![]() Murphy at the 2017 Tour of Alberta | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | December 15, 1984
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Sprinter |
Amateur team | |
2004 | Jittery Joe's |
Professional teams | |
2006–2009 | Health Net–Maxxis |
2010–2011 | BMC Racing Team[1] |
2012 | Kenda–5-hour Energy |
2013–2016 | UnitedHealthcare[2] |
2017–2018 | Holowesko Citadel Racing Team[3] |
2019–2020 | Rally UHC Cycling[4][5] |
John Murphy (born December 15, 1984) is an American former professional cyclist, who competed between 2004 and 2020, for six different teams.[6]
Career
[edit]In 2010 he competed at (amongst others) the Gent–Wevelgem[7] and the 93rd Giro d'Italia. In 2009 he became the United States National Criterium Champion. In 2012, Murphy signed a contract with the Kenda–5-hour Energy team.[8]
Following the 2016 season, it was announced that Murphy would join fellow UnitedHealthcare member Tyler Magner at Holowesko Citadel Racing Team for the 2017 season.[9]
After retiring from professional cycling in 2020 John joined Gulo Composites as their Brand Manager.[10]
Major results
[edit]- 2008
- 1st
Overall Tour de Taiwan
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 4 Fitchburg Longsjo Classic
- 2nd Overall Nature Valley Grand Prix
- 2009
- 1st
National Criterium Championships
- 2010
- 6th Nokere Koerse
- 2011
- 6th Omloop van het Houtland
- 6th ProRace Berlin
- 2012
- 2nd Overall Tour of Elk Grove
- 5th Philadelphia International Championship
- 10th Tour of the Battenkill
- 2013
- 3rd Overall Tour of Elk Grove
- 2014
- 1st
Mountains classification Danmark Rundt
- 2015
- 1st
Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
- 1st Stage 7 USA Pro Cycling Challenge
- 2016
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Stage 4 Herald Sun Tour
- 9th Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
- 2017
- 1st White Spot / Delta Road Race
- 1st Stage 1 Colorado Classic
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Utah
- 2018
- 1st Stage 1 Circuit des Ardennes
- 9th Overall Tour de Normandie
References
[edit]- ^ BMC Racing Team Profile[permanent dead link], BMC Racing Team
- ^ "UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team (UHC) - USA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- ^ "Holowesko-Citadel gets Pro Conti nod from UCI". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. November 28, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ Soladay, Tom. "2019 men's and women's rosters". Rally UHC Cycling. Circuit Sport. Archived from the original on January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- ^ "Rally Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ Dreier, Fred (November 27, 2020). "Q&A: What John Murphy learned from 17 seasons in pro cycling". VeloNews. Pocket Outdoor Media Inc. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- ^ 2010 Gent-Wevelgem participants, Gent–Wevelgem website.
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (September 28, 2011). "Murphy signs two-year deal with Kenda/5-hour Energy". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
- ^ Malach, Pat; Frattini, Kirsten (September 20, 2016). "Holowesko-Citadel adds Murphy, Magner, Eisenhart and Companioni for 2017". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ "LinkedIn".
External links
[edit]- John Murphy at ProCyclingStats
- John Murphy at Cycling Archives
- John Murphy's profile on Cycling Base