![]() Murphy at the 2017 Tour of Alberta | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | December 15, 1984
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Sprinter |
Amateur team | |
2004 | Jittery Joe's |
Professional teams | |
2006–2009 | Health Net–Maxxis |
2010–2011 | BMC Racing Team [1] |
2012 | Kenda–5-hour Energy |
2013–2016 | UnitedHealthcare [2] |
2017–2018 | Holowesko Citadel Racing Team [3] |
2019–2020 | Rally UHC Cycling [4] [5] |
John Murphy (born December 15, 1984) is an American former professional cyclist, who competed between 2004 and 2020, for six different teams. [6]
In 2010 he competed at (amongst others) the Gent–Wevelgem [7] and the 93rd Giro d'Italia. In 2009 he became the United States National Criterium Champion. In 2012, Murphy signed a contract with the Kenda–5-hour Energy team. [8]
Following the 2016 season, it was announced that Murphy would join fellow UnitedHealthcare member Tyler Magner at Holowesko Citadel Racing Team for the 2017 season. [9]
After retiring from professional cycling in 2020 John joined Gulo Composites as their Brand Manager. [10]