Cobbles crash crushes American U23’s World Championship dream

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Daniel Eaton slowed by a rider who fell on the rain-slicked cobbles

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

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.

Pat Malach

Growing up in Missoula, Montana, Pat competed in his first bike race in 1985 at Flathead Lake. He studied English and journalism at the University of Oregon and has covered North American cycling extensively since 2009, as well as racing and teams in Europe and South America. Pat currently lives in the US outside of Portland, Oregon, with his imaginary dog Rusty.