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NZPA-Reuter Colorado Springs The rarefied air of the Rocky Mountains, a fast track and the presence of more than 700 riders from a record 61 nations should ensure several outstanding performances in the world cycling championships,. which start today. The only trace of any political problems, which kept the Soviet Union and most of the Eastern Bloc countries out of the 1984 Olympics, saw Cuba withdraw because of United States restrictions. preventing team members from taking home any cash prizes. The United States, hosting the annual championships for ithe first time
since 1912, is expected to make a stronger showing than in the past because many riders are accustomed ’to the oxygendraining atmosphere of the Olympic Training Centre in Colorado Springs. "We’re on our home ground. Just ask the Boston Celtics how much difference that makes,” said Mr Dave Prouty, director of the United States Cycling Federation, in a reference to the National Basketball Association champion, which lost just once in Boston last season. “That’s not to say we’re going to win a lot of medals, because we’re facing stiff competition.”.
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