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Article: McConneloug appealing for spot on U.S. women's mountain bike roster
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- Sunday Gazette-Mail
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- July 18, 2004
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Mary McConneloug filed an appeal over USA Cycling's decision to
nominate another rider to the Olympic women's mountain bike roster.
Jennifer Miller, the spokeswoman for McConneloug's Seven Cycles
team, said Saturday she would not discuss the appeal or whether a
hearing had been scheduled.
McConneloug finished one point behind West Virginia resident Sue
Haywood in the international standings for the year ending July 12,
USA Cycling said Friday. That decision capped a week of confusion
over the lone U.S. start position for the women's mountain race at
the Athens Games.
McConneloug originally placed 23rd at the world marathon mountain
bike championships in Austria on July 11, which would have ...