Adam Craig (born August 15, 1981, in

Bangor, Maine Bangor ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The city proper has a population of 31,753, making it the state's List of municipalities in Maine, third-most populous city, behind Portland, Maine, Portland ...

) is a professional

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currently living in

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. Originally from

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, Craig was educated at the

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. He is a three-time Under 23 Cross-country National Champion, 2007 and 2008 National Champion, and represented the United States at the

2008 Beijing Olympic Games The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fr ...

. Adam Craig competed in several events at the 2013

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using a

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Beast, a 47 lb singlespeed

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sold for $200 at

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. Craig gave interviews under the pseudonym Manuel Beastley and competed wearing Giant Factory Team casual apparel. Adam Craig won Single Speed Cyclocross World Championship five times.

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* * * * * * 1981 births Living people American male cyclists Cross-country mountain bikers Cyclists from Oregon Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Maine Black Bears athletes Olympic cyclists for the United States People from Corinth, Maine Sportspeople from Bangor, Maine Sportspeople from Bend, Oregon Cyclists at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in cycling American mountain bikers Cyclists from Maine 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-cycling-bio-1980s-stub

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