About Jeremy Powers
Jeremy Powers (born June 29, 1983) is an American former professional racing cyclist, who has achieved over 90 UCI victories (the most wins by an American male cyclo-cross rider), four USA Cyclocross national championships, and the 2015 Pan American Championship during his career. He was a presenter for Global Cycling Network before joining WHOOP. Since rising to the top of the sport, Powers has been involved in various media, developmental, and educational projects aimed at growing the popularity of cyclo-cross in the United States through the JAM Fund, his non-profit organization, Behind THE Barriers video production company, cyclocross camps, instructional DVDs, and he has also collaborated on several cyclo-cross books including Skills Drills and Bellyaches and Mud Snow and Cyclocross. == Career == === Early career === Born in Niantic, Connecticut, Powers' love of cycling was apparent from an early age as he loved to tear around the house on his BMX bike, and it wasn't long before he started turning heads at local mountain bike races. He soon found his way to the Team Devo junior mountain bike program and, with their support, he won his first major race in 2000, the Junior World Cup in Napa Valley, California. Powers was introduced to cyclo-cross early in his cycling career as a way to stay fit at the end of the mountain bike season. It was the only time of the year when roadies and mountain bikers would converge in one place, and test each other's skills and fitness. In his native New England, cyclo-cross has been a regular part of each season for decades, and Powers excelled at the short, fast, technical races. Powers discovered that the frenetic pace and camaraderie of cyclo-cross suited his high energy and outgoing personality. Powers earned a reputation as a strong rider, and success in New England earned him an invite to the junior race at the 2001 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in the Czech Republic. In his first international cyclo-cross race, Powers finished in 17th place.
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