Nicole Freedman

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Nicole Freedman
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Born (1972-05-21) May 21, 1972
Wellesley, Massachusetts
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Role Rider

Nicole Freedman (born May 21, 1972) is an American Olympic cyclist.[1]

Early life and career

Freedman, who is Jewish, was born in Wellesley, Massachusetts.[1][2][3][4] She attended MIT, and then Stanford University.[1][4] Among the teams she has competed on are Shaklee (1997–1998), Charles Schwab (1999–2000), Credit Suisse First Boston (2001), RONA (2002), and Basis (2003–).[1]

In 1997, she was a US National Team member.[1] She was a member of the US cycling team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia (and competed in the 119.7 km women's road race), and won the 64-mile US National Championship Road Race.[1][2] In 2001 she won the US National Championship Criterium. In 2003, she came in second in the Israel National Championship road race.[1]

In 2001, she was honored by the US Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[5]

In 2007, Freedman became head of the "Boston Bikes" initiative for the City of Boston under Mayor Thomas Menino.[6][7]

On April 3, 2012, Freedman announced that she would become the Executive Director of Maine Huts & Trails, transitioning into the role that April and replacing David Herring as the second full-time Executive Director for the organization.[8]

Nicole returned to the position of Director of the Boston Bikes program in January 2013.<ref name="BOSTONPR2013>"Nicole Freedman Returns as Director of Boston Bikes", Press Release, City of Boston, Mayor's Office, January 3, 2013</ref>

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Kristy Scrymgeour (November 6, 2003). "An interview with Nicole Freedman; Israel, here I come!". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved October 31, 2011. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bob Wechsler (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. Retrieved October 31, 2011. 
  3. ↑ Seligman, Ruth A. (October 4, 2005). "Jewish Women's Calendar Celebrates Sports Stars". Womens eNews. Retrieved October 31, 2011. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Freedman, Nicole". Jewsinsports.org. Retrieved October 31, 2011. 
  5. ↑ "Jewish Sports Hall of Fame". Jewishsports.org. March 25, 2001. Retrieved October 31, 2011. 
  6. ↑ Boston Bikes, City of Boston website
  7. ↑ "Nicole Freedman: Boston's new bike czar", activeliving.com
  8. ↑ "Main Huts & Trails"

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