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U.S. Mountain Bike Team

Men: Travis Brown | David Juarez Women: Alison Dunlap | Ruthie Matthes | Ann Trombley

MEN
  Travis Brown
Age: 31 Height: 6'1" Weight: 165
Birthdate: Aug. 7, 1969
Hometown: Durango, Colo.

Olympic History:
Competing in his first Olympics.

Accomplishments:

  • The third-ranked finisher in the Olympic Long Team Mountain Bike Qualifying
  • The 1999 National Cross-Country Champion
  • Has four career race wins and has competed in four World Mountain Bike Championships, with his best finish a 10th in 1990.
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      David Juarez
    Age: 39 Height: 5'8" Weight: 145
    Birthdate: March 4, 1961
    Hometown: Norwalk, Calif.

    Olympic History:
    Juarez is competing in his second Olympics after a 19th-place finish in the initial competition at the '96 Atlanta Game.

    Accomplishments:

  • The three-time National Cross-Country Champion
  • Juarez is the top-ranked American at No. 36 in the world
  • Won a gold medal in the 1995 Pan American Games
  • Took home silver in the '94 World Mountain Bike Championships.
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    WOMEN
      Alison Dunlap
    Age: 31 Height: 5'6" Weight: 124
    Birthdate: July 27, 1969
    Hometown: Denver, Colo.

    Olympic History:
    Dunlap is competing in her second Olympics, but her first in Mountain-Biking. She competed at the '96 Atlanta Games in road cycling.

    Accomplishments:

  • Currently the second-ranked rider in the UCI rankings
  • Was the National cross-country and short-track cross-country champion in 1999
  • Finished fifth in the World Cyclo-Cross Championships, tops among American riders
  • Was National cyclo-cross champion from 1997 through 1999
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      Ruthie Matthes
    Age: 34 Height: 5'5" Weight: 126
    Birthdate: Nov. 11, 1965
    Hometown: Ketchum, Idaho

    Olympic History:
    Competing in her first Olympics.

    Accomplishments:

  • Currently the ninth-ranked racer in the UCI World Rankings
  • Has competed in every World Mountain Bike Championship since 1990, winning a gold medal in 1991, two silvers ('92 and '96) and two bronzes ('93 and '90
  • Has 11 career race wins, including three in UCI World Cup races, and was the 1992 UCI World Cup Champion
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      Ann Trombley
    Age: 36 Height: 5'3" Weight: 125
    Birthdate: Nov. 22, 1963
    Hometown: San Anselmo, Calif.

    Olympic History:
    Competing in her first Olympics.

    Accomplishments:

  • Ranked 25th in the current UCI World Rankings
  • Trombley finished first in the Olympic Long Team Qualifying Event
  • Has competed in the World Mountain Bike Championships every year since 1998, finishing a career-best 15th in the 2000 race
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