Michael McCarthy (cyclist)

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Michael McCarthy
Personal information
Born (1968-06-20) June 20, 1968 (age 55)
Brooklyn, US
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportCycling
ClubSunkyong/Saturn
Medal record
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Track World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1990 Maebashi Individual pursuit, amateurs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Valencia Individual pursuit
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 Indianapolis Team pursuit

Michael Brian McCarthy (born June 20, 1968) is a retired American road and track cyclist who was active between 1986 and 1998. On track, he won one gold and one bronze medals in the individual pursuit at the world championships in 1990 and 1992. He competed at the 1988 and 1996 Summer Olympics in the 4 km team pursuit and finished in ninth and sixth place, respectively. [1] On the road, he won two stages of the Redlands Bicycle Classic (1995, 1997), Tour de Taiwan (2×1995) and Tour of Japan (2×1998). [2]

In 1990, McCarthy was selected as USA Cycling Athlete of the Year. In 2010, he was inducted to the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame. [3]

Born and raised in New York, he then moved to Mill Valley, California, and started racing competitively in 1982. He retired due to an Epstein–Barr virus infection [4] and later worked as a sales trader in San Francisco. [3]

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References

  1. Michael McCarthy. sports-reference.com
  2. Michael McCarthy. cyclingarchives.com
  3. 1 2 Mike McCarthy. usbhof.org
  4. Litsky, Frank (May 5, 1995) CYCLING; Ups and Downs That Transcend the Hills. New York Times