# Colby Pearce

Colby Pearce (born June 12, 1972) is an American professional cyclist. Known as a time trial specialist, he excelled on the road and on the track, where he won a number of national and international events around the globe.

## Biography

Born in Boulder, Colorado, Pearce began riding in the Red Zinger Mini Classics series for 10–15 year olds in 1988. He rode his first race at what was to become his "home track", the USOTC velodrome in Colorado Springs, in 1990.
He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, finishing 14th in the points race.
In November 2005 he retired from the national team and became the US National Endurance Coach, saying he wanted to put something back into the sport. But in April 2007, he resigned from his position as coach to return to competitive cycling, although he would still be involved in developing the sport.
Colby Pearce continues to coach bike riders of all ages and experience in his hometown of Boulder, Colorado.
In February 2012, he trained with world-renowned bike fitter, Steve Hogg, in Australia.

## Career highlights
### 14-time National track Champion

    (madison wins in 00, 01, 02, 05, 07, 08; team pursuit wins in 01, 02, 04, 07, 08; points race in 99 and 08; scratch race win in 03)

### 1988 (16 years old)

    5th overall, Red Zinger Mini Classic stage race

### 1989 (Junior 17 years old, first year licensed)

    2nd State of Colorado Best All-Around rider competition JM 17-18
    2nd CO state time trial championships, Staussberg, CO
    4th CO state road race championships, Colorado Springs, CO
    11th National time trial championships, Colorado Springs CO
    18th National road race championships, Colorado Springs CO

### 1990 (Junior 18 yrs old with LeMond SVAA)

    1st State of Colorado Best All-Around rider competition, JM 17-18
    2nd National Championships, team time trial, 70km, Borrego Springs CA
    2nd US Olympic Festival team time trial, 70km, Minneapolis MN
    2nd Tour de L'abitibi, team time trial, Canada
    5th National criterium championships, San Diego CA

### 1991 (amateur category 2)

    1st State of Colorado Best All-Around rider competition SM 2
    1st Tour of Guatemala, Stage 2 road race, Guatemala
    1st Dyno Club 40km time trial, Colorado Springs CO
    1st Collegiate national track championships, team competition, Northbrook IL

### 1992 (amateur category 1)

    1st Cherry creek time trial, Denver CO
    1st Wild Oats time trial, Denver CO
    1st Colorado Cyclist regional track event, 4km pursuit, Colorado Springs CO
    1st Collegiate national track championships, 4km team pursuit, Northbrook IL
    2nd Collegiate national track championships, 4km individual pursuit, Northbrook IL

### 1993 (amateur category 1)

    1st Colorado state time trial championships, 40km, Alamosa CO
    1st Colorado state criterium championships, Gunnison CO
    1st Strasbourg time trial, 40km, CO
    2nd State of Colorado Best All-Around rider competition, SM 1
    3rd La Vuelta a Venezuela, stage 8 time trial, Venezuela
    3rd Mt. Haleakala time trial, 64km, Maui, HI
    6th FBD Milk Ras Tour of Ireland road race stage 8, Ireland
    18th FBD Milk Ras Tour of Ireland, G.C., 1300km, Ireland

### 1994 (amateur category 1)

    1st KTCL criterium series, overall, Boulder CO
    1st Colorado State road race championships, Akron CO
    3rd National time trial championships, 40km, Seattle WA
    4th La Vuelta de Guatemala, stage 7 circuit race, Guatemala
    6th Kermeese, 120km, Gent, Belgium 5/29/94
    11th FBD Milk Ras Tour of Ireland overall, 1300km, Ireland

### 1995 Taya Chain cycling team (amateur category 1)

    US national record, 50.191km in 1 hour, Colorado Springs, CO, 9/31/95
    US national record, 50 km in 59:46, Colorado Springs, CO, 9/31/95
    US national record, 20 km in 23:50, Colorado Springs, CO, 9/31/95
    US national record, 10 km in 11:55, Colorado Springs, CO, 9/31/95
    1st Moriarty record challenge time trial, 40km, (47:47), Moriarty NM
    1st Route 66 stage race overall, Gallup NM
    1st Colorado district time trial championships, 40 km, Straussberg CO
    2nd Hotter n' Hell stage race overall, Wichita Falls TX
    2nd Cascade Cycling Classic, stage 1 time trial, Bend OR
    3rd La Vuelta de Bisbee, stage 5 time trial, Bisbee AZ
    5th Tour of the Gila, stage 1 time trial, Silver City NM
    6th National time trial championships, 40km, Seattle WA

### 1996 Team Shaklee (first year professional)

    2nd Moriarty record challenge time trial, Moriarty NM
    2nd Red River stage race, stage 2 time trial, Boulder CO
    3rd 89er stage race, stage 3 time trial, Norman OK
    9th U.S. Olympic Trials time trial WV

### 1997 Team Shaklee (UCI tier 3)

    US National record, 10km in 11:44.25, Colo. Springs CO
    1st Downtown Boulder criterium, Boulder CO
    1st Colorado Classic stage race, stage 3 time trial, Boulder CO
    3rd National Time Trial Championships, Altoona PA

### 1998 Colorado Cyclist (independent pro)

    1st Mead Criterium, Mead CO
    1st Platte Bridge Station stage race, stage 4 criterium, Casper WY
    2nd Usery Pass road race, Phoenix AZ
    3rd Fitchburg stage race, stage 4 criterium, Fitchburg MA
    20th Outdoor Life Atlanta Gran Prix, Atlanta GA

### 1999 Team Shaklee (UCI tier 3)

    1st US National Track Championships, Points Race, Trexlertown PA
    1st stage 1, Boulder Beer stage race, time trial, Boulder CO
    2nd US National team pursuit championships, Trexlertown PA
    2nd overall, Boulder Beer stage race, Boulder CO
    2nd stage 1 Tour of Ireland, Dublin-Waterford
    3rd US National madison championships, Trexlertown PA
    3rd stage 3, road race, Tour of Willamette, Eugene OR
    3rd overall, Tour of Ireland (1300km stage race)
    10th World Cup points race, Fiorenzuola Italy

### 2000 Team Shaklee (UCI tier 3)

    1st Madison, US National Track Championships, Elite (with Michael Tillman)
    1st Grand Prix Bermuda stage race, overall, Bermuda
    1st EDS Cup: points race, individual pursuit, team pursuit, Blaine MN
    1st EDS Cup madison, Monterey CA
    2nd US National Championships, points race, Colorado Springs, CO
    2nd US National Championships, team pursuit, Colorado Springs, CO
    3rd UCI World Cup points race, Malaysia

### 2001 Prime Alliance cycling team (UCI tier 3)

    1st Team Pursuit, US National Track Championships, Elite (with James Carney, Jonas Carney & Ryan Miller)
    1st Madison, US National Track Championships, Elite (with James Carney)
    2nd US National Championships, points race, Blaine MN
    2nd UCI World Cup madison, Malaysia
    3rd Goodwill Games, madison, Brisbane Australia
    5th Goodwill Games, points race, Brisbane Australia
    14th UCI World Championships, madison, Antwerp Belgium

### 2002 Ofoto/ Lombardi Sport cycling team (UCI tier 3)

    2002 UCI World Cup points race champion, overall
    1st UCI World Cup points race, Cali, Colombia
    1st Team Pursuit, US National Track Championships, Elite (with James Carney, Kenny Williams & Michael Tillman)
    1st Madison, US National Track Championships, Elite (with James Carney)
    2nd UCI World Cup points race, Kunming China
    2nd UCI World Cup madison, Kunming China
    3rd UCI World Cup madison, Cali, Colombia
    14th UCI World Championships, points race, Copenhagen Denmark

### 2003 (Ofoto/Lombardi Sports team on track; Rider/Manager, 5280/Subaru cycling team on road)

    1st Scratch race, US National Track Championships, Elite
    1st US Worlds/Pan Am Games trials, points race, Colorado Springs CO
    1st US Worlds/Pan Am Games trials, points race, Colorado Springs CO
    1st Madison Cup, Trexlertown PA
    1st Colorado State time trial championships, Denver CO
    2nd Madison, US National Track Championships, Elite (with Jonas Carney)
    2nd General Classification Ecology Center Classic Montana
    2nd Madison, US National Track Championships, Elite
    2nd Points race, US National Track Championships, Elite
    3rd Bronze Medal, Pan-Am Games, Madison, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
    5th Pan-Am Games, road race, Santo Domingo Dominican Republic
    5th Pan-Am Games, points race, Santo Domingo Dominican Republic
    8th UCI World Cup madison, Sydney Australia
    10th UCI World Cup points race, Sydney Australia
    12th UCI World Championships, points race, Stuttgart Germany

### 2004 (Team TIAA-CREF)

    1st Scratch race, Aguascalientes, Mexico 2004 Track World Cup
    1st Points race, Sydney, Australia 2004 Track World Cup
    1st Team pursuit, US National Track Championships, Elite (with James Carney,
Robert Lea & Guillaume Nelessen)
    2nd Madison, US National Track Championships, Elite (with Jonas Carney)
    2nd Points race, US National Track Championships, Elite
    2nd Points race, Round 2, Los Angeles, 2004–2005 Track World Cup
    3rd Points race, Manchester, England 2004 Track World Cup
    11th, GC Southland Tour of New Zealand (2nd stage 4, 4th stage 7)
    14th, Olympic Games points race, Athens, Greece

### 2005

    1st Madison, US National Track Championships, Elite (with Chad Hartley)
    2nd Points race, Round 1, Moscow, Russia, 2005–2006 Track World Cup
    2nd Team pursuit, US National Track Championships, Elite (with Kenny Williams, Charles Bradley Huff & Curtis Gunn)
    3rd Points race, Round 3, Manchester, England, 2004–2005 Track World Cup
    3rd Team Pursuit, US National Track Championships, Elite
    10th, UCI World Championship madison, Los Angeles
    14th UCI World Championship points race, Los Angeles

### 2007 (Cody Racing)

    1st Madison, Pan American Championships, Elite
    1st Team Pursuit, US National Track Championships, Elite (with Charles Bradley Huff, Michael Friedman & Michael Creed)
    1st Madison, US National Track Championships, Elite (with Robert Lea)
    1st Revolution 19 points race, Manchester, England
    1st overall Tour of Christiana, PA
    1st Tour of Christiana road race, PA
    5th, Continental Championships, points race, Caracas, Venezuela
    6th UCI World Cup, madison, Beijing, China

### 2008 (Team Slipstream/Chipotle P/B H30)

    1st Madison, US National Track Championships, Elite (with Daniel Holloway)
    1st Team Pursuit, US National Track Championships, Elite (with Taylor Phinney, Daniel Holloway & Charles Bradley Huff)
    1st Points Race, US National Track Championships
    1st UCI Madison Cup, Trexlertown PA
    1st Giro Della Montagna criterium, St Louis, MO
    2nd UCI World Cup, madison, Copenhagen, DEN
    2nd Burnaby six day, Burnaby, CAN
    3rd Elite US National Championships, time trial, Anaheim
    5th UCI World Cup, points race, Copenhagen, Denmark
    5th UCI World Cup, madison, Los Angeles, CA
    9th US National Championship Firecracker 50, Breckenridge CO
    10th Copenhagen 6 day, Copenhagen, DEN

### 2009

    1st Bannock criterium, Denver, CO
    1st Giro Della Montange criterium, St Louis Gateway Cup, MO
    6th World Points Race Championships, Warsaw, Poland
    7th 6 Days of Zurich, Switzerland
    8th World Madison Championships, Warsaw, Poland
    8th 6 Days of Zuidlaren, The Netherlands
    9th 6 Days of Dortmund, Germany
    10th Copenhagen 6 Day, Denmark

### 2010

    7th Six Days of Copenhagen 7th (with Daniel Holloway)
    9th UCI Track World Championships Copenhagen, DEN madison: 9th (with Daniel Holloway)

### 2013 (Horizon Organic p/b Panache Cyclewear)

    USAC 40-44 Hour Record (best performance) 49.806 Colorado Springs, CO 9/30
    USAC 40-44 Hour Record (absolute) 46.452 Colorado Springs, CO 9.30
    1st Steamboat Springs Stage Race CO