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John Murphy

Murphy at the 2017 Tour of Alberta

Personal information
BornDecember 15, 1984 (age 40)
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleSprinter
Amateur team
2004Jittery Joe's
Professional teams
2006–2009Health Net–Maxxis
2010–2011BMC Racing Team[1]
2012Kenda–5-hour Energy
2013–2016UnitedHealthcare[2]
2017–2018Holowesko Citadel Racing Team[3]
2019–2020Rally UHC Cycling[4][5]

John Murphy (born December 15, 1984) is an American former professional cyclist, who competed between 2004 and 2020, for six different teams.[6]

In 2010 he competed at (amongst others) the Gent–Wevelgem[7] and the 93rd Giro d'Italia. In 2009 he became the United States National Criterium Champion. In 2012, Murphy signed a contract with the Kenda–5-hour Energy team.[8]

Following the 2016 season, it was announced that Murphy would join fellow UnitedHealthcare member Tyler Magner at Holowesko Citadel Racing Team for the 2017 season.[9]

After retiring from professional cycling in 2020 John joined Gulo Composites as their Brand Manager.[10]

  1. ^ BMC Racing Team Profile[permanent dead link], BMC Racing Team
  2. ^ "UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team (UHC) - USA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  3. ^ "Holowesko-Citadel gets Pro Conti nod from UCI". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. November 28, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  4. ^ Soladay, Tom. "2019 men's and women's rosters". Rally UHC Cycling. Circuit Sport. Archived from the original on January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  5. ^ "Rally Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  6. ^ Dreier, Fred (November 27, 2020). "Q&A: What John Murphy learned from 17 seasons in pro cycling". VeloNews. Pocket Outdoor Media Inc. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  7. ^ 2010 Gent-Wevelgem participants Archived March 31, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Gent–Wevelgem website.
  8. ^ Frattini, Kirsten (September 28, 2011). "Murphy signs two-year deal with Kenda/5-hour Energy". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  9. ^ Malach, Pat; Frattini, Kirsten (September 20, 2016). "Holowesko-Citadel adds Murphy, Magner, Eisenhart and Companioni for 2017". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  10. ^ "LinkedIn".