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Pearce, Colby
- 2004 Olympian finishing 14th in the points race
- 2002 overall World Cup champion in the points race
- 2001, 2003-2005 World Track Cycling Championships U.S. Team member
- Seven-time National champion (three madison titles, two team pursuit titles, one 15km scratch race title, one points race title)
- Won a gold medal at the 2004 Track World Cup in the 30km points race
- Finished second in the overall 2004 World Cup series, third overall in the points race
- Won the 2003 Pan American Games bronze medal in the madison
- Won his first track World Cup at Cali, Columbia in 2002
- Started racing in time trials, switched to road races and eventually found his niche in the points race
- Set the national record for the hour ride (50.191 kilometers) averaging over 30 mph, as well as 10, 20, and 50-kilometer rides
- Became interested in cycling after watching the Red Zinger Mini Classic in Boulder and decided to give it a try the following year “I knew I was hopelessly addicted from the first race that I entered,” Pearce said.
- Describes himself as a “skinny guy who likes bike racing” and enjoyed “ the geek factor of the aero equipment and stuff” while racing time trials
- Attended University of Colorado at Boulder and studied philosophy
- While in high school Colby wrestled for two years
- Enjoys drawing, art, music and spending time with his wife, Marisol, and daughter, Chloe
Early in Pearce’s career he would over focus on the sport causing him to over analyze an aspect of the event and throw his confidence off. “I have to pull myself away from my sport in order to not get too into it,” Pearce said. “When I was a junior and a young senior rider, I would have mental meltdowns because I’d get too focused and too neurotic about my event.”
On his favorite aspect of his sport: “If I had to pick one thing that I liked most about the sport I would say that it’s just the fact that everyday you get up and you have to be so in touch with your body. With the physical aspects of your own body, not just purely physical but spiritual. You have to be in a state of good mind and good health. I really enjoy that component of the sport.”
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Height: 5' 8
Born: 6/12/1972
Hometown: Boulder, CO
Resides: Boulder, CO
Sport: Cycling
Event: Track
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