| 词条 | Rick Crawford (cycling) |
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CareerCrawford started his coaching career guiding a young Lance Armstrong through his first paces as a professional triathlete. Chann McRae was the next prodigy to be influenced by Coach Crawford’s counsel. After retiring from his own professional athletic career in 1992, Crawford started coaching full-time, boosting the careers of Todd Wells, Levi Leipheimer, Chris Wherry into the limelight. Shonny Vanlandingham and Jamie Whitmore earned XTERRA world championships under Crawford’s tutelage. Willow Koerber credits Crawford for rescuing her career and taking her to the top of the world MTB rankings. Tom Danielson continues to improve under Crawford’s watchful care. Olympic Biathlon twins Lanny and Tracy Barnes are now working directly with Crawford. Rick was head coach for the Mercury-Viatel program during its heyday as a top-ranked Division 1 professional cycling program in 2001. He built a collegiate cycling dynasty at Fort Lewis College, leading them to ten national championships and the number one ranking over an eight year stint.[3] Crawford co-founded the TargeTraining Professional Cycling Team, co-directing and managing the team. He was also involved with professional cycling outfit Team Type 1 in its formative years, and was instrumental in constructing the team’s mission statement and management structure, handled all coaching and assisted in directing duties. Crawford was the coach/DS for the Bahati Foundation Pro Cycling Team and was progenitor of the RealCyclist Pro Cycling Team. Crawford is now a staff member with the Chipotle Development Pro Cycling Team, Garmin-Cervélo’s feeder squad. In December 2012, he was fired from his position as a coach at the Colorado Mesa University when he became apparent that he was involved in doping numerous cyclists, including Levi Leipheimer.[3] Other workCrawford is involved in research at his physiology lab, the Durango Performance Center, in Durango, Colorado in conjunction with cardiologist/exercise physiologist Dr. Bruce Andrea.[2] Crawford is also working on the Dryside Velodrome Project in Durango that hopes to bring a velodrome to the town.[4] Clients
References1. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/07/mile-high-club-can-oxygen-tents-boost-athletic-performance/|title=Mile-High Club: Do Oxygen Tents Boost Athletic Performance?|last=Polito|first=Rick|date=28 July 2009|work=Gadget Lab|publisher=Wired|accessdate=19 April 2011}} 2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.nashvillecyclist.com/diaries-interviews/interviews/109-rick-crawford-of-colorado-premier-training|title=Rick Crawford of Colorado Premier Training|date=19 January 2010|work=Nashville Cyclist|accessdate=19 April 2011}} 3. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rick-crawford-loses-coaching-job-as-new-doping-allegations-emerge|title=Rick Crawford loses coaching job as new doping allegations emerge|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=18 December 2012|accessdate=18 December 2012|author=Laura Weislo}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite news|url=http://www.durangotelegraph.com/telegraph.php?inc=/10-10-21/coverstory.htm|title=Birth of a velodrome|last=Sands|first=Will|date=21 October 2010|work=The Durango Telegraph|accessdate=19 April 2011}} External links
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