Article: Arbiter Names McConneloug to Olympic Team

TIM REYNOLDS, AP Sports Writer
AP Online
07-21-2004
Mary McConneloug won her appeal Tuesday to be nominated to the Olympic women's mountain biking team, overturning USA Cycling's selection of Sue Haywood and ending a bizarre process that will likely be remembered more for confusion than accomplishment.

The arbiter ruled that USA Cycling's decision to add 15 points to Haywood's international total _ a decision that pushed her one point ahead of McConneloug in a yearlong battle for the lone women's mountain start position allocated to the Americans for the Athens Games _ wasn't justified.

"We fully support the arbitrator's decision to nominate Mary and feel that she will be a competitive force ...

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