Michael Carter (born March 3, 1963, in Denver) is an American racing cyclist.[1] He still races as an amateur. He competed in the 1984 Giro d'Italia with the Gianni Motta–Linea M.D. Italia team, the first American team to compete in any of cycling's grand tours, he also rode for Xerox–Philadelphia Lasers in the 1985 Vuelta a España and Team Motorola in the 1991 Tour de France.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 3, 1963 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1984 | Gianni Motta - Linea M.D. Italia |
| 1985 | Xerox–Philadelphia Lasers |
| 1986–1987 | Löwenbrau–Dia Compe |
| 1988 | Zero Boys |
| 1989 | Coors Light |
| 1990 | Alpine Colorado |
| 1991 | Motorola |
| 1992–1993 | Subaru–Montgomery |
| 1994 | Guiltless Gourmet |
| 1995 | Navigators |
| 2003–2006 | Marco Polo |
| Managerial teams | |
| 2007–2009 | Discovery Channel–Marco Polo |
| 2010–2011 | Team Type 1 |
In 2008, he finished third in the world masters road championship, in the 45-49 age category, won by Belgian Kenny De Maerteleire.
Major results edit
- 1989
- 1st Overall Cascade Cycling Classic
- 1991
- 3rd Overall Tour de Romandie
- 3rd Overall Ruta Mexico
- 1992
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de la Willamette
- 1993
- 3rd Overall Ruta Mexico
- 2001
- 1st Martigny-Mauvoisin
- 2002
- 5th Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 2003
- 2nd Overall Tour de Korea
- 2006
- 3rd Mount Evans Hill Climb
- 8th Overall Tour of Siam
- 2007
- 3rd Mount Evans Hill Climb
References edit
- ^ "Michael Carter". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
External links edit
- USA Cycling Profile
- Michael Carter at Cycling Archives
- Michael Carter at ProCyclingStats
- Michael Carter at CycleBase
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