Tom Schuler

American racing cyclist
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican racing cyclist
PlacesUnited States of America
isAthlete Sport cyclist Sports official
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth28 November 1956, Detroit, USA
Age68 years
Star signSagittarius
Education
University of Michigan
The details

Biography

Tom Schuler (born November 28, 1956 in Birmingham, Michigan) is a retired American professional road bicycle racer and founder of Team Sports Inc., a sports management company in cycling, mountain biking, triathlon, and roller blading. Since 2006, he has been team manager for Targettraining, a UCI Continental team riding USA Cycling's national racing calendar circuit, and Zoot Sports Triathlon Team. In 2009, he was general manager of Team Type 1, the Timex Multisport Team and the Zoot Ultra Triathlon Team.

Schuler was directeur sportif of Saturn Cycling Team, a professional cycling team from 1991 to 2003, and helped found the Volvo-Cannondale mountain bike team.

Schuler, a graduate from the University of Michigan, represented the United States at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics and was one of the original seven members of the 7-Eleven Cycling Team. He was the 1987 USPRO national road champion and the 1981 US professional criterium champion.

Major achievements

In 2009 Tom became a co-founder of the Tour of America's Dairyland, a 10-day race in Wisconsin that attracts Pro-Teams and riders from around the world. www.TourofAmericasDairyland.com

He also co-founded the Prairie State Cycling Series, a multi-venue race, sponsored by Intelligentsia Coffee and named the Intelligentsia Cup powered by SRAM.

In October 2007 he was inducted into the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame.

Directeur sportif/team manager

1991–2002
  • Volvo-Cannondale Mountain Bike Team
1991–2003
  • Saturn Cycling Team
1999–2009
  • Timex Multisport Team
2005
  • Advantage Benefits Endeavour Cycling Team
2006
  • TARGETRAINING
2007
  • Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wine. Men's and Women's Team
2008–2009
  • Zoot Ultra Triathlon Team
2008–2009
  • Team Type 1

2018 - present

  • Detroit Cycling Championship presented by the Detroit Athletic Club
USA Cycling Pro Road Tour

www.DetroitCycling.com

Cyclist

1979
  • Fitchburg Longsjo Classic
1980
  • U.S. Olympic Cycling Team
1986 – 7-Eleven Cycling Team
  • Athens Twilight Criterium
1987 – 7-Eleven Cycling Team
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