Max Jenkins (cyclist)

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Max Jenkins
Personal information
Born (1986-12-05) December 5, 1986 (age 37)
Novosibirsk, Russia [1]
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber [2]
Amateur team
2018Davis Bike Club RT [3]
Professional teams
2009 Glud & Marstrand–Horsens [4]
2010–2011 UnitedHealthcare–Maxxis
2012 Competitive Cyclist Racing Team [2]
2013 5-hour Energy
2015–2016 Astellas [5]

Max Jenkins (born December 5, 1986) is an American professional racing cyclist. [6]

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Born in Novosibirsk, Russia, Jenkins emigrated to the United States when he was eight, and later obtained US citizenship in 2007. [2] [1] His first major result was winning the National under-23 road race championships. He began racing at the age of 15, and attended the University of California, Berkeley prior to turning professional. [1] From 2010 to 2011, he rode for UCI Professional Continental team UnitedHealthcare–Maxxis, notably finishing 11th overall in the 2011 Tour of Utah. [7] The following year, he transferred to the Competitive Cyclist Racing Team team in its second year of existence, notably alongside Francisco Mancebo and Chad Beyer. [7] For the 2013 season, he competed for 5-hour Energy, and rode in the 2013 Tour of California. [8] He rode in the men's team time trial with his team Astellas at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships. [9]

Major results

2007
1st MaillotUSA.PNG Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
2009
8th Rogaland GP
2011
4th Nevada City Classic
2012
8th Overall Vuelta Mexico Telmex
2015
2nd Nevada City Classic

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References

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