Oramm 2012 post race interview with jeremiah bishop and thomas turner
Jeremiah Bishop (born March 9, 1976) is a professional mountain bike racer from the United States. He primarily competes in the Olympic discipline event of cross-country cycling.
In 2003, Bishop won the gold medal in the mountain bike event at the XIV Pan American Games. In 2004, he became the first American in three years to win the cross-country event at a NORBA National Series competition.
Entering the 2007 season, Bishop held the number one position in the rider rankings published by USA Cycling. This achievement highlights Bishop's combined successes in cross-country, short track and marathon-distance cycling events. Also in 2007, Bishop earned six podium results in the USA National Championship Series, including a victory at the NMBS cross-country Showdown at Sugar in Banner Elk, NC. Bishop won the silver medal in the USA National Championship cross-country race in Mount Snow, Vermont.
Bishop is an eleven-time member of the USA Cycling National Team. The US National Team is organized by USA Cycling, the national governing body, and is affiliated with the US Olympic Committee. This ad hoc team represents the US in international competitions, including Continental and World Championships, and the Pan American and Olympic Games. On seven occasions, Bishop has led the National Team, producing the team’s highest achievement at competition, including his gold medal winning performance in the 2003 Pan American Games and his eighth-place finish at the 2006 World Championships—which remains the highest placing of any US male rider at World Championships in 13 years.
Bishop is featured in the award-winning documentary, Off Road to Athens. In 2008, Bishop will co-star in Max VO2: the Potential Inside. In 2010, Red Cloud Productions plans to tell Bishop’s incredible story in a film about his life.
Bishop is a member of the Cannondale Factory Racing Team. Bishop resides in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Jeremiah bishop team cannondale factory racing 2012
Career highlights
Pan American Games Gold Medalist
Eleven-Time Member of USA National Team
Eighth Place – Pro Cross Country – 2006 UCI World Championships – Roturua, New Zealand
Winner – Pro Cross Country – 2007 NCS – Sugar Mt, North Carolina
Winner – Pro Cross Country – 2006 NORBA National – Aspen, Colorado
Highest Ranked Pro Male Cross Country Racer – 2006 USA Cycling Rankings
Winner – Pro Marathon Cross Country – 2006 NORBA National – Brian Head, Utah
Winner – Pro Marathon Cross Country – 2005 NORBA National – Snowshoe, West Virginia
Winner – Pro Marathon Cross Country – 2005 NORBA National – Tapatio Springs, Texas
Winner – Pro Cross Country – 2004 Maxxis Cup International – Pontevedro, Spain
Winner – Pro Cross Country – 2004 NORBA National – Waco, Texas
2007 Season Highlights
Member USA National Team – 2007 UCI World Championships – Fort William, Scotland
Member USA National Team – 2007 Continental Championships – Villa la Angostura, Argentina
12 – American Continental MTB Championships – Villa la Angostura, Argentina
6 – Pro Time Trial – Nova National – Fountain Hills, Arizona
9 – Pro Cross Country – Nova National – Fountain Hills, Arizona
9 – Pro Short Track – Nova National – Fountain Hills, Arizona
8 – Pro Cross Country – Sea Otter Classic – Monterey, California
4 – Pro Cross Country – Greenbriar Challenge – Frederick, Maryland
9 – Pro Cross Country – Fontana National – Fontana, California
6 – Pro Short Track – Fontana National – Fontana, California
30 – Pro Cross Country – UCI World Cup – Offenburg, Germany
3 – Pro Cross Country – Osterreich Grand Prix – Windhaag bei Perg, Austria
23 – Pro Cross Country – UCI World Cup – Champery, Switzerland
3 – Pro Cross Country – Deer Valley NCS – Deer Valley, Utah
9 – Pro Short Track – Deer Valley NCS – Deer Valley, Utah
2 – Pro Cross Country – USA National Championships – Mount Snow, Vermont
8 – Pro Short Track – USA National Championships – Mount Snow, Vermont
1 – Pro Cross Country – Showdown at Sugar NCS – Sugar Mountain, North Carolina
5 – Pro Short Track – Showdown at Sugar NCS – Sugar Mountain, North Carolina
7- Pro Short Track – Snowmass NCS Final – Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado
2 – Pro Cross Country – Snowmass NCS Final – Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado
33 – Pro Cross Country – UCI World Championships – Fort William, Scotland
24 – Pro Cross Country – UCI World Cup – Maribor, Slovenia
1 – Open Men Hillclimb- Poor Mountain Hillclimb – Roanoke, Virginia
2 – Elite Cross Country – Poor Farm Fall Cup – Richmond, Virginia
2 – Elite Cat 1 – Ed Sander Memorial Cyclocross – Buckeystown, Maryland
