Max Jenkins
Personal information
Born (1986-12-05) December 5, 1986
Novosibirsk, Russia[1]
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber[2]
Amateur team
2018Davis Bike Club RT[3]
Professional teams
2009Glud & Marstrand–Horsens[4]
2010–2011UnitedHealthcare–Maxxis
2012Competitive Cyclist Racing Team[2]
20135-hour Energy
2015–2016Astellas[5]

Max Jenkins (born December 5, 1986) is an American professional racing cyclist.[6]

Born in Novosibirsk, Russia, Jenkins emigrated to the United States when he was eight, and later obtained US citizenship in 2007.[2][1] His first major result was winning the National under-23 road race championships. He began racing at the age of 15, and attended the University of California, Berkeley prior to turning professional.[1] From 2010 to 2011, he rode for UCI Professional Continental team UnitedHealthcare–Maxxis, notably finishing 11th overall in the 2011 Tour of Utah.[7] The following year, he transferred to the Competitive Cyclist Racing Team team in its second year of existence, notably alongside Francisco Mancebo and Chad Beyer.[7] For the 2013 season, he competed for 5-hour Energy, and rode in the 2013 Tour of California.[8] He rode in the men's team time trial with his team Astellas at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships.[9]

Major results

2007
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
2009
8th Rogaland GP
2011
4th Nevada City Classic
2012
8th Overall Vuelta Mexico Telmex
2015
2nd Nevada City Classic

References

  1. 1 2 3 Riva, Chris (July 18, 2013). "The Backstory: Max Jenkins, pro cyclist". kcra.com. Hearst Television Inc. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Competitive Cyclist Pro Cycling Team re-signs three RealCyclist.com riders". roadbikereview.com. September 28, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Max Jenkins". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Max Jenkins". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Cyclist: Max Jenkins". astellascycling.com. Astellas. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Max Jenkins". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Jenkins, Beyer join Mancebo at Competitive Cyclist". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. September 29, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Mancebo leads 5-hour Energy Team at Tour of California". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. May 8, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  9. ↑ "UCI Road World Championships". UCI. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
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