Pauly Burke (born February 3, 1974 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa) is a former professional road racing cyclist. He is now living in Manhattan.
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Pauly Burke (born February 3, 1974 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa) is a former professional road racing cyclist. He is now living in Manhattan.
As a professional road racing cyclist, [1] Pauly raced for the Landbouwkrediet-Colnago, [2] Tonissteiner, [3] and the IPSO-Euroclean professional cycling teams; [4] all based in Belgium.
As an amateur, Pauly rode for US Montauban (France) and Kingsnorth Int. Wheelers (UK). [5] He is also a former member of the U.S. National Cycling team.
Pauly graduated from the Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York City. He currently resides in Manhattan.
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