Dean Tracy
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Date of Birth: January 14, 1985
Height: 5"11"/1.8m
Weight: 195lbs./88kg/13.13st.
Place of Birth: Austin, Texas
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Residence: Portland, Oregon
Teams: Rubicon Cycling 2003-present
Twitter: @dean_tracy
Olympic/UCI World Championship Experience:
12th place — 2011 UCI Track World Championships, Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Men's Team sprintNational Championship Experience:
1st place — 2011 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships, Carson, California, Team Sprint2nd place — 2010 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships, Carson, California, Team Sprint
1st place — 2009 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships, Carson, California, Team Sprint
3rd place — 2009 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships, Carson, California, Team Sprint
1st place — 2008 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships, Carson, California, Team Sprint
4th place — 2005 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships, Carson, California, Team Sprint
3rd place — 2005 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships, Carson, California, Junior Men, 1km Time Trial
3rd place — 2003 USA Cycling Junior Track National Championships, Houston, Texas, Madison
Career Highlights
National record holder in : Track Time Trial-Standing Start (17.867, Guadalajara, Mexico, Oct. 21, 2011) and Team Sprint with Jimmy Watkins and Michael Blatchford (44.036, Guadalajara, Mexico, Oct. 21, 2011)2nd place — 2011 Pan American Games, Guadalajara, Mexico, Men's Team Sprint
2nd place — 2011 Pan American Championships, Cali, Colombia, Men's Team Sprint
Invited to compete in Six Days four times as a professional
Points of Interest
- Tracy attributes his pale complexion to a "life in the Northwest and in velodromes."
Personal
Dean Tracy's cycling career began when he was a youngster in Portland, Ore. He's not entirely sure if he simply never tired of riding or if he hasn't grown up as a strong case could be made for either. By his own acknowledgement, Tracy played baseball, football and ran track, "all badly" growing up.By the time Tracy was in high school, he had a job at The Bike Gallery, a family-owned bike shop in Portland. Tracy still maintains employment at The Bike Gallery.
As a full-time fireman, Tracy has realized many boyhood dreams. His results prove his strong drive and enjoyment of riding as he has accumulated three national titles and either holds or shares a pair of national records.
Between spending time with his wife, a great group of friends, working at the bike shop and as a firefighter, Tracy has precious little time to train, but he certainly has produced stellar results.
In 2011, Tracy recorded a pair of national records, won a national title and helped the team finish 12th at the UCI Track World Championships. In October of 2011, Tracy teamed up with Michael Blatchford and Jimmy Watkins to register a 44.036 in the Team Sprint as well as a 17.867 in the Time Trial, to pen his name in the national record books.
With great reward comes tremendous sacrifice and Tracy credits his wife and parents for all they have done to enable his cycling career. "They have always managed to be incredibly supportive without putting any pressure on me at all. I was never pushed to do anything I wasn't ready for. They let me make my own mistakes and helped me takes steps forward whenever I was ready for it. My wife has sacrificed more than I could have asked for to keep me going. Guess I owe her a lifetime of flowers and jewelry after all this is over."
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