Max Jenkins
Personal information
Born (1986-12-05) December 5, 1986
Novosibirsk, Russia[1]
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber[2]
Amateur team
2018Davis Bike Club RT[3]
Professional teams
2009Glud & Marstrand–Horsens[4]
2010–2011UnitedHealthcare–Maxxis
2012Competitive Cyclist Racing Team[2]
20135-hour Energy
2015–2016Astellas[5]

Max Jenkins (born December 5, 1986) is an American professional racing cyclist.[6]

Born in Novosibirsk, Russia, Jenkins emigrated to the United States when he was eight, and later obtained US citizenship in 2007.[2][1] His first major result was winning the National under-23 road race championships. He began racing at the age of 15, and attended the University of California, Berkeley prior to turning professional.[1] From 2010 to 2011, he rode for UCI Professional Continental team UnitedHealthcare–Maxxis, notably finishing 11th overall in the 2011 Tour of Utah.[7] The following year, he transferred to the Competitive Cyclist Racing Team team in its second year of existence, notably alongside Francisco Mancebo and Chad Beyer.[7] For the 2013 season, he competed for 5-hour Energy, and rode in the 2013 Tour of California.[8] He rode in the men's team time trial with his team Astellas at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships.[9]

Major results

2007
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
2009
8th Rogaland GP
2011
4th Nevada City Classic
2012
8th Overall Vuelta Mexico Telmex
2015
2nd Nevada City Classic

References

  1. 1 2 3 Riva, Chris (July 18, 2013). "The Backstory: Max Jenkins, pro cyclist". kcra.com. Hearst Television Inc. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Competitive Cyclist Pro Cycling Team re-signs three RealCyclist.com riders". roadbikereview.com. September 28, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  3. "Max Jenkins". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  4. "Max Jenkins". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  5. "Cyclist: Max Jenkins". astellascycling.com. Astellas. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  6. "Max Jenkins". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Jenkins, Beyer join Mancebo at Competitive Cyclist". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. September 29, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  8. "Mancebo leads 5-hour Energy Team at Tour of California". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. May 8, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  9. "UCI Road World Championships". UCI. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
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