Mark McCormack (cyclist)

Mark McCormack (born September 15, 1970, Plymouth, Massachusetts) is a professional cyclo-cross and road bicycle racer from the United States. McCormack became the first rider to hold the U.S. national championship in cyclo-cross and road bicycle racing in a career.

Mark McCormack

Personal information
Born	(1970-09-15) September 15, 1970 (age 54) Plymouth, Massachusetts, U.S.
Team information
Discipline	Cyclo-cross, road cycling
Role	Rider
Major wins
1st overall, Fitchburg Longsjo Classic (2004) 1st, CSC Invitational (2006) 2nd overall, International Tour de Toona (2005)

On Monday November 12, 2012, McCormack took first place in one, if not the, first ever "fat tire" bicycle race at the Coonemesset Farms Eco-Cross in Falmouth, Massachusetts. The organizers required that all participant's bicycles had a tire width no narrower than 3.5".

Major results

1997

USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships

1999

1st, Stage 4, Tour of Denmark

1st, Stage 2, Gran Prix Cycliste de Beauce, Canada

2003

USPRO National Championships

Overall champion, Professional Cycling Tour (PCT)

2004

1st overall, Fitchburg Longsjo Classic

1st overall, Giordana Classic Criterium Series

1st overall, Green Mountain Stage Race

1st overall, Tour of Connecticut

1st, Downeast Cyclo Cross, Verge New England Championship Cyclo-cross Series

1st, Whitmores Landscaping Cyclo Cross

1st, Marblehead Circuit Race, Massachusetts

2005

1st, Chris Thater Memorial

1st overall, Tour of Connecticut

2nd overall, International Tour de Toona

1st, Stage 1

1st, Stage 5

1st, Tour of Grandview Criterium

2006

1st CSC Invitational

1st, Cox Charities Cycling Classic

1st overall, Verge New England Championship Cyclo-cross Series

External links

• Cyclingnews.com 2004 interview
• 2005 Pezcyclingnews interview of Mark McCormack by Matt Wood