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Colby Pearce (born June 12, 1972) is an American professional cyclist. Known as a time trial specialist, he excelled on the road and on the track, where he won a number of national and international events around the globe.

Biography

Born in Boulder, Colorado, Pearce began riding in the Red Zinger Mini Classics series for 1015 year olds in 1988. He rode his first race at what was to become his "home track", the USOTC velodrome in Colorado Springs, in 1990.

He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, finishing 14th in the points race.

In November 2005 he retired from the national team and became the US National Endurance Coach, saying he wanted to put something back into the sport. But in April 2007, he resigned from his position as coach to return to competitive cycling, although he would still be involved in developing the sport.

Colby Pearce continues to coach bike riders of all ages and experience in his hometown of Boulder, Colorado.

In February 2012, he trained with world-renowned bike fitter, Steve Hogg, in Australia.

Career highlights

  1. Pan-American Games bronze medalist

  2. 14-time National track Champion

  3. (madison wins in 00, 01, 02, 05, 07, 08; team pursuit wins in 01, 02, 04, 07, 08; points race in 99 and 08; scratch race win in 03)

  4. Former U.S. hour record holder, 50.191km

    Former U.S. record holder, 10km, 20km and 50km

    Current U.S. 10km record holder 11'44.25

    Six-time World Championship team member (2001-2005, 2008); One time Pan-Am games team member (03)

    Eleven-time World Cup medalist (three victories; points race in Cali, Colombia in 02, scratch race in Mexico 04, and points race in Sydney 04)

    1988 (16 years old)

  5. 5th overall, Red Zinger Mini Classic stage race

  6. 1989 (Junior 17 years old, first year licensed)

  7. 2nd State of Colorado Best All-Around rider competition JM 17-18

  8. 2nd CO state time trial championships, Staussberg, CO

  9. 4th CO state road race championships, Colorado Springs, CO

  10. 11th National time trial championships, Colorado Springs CO

  11. 18th National road race championships, Colorado Springs CO

  12. 1990 (Junior 18 yrs old with LeMond SVAA)

  13. 1st State of Colorado Best All-Around rider competition, JM 17-18

  14. 2nd National Championships, team time trial, 70km, Borrego Springs CA

  15. 2nd US Olympic Festival team time trial, 70km, Minneapolis MN

  16. 2nd Tour de L'abitibi, team time trial, Canada

  17. 5th National criterium championships, San Diego CA

  18. 1991 (amateur category 2)

  19. 1st State of Colorado Best All-Around rider competition SM 2

  20. 1st Tour of Guatemala, Stage 2 road race, Guatemala

  21. 1st Dyno Club 40km time trial, Colorado Springs CO

  22. 1st Collegiate national track championships, team competition, Northbrook IL

  23. 1992 (amateur category 1)

  24. 1st Cherry creek time trial, Denver CO

  25. 1st Wild Oats time trial, Denver CO

  26. 1st Colorado Cyclist regional track event, 4km pursuit, Colorado Springs CO

  27. 1st Collegiate national track championships, 4km team pursuit, Northbrook IL

  28. 2nd Collegiate national track championships, 4km individual pursuit, Northbrook IL

  29. 1993 (amateur category 1)

  30. 1st Colorado state time trial championships, 40km, Alamosa CO

  31. 1st Colorado state criterium championships, Gunnison CO

  32. 1st Strasbourg time trial, 40km, CO

  33. 2nd State of Colorado Best All-Around rider competition, SM 1

  34. 3rd La Vuelta a Venezuela, stage 8 time trial, Venezuela

  35. 3rd Mt. Haleakala time trial, 64km, Maui, HI

  36. 6th FBD Milk Ras Tour of Ireland road race stage 8, Ireland

  37. 18th FBD Milk Ras Tour of Ireland, G.C., 1300km, Ireland

  38. 1994 (amateur category 1)

  39. 1st KTCL criterium series, overall, Boulder CO

  40. 1st Colorado State road race championships, Akron CO

  41. 3rd National time trial championships, 40km, Seattle WA

  42. 4th La Vuelta de Guatemala, stage 7 circuit race, Guatemala

  43. 6th Kermeese, 120km, Gent, Belgium 5/29/94

  44. 11th FBD Milk Ras Tour of Ireland overall, 1300km, Ireland

  45. 1995 Taya Chain cycling team (amateur category 1)

  46. US national record, 50.191km in 1 hour, Colorado Springs, CO, 9/31/95

  47. US national record, 50 km in 59:46, Colorado Springs, CO, 9/31/95

  48. US national record, 20 km in 23:50, Colorado Springs, CO, 9/31/95

  49. US national record, 10 km in 11:55, Colorado Springs, CO, 9/31/95

  50. 1st Moriarty record challenge time trial, 40km, (47:47), Moriarty NM

  51. 1st Route 66 stage race overall, Gallup NM

  52. 1st Colorado district time trial championships, 40 km, Straussberg CO

  53. 2nd Hotter n' Hell stage race overall, Wichita Falls TX

  54. 2nd Cascade Cycling Classic, stage 1 time trial, Bend OR

  55. 3rd La Vuelta de Bisbee, stage 5 time trial, Bisbee AZ

  56. 5th Tour of the Gila, stage 1 time trial, Silver City NM

  57. 6th National time trial championships, 40km, Seattle WA

  58. 1996 Team Shaklee (first year professional)

  59. 2nd Moriarty record challenge time trial, Moriarty NM

  60. 2nd Red River stage race, stage 2 time trial, Boulder CO

  61. 3rd 89er stage race, stage 3 time trial, Norman OK

  62. 9th U.S. Olympic Trials time trial WV

  63. 1997 Team Shaklee (UCI tier 3)

  64. US National record, 10km in 11:44.25, Colo. Springs CO

  65. 1st Downtown Boulder criterium, Boulder CO

  66. 1st Colorado Classic stage race, stage 3 time trial, Boulder CO

  67. 3rd National Time Trial Championships, Altoona PA

  68. 1998 Colorado Cyclist (independent pro)

  69. 1st Mead Criterium, Mead CO

  70. 1st Platte Bridge Station stage race, stage 4 criterium, Casper WY

  71. 2nd Usery Pass road race, Phoenix AZ

  72. 3rd Fitchburg stage race, stage 4 criterium, Fitchburg MA

  73. 20th Outdoor Life Atlanta Gran Prix, Atlanta GA

  74. 1999 Team Shaklee (UCI tier 3)

  75. 1st US National Track Championships, Points Race, Trexlertown PA

  76. 1st stage 1, Boulder Beer stage race, time trial, Boulder CO

  77. 2nd US National team pursuit championships, Trexlertown PA

  78. 2nd overall, Boulder Beer stage race, Boulder CO

  79. 2nd stage 1 Tour of Ireland, Dublin-Waterford

  80. 3rd US National madison championships, Trexlertown PA

  81. 3rd stage 3, road race, Tour of Willamette, Eugene OR

  82. 3rd overall, Tour of Ireland (1300km stage race)

  83. 10th World Cup points race, Fiorenzuola Italy

  84. 2000 Team Shaklee (UCI tier 3)

  85. 1st Madison, US National Track Championships, Elite (with Michael Tillman)

  86. 1st Grand Prix Bermuda stage race, overall, Bermuda

  87. 1st EDS Cup: points race, individual pursuit, team pursuit, Blaine MN

  88. 1st EDS Cup madison, Monterey CA

  89. 2nd US National Championships, points race, Colorado Springs, CO

  90. 2nd US National Championships, team pursuit, Colorado Springs, CO

  91. 3rd UCI World Cup points race, Malaysia

  92. 2001 Prime Alliance cycling team (UCI tier 3)

  93. 1st Team Pursuit, US National Track Championships, Elite (with James Carney, Jonas Carney & Ryan Miller)

  94. 1st Madison, US National Track Championships, Elite (with James Carney)

  95. 2nd US National Championships, points race, Blaine MN

  96. 2nd UCI World Cup madison, Malaysia

  97. 3rd Goodwill Games, madison, Brisbane Australia

  98. 5th Goodwill Games, points race, Brisbane Australia

  99. 14th UCI World Championships, madison, Antwerp Belgium

  100. 2002 Ofoto/ Lombardi Sport cycling team (UCI tier 3)

  101. 2002 UCI World Cup points race champion, overall

  102. 1st UCI World Cup points race, Cali, Colombia

  103. 1st Team Pursuit, US National Track Championships, Elite (with James Carney, Kenny Williams & Michael Tillman)

  104. 1st Madison, US National Track Championships, Elite (with James Carney)

  105. 2nd UCI World Cup points race, Kunming China

  106. 2nd UCI World Cup madison, Kunming China

  107. 3rd UCI World Cup madison, Cali, Colombia

  108. 14th UCI World Championships, points race, Copenhagen Denmark

  109. 2003 (Ofoto/Lombardi Sports team on track; Rider/Manager, 5280/Subaru cycling team on road)

  110. 1st Scratch race, US National Track Championships, Elite

  111. 1st US Worlds/Pan Am Games trials, points race, Colorado Springs CO

  112. 1st US Worlds/Pan Am Games trials, points race, Colorado Springs CO

  113. 1st Madison Cup, Trexlertown PA

  114. 1st Colorado State time trial championships, Denver CO

  115. 2nd Madison, US National Track Championships, Elite (with Jonas Carney)

  116. 2nd General Classification Ecology Center Classic Montana

  117. 2nd Madison, US National Track Championships, Elite

  118. 2nd Points race, US National Track Championships, Elite

  119. 3rd Bronze Medal, Pan-Am Games, Madison, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

  120. 5th Pan-Am Games, road race, Santo Domingo Dominican Republic

  121. 5th Pan-Am Games, points race, Santo Domingo Dominican Republic

  122. 8th UCI World Cup madison, Sydney Australia

  123. 10th UCI World Cup points race, Sydney Australia

  124. 12th UCI World Championships, points race, Stuttgart Germany

  125. 2004 (Team TIAA-CREF)

  126. 1st Scratch race, Aguascalientes, Mexico 2004 Track World Cup

  127. 1st Points race, Sydney, Australia 2004 Track World Cup

  128. 1st Team pursuit, US National Track Championships, Elite (with James Carney,

Robert Lea & Guillaume Nelessen)

  1. 2nd Madison, US National Track Championships, Elite (with Jonas Carney)

  2. 2nd Points race, US National Track Championships, Elite

  3. 2nd Points race, Round 2, Los Angeles, 2004–2005 Track World Cup

  4. 3rd Points race, Manchester, England 2004 Track World Cup

  5. 11th, GC Southland Tour of New Zealand (2nd stage 4, 4th stage 7)

  6. 14th, Olympic Games points race, Athens, Greece

  7. 2005

  8. 1st Madison, US National Track Championships, Elite (with Chad Hartley)

  9. 2nd Points race, Round 1, Moscow, Russia, 2005–2006 Track World Cup

  10. 2nd Team pursuit, US National Track Championships, Elite (with Kenny Williams, Charles Bradley Huff & Curtis Gunn)

  11. 3rd Points race, Round 3, Manchester, England, 2004–2005 Track World Cup

  12. 3rd Team Pursuit, US National Track Championships, Elite

  13. 10th, UCI World Championship madison, Los Angeles

  14. 14th UCI World Championship points race, Los Angeles

  15. 2007 (Cody Racing)

  16. 1st Madison, Pan American Championships, Elite

  17. 1st Team Pursuit, US National Track Championships, Elite (with Charles Bradley Huff, Michael Friedman & Michael Creed)

  18. 1st Madison, US National Track Championships, Elite (with Robert Lea)

  19. 1st Revolution 19 points race, Manchester, England

  20. 1st overall Tour of Christiana, PA

  21. 1st Tour of Christiana road race, PA

  22. 5th, Continental Championships, points race, Caracas, Venezuela

  23. 6th UCI World Cup, madison, Beijing, China

  24. 2008 (Team Slipstream/Chipotle P/B H30)

  25. 1st Madison, US National Track Championships, Elite (with Daniel Holloway)

  26. 1st Team Pursuit, US National Track Championships, Elite (with Taylor Phinney, Daniel Holloway & Charles Bradley Huff)

  27. 1st Points Race, US National Track Championships

  28. 1st UCI Madison Cup, Trexlertown PA

  29. 1st Giro Della Montagna criterium, St Louis, MO

  30. 2nd UCI World Cup, madison, Copenhagen, DEN

  31. 2nd Burnaby six day, Burnaby, CAN

  32. 3rd Elite US National Championships, time trial, Anaheim

  33. 5th UCI World Cup, points race, Copenhagen, Denmark

  34. 5th UCI World Cup, madison, Los Angeles, CA

  35. 9th US National Championship Firecracker 50, Breckenridge CO

  36. 10th Copenhagen 6 day, Copenhagen, DEN

  37. 2009

  38. 1st Bannock criterium, Denver, CO

  39. 1st Giro Della Montange criterium, St Louis Gateway Cup, MO

  40. 6th World Points Race Championships, Warsaw, Poland

  41. 7th 6 Days of Zurich, Switzerland

  42. 8th World Madison Championships, Warsaw, Poland

  43. 8th 6 Days of Zuidlaren, The Netherlands

  44. 9th 6 Days of Dortmund, Germany

  45. 10th Copenhagen 6 Day, Denmark

  46. 2010

  47. 7th Six Days of Copenhagen 7th (with Daniel Holloway)

  48. 9th UCI Track World Championships Copenhagen, DEN madison: 9th (with Daniel Holloway)

  49. 2013 (Horizon Organic p/b Panache Cyclewear)

  50. USAC 40-44 Hour Record (best performance) 49.806 Colorado Springs, CO 9/30

  51. USAC 40-44 Hour Record (absolute) 46.452 Colorado Springs, CO 9.30

  52. 1st Steamboat Springs Stage Race CO

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