Roger Young (cyclist)

Roger Young
To person
Date of birth	April 29, 1953
nation	United States
discipline	Train / street
Societies)
	Wolverine Cycling Club
	Last updated: April 15, 2016

Roger Young (born April 29, 1953 in Pontiac , Michigan ) is an American cycling coach and former cyclist .

Athletic career

Roger Young was a good all-round cyclist on track and road . He started for the Wolverine Cycling Club in Detroit , which was sponsored by the Schwinn Bicycle Company . 1972 won the Tour of Somerville ; in the winter of 1972/73 he started together with Mike Neel in Europe in amateur six-day races . The following year he became national sprint champion, in 1974 and 1979 he was second and in 1972 and 1978 third. In 1975 he won gold in the team pursuit at the Pan American Games in Mexico City together with Ron Skarin , Ralph Terrio and Paul Deem .

In 1972 Young started sprinting at the Olympic Games in Munich , but was eliminated in the second round.

In 1982 Roger Young ended his active career and became a sought-after cycling trainer. In 1993 he became director of a multi-million dollar development program for track cycling that had been launched by the United States Cycling Federation . One of his protégés was the four-time sprint world champion Connie Paraskevin , who became his wife.

Rogers Young's sister is cyclist and Olympic speed skating champion , Sheila Young .

successes

1972

Tour of Somerville

1973

American champion - sprint

1975

Pan American Games - Team Pursuit (with Ron Skarin , Ralph Terrio and Paul Deem )

Teams

1981 7-Eleven
1986 William Lewis Imports
1988 Lycra

Web links

Roger Young in the Radsportseiten.net database

Roger Young in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Lou Dzierzak: The Evolution of American Bicycling . Falcon Guides, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7627-3901-1 , pp. 65 .
^ Mike Neel: Beating On The Door. In: Pez Cycling News. November 21, 2005, accessed April 11, 2016 .
↑ Steven Olderr: The Pan American Games / Los Juegos Panamericanos. McFarland, 2003, ISBN 978-1-476-60468-8 , p. 75 ( limited preview in Google book search).

personal data
SURNAME	Young, Roger
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	April 29, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH	Pontiac , Michigan

[lou-1] Lou Dzierzak: The Evolution of American Bicycling . Falcon Guides, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7627-3901-1 , pp. 65 .

[2] Mike Neel: Beating On The Door. In: Pez Cycling News. November 21, 2005, accessed April 11, 2016 .

[books-B4IwCgAAQBAJ-75-3] Steven Olderr: The Pan American Games / Los Juegos Panamericanos. McFarland, 2003, ISBN 978-1-476-60468-8 , p. 75 ( limited preview in Google book search).