Marty Jemison (born May 18, 1965 in
Salt Lake City
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) is a former American cyclist. Since retiring from Professional Cycling, Marty has been leading tours for his own compan
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His most successful day in the Tour de France was when he earned a top 5 placing during stage 13 of the
1998 Tour. He got into successful breakaway that stayed away all day and finished nearly three minutes ahead of the
Peloton.
Career
Professional from 1994 to 2000, he was most known for being the
US National Road Race Champion in 1999.
When he was a member of the
U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team
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, he participated in two
Tours de France
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and was a teammate of
Lance Armstrong. Marty started his Professional career with the Dutch-based WordPerfect team in 1994.
He was selected by U.S. National Team at the
UCI World Road Race Championships in 1994 and 1997.
Major results
1993
:
United States National Road Race Championships
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amateurs
:
Tour de Beauce
1996
:
Cascade Cycling Classic
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:2nd of
Course de la Solidarité Olympique
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:3rd of the
Rutas de América
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:3rd of the
Lancaster Classic
1997
:Atlanta GP
:
First Union Grand Prix
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1998
:3rd of Atlanta GP
1999
:
United States National Road Race Championships
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2000
:3rd of the
Wilmington Cycling Classic
Results on the
Tour de France
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*
1997
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: 96th
*
1998
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Events January
* January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...
: 48th
References
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1965 births
Living people
American male cyclists
Sportspeople from Salt Lake City
Cyclists from Utah