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Don Russell, Casper 20000Race Age: 56

Occupation: USA Cycling Elite Coach

Official: Cat 1/Reg A - Road 

            NORBA - Regional A

            BMX - National Commissaire

USCF Category: 2


Track Category: 4

NORBA Category: Sport

Preference: Road

 

  • USA Cycling Cat 1 (Elite) Road/Track/MTB Coaching License - Since Feb 1997
  • USA Cycling Expert Coaching License - Feb 1997
  • USCF Cycling CAT 1 Officials License - 2005  (Since -1993)
  • USCF Cycling Coaching License - since 1992
  • American Red Cross First Aid and CPR Certification
  • Certified Fitness Instructor - National Sports Performance Assoc. - 1993
  • Certified Personal Trainer - Extension Correspondence Program - 1997
  • BMX Coach—1984 to 1988
Personal Cycling AccomplishmentsDon on the L'Alp de Huez!

Two time Nebraska Time Trial series winner - 1993 and 94

El Salvador National Championship (Age 25-45) - 1994
  • Time Trial (25-45 years old) - Winner
  • Overall (Road/TT/Hill Climb) - Third

Tour of El Salvador, Masters - 1996; Stage Winner (San Salvador stage)

Tour of Guatemala, Masters - 1996 (UCI licensed); 40th of 140

European US Military Road Championships - 1997

  • Time Trial (30+) - Winner
  • Road Race - Third
  • Overall - Second

 

2002 Moriarty Time Trial Champion - 50-54 - Winner - 56m27s

2002 Colorado State TT Championships - 35+, Cat 4 - 2nd

Experience:

  • Tamara Bessette, MT State Criterium Champion - 2008
  • Grant Kier, National MTB Semi-Pro Champion - 2006;  2006 State RR Champion
  • Jason Delmue, Cat 4 State RR, Crit, and TT Champion - 2006
  • Coached the El Salvadoran National Team
  • Established and ran the El Salvador National Coaching Program
  • Coached two cyclists to '95 World Championships - Bogota,Colombia
  • Two gold medals in ‘96 Central American Games; Tony Martinez
  • Coached Espoir Diego Vides; won 3 Cuban development races
    • Selected for ‘99 Swiss Pro Team - G.S Alpina-Ficonseils
    • Won Guatemalan UCI Espoir five-stage race - 1996; third in 1995
  • Coached independent El Salvadoran team (Genesis)
    • Seven racers took 35% of road and track medals in El Salvador National Championships - 1996
  • Coached US Military Cyclists in Germany and Italy
    • Cyclists selected on US military team to compete in CISM, equivalent to Military Olympics or World Championships. Miguel Indurain and numerous pros have competed and won in the past
    • Chris Burke, US Air Force, selected as one of nine cyclists to compete in CISM. One of two to race the Time Trail; 19th of 36. Finished 5th in 2001 Masters Nationals Time Trial, 9th in the Criterium, and 20th in the Road Race. Team member of CISM Bronze Medal Team Award at 2000 CISM Road Championships in Poland. Selected twice to the US Military Cyclocross Team.
    • Karen McCarthy, 2001 Women's Champion - Won hill climb, track points race, and road race.
  • Pat Bageant - Junior (18) Expert Mountain Bike Idaho State Champion - 2000
  • Cody Peterson - 25th at Vail Mountain Bike World Championships - 2001
  • Assisted US National Juniors team in Tour of Peru - 1990
  • Assisted US Select team in Tour of El Salvador - 1996
  • Coach - USA Cycling Espoir development clinic, Olympic Training Center - Nov 1997
    • OTC Track Junior Camp - Jan 2002
    • USA Cycling Endurance Camp - Mar 2001, 2002, 2003
    • USA Cycling NORBA Regional Development Camp - Jun 2001
    • USA Cycling USCF/NORBA National Junior Camp - Jul 2001
    • USA Cycling Collegiate and Junior Womens Camp - Jun 2002
    • USA Cycling Road National Junior/Espoir Camp - Jul 2002