA Cycling
may be removed from the Nominations for any of the following
reasons, as determined by USA Cycling.

1. Voluntary withdrawal. Athlete must submit
a written letter to the CEO of USA Cycling.

2. Injury or illness as certified by a USA Cycling physician
(or medical staff). If an athlete refuses verification of their illness
or injury by a USA Cycling approved physician (or medical staff),
their injury will be assumed to be disabling and they may be removed.

3. Violation of USA Cycling’s Code of Conduct (Attachment A).
An athlete who may be removed from the Team pursuant to this
provision has the right to a hearing per USA Cycling Governance
Policy Manual (Policy IV – Eligibility, Discipline and Hearings) or
USOC Bylaws, Article 9.

B. After acceptance of nomination by the USOC, the USOC has
jurisdiction over the Team under the USOC Code of Conduct and
Grievance Procedures. This occurs no earlier than 45 days and no
later than 30 days prior to the Opening Ceremonies of the Games
(unless expressly waived by the USOC). A USOC approved team
member is subject to the USOC Code of Conduct and Grievance
Procedures.

C. Anti-Doping Removal.

An athlete may be removed from Nomination or from the
Team at any time for violation of IOC, WADA, UCI, USADA
and/or USOC anti-doping protocol, policies and procedures.

In such instances, the adjudication process will be
managed through the United States Anti-Doping Agency.

IV. REPLACEMENT OF ATHLETES

A. Describe the process by which the replacement
pool of athletes will be identified:

The pool of potential replacement athletes will
consist of the 2008 U.S. Olympic BMX Long Team.

B. Describe how the replacement athlete(s) will be selected
to replace a previously nominated athlete, should a vacancy occur.

1. Prior to acceptance of nominations by the USOC:

If an athlete is removed from the team for the reasons
described in Section III above, the athlete may be physically
replaced by an athlete from the Long Team who is nominated
by the USA Cycling National Coaching Staff and approved by
the USA Cycling Selection Committee, or that athlete’s start
position may be filled by another athlete who has already been
nominated to the 2008 Olympic Team for a different start position
in any cycling discipline (For example, a pursuit rider to the sprint
discipline). All replacement athletes will be chosen based on USA
Cycling Principles of Discretion (Section II).

Any replacement of athletes must comply with these selection
procedures, IOC, USOC, and UCI regulations and entry deadlines.

2. After acceptance of nominations by the USOC:

See IV.B.1.

3. At the Games

See IV.B.1.

C. Identify the group or committee that will be
responsible for making athlete replacement determinations:

1. Group or committee who determines the replacement pool:
See Sections I.D.2., I.D.6. and I.E.

2. Group or committee who determines a replacement to the team:
Replacement decisions will be made by the USA Cycling National
Coaching Staff. However, the USA Cycling Selection Committee
will review and must approve ALL athlete replacements. Please
see section I.E. for committee members.

V. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

USA Cycling will retain all supporting documents, including
scouting or evaluation forms, etc., and data from the selection
process for six months past the date of the Closing Ceremonies
of the 2008 Olympic Games.

VI. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

The following documents are required to be signed by an athlete
as a condition of participation in the 2008 Olympic Games and
are included as attachments:

USA Cycling Code of Conduct (Attachment A)
VII. PUBLICITY/DISTRIBUTION OF PROCEDURES

The USOC approved Selection Procedures (complete and unaltered)
will be posted/published by USA Cycling in the following locations:

A. NGB Website:

The selection procedures will be posted as soon as possible,
but not more than 5 business days following notice of approval
by the USOC and will include the USOC approval date.
http://www.usacycling.org

B. USA Cycling Official Publication(s) (if any):
Not Applicable

C. Other

USA Cycling Broadcast eMail Members will be notified via a
broadcast email message to their most recent address on file of
the fact the Procedures have been published and they will be
referred to the appropriate URL at the USA Cycling website.
USA Cycling Newsletter Notification that Procedures have been
published will be included in the respective monthly newsletter
that is broadcast via email to our members.

VIII. DATE OF NOMINATION

Nomination of Athletes form, including replacements,
will be submitted to the USOC on or before : July 1, 2008

IX. MANDATORY TRAINING AND/OR COMPETITION

Specify the location, schedule and duration of mandatory training
and/or competition: At this time, USA Cycling does not anticipate
that there will be a mandatory Olympic Games Preparation Camp
for the BMX 2008 Olympic Team. However, should there be
mandatory training, affected athletes will be notified at least 30
days prior to the commencement of such training through notification
via email and on our website, http://www.usacycling.org

X. ANTI-DOPING REQUIREMENTS

Athletes must adhere to all IOC, WADA, UCI, USADA
and USOC anti-doping protocols, policies and procedures.

This includes participation in out of competition testing as required
by the IOC, WADA, UCI, USADA and USOC Rules.

XI. DEVELOPMENT OF SELECTION PROCEDURES

The following committee/group (include names and titles)
was responsible for creating these Selection Procedures:

These procedures were developed by USA Cycling National
Coaching Staff and approved by the USA Cycling Selection
Committee. Please see Section I.E for committee members.

In addition, the following individuals assisted
in the development of these procedures:

Name Title
Steve Johnson - CEO, USA Cycling
Pat McDonough - Director of Athletics
Mike King - Director of BMX Programs

XII. USA CYCLING BYLAWS AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES

The USA Cycling Bylaws and Grievance Procedures can be found at:
The USA Cycling Bylaws and Grievance Procedures can be found in
the USA Cycling Governance Policy Manual (Policy IV – Eligibility,
Discipline and Hearings.) on the USA Cycling website:
http://www.usacycling.org

XIII. INTERNATIONAL DISCLAIMER

These procedures are based on IOC and/or UCI rules and
regulations as presently known and understood. Any change
in the selection procedures caused by a change in IOC and/
or UCI rules and regulations will be distributed to the affected
athletes immediately.

The selection criteria are based on the latest information available
to USA Cycling. However, the selections are always subject to
unforeseen, intervening circumstances, and realistically may not have
accounted for every possible contingency.

XIV. ATHLETE OMBUDSMAN

Athletes who have questions regarding their opportunity to
compete that are not answered by USA Cycling may contact
the USOC Athlete Ombudsman:

John W. Ruger by:
Toll free telephone at (888) ATHLETE
E-Mail at john.ruger@...
Internet at www.888athlete.org

XV. USA CYCLING SIGNATURES

I certify that I have read, understand and incorporated our
Union Cycliste Internationale standards/criteria into our
Selection Procedures and that the information provided
herein regarding Athlete Selection Procedures represents
the method approved by USA Cycling .

Position Print Name Signature Date

CEO Steve Johnson _______________________________

Director of Athletics Pat McDonough __________________

NGBs USOC AAC Mari Holden _____________________

*If USOC AAC Representative has delegated authority to
the Alternate AAC Representative to sign the Selection Procedures,
attach a letter from the AAC Representative indicating the reason he/
she has delegated authority.

USOC USE ONLY
Date Original Procedures Rec’d______________________

Date Revision Submitted____________________________

Date of USOC Approval___________________________

PARTICIPANTS’ AFFIRMATION

I have read and accept this Code of Conduct.

I agree to the rules, guidelines, jurisdiction and procedures
stated in these documents as a condition of being selected
to participate as a member of the Team.

Signature Date________________________________

NGB Name Sport_____________________________

PARENT/GUARDIAN CERTIFICATION

(For Participants Under the Age of 18 as of Date of Signature)

Signature Date___________________________________
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