Melissa Erickson

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Melissa Erickson
Personal information
NicknameMissy
Born (1990-05-09) May 9, 1990 (age 34)
Alexandria, Minnesota, U.S.
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight140 lb (64 kg)
Team information
Current teamERO Sports Pennsylvania
Discipline Track cycling

Melissa "Missy" Erickson (born September 5, 1990) is a track cyclist from the United States. She represented her nation at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. [1]

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Personal life

Erickson grew up in Alexandria, Minnesota. [2] In 2015, she was involved in a cycling accident and sustained heavy injuries. [3] In 2017 she opened up to the Huffington Post about sexual abuse she experienced as a teenager. [4] She now lives in Pennsylvania. [4]

Career results

2013
Los Angeles Grand Prix
1st Keirin
1st Team Sprint (with Tela Crane)
2nd Sprint
Challenge International sur piste
2nd Keirin
2nd Sprint
2014
Japan Track Cup 1
1st Sprint
2nd Keirin
Japan Track Cup 2
1st Sprint
3rd Keirin
1st Keirin, Keirin Revenge
1st Sprint, Champions of Sprint
Los Angeles Grand Prix
1st Keirin
2nd Sprint
2nd Keirin, Fastest Man on Wheels
2015
Marymoor Grand Prix
1st Keirin
1st Sprint
2016
1st Scratch Race, US Sprint GP

References

  1. ↑ "Melissa Erickson". deWielersite.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Missy Erickson".
  3. ↑ "World Cycling League's Missy Erickson: 'Traumatic Accident Made Me Better'". HuffPost . March 15, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Cycling Champ Missy Erickson Opens up About Sexual Abuse". HuffPost . January 3, 2017.
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