Jeremy Adam Duvendeck (born October 28, 1981, in

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) is a retired American professional track cyclist. He represented the

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in two editions of the Olympic Games (2004 and 2008), and later claimed two elite national titles each in men's sprint (2003) and

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(2006) at the U.S. Track Cycling Championships. Before retiring to focus on his coaching career in 2009, Duvendeck rode for the Momentum Cycling Team.

Racing career

As a multi-sport athlete during his early years in

, Duvendeck had been competing numerous times in baseball, soccer, tennis, and volleyball until he began his cycling career as a cross-country mountain biker at the age of thirteen. After spending a year in off-road racing, Duvendeck purchased his first road bike, and instead made a decision to focus instead on

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under the guidance of his personal coach and 1984 Olympian Rory O'Reilly. Four years later, Duvendeck sought sporting headlines on the domestic cycling scene with a surprising triumph in the men's kilometre time trial at the 1999 USA Cycling Junior Track Championships. Following his early success, Duvendeck continued to display his versatility as a solid, all-around track cyclist by adding the U.S. men's team sprint title to his career hardware in 2003. An official member of the

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team, Duvendeck made his worldwide debut at the

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, where he finished eleventh in the men's team sprint (45.742), along with his teammates Christian Stahl and

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. Shortly after his first Olympics, Duvendeck took a break from competitive cycling to pursue his studies in

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. Upon returning to a relatively leisure schedule from his two-year education in 2006, Duvendeck refocused his efforts on other sprint events, such as Keirin and sprint, since the removal of the kilometre time trial from the Olympic program. Moreover, he chased his Olympic teammate Massie for the men's

title at the U.S. Track Cycling Championships. Duvendeck qualified for his second U.S. squad, as a 26-year-old, in the men's team sprint at the

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by receiving an automatic berth from the

Team's Selection Camp. He helped his teammates Massie and

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set an eighth-place time in 45.346 (an average speed of 59.542 km/h) on the morning prelims before losing out to the Brits (led by Olympic legend

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) in the first round. In early 2009, Duvendeck officially retired from competitive cycling to further pursue his career as a head coach of the

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cycling team, as a track director for the

team, and eventually, as a manager for Anschutz Entertainment Group at the Velo Sports Centre in

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. Additionally, Duvendeck starred in the reality TV series ''

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'', where he was one of ten bachelors to be sent home early in the season's first rose ceremony.

Career highlights

;2002 * U.S. Track Cycling Championships (1 km time trial), United States ;2003 * U.S. Track Cycling Championships (Team sprint), United States ;2004 * 11th

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(USA) ;2007 * U.S. Track Cycling Championships (Team sprint),

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References

External links

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NBC 2008 Olympics profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duvendeck, Adam 1981 births Living people American male cyclists American track cyclists Bachelor Nation contestants Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of the United States Sportspeople from Santa Barbara, California