Arbitrator forces change to US team for world championships (The Associated Press)
Lauren Komanski replaced Allie Dragoo on the U.S. team for the road cycling world championships after an arbitrator’s ruling late Tuesday, less than four days before the start of the race. Dragoo was originally chosen by USA Cycling as one of its discretionary selections, which are primarily based on past performance and race potential. ”As the arbitrator noted in his findings, there was no evidence of ‘bad faith’ or ‘gross error’ in the decisions taken by USA Cycling and that the case was a close call,” USA Cycling chief executive Derek Bouchard-Hall said in a statement.