Michael Neel (born July 18, 1951) is an American former

cyclist Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world fo ...

. He competed in the individual road race event at the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

. Then, as a new professional, at the 1976 Professional World Road Race, he finished in 10th place He was the directeur sportif of the

7-Eleven Cycling Team The 7-Eleven Cycling Team, later the Motorola Cycling Team, was a professional cycling team founded in the U.S. in 1981 by Jim Ochowicz, a former U.S. Olympic cyclist. The team lasted 16 years, under the sponsorship of 7-Eleven through 1990 and t ...

from 1985 to 1989.

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The Bike Whisperer
*http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/interviews/mike-neel-beating-on-the-door/ 1951 births Living people American male cyclists Olympic cyclists for the United States Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Berkeley, California 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-cycling-bio-1950s-stub