MICHAEL NORTON
Career Highlights
• TWO TIME NATIONAL MEDALIST
• FORMER STATE CHAMPION
• FORMER NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL CHAMPION
• THREE TIME EMPIRE STATE GAMES MEDALS
• TOP-20 IN NUMEROUS UCI EVENTS
Racing Objectives:
To race successfully in a competitive environment with a team that has sound objectives. I want to be able to help my sponsors and team organization to consciously obtain the highest level; that is victory. I see myself contributing to this by utilizing my solid, professional work ethic in tandem with the riders on the team, either by supporting the best rider within the team or by drawing on the skills of the other riders and the knowledge provided by the team so that I can be victorious for the team.
Strengths:
As a rider I am a dedicated, hard working, and knowledgeable athlete. I arrive at events prepared to compete at my best. During the past three seasons as a professional cyclist, I have shown that I am a rider who seeks and creates opportunity, such as making the break, and capitalizing on it. This was proved through my accomplishments at Elk Grove (the lucrative mid-way prime) and Fitchburg (the sprint jersey). In addition to my abilities as a rider, I am also very active in and adept at the PR of the sport and have been complimented by sponsors as well as team managers on this. This year alone I was in the media via TV, newspapers, various cycling websites such as cyclingnews.com, and on the cover of Bike Culture magazine.
RESULTS 2008
1st Nancy Morgenstern Memorial Bear Mountain Time Trial
1st West Indies vs. the world, Trinidad & Tobago
3rd West Indies vs. the world, Trinidad & Tobago
8th US Bicycling Hall of Fame Super Saturday
12th USA Cycling Professional Championship TT UCI
13th Balloon Festival Classic
18th Tour of Belize G.C. UCI
21st Fitchburg Longjo’s classis stage 1 TT
29th Univest Grand Prix
30th Univest Criterium of Doylestown
34th Chris Thater Memorial-25th Anniversary Event
34th Cox Charities Cycling Classic
38th CSC Invitational UCI
39th Tour of the Battenkill
43rd USA Cycling Professional Championship RR UCI
48th Mengoni Grand Prix
53rd Presbyterian Hospital Invitational Criterium
* After late race crash
47th Athens Twlight Criterium
* After late race crash
67th Tour of Somerville
Team: Calyon/ CA Pro Cycling (Canada)
RESULTS 2007
1st Hills of Somerset Road Race
1st x2 in Sussex Training Races
1st Ris Van Bethel
4th GC Tour of Belize
5TH Stage Tour of Belize
5th Park Ridge Bicycle Classic
16th GC Tour of Bahamas
12th Stage Tour of Bahamas
31st USPRO National Time Trial
45th GC Fitchburg Longjo Stage race
*Lead sprint competition in Fitchburg Longsjo classic stage race
2nd overall in sprint competition
*Helped teammates finished 1st and 3rd overall
51st GC Tour of Virginia
*Helped teammate to stage win, four top three placing and 4th overall
56th GC TOUR OF Elk Grove
*Won $2500 mid-race prime and helped teammate to a 5th and 6th in stages
*Helped teammate to third in US Open Cycling Championships
*June- Shoulder injury so no racing for three weeks
Team: Rite Aid Pro Cycling (USA)
RESULTS 2006
1st Prospect Park, NYC
1st x4 and 2nd overall in series Augusta Race series, NJ
2nd Augusta Race series, NJ
2nd Target Training TT Westport, CT
5th Central Park, NYC
5th GC Tour of Christian, PA
5th Sandy Hook, NJ
6th Quebec, Canada
6th Road Race Tour of Christian, PA
9th Criterium Tour of Christian, PA
10th TT tour of Christian, PA
11th – Raritan, NJ
11th Battenkill- Roubiax Salem, NY
21st GC Tour of Shenandoah, VA
34th GC Fitchburg Stage Race NRC, Mass
51st Reading Classic UCI, PA
60th Philadelphia Classic UCI, Pa
Team: Nerac presented by Outdoor Lighting Pro (USA)
RESULTS 2005
1st Sandy Hook Time Trial
2nd Branch Brook Park Criterium
3rd Stage 1 Ride Barbados Tour
3rd GC Ride Barbados Tour
4th Silvermine TT
6th Stage 3 Ride Barbados Tour
7th Stage 2 Tour de Christiana
11th GC Tour de Christiana
11th Capital Region RR
12th GC Green Mountain Stage Race
13th Tour of the Hill Towns
16th Univest Grand Prix (UCI 1.2)
Team: Nerac Pro cycling (USA)