Jeremy Powers

Who is Jeremy Powers?

Jeremy Powers is an American professional racing cyclist who has found success in cyclo-cross and road bicycle racing. Powers currently rides for the Jelly Belly team on the road and the Rapha-FOCUS Cyclocross team. Powers is one of America's most successful cyclocross riders in recent years, both in the United States and in Europe, netting 30 UCI victories since 2009. Powers broke into professional cycling with the Jelly Belly-Aramark team in 2004, initially riding both Road and Cyclocross, and has been an important member of the team ever since. At the end of the 2013 season, Powers announced that he would concentrate on cyclo-cross only.

Starting in 2011, Powers moved to the Rapha-Focus professional cyclocross team where he continued to improve his results. Powers won his second straight USGP Overall championship, finished as the top ranked rider in USA Cycling's US International Cyclo-Cross Calendar standings, and won his first ever U.S. National Championship, making 2011 his most successful year in cyclocross to date. Powers is known for his attacking style of riding, frequently taking a race's holeshot and often establishing a winning gap on the first lap of a race.