Andy Bishop (cyclist)

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Andy Bishop
Personal information
Full nameAndrew Bishop
Born (1965-05-26) May 26, 1965 (age 56)
United States
Team information
Current teamRetired
Disciplines
  • Road (1985–1996)
  • Mountain (1996–2000)
RoleRider
Amateur team
1985–1987Gilmour Bicycles
Professional teams
1988–1989PDM–Ultima–Concorde[1]
1990Spago
1990–19937-Eleven
1994Coors Light
1995Saab
1997Comptel Data Systems-Colorado Cyclist

Andy Bishop (born May 26, 1965) is a retired American professional racing cyclist from Tucson. He finished three Tour de Frances, riding with the Team Classification winners PDM–Ultima–Concorde in 1988. In 1995, he won the Herald Sun Tour.[2] He lives in Williston, Vermont and has two children, Summer and Baxter. He is now a full-time professional photographer and is owner of Andy Bishop Photography. He coaches former national champion mountain biker Lea Davison.

Major results[]

Sources:[3][4]

1987
1st Jersey red.svg Overall Tour of the Gila
1st Stage 7 Peace Race
1989
1st Stages 4 & 6 Ruta Mexico
9th Overall Tour of America
10th Halle–Ingooigem
1990
1st Stage 7 Tour DuPont
2nd Road race, National Championships
5th Philadelphia International Cycling Classic
10th Overall Vuelta a Venezuela
1991
6th (TTT) GP de la Liberation
9th
1992
2nd Road race, National Championships
2nd Druivenkoers Overijse
2nd
5th Philly Cycling Classic
7th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
1993
5th
8th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
8th Trofeo Laigueglia
1995
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Herald Sun Tour
1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
1st Stage 6
3rd Overall
4th Lancaster Classic
4th
6th Norwest Cycling Cup
10th First Union Grand Prix
1996
5th Overall Tour of China
7th Overall Herald Sun Tour
1st Stage 9
1998
1st Stage 12 Ruta Mexico

General classification results timeline[]

Grand Tour general classification results
Grand Tour 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
A yellow jersey Vuelta a España Did not compete during career
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 80
A yellow jersey Tour de France 135[5] 116 126[6] DNF

References[]

  1. ^ Benson, Daniel (February 7, 2013). "Bishop: I was the clean rider in the 1988 PDM Tour team". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Honour Roll". Herald Sun Tour. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "Andy Bishop". firstcycling.com. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "Andy Bishop". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  5. ^ "Past results for Andy BISHOP (USA)". letour (in French). Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  6. ^ Partland, J. P. (2006). Tour fever: The armchair cyclist's guide to the Tour de France. New York: Perigee.

External links[]

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