Not too shabby . . .

If it’s in the Morning Call, it must be true! Big congrats to everyone who made the cut! I gotta say, I’m proud to have made this team and be among these athletes. And how ’bout that Taylor Phinney!!?!?!

USA Cycling Announces Long Teams for ‘08

By TIM REYNOLDS | AP Sports Writer  1:59 AM EST, January 23, 2008

For Kristin Armstrong and 33 other American cyclists, the first step toward qualifying for the Beijing Olympics is officially complete.Armstrong, the 2006 women’s road time trial champion, was among those riders selected by USA Cycling late Tuesday night to the so-called “long teams” — pools of those eligible to compete in this summer’s Olympics.

“Their collective accomplishments are indicative of the United States’ ability to be a legitimate medal contender across all four disciplines of competitive cycling in Beijing,” said Pat McDonough, USA Cycling’s director of athletics. “The athletes on this list have either proven their capabilities to win medals in major international events or illustrated the potential to do so in the future.”

You can read the entire article by clicking here. The complete list of athletes who made the long teams are listed below.:

Women’s Road: Mara Abbott, Boulder, Colo.; Kristin Armstrong, Boise, Idaho; Amber Neben, Irvine, Calif.; Tina Mayolo-Pic, Buford, Ga.; Alison Powers, Boulder, Colo.; Kori Seehafer, Louisville, Colo.; Christine Thorburn, Sunnyvale, Calif

Men’s Mountain Bike: Jeremiah Bishop, Harrisonburg, Va.; Michael Broderick, Chilmark, Mass.; Adam Craig, Bend, Ore.; Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski, Boulder, Colo.; Todd Wells, Durango, Colo.; Sam Schultz, Missoula, Mont.

Women’s Mountain Bike: Georgia Gould, Fort Collins, Colo.; Heather Irmiger, Boulder, Colo.; Willow Koerber, Asheville, N.C.; Mary McConneloug, Fairfax, Calif.; Sue Haywood, Davis, W. Va.

Men’s Track: Michael Blatchford, Cypress, Calif.; Adam Duvendeck, Santa Barbara, Calif.; Michael Friedman, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Brad Huff, Fair Grove, Mo.; Andy Lakatosh, Trexlertown, Pa.; Bobby Lea, Mertztown, Pa.; Giddeon Massie, Zionhill, Pa.; Colby Pearce, Boulder, Colo.; Taylor Phinney, Boulder, Colo.

Women’s Track: Kristin Armstrong, Boise, Idaho; Dotsie Bausch, Irvine, Calif.; Lauren Franges, Asheville, N.C.; Sarah Hammer, Temecula, Calif.; Christen King, Huntington Beach, Calif.; Becky Quinn, Quakertown, Pa.; Liz Reap Carlson, Jim Thorpe, Pa.; Jennie Reed, Kirkland, Wash.