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OLYMPIC SELECTION PREDICTIONS
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*these predictions are based on current nation's rankings*
*not what I predict will be the final standings*
*see notes about final predictions*
1-5 (3 Riders)
| USA predict stay top five nine man long team based on USAC criteria and current Overall points Final three to be selected from long team |
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| Rider | Reason | Sponsor |
Kyle Bennett  |
Should have Automatic Nomination locked 02/03/07 World Champ SX finishes 08 USAC Champ North American finishes USAC #1 |
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Donny Robinson |
07 USAC Champ 06 SX Champ 05 World's main USAC #2 |
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Mike Day |
05/06 World's podiums SX finishes USAC #3 |
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| Contender | ||
Steven Cisar |
06/07 World's main SX finishes USAC #4 |
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Randy Stumpfhauser |
07 World's bronze silver at 02/03/06 World's USAC #5 |
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David Herman |
SX win USAC #9 |
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Danny Caluag |
07 World's main 07 ABA Champ USAC #6 |
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Tyler Brown |
SX finishes USAC #8 |
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| Dark Horse | ||
Matt Pohlkamp |
07 World's semi UCI/NBL finishes USAC #7 |
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Bubba Harris |
05 World Champ 06 Worlds semi 06 SX semi |
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Derek Betcher |
SX Specialist |  |
| AUSTRALIA based on 07/08 High Performance Squad |
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| Rider | Reason | Sponsor |
Jared Graves |
08 National Champ SX finishes Oceanic wins NBL main |
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Khalen Young  |
07 World's silver SX winner 07 National Champ NBL main winner Oceanic finishes |
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Luke Madill |
SX finishes Oceanic finishes |
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| Contender | ||
Kamakazi  |
World's semis SX finish 06 National Champ Oceanic finishes |
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| NETHERLANDS predict will stay top five |
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| Rider | Reason | Sponsor |
Robert de Wilde |
99 World Champ 03/04 World's mains SX finishes |
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Martijn Scherpen  |
SX finish Euro finishes |
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Raymon van der Biezen  |
SX finishes Euro finishes |
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| Contender | ||
Rob Van Den Wildenberg |
SX finishes Euro finishes |
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Arno Kanis |
SX finish Euro finishes |
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Ivo Van Der Putten |
SX semis Euro finishes |
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Roy Van Den Berg |
SX finish Euro finishes |
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| LATVIA | |
| Rider | Reason | Sponsor |
Arturs Matisons |
SX win Euro finishes |
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Maris Strombergs |
SX finishes Euro finishes |
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Ivo Lakucs |
SX finish Euro finishes |
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| COLOMBIA | |
| Rider | Reason | Sponsor |
Andres Jiminez  |
SX finishes Latin American finishes 06 World's semi NBL main |
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Augusto Castro |
07 World's main Latin American finishes SX semi |
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| Sergio Salazar | Latin American finishes | |
| Contender | ||
Carlos Oquendo |
Latin American finishes | |
6-8 (2 Riders)
| ARGENTINA | |
| Rider | Reason | Sponsor |
Cristian Becerine |
04 World's main 06/07 World's semis SX finish North American finishes |
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Javier Colombo |
06 World Champ Latin American finishes North American finishes |
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| Contender | ||
Ramiro Marino |
SX finish Latin American finishes |
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FRANCE | |
| Rider | Reason | Sponsor |
Pablo Guttierez |
07 World's main SX finishes Euro finishes |
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| Tight race between Godet and Allier Allier has worked hard lately Godet has three SX mains and three semis 2008 Worlds could be the difference | ||
Damien Godet |
SX finishes Euro finishes |
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| Contender | ||
Thomas Allier |
98/00 World Champ 06 Euro champ SX semis Euro finishes NBL finishes |
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Thomas Hamon |
SX finish Euro finishes |
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| NEW ZEALAND | |
| Rider | Reason | Sponsor |
Marc Willers |
04 World's main 06 World's semi SX finishes 08 National Champ Oceanic finishes |
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| New Zealand might only send one rider NZOC criteria not met for other riders | ||
Matthew Cameron |
Oceanic finishes | |
| Tony Wilcock | Oceanic finishes | |
9-11 (1 Rider)
| CZECH REPUBLIC | |
| Rider | Reason | Sponsor |
Michael Prokop |
06 World's main 07 World's semi SX finishes Euro finishes North American finishes |
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| VENEZUELA | |
| Rider | Reason | Sponsor |
Jonathan Suarez |
07 Pan Am Games Champ Worlds finishes SX finishes Latin finishes North American finishes |
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| ECUADOR | |
| Rider | Reason | Sponsor |
Emilio Falla |
SX finish Latin finishes |
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6 RIDERS QUALIFIED FROM WORLDS (predictions)
| Rider | Country | Sponsor | |
Yvan Lapraz |
SWITZERLAND | 
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Sifiso Nhlapo |
SOUTH AFRICA | 
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Henrik Baltzersen |
DENMARK | 
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Pablo Galan |
SPAIN | 
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Manuel de Vecchi |
ITALY | 
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Arnaud Dubois |
BELGIUM | 
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2 INVITES (predictions)
| Rider | Country | Sponsor | |
| Evgeny Komarov | RUSSIA | 
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| ? | CHINA | 
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