Riley Amos

Riley Amos
Amos in 2021
Personal information
Born (2002-03-02) March 2, 2002 (age 24)
Durango, Colorado
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Cycling career
SportCycling
Current teamTrek Factory Racing
DisciplineCross-country
RoleRider
Professional team
2022–Trek Factory Racing
Medal record
Men's mountain bike racing
Representing  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 VallnordU–23 cross-country short track

Riley Amos (/ˈeɪmoʊs/ AY-mohss; born March 2, 2002) is an American cyclist, who specializes in cross-country mountain biking. He was selected to compete in the cross-country race at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

He won five consecutive races in the 2024 UCI Under-23 Cross-country World Cup, after winning two rounds and finishing second overall the year before.

Major results

2019
2nd Team relay, UCI World Championships
Pan American Championships
2nd Junior cross-country
2nd Team relay
2021
UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup
1st Leogang
2nd Nové Město na Moravě
2nd Team relay, UCI World Championships
2022
3rd Team relay, UCI World Championships
UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup
3rd Vallnord
4th Petrópolis
2023
2nd Overall UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup
1st Pal–Arinsal
1st Mont-Sainte-Anne
2nd Les Gets
3rd Val di Sole
3rd Snowshoe
2nd Cross-country, National Championships
3rd Overall UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup
1st Snowshoe
2nd Nové Město na Moravě
2nd Leogang
2nd Pal–Arinsal
2nd Les Gets
3rd Mont-Sainte-Anne
4th Val di Sole
4th Cross-country, UCI Under-23 World Championships
2024
UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup
1st Mairiporã
1st Araxá
1st Nové Město na Moravě
1st Val di Sole
1st Crans-Montana
UCI Under-23 XCC World Cup
1st Mairiporã
1st Araxá
1st Nové Město na Moravě
1st Crans-Montana
2nd Val di Sole
Pan American Championships
1st Cross-country short track
1st Under-23 cross-country
1st Team relay

References

  1. 1 2 Stein, Anne (April 16, 2024). "TEAM USA RECAP: CHRISTOPHER BLEVINS AND RILEY AMOS WIN UCI MTB WORLD CUP; 17 MEDALS FOR TEAM USA AT PAN AM TRACK CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIPS". USA Cycling. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Riley Amos". mtbdata.com. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  3. ↑ "AMOS Riley". Olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Riley Amos". firstcycling.com. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  5. ↑ Fast, Annie (June 20, 2024). "Paris 2024 Olympian Riley Amos leads a young American Mountain Bike Renaissance". olympics.com. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Men's Under 23 Standings" (PDF). prod.chronorace.be. ChronoRace. October 8, 2023.
  7. ↑ Kelly, Bryce (May 28, 2024). "Riley Amos dominates UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Czech Republic". Durango Herald. Retrieved July 3, 2024.