caption fullname updated amateurteam proteam birth_place birth_date nickname proyears role image article_title name amateuryears currentteam
roy knickman in 1991 thrift drug classic clarence knickman may 25 , 2013 north hollywood wheelmen sbbc-centurian levi-raleigh levi-isuzu la vie claire 7-eleven coors light mercury cycling team jamaica , new york 23 june 1965 `` roy '' 1986-1987 1988-1989 1991-1993 1998-2000 rider roy knickman 1991 thrift drug classic.jpg clarence knickman
 `` roy '' knickman 1981 1982 1983-1984 1985 retired
clarence knickman

clarence -lrb- `` roy '' -rrb- knickman -lrb- born june 23 , 1965 -rrb- is a former professional road bicycle racer from the united states , who won the bronze medal in the men 's team time trial at the 1984 summer olympics .
his winning teammates in los angeles , california were ron kiefel , andrew weaver , and davis phinney .
knickman rode in the 1988 and 1989 tour de france for team 7 eleven .
he memorably featured in one of the greatest breakaways in the history of paris-roubaix in 1988 .
during his professional career , knickman rode for the famous teams of la vie claire , toshiba-look -lrb- alongside greg lemond , bernard hinault and andy hampsten -rrb- and 7-eleven .
he originally retired from competition at the end of 1993 to take up coaching , serving as coach of the us national junior team in 1994 and the us national and olympic road team from 1995 to 1997 .
however he returned to riding with the mercury team in 1998 , combining it with the role of assistant manager until 2000 .
he subsequently worked in management for the autotrader.com and prime alliance teams .
more recently he has coached cycle racers kendall ryan and alexis ryan .
he later became a firefighter in paso robles , california .
he is currently engaged and his favorite color is blue .
he has two children .
