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Jeremy Powers
Jeremy Powers (born June 29, 1983) is an American former professional racing cyclist, who has achieved over 90 UCI victories (the most wins by an American male cyclo-cross rider), four USA Cyclocross national championships, and the 2015 Pan American Championship during his career. He was a presenter for Global Cycling Network before joining WHOOP.
Since rising to the top of the sport, Powers has been involved in various media, developmental, and educational projects aimed at growing the popularity of cyclo-cross in the United States through the JAM Fund, his non-profit organization, Behind THE Barriers video production company, cyclocross camps, instructional DVDs, and he has also collaborated on several cyclo-cross books including Skills Drills and Bellyaches and Mud Snow and Cyclocross.
Born in Niantic, Connecticut, Powers' love of cycling was apparent from an early age as he loved to tear around the house on his BMX bike, and it wasn't long before he started turning heads at local mountain bike races. He soon found his way to the Team Devo junior mountain bike program and, with their support, he won his first major race in 2000, the Junior World Cup in Napa Valley, California. Powers was introduced to cyclo-cross early in his cycling career as a way to stay fit at the end of the mountain bike season. It was the only time of the year when roadies and mountain bikers would converge in one place, and test each other's skills and fitness. In his native New England, cyclo-cross has been a regular part of each season for decades, and Powers excelled at the short, fast, technical races. Powers discovered that the frenetic pace and camaraderie of cyclo-cross suited his high energy and outgoing personality.[citation needed]
Powers earned a reputation as a strong rider, and success in New England earned him an invite to the junior race at the 2001 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in the Czech Republic. In his first international cyclo-cross race, Powers finished in 17th place. Encouraged by several friends and his coach Adam Myerson, Powers moved to Massachusetts, and changed his focus to road racing; however, Powers achieved one of his most significant victories very early in his career, when he won the 2001 Mountain Bike World Cup Cross Country event in the Junior division in Napa Valley, California.[citation needed]
While attending classes at Westfield State University, Powers tackled road racing, moving from a Category 5 to a Category 1 racer in a few short months, and closed out his road-racing season by signing a contract with Jelly Belly–Aramark for the 2004 season. Powers continued to race competitively in the Junior and Senior divisions of mountain biking, and was also competing in cyclo-cross in New England with the Northampton Cycling Club.[citation needed]
Powers would go on to race with Jelly Belly–Aramark at the biggest races in the U.S including the Tour of Georgia, Tour of California, Tour of Colorado, Tour of Missouri and many others. Despite his growing success on the road, every fall he would return to his true passion, cyclo-cross. Following his move to Jelly Belly in 2004, Powers made the decision to race an entire cyclocross campaign in Europe. In the 2004 season, his last as an under-23 rider, Powers returned briefly to the United States for the national championships, where he earned a silver medal. Powers returned to Europe to race full-time in 2005, his first year as an elite, again returning to the America to race the national championships. In 2006, Powers returned to full-time racing in the United States. Powers' full-time racing in Europe had prepared him well for racing in America, and he started to achieve good results in American competitions. Powers had podiums at two US Gran Prix of Cyclocross events, the Xilinx Cup and the Stumptown Cup. Powers also had some good results in his home region of New England, finishing on three podiums and finishing 4th in the Verge New England Cyclocross Championship Series.
A pair of top five time trial results in the 2006 Vuelta de Bisbee propelled him to a sixth place overall finish. Powers rode to prominence on the final stage of the 2008 Tour of Missouri, making half of the day's breakaway that was narrowly captured at the end of the stage. In September 2010, Powers won his first career stage race, winning Vermont's Green Mountain Stage Race by over two minutes ahead of UnitedHealthcare–Maxxis's Tim Johnson, Powers' Cannondale prepared by Cyclocrossworld.com teammate, and Trek–Livestrong's Gavin Mannion. Powers had a very successful 2011 road season with the Jelly Belly–Kenda team, participating in both of the United States' major tours – the Amgen Tour of California and the USA Pro Cycling Challenge. At the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Powers got into the day's main break in stage 2, eventually won by George Hincapie.
In 2007 Stu Thorne signed Powers to his Cyclocrossworld.com team, one of the first professional cyclo-cross teams in the U.S, joining Canadian Champion Lyne Bessette on the team. The support enabled Powers to tackle the U.S. Grand Prix of Cyclocross with renewed fervor, and he won his first major event, the Derby City Cup in Louisville, Kentucky that fall. Powers also won three Verge NECCS events.
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Jeremy Powers
Jeremy Powers (born June 29, 1983) is an American former professional racing cyclist, who has achieved over 90 UCI victories (the most wins by an American male cyclo-cross rider), four USA Cyclocross national championships, and the 2015 Pan American Championship during his career. He was a presenter for Global Cycling Network before joining WHOOP.
Since rising to the top of the sport, Powers has been involved in various media, developmental, and educational projects aimed at growing the popularity of cyclo-cross in the United States through the JAM Fund, his non-profit organization, Behind THE Barriers video production company, cyclocross camps, instructional DVDs, and he has also collaborated on several cyclo-cross books including Skills Drills and Bellyaches and Mud Snow and Cyclocross.
Born in Niantic, Connecticut, Powers' love of cycling was apparent from an early age as he loved to tear around the house on his BMX bike, and it wasn't long before he started turning heads at local mountain bike races. He soon found his way to the Team Devo junior mountain bike program and, with their support, he won his first major race in 2000, the Junior World Cup in Napa Valley, California. Powers was introduced to cyclo-cross early in his cycling career as a way to stay fit at the end of the mountain bike season. It was the only time of the year when roadies and mountain bikers would converge in one place, and test each other's skills and fitness. In his native New England, cyclo-cross has been a regular part of each season for decades, and Powers excelled at the short, fast, technical races. Powers discovered that the frenetic pace and camaraderie of cyclo-cross suited his high energy and outgoing personality.[citation needed]
Powers earned a reputation as a strong rider, and success in New England earned him an invite to the junior race at the 2001 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in the Czech Republic. In his first international cyclo-cross race, Powers finished in 17th place. Encouraged by several friends and his coach Adam Myerson, Powers moved to Massachusetts, and changed his focus to road racing; however, Powers achieved one of his most significant victories very early in his career, when he won the 2001 Mountain Bike World Cup Cross Country event in the Junior division in Napa Valley, California.[citation needed]
While attending classes at Westfield State University, Powers tackled road racing, moving from a Category 5 to a Category 1 racer in a few short months, and closed out his road-racing season by signing a contract with Jelly Belly–Aramark for the 2004 season. Powers continued to race competitively in the Junior and Senior divisions of mountain biking, and was also competing in cyclo-cross in New England with the Northampton Cycling Club.[citation needed]
Powers would go on to race with Jelly Belly–Aramark at the biggest races in the U.S including the Tour of Georgia, Tour of California, Tour of Colorado, Tour of Missouri and many others. Despite his growing success on the road, every fall he would return to his true passion, cyclo-cross. Following his move to Jelly Belly in 2004, Powers made the decision to race an entire cyclocross campaign in Europe. In the 2004 season, his last as an under-23 rider, Powers returned briefly to the United States for the national championships, where he earned a silver medal. Powers returned to Europe to race full-time in 2005, his first year as an elite, again returning to the America to race the national championships. In 2006, Powers returned to full-time racing in the United States. Powers' full-time racing in Europe had prepared him well for racing in America, and he started to achieve good results in American competitions. Powers had podiums at two US Gran Prix of Cyclocross events, the Xilinx Cup and the Stumptown Cup. Powers also had some good results in his home region of New England, finishing on three podiums and finishing 4th in the Verge New England Cyclocross Championship Series.
A pair of top five time trial results in the 2006 Vuelta de Bisbee propelled him to a sixth place overall finish. Powers rode to prominence on the final stage of the 2008 Tour of Missouri, making half of the day's breakaway that was narrowly captured at the end of the stage. In September 2010, Powers won his first career stage race, winning Vermont's Green Mountain Stage Race by over two minutes ahead of UnitedHealthcare–Maxxis's Tim Johnson, Powers' Cannondale prepared by Cyclocrossworld.com teammate, and Trek–Livestrong's Gavin Mannion. Powers had a very successful 2011 road season with the Jelly Belly–Kenda team, participating in both of the United States' major tours – the Amgen Tour of California and the USA Pro Cycling Challenge. At the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Powers got into the day's main break in stage 2, eventually won by George Hincapie.
In 2007 Stu Thorne signed Powers to his Cyclocrossworld.com team, one of the first professional cyclo-cross teams in the U.S, joining Canadian Champion Lyne Bessette on the team. The support enabled Powers to tackle the U.S. Grand Prix of Cyclocross with renewed fervor, and he won his first major event, the Derby City Cup in Louisville, Kentucky that fall. Powers also won three Verge NECCS events.
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