Adam Myerson (born May 9, 1972) is an American professional

bicycle racer Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling sp ...

specializing in cyclo-cross and

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racing. Adam is an active race promoter, series organizer, and coach; was the first American on the

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Cyclo-cross commission (until 2009) as well as the AIOC-Cross Management Committee; and was the

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Collegiate National Cyclocross Champion in 1997. Myerson lives in Dorchester,

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. Myerson has been a

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since 1989, primarily for

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reasons. He was also a strict

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from the early 2000s to 2006. Myerson has published several articles on being a meat-free endurance athlete. He is an outspoken anti-doping advocate as well. He is the owner and head coach of Cycle-Smart, Inc.

Major results

Cyclo-cross

;1997 : 1st MaillotUSA

National Collegiate Championships ;2003–2004 : 2nd Michael R. Rabe Midwest Cyclo-Cross ;2008–2009 : 3rd NBX Grand Prix of Cross Day 1 ;2009–2010 : 2nd Nittany Lion Cross : 2nd NBX Grand Prix of Cross Day 1 : 3rd NBX Grand Prix of Cross Day 2 : 3rd HPCX : 3rd Charm City Cross ;2010–2011 : 1st Verge New England Championship Cyclocross Series : 1st Downeast Cyclocross Day 2 : 1st NBX Grand Prix of Cross Day 1 : 2nd NBX Grand Prix of Cross Day 2 : 2nd The Cycle-Smart International Day 2 : 2nd Nittany Lion Cross : 2nd HPCX : 3rd Baystate Cyclo-cross Day 1 : 3rd Baystate Cyclo-cross Day 2 ;2011–2012 : 3rd National Masters 40-45 Championships : 3rd Kingsport Cyclo-cross Cup ;2013–2014 : 3rd Kingsport Cyclo-cross Cup ;2016–2017 : 1st MaillotUSA

National Masters 45-49 Championships ;2017–2018 : 1st MaillotUSA

National Masters 45-49 Championships ;2018–2019 : 1st Pan_American_Champions_Jersey

Pan American Masters 45-54 Championships : 1st MaillotUSA

National Masters 45-49 Championships ;2021–2022 : 1st Pan_American_Champions_Jersey

Pan American Masters 50-54 Championships

Road

;2003 : 1st Stage 8 FBD Milk Rás ;2007 : 3rd : 4th Overall USA Crits ;2008 : 2nd Overall USA Crits ;2009 : 3rd Overall USA CRITS : 5th

Criterium A criterium, or crit, is a bike race consisting of several laps around a closed circuit, the length of each lap or circuit ranging from about 400 m to 10,000 m. Overview Race length can be determined by a number of laps or total time, ...

, National Road Championships ;2015 : 1st Stage 8 Tour of America's Dairyland : 2nd

Tour of Somerville The Tour of Somerville is an annual, three-day series of bicycle races held in and around Somerville, New Jersey during Memorial Day weekend. The featured Memorial Day event, the Kugler-Anderson 50-mile race for professional and elite cyclists is t ...

;2017 : 1st MaillotUSA

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, National Masters 45-49 Championships : 3rd Clarendon Cup ;2018 : 1st MaillotUSA

, National Masters 45-49 Championships

References

External links

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Interview: Adam Myerson - man of many hatspart 2
from Podium Insight {{DEFAULTSORT:Myerson, Adam American male cyclists Cyclo-cross cyclists Living people 1972 births People from Norwood, Massachusetts People from Dorchester, Massachusetts