Scott Moninger is an American professional

road racing cyclist Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...

. He was born October 20, 1966 in

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, Georgia, grew up in

Wichita, Kansas Wichita ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County, Kansas, Sedgwick County. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 397,532. The Wichita metro area had ...

, and moved to

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, in the mid 1980s to further his career in cycling. Moninger turned professional in 1991 with the Coors Light Team directed by Len Pettyjohn. Since then, he has won nearly every road race in North America with over 275 career victories, the most by any American rider at the time of retirement. Scott retired from racing in 2007, racing his final year as a pro with the BMC Racing Team. He is currently a commentator for road racing coverage on the

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as an analyst for the

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...

. He is a master-level cycling coach wit
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as well as a camp guide fo
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He is also the National Brand Ambassador for Speedplay pedals.

Significant career highlights

* Professional racing career spanning 17 years, over 275 career victories * 1992 and 2005, #1 ranked road rider in the USA (NRC Series) * 6-time Winner Mt Evans/Bob Cook Memorial Hill Climb * 4-time Winner Cascade Cycling Classic * 4-time Winner Nevada city Classic * 2-time Winner of the Redlands Classic * Two-time winner, Tour de 'Toona * Two-time winner, Tour of the Gila * 1st Overall 1996 Suntour, Melbourne, Australia * 1st Boulder to Breckenridge “Zinger Classic” 2000 * 1st Overall 2006 Tour of Utah * Voted VeloNews North American Male road cyclist of the year, 2005 * US National Road team member 1987 – 1990 * US World Amateur Road team member – 1990, Japan * US World Professional Road Team member - 1999 Verona, Italy

Suspension

He was suspended for one year due to testing positive for the banned substance 19-norandrosterone. It was later proven by lab results from the same batch of supplements that the banned substance was not labeled on the product container of over-the-counter supplements.

Teams

* 2007: BMC Professional Cycling Team * 2003-2006 : Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis * 1999-2002: Mercury Pro Cycling Team * 1997-1998: Navigators Pro Cycling Team * 1995-1996: Chevrolet/LA Sheriff's Pro Cycling Team * 1990-1994: Coors Light * 1989-1990: Team Crest

Racing results

;1989 * 1st Overall, Tour of Canada * 1st Overall,

Redlands Classic The Redlands Bicycle Classic is a cycling stage race located in Redlands, California, United States that has been held since 1985. It consists of three road races, an individual time trial and a criterium A criterium, or crit, is a bike race ...

; 1992 * 1st, West-Virginia Mountain Classic * 1st in General Classification Mammoth Classic (USA) * 1st in General Classification Killington Stage Race (USA * 1st Stage 2, 1st Stage 4, Killington Stage Race * 1st Stage 3, Casper Classic * 1st in Boulder (c) (USA) * 1st in Columbus (USA) * 1st in Stage 1 Mammoth Classic (USA) * 1st in Stage 4 Mammoth Classic (USA) ;1993 * 1st Stage 12,

Herald Sun Tour The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six-day event. It is now held annually ...

* 1st in Boulder (USA) * 1st Stage 4 Cascade Classic (USA) * 1st Stage 2 Killington Stage Race (USA) * 1st Stage 4 Killington Stage Race (USA) * 1st Stage 2 Mazda Tour (AUS) * 1st Stage 4 Mazda Tour (AUS) * 1st Norman Campus (USA) * 1st in Seattle (USA) ;1994 * 1st Stage 6, West Virginia Classic * 1st in Broomfield (USA) * 1st Nevada City Classic (USA) * 1st in Santa Cruz (USA) * 1st General Classification Tour de Toona (USA) ;1995 * 1st overall,

Stage Race * 1st Visalia (USA) * 1st Stage 3 Cascade Classic (USA) * 1st in Denver (USA) * 2nd overall, Killington Stage Race ;1996 * 1st overall General Classification, 1st Stage 5,

* 1st in Stage 4 Herald Sun Tour (AUS) ;1997 * 1st Niwot (USA) * 1st Nevada City Classic (USA) ;1998 * 1st, Mount Evans Hill Climb * 1st Stage 11, 1st Stage 12, King of the Mountain, Herald Sun Tour * 1st General Classification Colorado Classic (USA) * 1st Salem (USA) * 1st Arlington Classic Criterium (USA) * 1st Athens (c) (USA) * 1st Stage 5 Cascade Classic (USA) * 1st Castle Rock (USA) * 1st Stage 2 Colorado Classic (USA) * 1st Golden (USA) * 1st Greensboro (USA) * 1st Stage 11 Herald Sun Tour (AUS) * 1st Stage 12 Herald Sun Tour (AUS) * 1st Prologue Killington Stage Race (USA) * 1st Stage 4 Killington Stage Race (USA) * 1st Stage 5 Tour de Toona (USA) ;1999 * 3rd overall,

Grand Prix Cycliste De Beauce Tour de Beauce is a men's elite professional road bicycle racing multi-day event held each June in the Beauce region of Quebec, Canada since 1986. It is the oldest stage-race in North America, and is a Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)-rated 2. ...

* Member, U.S. World Championship Road Team - Verona, Italy * 1st General Classification Cascade Classic (USA) * 1st Nevada City Classic (USA) * 1st Santa Rosa, Criterium (USA) * 1st in Boulder (USA) * 1st in Stage 2 Cascade Classic (USA) * 1st in Stage 3 Cascade Classic (USA) * 1st in Stage 6 Cascade Classic (USA) ;2000 * 1st Stage 4a,

* 2nd overall,

* 1st overall, Celestial Seasonings Red Zinger Cycling Challenge * 1st Bob Cook Memorial-Mount Evans (USA) * 1st General Classification Cascade Classic (USA) * 1st General Classification Tour of Willamette (USA) * 1st in Boulder (USA) * 1st in Sara Kay Memorial (USA) * 1st Stage 1 Tour of Willamette (USA) * 1st Stage 3 Tour of Willamette (USA) * 1st Stage 2 Valley of the Sun Stage Race (USA) * 1st Castle Rock (USA) * 1st Zinger Cycling Challenge (USA) * 1st Stage 1 Cascade Classic, Three Sisters Loop (USA) * 1st Stage 5 Cascade Classic, Tumalo (USA) * 1st Stage 6 Tour de Toona (USA) ;2001 * 2nd overall and 1st Stage 6a,

* 1st General Classification Green Mountain Stagerace (USA) * 1st Bob Cook Memorial-Mount Evans (USA) * 1st General Classification Cascade Classic (USA) * 1st General Classification Tour of the Gila (USA) * 1st in Idaho Springs (USA) * 1st in Golden (USA) * 1st Mortgage Mart (USA) * 1st Tour de Lafayette (USA) * 1st Stage 1 Tour of Willamette (USA) * 1st Stage 4 Tour of Willamette (USA) * 1st Stage 1 Tour of the Gila, Tyrone (USA) * 1st Stage 2 Tour of the Gila, Mogollan (USA) * 1st Stage 5 Tour of the Gila, Gila Monster (USA) * 1st Wichita (USA) * 1st Stage 6 part a Tour de Beauce, Saint Georges (CAN) * 1st Stage 2 Cascade Classic (USA) * 1st Stage 5 Cascade Classic (USA) * 1st Stage 1 Green Mountain Stagerace (USA) * 1st Stage 3 Green Mountain Stagerace (USA) ;2002 * 1st overall, 2 stage wins, La Vuelta De Bisbee Stage Race, Arizona * 1st, Mount Evans Hill Climb, Idaho Springs, Colorado * 1 stage win,

Tour of the Gila The Tour of the Gila is a cycling stage race for both men and women located in New Mexico, United States. It is sponsored by the component maker SRAM. The "Gila" began in 1987. Beginning in 2012, the men's Gila has been added to the UCI America ...

, New Mexico * 1st in Snelling (USA) * 1st Stage 1 Vuelta de Bisbee (USA) * 1st Stage 3 Vuelta de Bisbee, Warren (USA) * 1st Stage 4 Vuelta de Bisbee (USA) ;2003 * 1st Stage 11,

;2004 * 1st Overall, 3 stage wins,

, New Mexico * 1st Overall, 2 stage wins, Mercy Classic, Arkansas * 1st Overall, 1 stage win, Boulder Stage Race * 1st Stage 6, International Tour de 'Toona * 1st Stage 1, Tri-Peaks Challenge, Arkansas * 1st Stage 5, Estes Park Challenge * 1st Overall, 1 stage win, Tour of Kansas City * 1st Stazio Crit, Round 1, Boulder, Colorado * 1st Stazio Crit, Round 2, Boulder, Colorado * 1st, Iron Horse Road Race, Colorado * 1st, Durango Downtown Criterium, Colorado * 1st, Coal Miner's Classic, Colorado * National FIAC Hill Climb Champion ;2005 * 1st Overall, Cascade Cycling Classic * 1st Overall,

International Tour de Toona The International Tour de Toona was a stage bicycle race held in Central Pennsylvania in July from 1987 until 2011. The event became the largest pro-am cycling event in North America and had stages spanning Blair, Cambria, Bedford, and Somerset ...

* 1st Overall, San Dimas Stage Race * 1st Overall, Joe Martin Stage Race * 1st Overall,

Tour de Nez Tour or Tours may refer to: Travel * Tourism, travel for pleasure * Tour of duty, a period of time spent in military service * Campus tour, a journey through a college or university's campus * Guided tour, a journey through a location, directed ...

* 1st Overall, Rocky Mountain Omnium * 1st KoM Classification,

* 1st Stage 6,

* 1st Stage 2, Cascade Cycling Classic * 1st Stage 1 ITT, San Dimas Stage Race * 1st Stage 3, Tri Peaks Challenge * 1st Stages 2 and 3,

* 1st,

Mt. Evans Hill Climb The Bob Cook Memorial Mount Evans Hill Climb or Mount Evans Hill Climb is a bicycle race situated on Mount Evans near Idaho Springs, Colorado. Begun in 1962, the race has been held every year since except for three cancellations. In 1981, it was ...

/National FIAC Hill Climb Championship * 1st, Colorado State TT Championship * 1st, Scholfield Cycling Classic * 1st, Parker Criterium ;2006 * 1st,

/National FIAC Hill Climb Championship * 1st Overall, General Classification,

Tour of Utah Tour or Tours may refer to: Travel * Tourism, travel for pleasure * Tour of duty, a period of time spent in military service * Campus tour, a journey through a college or university's campus * Guided tour, a journey through a location, directed b ...

* 1st Stazio (USA) * 1st Koppenberg USA (USA) * 1st Oredigger Classic (USA) * 1st Tokyo Joe's Spring (USA) * 1st Stage 2 Tour of the Gila, Mogollon (USA) * 1st Stage 3 Joe Martin Stage Race (USA) * 1st Stage 6 Mount Hood Classic (USA) * 1st Nevada City Classic (USA) * 1st Bob Cook Memorial-Mount Evans (USA) * 1st Stage 4 Tour of Utah, Mt. Nebo (USA) * 1st Stage 2 Parker Mainstreet Omnium (USA) ;2007 * 1st Sunshine Canyon Hill Climb * 1st Stage 1,

Redlands Bicycle Classic The Redlands Bicycle Classic is a cycling stage race located in Redlands, California, United States that has been held since 1985. It consists of three road races, an individual time trial and a criterium A criterium, or crit, is a bike race ...

* 1st Boulder TT Series Number 4 - Course Record * 1st Stage 1 San Dimas Stage Race, San Dimas (USA) * 1st General Classification San Dimas Stage Race (USA) * 1st Stage 1 Redlands Bicycle Classic, Oak Glen (USA) * 1st Stage 5 Tour of the Gila, Gila (USA) Race resultsCycling Archives - Race Results
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