Chris Carmichael (cyclist)

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Chris Carmichael (born October 24, 1961 in Berkeley) is a cycling, triathlon and endurance sports coach and founder and CEO of Carmichael Training Systems.

Contents 1 Coaching career 1.1 Controversy 2 Cycling career 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Coaching career

He is most famous for being the personal coach for seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong as well as George Hincapie and runner Edwin Moses. He's been honored as the United States Olympic Committee's Coach of the Year. Athletes under his tutelage have reportedly won a combined total of 33 medals at the Olympics, World Championships, and Pan American Games.^[1] In 1997, he joined the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the international governing body for cycling headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, as Olympic Solidarity Coaching Instructor.

[edit] Controversy

Some cyclists he had trained later sued the USAC for doping them and named him and fellow coach Rene Wenzel in their allegations, Greg Strock in 2000, and Erich Kaiter in 2004. Both reportedly made out-of-court settlements with him but the case against the USAC continues as of April 2006.^{[2] [3]}

[edit] Cycling career

Carmichael is a former competitive cyclist and member of the U.S. National Cycling Team (1978-1984), competed in the 1984 Summer Olympic Games and was a member of the first 7-Eleven Cycling Team that competed in the 1986 Tour de France.

[edit] Bibliography

• Chris Carmichael's Food For Fitness: Eat Right to Train Right
• The Ultimate Ride
• The Lance Armstrong Performance Program, with Lance Armstrong

[edit] References

1. ^ Tour de France 2005 - Chris Carmichael | Outside Online
2. ^ VeloNews | Wenzel denies charges | The Journal of Competitive Cycling
3. ^ VeloNews | Six years later, Strock case comes to court | The Journal of Competitive Cycling

[edit] External links

• Carmichael Training Systems
• Interview with ATHLETE Director David Lam