MEN'S ELITE
OLYMPIC SELECTION PREDICTIONS

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This page is a prediction of the 2012 Olympic qualifiers.
This is based on current positions in the UCI Nations Points dated 7 June 2011
to include how many riders would go from each country
Additionally, I've included predictions about who would qualify from placement at the 2012 World Championships.
Please follow the links to individual nation's pages
to see who are the up and coming riders.



USA

AUS

FRA

NED

COL

NZL

CZE

LAT

RSA

ARG

BEL

BRA

IRL

VEN

ECU

HKG

ITA

CAN

SUI

GBR

DEN

NOR

JPN

CHN

LTU

GER


1-5 (3 Riders)
AUSTRALIA
Rider Reason Sponsor
Sam Willoughby

#91
born: 1991
2010 Worlds main
2009 UCI SX Champ
09/08 UCI Junior World Champ
Brian Kirkham

#42
born: 1986
SX finishes
Oceanic finishes
North American finishes
Khalen Young

#97
born: 1984
rider website
2010 Worlds main
2008 ABA Champ
SX finishes

FRANCE
Rider Reason Sponsor
Joris Daudet

born: 1991
rider website
2010 Worlds Bronze
Euro finishes
09 UEC Junior Cruiser Champ
08 UCI Junior Cruiser World Champ
Sylvain Andre

born: 1992
2010 Junior World Champ
SX main
DEFINITIVE
Thomas Hamon

#972
born: 1986
rider website
08 UCI Elite Cruiser World Champ
08 UEC Elite Cruiser Champ

USA
Rider Reason Sponsor
Corben Sharrah

born: 1992
SX win
International finishes
2011 National Champ
Connor Fields

born: 1992
2 SX podiums
2009 UCI PanAmerican Junior Elite Champ
Junior finishes
BRG
Nic Long

#64
born: 1989
SX win/mains
09 Worlds main

COLOMBIA
Rider Reason Sponsor
Andres Jiminez

#717
born: 1986
2008 Olympic main
09 Worlds main
SX finishes
Latin American finishes
Carlos Oquendo

#566
born: 1987
Latin American finishes
Augusto Castro

#114
born: 1986
5th in the quarters/motos

07 World's main
Latin American finishes
SX semi

NETHERLANDS
Rider Reason Sponsor
Raymon van der Biezen

#121
born: 1987
rider website
2008 Olympian

2010 Worlds main
08 Worlds semi
SX finishes
Euro finishes
Ivo van der Putten

#666
born: 1986
SX win
09 National Champ
Euro finishes
Sander Bisseling

#40
born: 1985
rider website
Euro finishes
SX finishes


6-8 (2 Riders)
LATVIA
Rider Reason Sponsor
Maris Strombergs

#W1
born: 1987
2008 Olympic Gold Medal

2010 UCI World Cup Champ
2010/2008 World Champ
2008 UEC European Champ
SX finishes
Euro finishes
Edzus Tremanis

born: 1988

SX finshes
Euro finishes

NEW ZEALAND
Rider Reason Sponsor
Marc Willers

#777
age: 23
2008 Olympian

2010/04 Worlds main
SX Win
06 World's semi
08 National Champ
Oceanic finishes
Kurt Pickard

#154
born: 1990
rider website
Oceanic finishes


ARGENTINA
Rider Reason Sponsor
Ramiro Marino

#90
born: 1988
09 World Bronze
2008 Olympian

SX finishes
Latin American finishes

Cristian Becerine

#100
born: 1977
5th in Olympic semis

04 World's main
06/07 World's semis
SX finish
North American finishes

9-11 (1 Rider)
CANADA
Rider Reason Sponsor
Tory Nyhaug

born: 1992
SX semis
North American finishes


SWITZERLAND
Rider Reason Sponsor
Yvan Lapraz

#43
born: 1989
Euro finishes

ITALY
MEN
Rider Reason Sponsor
Manuel De Vecchi

#28
born: 1980
rider website
SX finish
Euro finishes

6 RIDERS QUALIFIED FROM WORLDS
REPUBLIC of SOUTH AFRICA
Rider Reason Sponsor
Sifiso Nhlapo

#105
born: 1987
rider website
2008 Olympic main

2010 Worlds Silver
2008 Worlds main
2007 National Champ


ECUADOR
Rider Reason Sponsor
Emilio Falla

#50
born: 1986
2008 Olympian

SX finish
Latin finishes


NORWAY
Rider Reason Sponsor
Sebastian Kartfjord

#32
born: 1987
rider website
2008 Olympian
Euro finishes


IRELAND
MEN
Rider Reason Sponsor
Kelvin Batey

#55
born: 1981
Euro Finishes
Worlds Finishes

GERMANY
MEN
Rider Reason Sponsor
Luis Brethauer

#572
born: 1992
SX results
Euro results

CZECH REPUBLIC
MEN
Rider Reason Sponsor
Michael Prokop

#12
born: 1981
rider website
6th in quarters/motos

06 World's main
07 World's semi
SX finishes
Euro finishes
North American finishes



HOST NATION
GREAT BRITAIN
Rider Reason Sponsor
??



1 INVITE
JAPAN
Rider Reason Sponsor
Masahiro Sampei

#79
born: 1990
2010/11 Japanese National Champ


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