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Phil Gaimon

February 12, 2023

Phillip Gaimon (born January 28, 1986) is a former American professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2016. He is currently part of Jukebox Cycling, a multi-discipline team of six riders.[1] He began his racing career while attending the University of Florida and competed in collegiate races as part of the University's Cycling Club. As a professional, Gaimon rode for Jelly Belly Cycling Team, Kenda–5-hour Energy, Bissell, Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies and Cannondale–Drapac. A noted blogger, Gaimon has written for VeloNews;[2] he formerly posted at Bicycling,[3] ESPN,[4] and Sports Illustrated.[5]

Phil Gaimon
Gaimon at the 2014 Tour of Alberta
Personal information
Full namePhillip Gaimon
NicknameCookie Monster
Born (1986-01-28) January 28, 1986 (age 37)
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Current teamJukebox Cycling
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder/climber
Amateur teams
2005AG Edwards
2006VMG Racing
2007CRCA/Sakonnet Technology U25
2008–2009Fiordifrutta
2022–Jukebox Cycling
Professional teams
2009Jelly Belly Cycling Team
2010–2012Kenda–Gear Grinder
2013Bissell
2014Garmin–Sharp
2015Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies
2016Cannondale
Major wins
Stage races
Redlands Bicycle Classic (2012, 2015)

One-day races and Classics

USA Cycling Hillclimb National Championship (2017)

Career

Gaimon was born in Columbus, Ohio, United States and spent his adolescence in Atlanta, Georgia.[6][7] As of 2014, Gaimon resides in Los Angeles, California, United States.[6]

 
Gaimon at the 2014 Tour de San Luis

After five seasons competing domestically with the Jelly Belly Cycling Team, Kenda–Gear Grinder and Bissell teams, Gaimon signed with the Garmin–Sharp squad for the 2014 season.[8][9][10] Gaimon won his very first race with his new team, stage 1 of the 2014 Tour de San Luis, and managed to hold on throughout the race to finish second overall, behind Nairo Quintana, who claimed the leader's jersey during an individual time trial.[11] Gaimon went back to the American scene in 2015, riding for Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies on a one-year contract.[12] After riding the 2015 season at UCI Continental level, Gaimon announced he would be returning to the World Tour with Cannondale for 2016.[13] Gaimon announced his retirement at the end of 2016.[14] In June 2019, while training for the 2020 Olympics in the Team Pursuit, Gaimon suffered a serious crash breaking his collarbone, scapula, 5 ribs, and partially collapsing a lung.[15]

Gaimon began authoring books during his professional career, including Pro Cycling on $10 a Day: From Fat Kid to Euro Pro, which was released in 2014 by VeloPress.[16] He continued writing in retirement, including 2017's Ask a Pro: Deep Thoughts and Unreliable Advice from America's Foremost Cycling Sage (also published by VeloPress)[17] and Draft Animals: Living the Pro Cycling Dream (Once in a While) released by Penguin Books.[18] Gaimon also hosts a weekly podcast called The Peloton Brief[19] and an annual charity event ride in Simi Valley, California called Phil's Cookie Fondo.[20]

 
"The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club." Fight Club film 1999. Soap bar logo from movie poster. (above) Cyclist Phil Gaimon's "clean" tattoo (below).

Gaimon is vocal about performing without performance enhancing drugs, and commissioned a tattoo from a tattoo artist of a bar of soap with the word "CLEAN" on his right bicep.[21][22][23] Since retiring from participating in professional event brands,[24][25][26] Gaimon has generated social media engagement by attempting to beat "king-of-the-mountain" (KOM) records on the digital app Strava. Phil Gaimon also has created a video series called "Worst Retirement Ever" of his KOM attempts on YouTube.[27][28][29][30]

In 2022 Gaimon became part of the newly formed Jukebox Cycling team.[1]

Major results

Sources:[31][32][33]

2006
8th Overall Tour of the Bahamas
2007
7th Univest Grand Prix
1st   Youth classification
2008
1st Mount Washington Hillclimb[34]
2009
1st Mount Washington Hillclimb[35]
2010
2nd Overall Tour de Taiwan
2011
6th Overall Tour de Beauce
8th Overall Cascade Cycling Classic
2012
1st   Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic
1st Stage 1 (ITT)
4th Overall Cascade Cycling Classic
2013
2nd Overall Tour of the Gila
6th Overall Cascade Cycling Classic
1st Stage 1
2014
2nd Overall Tour de San Luis
1st Stage 1
2015
1st   Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic
2017
1st USA Cycling Hill Climb National Championship[36]
1st Mount Washington Hillclimb[37]
2022
1st Overall (with new official record of 50:38) Mount Washington Hillclimb[38]

Bibliography

  • Gaimon, Phil (2014). Pro Cycling on $10 a Day: From Fat Kid to Euro Pro. Boulder, Colorado: VeloPress. ISBN 978-1-937715-24-3.
  • Gaimon, Phil (2017). Ask a Pro: Deep Thoughts and Unreliable Advice from America's Foremost Cycling Sage. Boulder, Colorado: VeloPress. ISBN 978-1-937715-72-4.
  • Gaimon, Phil (2017). Draft Animals: Living the Pro Cycling Dream (Once in a While). New York, New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-1431312-4-3.

References

  1. ^ a b Tyson, Jackie (1 January 2022). "Phil Gaimon heads up new Jukebox Cycling team for 2022". Cycling News. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. ^ Phil Gaimon. "The Phil Gaimon Diary". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  3. ^ Phil Gaimon (March 23, 2011). "Living the Dream". Bicycling. Emmaus, Pennsylvania: Rodale, Inc. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  4. ^ "Gaimon: Talking camp, protests and burritos". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  5. ^ Gaimon, Phil. "A cyclist's quest to find America's best cookies". SI.com. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  6. ^ Daniel McMahon (June 23, 2013). "Phil Gaimon Interview: The Long Way to Europe and the WorldTour, Garmin, Racing Clean, and Writing a Book". Cycling Reporter. New York City, New York: Daniel McMahon. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  7. ^ Dan Wuori (June 5, 2013). "Gaimon signs with Garmin-Sharp for 2014". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  8. ^ "Earning Garmin-Sharp contract, Gaimon psyched with chance to race at WorldTour level". VeloNation. Chevy Chase, Maryland: VeloNation LLC. June 5, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  9. ^ "Team Garmin-Sharp signs Phil Gaimon for 2014". Garmin–Sharp. Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC. June 5, 2013. Archived from the original on July 27, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  10. ^ James Startt (January 2014). "Nairo Quintana Wins 2014 Tour de San Luis". Bicycling. Rodale, Inc. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  11. ^ Daniel Benson (7 October 2014). "Q&A: Phil Gaimon signs with Optum Pro Cycling". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  12. ^ "Gaimon returns to Cannondale-Garmin as Ben King extends". 16 October 2015.
  13. ^ "Phil Gaimon calls an end to his cycling career | Cyclingnews.com". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  14. ^ "Phil Gaimon Suffers Bad Crash on Velodrome". SoCalCycling.com. 2019-06-16. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  15. ^ Gaimon, Phil (2014-05-05). Pro cycling on $10 a day : from fat kid to Euro pro. Boulder, Colorado. ISBN 9781937716554. OCLC 914190594.
  16. ^ Gaimon, Phil (2014-05-05). Ask a pro : deep thoughts and unreliable advice from America's foremost cycling sage. Boulder, Colorado. ISBN 9781937716554. OCLC 967457214.
  17. ^ Gaimon, Phil (2017). Draft animals : living the pro cycling dream (once in a while). New York, New York. ISBN 9780143131243. OCLC 981117051.
  18. ^ Gaimon, Phil. "The Peloton Brief". iTunes. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  19. ^ Weislo, Laura (31 October 2016). "Phil Gaimon calls an end to his cycling career". Cycling News. Cycling News. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  20. ^ Delaney, Ben (2017-06-23). "Ex-pro targets Strava KOMs with funky bike and world-class power". BikeRadar. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  21. ^ "Cycling's Cookie Monster and his Anti-Doping Crusade". Sportshour. BBC. BBC World Service. 2017-10-27. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  22. ^ Fight Club, 15 October 1999, retrieved 2019-07-23
  23. ^ Lindsey, Joe (2015-03-09). "UCI: Doping Continues". Bicycling. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  24. ^ Peralta, Eyder (2 August 2015). "Review Of Leaked Test Results Shows Doping Is Widespread In Track And Field". NPR. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  25. ^ "Leaked IAAF doping files: Wada 'very alarmed' by allegations". 2015-08-02. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  26. ^ Tilford, Steve (2016-12-05). "Phil Gaimon's Strava KOM Cleansing". Steve Tilford. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  27. ^ Collis, Simon (2017-03-30). "Phil Gaimon's KOM-hunting YouTube makes for fascinating viewing". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  28. ^ "Video: Phil Gaimon's new hobby is collecting Strava KOMs (and he targets those held by a convicted doper)". road.cc. 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  29. ^ Gaimon, Phil. "Phil Gaimon's Worst Retirement Ever". YouTube. Phil Gaimon. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  30. ^ "Phillip Gaimon at USA Cycling". USA Cycling. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  31. ^ "Phillip Gaimon at Cycling Archives". Cycling Archives. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  32. ^ "Phillip Gaimon at Cycling Base". Cycling Base. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  33. ^ "Phillip Gaimon wins Mount Washington Hillclimb". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. August 16, 2008. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  34. ^ "Phillip Gaimon defends Mt. Washington crown in Bicycle Hillclimb". New Hampshire Lakes and Mountains. Meredith, New Hampshire: Salmon Press Newspapers, Inc. August 20, 2009. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  35. ^ https://www.road-results.com/race/9661#cat107379
  36. ^ "Mount Washington 2017".
  37. ^ "Mount Washington results 2022".

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Bicycling 3 ESPN 4 and Sports Illustrated 5 Phil GaimonGaimon at the 2014 Tour of AlbertaPersonal informationFull namePhillip GaimonNicknameCookie MonsterBorn 1986 01 28 January 28 1986 age 37 Columbus Ohio United StatesHeight1 85 m 6 ft 1 in Weight67 kg 148 lb Team informationCurrent teamJukebox CyclingDisciplineRoadRoleRiderRider typeAll rounder climberAmateur teams2005AG Edwards2006VMG Racing2007CRCA Sakonnet Technology U252008 2009Fiordifrutta2022 Jukebox CyclingProfessional teams2009Jelly Belly Cycling Team2010 2012Kenda Gear Grinder2013Bissell2014Garmin Sharp2015Optum Kelly Benefit Strategies2016CannondaleMajor winsStage races Redlands Bicycle Classic 2012 2015 One day races and Classics USA Cycling Hillclimb National Championship 2017 Contents 1 Career 2 Major results 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditGaimon was born in Columbus Ohio United States and spent his adolescence in Atlanta Georgia 6 7 As of 2014 update Gaimon resides in Los Angeles California United States 6 Gaimon at the 2014 Tour de San Luis After five seasons competing domestically with the Jelly Belly Cycling Team Kenda Gear Grinder and Bissell teams Gaimon signed with the Garmin Sharp squad for the 2014 season 8 9 10 Gaimon won his very first race with his new team stage 1 of the 2014 Tour de San Luis and managed to hold on throughout the race to finish second overall behind Nairo Quintana who claimed the leader s jersey during an individual time trial 11 Gaimon went back to the American scene in 2015 riding for Optum Kelly Benefit Strategies on a one year contract 12 After riding the 2015 season at UCI Continental level Gaimon announced he would be returning to the World Tour with Cannondale for 2016 13 Gaimon announced his retirement at the end of 2016 14 In June 2019 while training for the 2020 Olympics in the Team Pursuit Gaimon suffered a serious crash breaking his collarbone scapula 5 ribs and partially collapsing a lung 15 Gaimon began authoring books during his professional career including Pro Cycling on 10 a Day From Fat Kid to Euro Pro which was released in 2014 by VeloPress 16 He continued writing in retirement including 2017 s Ask a Pro Deep Thoughts and Unreliable Advice from America s Foremost Cycling Sage also published by VeloPress 17 and Draft Animals Living the Pro Cycling Dream Once in a While released by Penguin Books 18 Gaimon also hosts a weekly podcast called The Peloton Brief 19 and an annual charity event ride in Simi Valley California called Phil s Cookie Fondo 20 The first rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club Fight Club film 1999 Soap bar logo from movie poster above Cyclist Phil Gaimon s clean tattoo below Gaimon is vocal about performing without performance enhancing drugs and commissioned a tattoo from a tattoo artist of a bar of soap with the word CLEAN on his right bicep 21 22 23 Since retiring from participating in professional event brands 24 25 26 Gaimon has generated social media engagement by attempting to beat king of the mountain KOM records on the digital app Strava Phil Gaimon also has created a video series called Worst Retirement Ever of his KOM attempts on YouTube 27 28 29 30 In 2022 Gaimon became part of the newly formed Jukebox Cycling team 1 Major results EditSources 31 32 33 2006 8th Overall Tour of the Bahamas 2007 7th Univest Grand Prix1st Youth classification dd 2008 1st Mount Washington Hillclimb 34 2009 1st Mount Washington Hillclimb 35 2010 2nd Overall Tour de Taiwan 2011 6th Overall Tour de Beauce 8th Overall Cascade Cycling Classic 2012 1st Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic1st Stage 1 ITT dd 4th Overall Cascade Cycling Classic 2013 2nd Overall Tour of the Gila 6th Overall Cascade Cycling Classic1st Stage 1 dd 2014 2nd Overall Tour de San Luis1st Stage 1 dd 2015 1st Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic 2017 1st USA Cycling Hill Climb National Championship 36 1st Mount Washington Hillclimb 37 2022 1st Overall with new official record of 50 38 Mount Washington Hillclimb 38 Bibliography EditGaimon Phil 2014 Pro Cycling on 10 a Day From Fat Kid to Euro Pro Boulder Colorado VeloPress ISBN 978 1 937715 24 3 Gaimon Phil 2017 Ask a Pro Deep Thoughts and Unreliable Advice from America s Foremost Cycling Sage Boulder Colorado VeloPress ISBN 978 1 937715 72 4 Gaimon Phil 2017 Draft Animals Living the Pro Cycling Dream Once in a While New York New York Penguin Books ISBN 978 0 1431312 4 3 References Edit a b Tyson Jackie 1 January 2022 Phil Gaimon heads up new Jukebox Cycling team for 2022 Cycling News Retrieved 1 January 2022 Phil Gaimon The Phil Gaimon Diary VeloNews San Diego California Competitor Group Inc Retrieved November 19 2013 Phil Gaimon March 23 2011 Living the Dream Bicycling Emmaus Pennsylvania Rodale Inc Retrieved November 19 2013 Gaimon Talking camp protests and burritos ESPN com Retrieved 2017 09 18 Gaimon Phil A cyclist s quest to find America s best cookies SI com Retrieved 2017 09 18 a b Neal Rogers January 21 2013 Gaimon s win the culmination of unconventional road to the big show VeloNews Retrieved January 21 2013 Daniel McMahon June 23 2013 Phil Gaimon Interview The Long Way to Europe and the WorldTour Garmin Racing Clean and Writing a Book Cycling Reporter New York City New York Daniel McMahon Retrieved January 9 2014 Dan Wuori June 5 2013 Gaimon signs with Garmin Sharp for 2014 VeloNews San Diego California Competitor Group Inc Retrieved December 14 2013 Earning Garmin Sharp contract Gaimon psyched with chance to race at WorldTour level VeloNation Chevy Chase Maryland VeloNation LLC June 5 2013 Retrieved December 14 2013 Team Garmin Sharp signs Phil Gaimon for 2014 Garmin Sharp Boulder Colorado Slipstream Sports LLC June 5 2013 Archived from the original on July 27 2013 Retrieved June 6 2013 James Startt January 2014 Nairo Quintana Wins 2014 Tour de San Luis Bicycling Rodale Inc Retrieved 7 October 2014 Daniel Benson 7 October 2014 Q amp A Phil Gaimon signs with Optum Pro Cycling Cyclingnews com Future plc Retrieved 7 October 2014 Gaimon returns to Cannondale Garmin as Ben King extends 16 October 2015 Phil Gaimon calls an end to his cycling career Cyclingnews com Cyclingnews com Retrieved 2016 12 01 Phil Gaimon Suffers Bad Crash on Velodrome SoCalCycling com 2019 06 16 Retrieved 2020 07 23 Gaimon Phil 2014 05 05 Pro cycling on 10 a day from fat kid to Euro pro Boulder Colorado ISBN 9781937716554 OCLC 914190594 Gaimon Phil 2014 05 05 Ask a pro deep thoughts and unreliable advice from America s foremost cycling sage Boulder Colorado ISBN 9781937716554 OCLC 967457214 Gaimon Phil 2017 Draft animals living the pro cycling dream once in a while New York New York ISBN 9780143131243 OCLC 981117051 Gaimon Phil The Peloton Brief iTunes Retrieved 2018 03 05 Weislo Laura 31 October 2016 Phil Gaimon calls an end to his cycling career Cycling News Cycling News Retrieved 2018 03 05 Delaney Ben 2017 06 23 Ex pro targets Strava KOMs with funky bike and world class power BikeRadar Retrieved 2018 03 05 Cycling s Cookie Monster and his Anti Doping Crusade Sportshour BBC BBC World Service 2017 10 27 Retrieved 6 March 2018 Fight Club 15 October 1999 retrieved 2019 07 23 Lindsey Joe 2015 03 09 UCI Doping Continues Bicycling Retrieved 2019 07 25 Peralta Eyder 2 August 2015 Review Of Leaked Test Results Shows Doping Is Widespread In Track And Field NPR Retrieved 2019 07 25 Leaked IAAF doping files Wada very alarmed by allegations 2015 08 02 Retrieved 2019 07 25 Tilford Steve 2016 12 05 Phil Gaimon s Strava KOM Cleansing Steve Tilford Retrieved 2019 07 25 Collis Simon 2017 03 30 Phil Gaimon s KOM hunting YouTube makes for fascinating viewing Cycling Weekly Retrieved 2019 07 25 Video Phil Gaimon s new hobby is collecting Strava KOMs and he targets those held by a convicted doper road cc 2017 04 01 Retrieved 2019 07 25 Gaimon Phil Phil Gaimon s Worst Retirement Ever YouTube Phil Gaimon Retrieved 2018 03 05 Phillip Gaimon at USA Cycling USA Cycling Retrieved January 21 2013 Phillip Gaimon at 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