Sarah Hammer named USOC female Athlete of the Month (press release)

Posted by Neil on Jan 24, 2010 in Cycling News | 0 comments

Hammer named USOC female Athlete of the Month PHOTO: Doug Thralls

The U.S. Olympic Committee announced track cyclist Sarah Hammer as its December Athletes of the Month,

Hammer not only collected gold and silver medals at the UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Cali, Colombia, in December, but the two-time World champion clocked the third-fastest women’s time in history in the three-kilometer individual pursuit. The Olympian made her return to the highest level of competition by taking the individual pursuit gold in the UCI Track Cycling World Cup’s third round before joining with Dotsie Bausch and Lauren Tamayo to take the silver medal in the team pursuit.

Hammer stated, “It’s always an honor to win recognition from the United States Olympic Committee as there are so many great American athletes. My new training environment at the UCI World Cycling Center has proven to be a great fit for my performance and I feel like I am right on-track for a great performance in 2012.”

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