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Jonathan Goldberg (born 1956 in Johannesburg, South Africa), known as Johnny G, is a South African cyclist, and developer of the indoor cycling program called Spinning.

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Johnny G developed the Spinning program in 1987. [1] He was training for the Race Across America; during night training, he was nearly killed on the road, and he decided not to do his night-time training on the bicycle, but instead bring it indoors. This was when he started to develop a business concept around indoor training. [2]

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References

  1. Johnny Goldberg (the founder of Spinning)
  2. "Spinning: The Mind & Body Experience with JohnnyG". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2013.