Giddeon Massie
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Full name | Giddeon Massie | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. | August 27, 1981|||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 209 lb (95 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Track | |||||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
Rider type | Sprinter | |||||||||||||||||
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2007–2008 | SPIKE | |||||||||||||||||
2009– | Bike Religion | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Giddeon Massie (born August 27, 1981, in
Racing career
Born and raised in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to Mike and Robin Massie, Massie had been playing baseball and basketball throughout his early childhood. He discovered cycling as a ten-year-old upon entering the Air Products Development Program, a free sporting institution in Trexlertown, Pennsylvania that highly fostered people of all ages to take up track cycling. Since then, he finished his junior career fifth in the world, and earned two U.S. national titles, and top finishes at the UCI World Cup series. Off the sport, Massie also attended the Faith Christian Academy in Sellersville, Pennsylvania, where he enrolled on a music scholarship from the U.S. National Band Association for his talent in clarinet, an instrument that had been inherited by his father.[4]
In 2003, Massie moved to
A full-time member of the USA Cycling team, Massie made his worldwide debut at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he finished eleventh in the men's team sprint (45.742), along with his teammates Christian Stahl and Adam Duvendeck.[6][7]
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Massie qualified for his second U.S. squad, as a 26-year-old, in two track cycling events by receiving an automatic berth from the USA Cycling Team's Selection Camp.[8][9] In the men's team sprint, held on the first day of the program, Massie helped his teammates Duvendeck and Michael Blatchford set an eighth-place time in 45.346 (an average speed of 59.542 km/h) on the morning prelims before losing out to the Brits (led by Olympic legend Chris Hoy) in the first round.[10] The following day, in the men's keirin, Massie narrowly missed the second spot taken by the Netherlands' Theo Bos in his opening heat and finished fourth in the repechage against five other cyclists, thus eliminating him from the competition with a twenty-first place overall.[11][12]
In 2009, Massie recovered from his second Olympic setback by achieving three more track cycling titles in Keirin, the 250 m standing start, and the now-defunct kilometre time trial at the U.S. Championships in Carson, California.[13] He continued to flourish his sporting career by adding two more national titles to his career resume and mounting a second-place finish in men's sprint, won by his former Olympic teammate Blatchford, on the same tournament in 2011, earning him a guaranteed place on the USA Cycling team for his third Olympic bid.[3][14][15]
Despite being shortlisted on the list for the 2012 Summer Olympics, Massie managed to defend his titles in both Keirin and time trial at the U.S. Championships for a total of twenty, making him one of the most successful U.S. track cyclists of all time.[2][16]
Anti-drug campaign
Shortly after his first Olympics in 2004, Massie was selected by the
Career highlights
- 2001
U.S. Track Cycling Championships (Sprint), Frisco, Texas (USA)
- 2003
Pan American Games (Keirin), Santo Domingo (DOM)
Pan American Games (Sprint), Santo Domingo (DOM)
- 2004
U.S. Track Cycling Championships (Sprint), Frisco, Texas (USA)
- 11th Olympic Games (Team sprint with Adam Duvendeck and Christian Stahl), Athens (GRE)
- 2005
U.S. Track Cycling Championships (Team sprint), Carson, California (USA)
- 5th Stage 2, UCI World Cup (Team sprint), Manchester (GBR)
- 2006
U.S. Track Cycling Championships (250 m sprint),
Los Angeles, California(USA)U.S. Track Cycling Championships (Sprint),
Los Angeles, California(USA)U.S. Track Cycling Championships (Team sprint),
Los Angeles, California(USA)U.S. Track Cycling Championships (Keirin),
Los Angeles, California(USA)Pan American Championships (Sprint), São Paulo (BRA)
Pan American Championships (Team sprint), São Paulo (BRA)
- 4th Stage 3, UCI World Cup (Team sprint), Carson, California (USA)
- 12th Stage 3, UCI World Cup (Keirin), Carson, California (USA)
- 2007
U.S. Track Cycling Championships (Sprint),
Los Angeles, California(USA)U.S. Track Cycling Championships (Team sprint),
Los Angeles, California(USA)Pan American Championships (Keirin), Valencia (VEN)
U.S. Track Cycling Championships (250 m sprint),
Los Angeles, California(USA)
- 2008
- 8th Olympic Games (Team sprint with Michael Blatchford and Adam Duvendeck), Beijing (CHN)
- 21st Olympic Games (Keirin), Beijing (CHN)
- 2009
U.S. Track Cycling Championships (250 m sprint), Carson, California (USA)
U.S. Track Cycling Championships (Keirin), Carson, California (USA)
U.S. Track Cycling Championships (Team sprint), Carson, California (USA)
U.S. Track Cycling Championships (Sprint), Carson, California (USA)
- 6th Stage 2, UCI World Cup (1 km time trial), Melbourne (AUS)
- 12th Stage 2, UCI World Cup (Keirin), Melbourne (AUS)
- 2010
U.S. Track Cycling Championships (1 km time trial), Carson, California (USA)
U.S. Track Cycling Championships (Sprint), Carson, California (USA)
U.S. Track Cycling Championships (Team sprint), Carson, California (USA)
U.S. Track Cycling Championships (Keirin), Carson, California (USA)
- 11th Stage 4, UCI World Cup (1 km time trial), Beijing (CHN)
- 11th Stage 4, UCI World Cup (Points race), Beijing (CHN)
- 13th Stage 3, UCI World Cup (Keirin), Cali (COL)
- 40th UCI World Championships (Sprint), Copenhagen (DEN)
- 2011
U.S. Track Cycling Championships (1 km time trial), Carson, California (USA)
U.S. Track Cycling Championships (Keirin), Carson, California (USA)
U.S. Track Cycling Championships (Sprint), Carson, California (USA)
U.S. Track Cycling Championships (Team sprint), Carson, California (USA)
- 12th UCI World Championships (Team sprint), Apeldoorn (NED)
- 27th UCI World Championships (Sprint), Apeldoorn (NED)
- 2012
U.S. Track Cycling Championships (Keirin), Carson, California (USA)
U.S. Track Cycling Championships (Team sprint), Carson, California (USA)
U.S. Track Cycling Championships (1 km time trial), Carson, California (USA)
U.S. Track Cycling Championships (Sprint), Carson, California (USA)
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Giddeon Massie". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- ^ Orange County Register. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- ^ Orange County Register. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- ^ Blockus, Gary (August 8, 2004). "Massie looking to hit a high note in team sprint". The Morning Call. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- Athens 2004. BBC Sport. August 15, 2004. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ^ "U.S. cyclist Pearce finishes 14th". ESPN. August 24, 2004. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- Team USA. July 2, 2008. Archived from the originalon October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- ^ "Hincapie makes fifth Olympic cycling team". USA Today. July 1, 2008. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- NBC Olympics. Archived from the originalon August 19, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- NBC Olympics. Archived from the originalon August 19, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- ^ "Phinney seventh in individual pursuit in Beijing". USA Cycling. August 16, 2008. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- Team USA. October 5, 2009. Archived from the originalon October 28, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- ^ "Five locals named to U.S. Olympic long team". The Morning Call. December 15, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- ^ "USA Cycling reveals eligible athletes". ESPN. December 15, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- ^ Blockus, Gary (October 3, 2012). "Lehigh Valley cyclists take gold at nationals". The Morning Call. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- ^ Reinhard, Paul (March 11, 2004). "Hard work's the word, according to Giddeon". The Morning Call. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
External links
- Giddeon Massie – USA Cycling Profile
- Giddeon Massie at Team USA (archived)
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
- Giddeon Massie at Cycling Archives
- Giddeon Massie on X