Kristen Faulkner, Matteo Jorgenson headline USA's team…

Kristen Faulkner, Matteo Jorgenson headline USA's team for UCI Road World Championships

Kristen Faulkner celebrates winning Olympic gold in the women's road race in Paris.

USA Cycling announced a deep team of contenders to race for the rainbow bands at the UCI Road World Championships in Zurich this month, headlined by Olympic double gold medalist Kristen Faulkner and Dwars door Vlaanderen winner Matteo Jorgenson.

Worlds start on September 22 with the elite men's and women's individual time trials. Faulkner opted not to compete in the time trial and will only race the elite women's road race on September 28.

Defending world champion and Olympic bronze medalist Chloé Dygert will line up for the time trial alongside former champion Amber Neben, Ruth Edwards and Emily Ehrlich.

Brandon McNulty and Magnus Sheffield will tackle the men's individual time trial.

In the under-23 and junior categories, the US team have several contenders, most notably in Ashlin Barry, son of former pros Dede and Michael Barry in the junior men's field, while AJ August and Artem Shmidt lead the charge in the under-23 men's time trial.

The elite men's and women's road races close out the week of racing in Zurich. Faulkner, Dygert, Edwards and Ehrlich are joined by Lauren Stephens and Heidi Franz on the roster.

Quinn Simmons makes his return to racing for the World Championships, racing alongside Jorgenson, Riley Sheehan, McNulty, Sean Quinn, Neilson Powless, Kevin Vermaerke and Sheffield in the closing event, the elite men's road race.