Olympics in Haley Batten’s path after Park City mountain biker takes second at World Cup in Nové Mesto

USA Cycling’s criteria for Tokyo suggests the 22-year-old qualified automatically, but no official announcement has been made.

(Photo courtesy of Jan Brychta /mtb-nmnm.cz) Park City native Haley Batten, 22, is coated in mud and elation Friday, May 14, 2021, as she celebrates her first World Cup mountain biking win as an elite in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic. Batten placed second in the long-course race Sunday, which should be enough to secure her a spot on the USA team at the Olympics in Tokyo.

Olympics in Haley Batten’s path after Park City mountain biker takes second at World Cup in Nové Mesto

USA Cycling’s criteria for Tokyo suggests the 22-year-old qualified automatically, but no official announcement has been made.

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