Chad Gerlach
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 13, 1973 Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1995–1996 | U.S. Postal Service |
| 1997 | Plymouth–Ellsworth |
| 1997 | Navigators |
| 1998 | Oilme–Klein |
| 2002 | Sierra Nevada–Cannondale |
| 2009 | Amore & Vita–McDonald's |
Chad Gerlach (born July 13, 1973) is an American former professional road cyclist.[1][2]
Seen as a promising talent in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Gerlach rode for major teams including U.S. Postal Service and Navigators, before turning to drugs and alcohol and becoming homeless in 2003.[3] He gained notoriety for his comeback to professional cycling in 2009 after suffering from addiction for approximately five years.[4]
Major results
[edit]- 1996
- 1st Nevada City Classic
- 1st Stage 1 Course de la Solidarité Olympique
- 1st Stage 7 Tour of China
- 1st Stage 4 Killington Stage Race
- 7th Binche–Tournai–Binche
- 1997
- 3rd Nevada City Classic
- 1998
- 1st Stages 7 & 10 Tour de Langkawi
- 2009
- 5th Nevada City Classic
References
[edit]- ^ "Chad Gerlach". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ "Chad Gerlach". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ Robertson, Blair. "Chad Gerlach is back in addiction treatment after a set back in his much-publicized comeback". VeloNews.com. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ "Chad Gerlach turns down Amore & Vita contract". www.cyclingnews.com. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Chad Gerlach at UCI
- Chad Gerlach at Cycling Archives
- Chad Gerlach at ProCyclingStats
- Chad Gerlach at Cycling Quotient
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