Mark McCormack (born September 15, 1970,

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) is a professional

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and

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from the

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. McCormack became the first rider to hold the U.S. national championship in cyclo-cross and road bicycle racing in a career. On Monday November 12, 2012, McCormack took first place in one, if not the, first ever "fat tire" bicycle race at the Coonemesset Farms Eco-Cross in

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. The organizers required that all participant's bicycles had a tire width no narrower than 3.5".

Major results

;1997 :

USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships The United States National Cyclocross Championships is a four-day competition held annually each winter and is sponsored by USA Cycling. The winners at various levels, including elite, U-23, masters, juniors, and collegiate for men and women, wea ...

;1999 : 1st, Stage 4,

Tour of Denmark Danmark Rundt is a Danish multi-day professional road cycling race. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, PostNord, and the race is therefore also known as PostNord Danmark Rundt. The race is sometimes called the Tour ...

: 1st, Stage 2, Gran Prix Cycliste de Beauce, Canada ;2003 : USPRO National Championships : Overall champion, Professional Cycling Tour (PCT) ;2004 : 1st overall,

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: 1st overall, Giordana Classic Criterium Series : 1st overall, Green Mountain Stage Race : 1st overall, Tour of Connecticut : 1st, Downeast Cyclo Cross, Verge New England Championship Cyclo-cross Series : 1st, Whitmores Landscaping Cyclo Cross : 1st, Marblehead Circuit Race, Massachusetts ;2005 : 1st, Chris Thater Memorial : 1st overall, Tour of Connecticut : 2nd overall,

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:: 1st, Stage 1 :: 1st, Stage 5 : 1st, Tour of Grandview Criterium ;2006 :1st

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: 1st, Cox Charities Cycling Classic : 1st overall, Verge New England Championship Cyclo-cross Series

External links

Cyclingnews.com 2004 interview

2005 Pezcyclingnews interview of Mark McCormack by Matt Wood
1970 births Living people American male cyclists American cycling road race champions American cyclo-cross cyclists American cyclo-cross champions 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-cycling-bio-1970s-stub