Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (born September 22, 1978) is an American former road bicycle racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2002 and 2015 for the Sierra Nevada–Cannondale, Bissell and Jamis–Hagens Berman teams. His identical twin brother, Andy Jacques-Maynes, also competed professionally and was also part of the Bissell team in 2011.[1]
 Jacques-Maynes at the 2009 Tour of California | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Jacques-Maynes |
| Born | September 22, 1978 Berkeley, California, United States |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2001 | Lombardi Sports |
| Professional teams | |
| 2002–2006 | Sierra Nevada–Cannondale |
| 2007–2012 | Priority Health–Bissell |
| 2013–2015 | Jamis–Hagens Berman |
Career
editIn the 2009 Nevada City Classic in California, Jacques-Maynes took second, from a three-man break that included race-winner Lance Armstrong and Levi Leipheimer.[2] Before an estimated 20,000 fans, the trio was able to lap the field on the very difficult short course.
In the spring of 2010, in what VeloNews called "the first major pro road race of the U.S. season", Jacques-Maynes won the Merco Credit Union Classic, a three-stage event in California. His Bissell team won the team time trial, and he won the Merced Foothills Road Race.[3]
In Stage 2 of the weather-affected 2011 Tour of California, Jacques-Maynes played a prominent role in a four-man early breakaway that held off the peloton for approximately 50 miles (80 kilometres). Jacques-Maynes was the last of the four to be caught on the stage from Nevada City to Sacramento, just as he was entering downtown Sacramento for the finishing laps.
Jacques-Maynes entered every edition of the Tour of California from its inception,[4] until 2015. In the 2007 Tour of California, he placed third in the prologue time trial.
Major results
edit- 2004
- 1st Nature Valley Grand Prix
- 2007
- 1st Cascade Cycling Classic
- 1st Mt. Hood Cycling Classic
- 1st Exeter TT, Sequoia Cycling Classic
- 2008
- 1st Exeter TT, Sequoia Cycling Classic
- 1st Prologue Mt Hood Classic
- 2nd Tour de Leelanau
- 2009
- 1st Copperopolis Road Race
- 2nd Nevada City Classic
- 7th Overall Tour de San Luis
- 7th Overall Tour of Missouri
- 7th Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 2010
- 1st Merced Credit Union Cycling Classic
- 2012
- 1st Mountains classification Tour of Utah
- 7th Tour of the Battenkill
- 2013
- 7th Bucks County Classic
- 9th Overall Tour of Elk Grove
- 2014
- 1st
Mountains classification 2014 USA Pro Cycling Challenge[5] - 2015
- 4th Overall Cascade Cycling Classic[6]
References
edit- ^ Holcombe, Brian (October 13, 2011). "Andy Jacques-Maynes leaves with Team Bissell downsize". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
- ^ "Armstrong wins Nevada City in solo break", Velonews.com (June 21, 2009). Retrieved 03-24-2010
- ^ "Jacques-Maynes masters Merced", VeloNews.com (March 8, 2010). Retrieved 03-26-2010
- ^ Julie Lag. Santa Cruz Sentinel: "Corralitos's Andy Jacques-Maynes looks for his opportunity in this year's Amgen". Archived 2010-05-21 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 5-18-2010
- ^ Malach, Pat (August 24, 2014). "Howes wins USA Pro Challenge stage in Denver". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "Smith, Dvorak win Cascade overall titles". cyclingnews.com. September 25, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
External links
edit- Jacques Mayniacs – Official site at the Wayback Machine (archived May 9, 2008)
- VELOBIOS Rider Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived June 3, 2008)
- Ben Jacques-Maynes at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Ben Jacques-Maynes at ProCyclingStats