At the 2002 Olympics, Lindsey Kildow, just 17 years old, finished a surprising sixth in the combined event, the highest placing by an American woman skier that year.
Last season, in his first time on the treacherous race hill at Kitzbühel, Austria — a course notorious for its mistreatment of rookies — Weibrecht finished 11th in the super-G, the highest placing by an American.
Last season's average attendance – when the club finished fourth, the highest placing in their history – was around 4,000, on a par with AFC Wimbledon, Exeter and Leyton Orient.
The 2013 Tour de France winner has a good record in the Vuelta, having finished second in 2011 - at the time the highest placing achieved by a Briton in a Grand Tour - and fourth in 2012.
Merrien, who was only selected for London after an appeal, was the highest placing British athlete in the men's race at the Games, finishing over five-and-a-half minutes ahead of teammate Scott Overall in two hours and 17 mins.
Ewen was placed fifth on the contest, which was the highest placing for the UK since 2002.
