Marty Jemison started racing in Utah back in 1987. He quickly rose through the ranks and was a Category 1 racer by 1989. In the same year took 2nd place to Olympic Champion Alexi Grewal in a mountain top finish of the Washington Trust Classic. In 1990 Marty packed up and moved to France to immerse himself into the culture of bike racing in Europe. Racing on French Amateur teams for the next 3 years and ultimately winning 11 International races and placing in the top 10 in 52 times in 1992 alone. In 1993 he rode part time for the US National Team and won the GP Beauce riding for a team based out of Canada. He also won the 1993 US Amateur Road Racing Championships.
In 1994 Marty turned Professional for the Dutch based WordPerfect team (currently Rabobank). Notable results were a top 20 in the semi-classic Het Volk, rides in Paris- Nice, Pays-Basque and the Tour duPont where he helped his team mate Viatcheslav Ekimov win the race.
From 1995-2000 he rode for the US Postal Service Professional Cycling Team. Marty was one of the leading American support riders in which his work for others dominated his list of achievements. In 2000 Jemison received attention as the first U.S. Pro Champion of the new millennium. In that year he flew the stars and stripes in breakaways of the Tour of Flanders and Paris Roubaix. In 1999 he took 18th and 19th in Fleche Wallone and Liege-Bastogne-Liege respectfully. In 1998 he helped team mate Lance Armstrong win his first bike race post cancer in the Tour of Luxembourg while placing 10th himself. 1997 and 1998 he rode Tour de France where he finished both times. (96th and 48th)
Other highlights include:
1st U.S. Professional Road Race Champion
7th GP Eddy Merckx 1999
3rd Outdoor Lide Network Grand Prix 1998
5th in Stage 13 of the 1998 Tour de France
7th GP Wallonnie 1998
9th overall Rheinland Pfalz
14th Classica San Sebastian
1st First Union Grand Prix 1997
6th US Pro Criterium Championship
8th overall Circuit de la Sarthe
28th overall Midi-Libre 32nd overall Paris-Nice
96th overall Tour de France
1996
1st stage, Fichburg Classic
1st stage, Cascade Classic
2nd overall Fichburg Classic
2nd overall Tour of Solidarity, Poland
3rd CoreStates Hamilton Classic
12th overall Tour of Poland
Marty focused on a European road career and raced in over 900 road races abroad. From time to time he slung his leg over a mountain bike and has won the Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival on two occasions, both times beating the record previously set by Greg Lemond. He also raced the Professional mountain bike championships in Deer Valley, Utah where he placed in the top 30. Back home in Utah, he is proud to have won the LoToJa 3 times, a 203 mile endurance race open to all categories.
More notable results on Marty can be found here: http://wielrennen.hour.be/Renners_Wedstrijden.asp?NumRenner=989
Interesting stories can be found here: http://www.martyjemison.com/links.html
From 2003 to the present Marty has been leading high-end vacation cycling tours in Europe. Whether it’s following the Tour de France, climbing in the Alps, Pyrenees or riding on pristine training roads throughout Europe, Jemison Cycling Tours is there to accommodate your needs. See: www.martyjemison.com for more information.
