Cobbles crash crushes American U23’s World Championship dream

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The USA team on home soil (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

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Daniel Eaton (United States Of America) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Colin Joyce (USA) (Image credit: Casey B. Gibson / USA Cycling)

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The USA national team riding as one (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Logan Owen (USA) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Cycling success can be a fickle place to put your dreams, and the USA under-23 team got a dramatic lesson Friday near the end of the World Championship road race in Richmond.

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