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Deborah Shumway

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Deborah Shumway (February 21, 1955 – May 7, 2022)[1] was an American cycle racer who placed third in the general classification in the first Tour de France Féminin in 1984, which teammate Marianne Martin won.[1][2] She competed in the race again the following year.[1]

Shumway also featured in the 1988 movie Wheels in Motion, playing a cyclist who hopes to compete at the Olympics.[3]

Personal life

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Shumway lived in Ignacio, Colorado with her husband, former mountain bike racer Greg Herbold, winner of the downhill mountain biking event at the first mountain bike world championships in 1990.[1] Shumway died on May 7, 2022.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Peel, John (July 26, 2014). "Durangoan was women's Tour de France pioneer". The Durango Herald. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  2. ^ "Remembering the 1984 Women's Tour de France champions". USA Cycling. July 21, 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  3. ^ Wheels in Motion at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ https://spanishvalleymortuary.com/Obit.php?ID=1173
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