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Born:
September 22, 1978
Hometown: Berkeley, California
Residence: San Jose, California
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 160 lbs
Turned pro: 2002
Bio
A versatile athlete with wealth of experience, Kodakgallery.com/Sierra
Nevada's Ben Jacques-Maynes has the all-around talent to hold his
own against North America's top sprinters, time trialists, and climbers.
Starting the 2006 season as Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevada's team
leader at the Amgen Tour of California, Ben gambled on an early breakaway
in stage 2, which finished just a few miles from his home in San Jose,
and climbed comfortably over San Marcos Pass with an elite group in
stage 5.
Over the rest of the spring, Ben established himself as one of the
strongest and most consistent racers on the domestic scene, rising
as high as 8th in the National Racing Calendar standings and finishing
6th in three stages of the Ford Tour de Georgia in April.
After a knee strain sidelined him for much of June, Ben returned to
the national circuit in July, making the winning breakaway in four
stages of Superweek in Wisconsin.
After turning pro with Sierra Nevada in 2002, Ben broke through with
his first major stage race win at the 2004 Nature Valley Grand Prix
in Minnesota.
The following year, Ben scored Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevada’s
first National Racing Calendar win in the opening time trial of the
Fitchburg-Longsjo Classic on June 30.
Early in his career, Ben's greatest results came on the cyclocross
circuit, where he won the U.S. title in the Under-23 division in 2000
and the U.S. collegiate title in 2002. He also snared a collegiate
national title on the road, winning the criterium championship in
2003.
Ben credits a trip to Holland for the 2000 World Cyclocross Championships
for giving him "the impetus to train harder, dedicate my time,
and rise into a national or even international level competitor."
As the sole remaining member of the first incarnation of the Sierra
Nevada Pro Cycling Team, Ben also serves as Kodakgallery.com/Sierra
Nevada's in-house brewing expert.
Ben holds a dual degree from the University of California at Santa
Cruz in Economics and Environmental Studies. He grew up racing with
his twin brother and former Sierra Nevada teammate, Andy, who retired
from pro cycling following the 2003 season. Ben and his wife Goldi's
first child, Chase, was born on September 16, 2005. |
