Portrait of Jeremy Powers

Birthday profile

Jeremy Powers

Jeremy Powers, American cyclist

Born
June 29, 1983
Age in 2026
43
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1983

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. Powers discovered that the frenetic pace and camaraderie of cyclo-cross suited his high energy and outgoing personality. In his first international cyclo-cross race, Powers finished in 17th place. Powers returned to Europe to race full-time in 2005, his first year as an elite, again returning to the America to race the national championships. At the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Powers got into the day's main break in stage 2, eventually won by George Hincapie.

Biography source: Wikipedia. The profile adds birthday-specific historical context from the Celebs Birthday Today editorial database.

The world when Jeremy Powers was born

Jeremy Powers was born in 1983. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1983

  • #1 song"Every Breath You Take" – The Police
  • Top movieTerms of Endearment
  • Top TV showDallas
  • Best-selling bookThe Bonfire of the Vanities – Tom Wolfe

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentNC State's miraculous NCAA Championship win over Houston
  • Top headlineU.S. invades Grenada
  • Technology milestoneInternet's TCP/IP protocol adopted
  • Defining fadCabbage Patch Kids — parents fighting in stores
  • Notable inventionNintendo Entertainment System (Japan)
  • World population4.69 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championBaltimore Orioles (World Series)
  • Also wonPhiladelphia 76ers (NBA)
  • U.S. population233.8M

1983 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jeremy Powers's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19832026
Gas$1.16$3.45/gal
Average home$70,300$435,000
Average income$24,580$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$3.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.20$0.73
Population233.8M341 million

Sources and editorial standards

This profile combines a biographical source with structured birthday and historical context. Sources recorded for this profile: Wikipedia, ProCyclingStats. See our editorial policy for sourcing, corrections, and review standards.

Read the source biography on Wikipedia. Wikipedia text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.