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Marty Jemison

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Marty Jemison
Personal information
Full nameMarty Jemison
Born (1965-05-18) May 18, 1965 (age 59)
Salt Lake City
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb; 11 st 3 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1994WordPerfect
1995-2000U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team

Marty Jemison (born May 18, 1965) is a former American cyclist. Since retiring from Professional Cycling, Marty has been leading tours for his own company Jemison Cycling Tours An extended list of results can be found here His most successful day in the Tour de France was when he earned a top 5 placing during stage 13 of the 1998 Tour. He got into successful breakaway that stayed away all day and finished nearly three minutes ahead of the Peloton.[1]

Career

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Professional from 1994 to 2000, he was most known for being the US National Road Race Champion in 1999.

When he was a member of the U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team, he participated in two Tours de France and was a teammate of Lance Armstrong. Marty started his Professional career with the Dutch-based WordPerfect team in 1994.

He was selected by U.S. National Team at the UCI World Road Race Championships in 1994 and 1997.

Major results

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Results on the Tour de France[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "1998 Tour de France". Bike Race Info.
  2. ^ "Marty Jemison". Retrieved May 25, 2014.