Jeremiah Bishop

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Jeremiah Bishop (born 9 March 1976) is a professional mountain bike racer. He primarily competes in the Olympic discipline event of cross-country cycling.

In 2003, Bishop won the gold medal in the mountain bike event at the XIIV Pan American Games. In 2004, Bishop became the first American in three years to win the cross-country event at a NORBA National Series competition.

Entering the 2007 season, Bishop held the number one position in the rider rankings published by USA Cycling. This achievement highlights Bishop's combined successes in cross-country, short track and marathon-distance cycling events. Also in 2007, Bishop earned six podium results in the USA National Championship Series, including a victory at the NMBS cross-country Showdown at Sugar in Banner Elk, NC. Bishop won the silver medal in the USA National Championship cross-country race in Mount Snow, Vermont.

Bishop is an eleven-time member of the USA Cycling National Team. The US National Team is organized by USA Cycling, the national governing body, and is affiliated with the US Olympic Committee. This ad hoc team represents the US in international competitions, including Continental and World Championships, and the Pan American and Olympic Games. On seven occasions, Bishop has lead the National Team, producing the team’s highest achievement at competition, including his gold medal winning performance in the 2003 Pan American Games and his eighth-place finish at the 2006 World Championships—which remains the highest placing of any US male rider at World Championships in 12 years.

Bishop is featured in the award-winning documentary, Off Road to Athens. In 2008, Bishop will co-star in Max VO2: the Potential Inside. In 2010, Red Cloud Productions plans to tell Bishop’s incredible story in a film about his life.

Bishop is a member of the Trek Volkswagen Pro Mountain Bike Team. Bishop resides in Harrisonburg, Virginia

[edit] Career Highlights

- Pan American Games Gold Medalist
- Eleven-Time Member of USA National Team
- Eighth Place - Pro Cross Country - 2006 UCI World Championships - Roturua, New Zealand
- Winner - Pro Cross Country - 2007 NCS - Sugar Mt, North Carolina
- Winner - Pro Cross Country - 2006 NORBA National - Aspen, Colorado
- Highest Ranked Pro Male Cross Country Racer - 2006 USA Cycling Rankings
- Winner – Pro Marathon Cross Country – 2006 NORBA National – Brian Head, Utah
- Winner – Pro Marathon Cross Country – 2005 NORBA National – Snowshoe, West Virginia
- Winner - Pro Marathon Cross Country – 2005 NORBA National – Tapatio Springs, Texas
- Winner - Pro Cross Country - 2004 Maxxis Cup International - Pontevedro, Spain
- Winner – Pro Cross Country – 2004 NORBA National – Waco, Texas

2007 Season Highlights

- Member USA National Team - 2007 UCI World Championships - Fort William, Scotland
- Member USA National Team - 2007 Continental Championships - Villa la Angostura, Argentina
- 12 - American Continental MTB Championships - Villa la Angostura, Argentina
- 6 - Pro Time Trial - Nova National - Fountain Hills, Arizona
- 9 - Pro Cross Country - Nova National - Fountain Hills, Arizona
- 9 - Pro Short Track - Nova National - Fountain Hills, Arizona
- 8 - Pro Cross Country - Sea Otter Classic - Monterey, California
- 4 - Pro Cross Country - Greenbriar Challenge - Frederick, Maryland
- 9 - Pro Cross Country - Fontana National - Fontana, California
- 6 - Pro Short Track - Fontana National - Fontana, California
- 30 - Pro Cross Country - UCI World Cup - Offenburg, Germany
- 3 - Pro Cross Country - Osterreich Grand Prix - Windhaag bei Perg, Austria
- 23 - Pro Cross Country - UCI World Cup - Champery, Switzerland
- 3 - Pro Cross Country - Deer Valley NCS - Deer Valley, Utah
- 9 - Pro Short Track - Deer Valley NCS - Deer Valley, Utah
- 2 - Pro Cross Country - USA National Championships - Mount Snow, Vermont
- 8 - Pro Short Track - USA National Championships - Mount Snow, Vermont
- 1 - Pro Cross Country - Showdown at Sugar NCS - Sugar Mountain, North Carolina
- 5 - Pro Short Track - Showdown at Sugar NCS - Sugar Mountain, North Carolina
- 7- Pro Short Track - Snowmass NCS Final - Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado
- 2 - Pro Cross Country - Snowmass NCS Final - Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado
- 33 - Pro Cross Country - UCI World Championships - Fort William, Scotland
- 24 - Pro Cross Country - UCI World Cup - Maribor, Slovenia
- 1 - Open Men Hillclimb- Poor Mountain Hillclimb - Roanoke, Virginia
- 2 - Elite Cross Country - Poor Farm Fall Cup - Richmond, Virginia
- 2 - Elite Cat 1 - Ed Sander Memorial Cyclocross - Buckeystown, Maryland
- 3 - Elite Cat 1 - Capitol Cross Classic - Reston, Virginia

2006 Season Highlights

- 1st Overall Ranked Pro Male - USA Cycling Rider Rankings
- 1st Shenandoah 100 - Stokesville, Virginia
- 1st NORBA XC National, Snow Mass, CO.
- 3rd overall NORBA National XC series
- 1st NORBA Marathon National, Brian Head, Utah
- 1st Mt. Mitchell Challenge

2005 Season Highlights

- 1st NORBA NMBS Marathon - Tapatio Springs, Texas
- 1st Iron Grind Stage Race - Tapatio Springs, Texas
- 2nd NORBA NMBS Cross Country - Snowshoe, West Virginia
- 1st NORBA NMBS Marathon - Snowshoe, West Virginia

2004 Season Highlights

- 1st Voroklini International – Voroklini – Cyprus
- 1st Norba National Series Race 1 – Waco, Texas – USA
- 3rd Ultimate Dirt Challenge – Rincon, Puerto Rico – USA
- 2004 Continental Championship USA National Team
- 4th 2004 Continental Championship – Banos – Ecuador
- 1st Maxxis Cup International – Pontavedra – Spain
- 2004 World Marathon Championships USA National Team
- 2004 World Championship USA National Team
- 1st Shenandoah 100 - Stokesville, Virginia - USA
- 1st Volkswagen Iron Cross - Michaux, Pennsylvania - USA

2003 Season Highlights Gold Medallist XIIV Pan American Games

- 2003 World Championship USA National Team
- 2nd NORBA NCS Finals - Durango, CO
- 3rd NORBA NCS - Mt Snow, VT
- 4th National Championship Series Overall
- 4th NORBA NCS Overall Ranking
- 2nd NORBA Overall Rider Ranking
- 2nd Durango NCS #5
- 1st Tour de Burg Stage Race
- 1st 24-Hours of Snowshoe, Co-ed Pro/AM Team
- 3rd Mt Snow NCS #3

2002 Season Highlights

- 1st Shenandoah Mountain 100
- 1st AMBC Showdown at Sugar, Banner Elk
- Mid-Atlantic Cup Cyclocross Series Champion
- Virginia Cyclocross Series Champion
- Virginia Mountain Bike Series Champion
- 6th TransAlp Bike Challenge Stage Race
- 1st- Stage 8 - TransAlp Bike Challenge
- World Champion Team - 24-Hour Team Relay
- 1st Tour de Burg Stage Race
- 1st 24-Hours of Snowshoe
- 1st Michaux Ironmasters Classic