New Zealand names mountain bike Worlds team

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30 riders headed to Switzerland

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Eventual winner Rosara Joseph from New Zealand in action during the women's elite cross country.(Image credit: Shane Goss)

Mountainbike NZ and BikeNZ announced the New Zealand national team for the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Champery, Switzerland, from August 30 to September 4.

The full team will assemble in Italy for the final World Cup and heading into the Worlds. Its riders will race the Val di Sole World Cup on August 20-21.

New Zealand team for UCI Mountain Bike World Championships

Cross Country
Elite men: Carl Jones
Elite women: Rosara Joseph, Karen Hanlen
Under 23 men: Dirk Peters, Brad Hudson, Sam Shaw
Under 23 women: Katie O'Neill, Samara Sheppard
Under 19 men: Anton Cooper, Mathew Waghorn, Nigel McDowell, Tom Bradshaw, Tom Filmer

Four cross
Elite men: Daniel Franks