MEN'S ELITE
OLYMPIC SELECTION PREDICTIONS
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This page reflects the 2008 Olympic qualifiers.
Please follow the links to individual nation's pages
to see who are the up and coming riders.
 USA |
 AUS |
 FRA |
 NED |
 COL |
 NZL |
 CZE |
 LAT |
 RSA |
 ARG |
 BEL |
 VEN |
 ECU |
 HKG |
 ITA |
 CAN |
 SUI |
 GBR |
 DEN |
 NOR |
 JPN |
 CHN |
1-5 (3 Riders)
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| USA OFFICIAL TEAM 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 |
Mike Day #365 age: 24 |
Olympic Silver Medal Olympic Trials winner USAC Automatic Nomination #2 SX finishes USAC #4 |
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Donny Robinson #10 age: 25 |
Olympic Bronze Medal USAC Discretionary Nomination #3 08 Worlds main 2008 UCI Overall Champ 07 USAC Champ 06 SX Champ 05 World's main USAC #2 |
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Kyle Bennett  #88 age: 29 |
Wrecked in quarters, 6th in semi !USAC Automatic Nomination #1 LOCKED UP! 02/03/07 World Champ 2008 UCI North American Champ SX finishes 2008 USAC Champ North American finishes USAC #1 |
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| AUSTRALIA OFFICIAL TEAM based on 07/08 High Performance Squad |
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| Rider | Reason | Sponsor |
Jared Graves #53 age: 26 |
Wrecked in the main; 6th place 08 Worlds main 08 UCI Oceanic Champ 08 National Champ SX finishes Oceanic wins NBL main |
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Luke Madill #17 age: 28 |
7th in quarters/motos SX finishes Oceanic finishes |
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Kamakazi  #454 age: 27 |
6th in the semis World's semis SX finish 06 National Champ Oceanic finishes |
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| LATVIA OFFICIAL TEAM |
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| Rider | Reason | Sponsor |
Maris Strombergs age: 21 |
Olympic Gold Medal 2008 World Champ 2008 UEC European Champ SX finishes Euro finishes |
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Arturs Matisons age: 23 |
7th in semis SX win Euro finishes |
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Ivo Lakucs #256 age: 29 |
8th in quarters/motos 2008 UCI Euro Champ SX finish Euro finishes |
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| NETHERLANDS OFFICIAL TEAM |
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| Rider | Reason | Sponsor |
Robert de Wilde #77 age: 31 |
7th in quarters/motos 99 World Champ 03/04 World's mains SX finishes |
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Raymon van der Biezen  #121 age: 21 |
5th in semis 08 Worlds semi SX finishes Euro finishes |
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Rob Van Den Wildenberg #72 age: 26 |
5th in the main SX finishes Euro finishes |
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| COLOMBIA OFFICIAL TEAM |
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| Rider | Reason | Sponsor |
Andres Jiminez  #717 age: 22 |
4th in the main SX finishes Latin American finishes 06 World's semi NBL main |
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Sergio Salazar age: 26 |
5th in the quarters/motos 08 Worlds semi Latin American finishes |
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Augusto Castro age: 22 |
5th in the quarters/motos 07 World's main Latin American finishes SX semi |
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6-8 (2 Riders)
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FRANCE OFFICIAL TEAM |
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| Rider | Reason | Sponsor |
Thomas Allier #11 age: 33 |
6th in quarters/motos 98/00 World Champ 06 Euro champ SX semis Euro finishes NBL finishes |
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Damien Godet #69 age: 22 |
wrecked; 8th in the main 08 Worlds main 2008 National Champ SX finishes Euro finishes |
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| ARGENTINA OFFICIAL TEAM |
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| Rider | Reason | Sponsor |
Cristian Becerine #100 age: 31 |
5th in the semis 04 World's main 06/07 World's semis SX finish North American finishes |
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Ramiro Marino #90 age: 20 |
8th in quarters/motos SX finish Latin American finishes |
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| NEW ZEALAND OFFICIAL TEAM |
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| Rider | Reason | Sponsor |
Marc Willers #777 age: 23 |
8th in semis SX Win 04 World's main 06 World's semi 08 National Champ Oceanic finishes |
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| New Zealand is only sending one rider NZOC criteria not met for other riders | ||
9-11 (1 Rider)
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| CZECH REPUBLIC OFFICIAL TEAM |
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| Rider | Reason | Sponsor |
Michael Prokop #12 age: 27 |
6th in quarters/motos 06 World's main 07 World's semi SX finishes Euro finishes North American finishes |
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| VENEZUELA OFFICIAL TEAM |
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| Rider | Reason | Sponsor |
Jonathan Suarez age: 26 |
5th in quarters/motos 08 UCI Latin Champ 07 Pan Am Games Champ Worlds finishes SX finishes Latin finishes North American finishes |
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| ECUADOR OFFICIAL TEAM |
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| Rider | Reason | Sponsor |
Emilio Falla #50 age: 22 |
6th in quarters/motos SX finish Latin finishes |
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6 RIDERS QUALIFIED FROM WORLDS (official)
| Rider | Country | Reason | Sponsor |
Sifiso Nhlapo #105 age: 21 |
SOUTH AFRICA OFFICIAL TEAM |
wrecked; 7th in the main 2008 Worlds main 2007 National Champ |  |
Manuel de Vecchi age: 28 |
ITALY OFFICIAL TEAM
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8th in the semis 2008 National Champ 2008 Worlds semi |  |
Liam Philips age: 19 |
GREAT BRITAIN OFFICIAL TEAM |
7th in quarters/motos Four man Trials at UCI/SX Switzerland early July |  |
Roger Rinderknecht age: 27 |
SWITZERLAND OFFICIAL TEAM |
7th in the semis 2008 National Champ (Rinderknecht) 2008 World's 1/8th's | |
Scott Erwood age: 21 |
CANADA OFFICIAL TEAM |
8th in quarters/motos 2008 National Champ 2008 World's 1/8th's (both) | |
Henrik Baltzersen age: 24 |
DENMARK OFFICIAL TEAM |
5th in quarters/motos 2008 National Champ 2008 World's 1/8th's (Therkildsen) | |
3 INVITES (official)
| Rider | Country | Reason | Sponsor |
Sebastian Kartfjord age:21 |
NORWAY OFFICIAL TEAM |
8th in quarters/motos 2008 World's 1/8th's | |
Vilmos Radasics age:24 |
HUNGARY OFFICIAL TEAM  |
6th in quarters/motos 2008 World's 1/8th's | |
Akifumi Sakamoto age:26 |
JAPAN OFFICIAL TEAM |
7th in quarters/motos 2008 World's 1/8th's | |
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