Clarence Knickman
Clarence "Roy" Knickman (born June 23, 1965) 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 teammates in Los Angeles, California were Ron Kiefel, Andrew Weaver, and Davis Phinney.[2]
 Knickman's official 7-Eleven team photo from 1989 | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Clarence Knickman | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Roy | ||||||||||||||
| Born | June 23, 1965 Jamaica, New York[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
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| 1981 | North Hollywood Wheelmen[1] | ||||||||||||||
| 1982 | SBBC-Centurian[1] | ||||||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | Levi-Raleigh[1] | ||||||||||||||
| 1985 | Levi-Isuzu[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | |||||||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | La Vie Claire[1] | ||||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | 7-Eleven[1] | ||||||||||||||
| 1991–1993 | Coors Light[1] | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Mercury Cycling Team[1] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 (alongside Greg LeMond, Bernard Hinault and Andrew Hampsten), Toshiba-Look 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.[1] More recently he has coached cyclists Kendall Ryan, Alexis Ryan,[3] Magnus Sheffield and Quinn Simmons.[4]
He later became a firefighter in Paso Robles, California.
He married Ryan Kelly on July 31, 2021, in St. Paul, MN. He has two children.
Major results
- 1981
- 1st Criterium National Road Championships[1]
- 1st Overall Super Week Juniors
- 1st Stage 1[1]
- 1st UCSD Criterium[1]
- 1982
- 1st National Championship, Cyclo-cross, Elite, USA
- 1st National Championship, Road, Juniors, USA
- 1st National Championship, Time trial, Juniors, USA[1]
- 1st National Championship, Criterium, Juniors, USA[1]
- 2nd National Championship, Track, Pursuit, Juniors, USA[1]
- 1983
- 1st National Championship, Road, Juniors, USA
- 1st National Championship, Time trial, Juniors, USA[1]
- 1st National Championship, Criterium, Juniors, USA[1]
- 1st National Championship, Track, Points race, Juniors, USA[1]
- 1st National Championship, Track, Pursuit, Juniors, USA[1]
- 1st Overall Vosleur Jugend Tour[1]
- 1st Stage 2
- 3rd World Championship, Road, 75 km TTT Juniors
- 2nd World Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Juniors
- 3rd World Championship, Track, Pursuit, Juniors
- 1984
- 1st Overall Commonwealth Bank Cycling Classic
- 1st Stage 2[1]
- 1st National Championship, Team time trial, USA[1]
- 2nd National Championship, Cyclo-cross, Elite, USA
- 3rd Olympic Games, Road, TTT
- 1985
- 1st Overall Vuelta de Bisbee
- 1st Stage 2[1]
- 1st Overall Vulcan Tour
- 1st Stage 3[1]
- 1st Mammoth Classic
- 1st Stage 3 United Texas Tour
- 1st Stage 2 Tour of Berlin[1]
- 1st Overall Whisky Creek Stage Race
- 1st Stage 4[1]
- 2nd Overall Milk Race
- 1st Under 23[1]
- 1986
- 1st Overall Washington Trust Cycling Classic
- 1st Stage 3[1]
- 3rd Overall Vancouver Coors Pacific
- 1st Stage 1
- 3rd Overall Rocky Mountains Classic
- 1987
- 1st Stage 8 Critérium du Dauphiné
- 1st Stage 8 Tour du Suisse
- 1st Mammoth Classic
- 1st Overall Whisky Creek Stage Race
- 1st Stage 1[1]
- 1st Mulholland Classic[1]
- 1st A to Z Cycling Classic
- Stage 3[1]
- 2nd National Championship, Road, Elite, USA
- 2nd Overall Vuelta de Bisbee
- 1st Stage 2
- 1988
- 1st Stage 4 Coors Classic
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Florida
- 1st Overall Monterey Stage Race
- 1st Stages 1 & 2[1]
- 1989
- 1st Stage 2 United Texas Tour
- 1st Stage 3 Killington Stage Race[1]
- 1st Stage 4 Coors Classic[1]
- 1991
- 1st Overall Killington Stage Race[1]
- 1st Dole Citrus Classic[1]
- 1st Tempe Grand Prix[1]
- 1st Stage 3 Victoria Stage Race[1]
- 1st Procter & Gamble Classic[1]
- 1992
- 1st Hotter-N-Hell Criterium[1]
- 2nd Overall La Vuelta de Bisbee[1]
- 1993
- 1st Hotter-N-Hell Road Race[1]
- 1998
- 1st Fitchburg Cycling Classic[1]
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of Willamette[1]
- 1st Stage 2 Three Days of Redding[1]
- 1st Fort Morgan Criterium[1]
- 1999
- 1st Stage 2 Dayton Cycling Classic[1]
- 1st Stage 4 Heart of it All Stage Race[1]
- 1st Extreme Criterium[1]
- 2000
- 1st Boulevarde Road Race[1]
- 1st Merced Criterium[1]
References
- Jones, Jeff. "An interview with Roy Knickman". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Clarence "Roy" Knickman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- Buttitta, Bob (September 21, 2011). "Ventura teen continues family ride as top cyclist". Ventura County Star. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
- Marshall-Bell, Chris (August 23, 2021). "Two wheels good, two skis better - the parallels between skiing and cycling". Rouleur. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
External links
- Clarence Knickman at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived March 10, 2007)