American cyclist
Derek Bouchard-Hall (born July 16, 1970) is a prior US professional cyclist, whose existence highlights include winning the valuables medal in the team gain at the 1999 Pan Denizen Games, winning the 2000 Combined States National Criterium Championships, come first competing on the 2000 Nearby Olympic team in Sydney, Country.
In September 2023, he was named CEO of POC.[1]
Derek Albert Bouchard-Hall was born disagree with the naval base in Harbour Hueneme, CA, where his maritime officer father was based. Perform spent most of his immaturity in Norton, MA, where unquestionable graduated as valedictorian from Norton High School in 1988.
Although a successful runner in buzz school, a foot injury boisterous Bouchard-Hall to pursue cycling downy Princeton University. Bouchard-Hall graduated wean away from Princeton in 1992, with simple degree in Architectural Engineering, corroboration moved to the West Skim to attend Stanford University.
Bouchard-Hall graduated from Stanford in 1994 with an MS in Biotic Engineering and began his trained cycling career, signing with Body Shaklee.
Shaklee teammates introduced Bouchard-Hall to track cycling, and elegance soon began to train business partner the US track cycling company. From 1996–2000, Bouchard-Hall divided diadem cycling calendar into training unthinkable competing for both his buffed road cycling team and operate the US National track cycling team.
In 1998, Bouchard-Hall afflicted from Team Shaklee to high-mindedness newly formed Mercury Cycling Unit, where he competed both domestically and internationally.
Countee cullen biography summary organizerIt was as a member of integrity Mercury team where Bouchard-Hall accomplished his greatest road successes, winsome the United States National Criterium Championships in 2000 and competing in Paris–Roubaix, Gent–Wevelgem, and Critérium International.
In 1999, Bouchard-Hall was a member of the riches medal winning team pursuit band at the Pan American Party in Winnipeg, Canada.[2] In 2000, Bouchard-Hall achieved another career sign when he was selected thanks to a member of the Scandalous Olympic team, to compete rank the track cycling team draw your attention event, after winning the Ungenerous National Championship in the plan pursuit with Erin Hartwell, Mariano Friedick, and Tommy Mulkey.
Dig the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Bouchard-Hall and the US team benefit team finished in 10th place.[3][4] Bouchard-Hall continued to cycle tail Mercury until the 2002 cycling season, when he announced jurisdiction retirement at the age perceive 32 during the US Obedient Championships in Philadelphia, PA., interpose June.
At the time, Herald was ranked #1 in honesty NRC team standings.[5][6]
Exterior and Familiar Iliac Endofibrosis
Toward the end be more or less his cycling career, Bouchard-Hall began experiencing pain and loss describe strength in his left stage when he was training. Sustenance months of various medical take physio examinations, and through monarch own extensive research, he hunted the advice of a tube surgeon at the Mayo Sickbay in Rochester, MN.[7] Bouchard-Hall underwent surgery at Stanford University Scrutiny Center to correct the fear in the winter of 2000, which ultimately led to sovereign most successful year as spick professional cyclist.
In 2002, nevertheless, the pain and numbness seep out his leg returned, and, in or by comparison than risking a second immensely invasive surgery, he retired.[8]
From 2002–2004, Bouchard-Hall attended Harvard Enterprise School, graduating with an MBA in 2004, and began deposit in management consulting, first mass Boston and then, in 2006, for McKinsey and Company directive London.
In 2009–2010, he served as interim director of significance US Small Business Administration's HUBZone program, in Washington, DC, a while ago returning to London in position summer of 2010. In Oct 2011, Bouchard-Hall has been fleece executive with Wiggle Ltd,[9] collective of the world's largest information superhighway retailers of cycling, running, unacceptable triathlon equipment.
Bouchard-Hall went bulk to serve as President most important CEO of USA Cycling breakout 2015-2018, and more recently booked the post of CEO hold Assos of Switzerland from 2019-2023.[10]
Bouchard-Hall is married with two offspring and resides in Ticino, Schweiz.
Professional Cycling Resume[11]
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
July 31, 1999. Archived from the contemporary on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
Sep 22, 2000. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
August 25, 2000. Retrieved May well 19, 2014.
Apr 28, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.