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USA Cycling announced late Tuesday evening that an arbiter has determined that Lauren Komanskiও will be awarded a discretionary selecti🌼on on the US women’s team for Saturday’s World Championship road race.

Komanski appealed the selection that left her off the roster🐽 after it was announced earlier this month. Komanksi will take the spot previously filled by her Twenty16-Sho Air teammate Allie Dragoo.

Because of time constraints, the arbitrator did not explain his order, but a full opinion i🥃s expected within 30 days, according to the USAC announcement.

In a statement released with the announcement, USA Cycling CEO Derek Bouchard-Hall said the arbitrator noted that there was no evidence of “bad faith&🐠rdquo; or “gross error” in the USAC selection and that it was a “close call.”

“We are fortunate to have such depth in our program that make team selections very difficult,” Bouchard-Hall said. “(A)nd no💫w we turn our focus to representing our country proudly this weekend. We recognize this is a very difficult situation for the riders involved, and we wish Lauren and the team much success on Saturday.”

Komanski, a pod🌳ium finisher in the Winston Salem Classic, a UCI 1.2-ranked race, and third place finisher in the Women's Tour of California, launched an appeal that went before an independent arbitrator, w🌜ho compared her results to her teammate Dragoo's and determined that Komanski should be awarded the spot.

Dragoo, 26, also had a strong season, taking third in the Redlands Bicycle Classic and San Dimas Stage Race, and a win in the women's Tour 𓆉of Utah. In terms of international results, Komanski topped Dragoo with a stage win in the Tour Cycliste Féminin Internatiꦓonal de l'Ardèche, while Dragoo raced the Boels Rental Tour in a stacked field and had a 12th place in the time trial as her best result.

Both riders were part of the T💝wenty16-Sho Air team time trial squad that placed fifth on Sunday.

USA Cycling represen🗹tatives were not able to comment further until the reasons behind the arbitrator's decision are made public.

Komanksi �༺�will start Saturday's race with Dragoo serving as first reserve rider.

The US team will nonetheless be stac🔯ked with Megan Guarnier, Evelyn Stevens, Shelley Olds, Coryn Rivera, Tayler Wiles, Lauren Stephens and Komanski.

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