Bobby Julich

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Bobby Julich is an American professional cyclist. He was born on November 18, 1971, in Corpus Christi, Texas, and currently resides in Colorado.

As an amateur he won the 1990 Junior cyclo-cross championship, and as a member of the US National Team participated in the 1991 Tour DuPont. At the time it was the biggest stage race in the United States, and Julich finished 5th overall in a race which included fellow American cyclist and 3-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond. Bobby won the award for the Best Young Rider and was heralded as the next Greg LeMond. He participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics representing the United States.

After a few "false" starts as a professional, he joined the Motorola team in 1995 with Andrea Peron, Lance Armstrong, and George Hincapie. When Motorola ended its sponsorship at the end of the 1996 season he joined the French Cofidis team with a few fellow Motorola teammates, including Lance Armstrong. Armstrong's cancer meant that he was not able to compete with the team, while Julich went on to participate in the 1997 Tour de France.

The embattled 1998 Tour de France was a breakthrough for Julich, when he took over the team leadership from Italian Francesco Casagrande and finished third on the podium with winner Marco Pantani and runner-up Jan Ullrich. He was hailed as the next American Tour de France champion. The 1999 Tour de France saw him as a strong favorite for the overall, but a crash during an individual time trial forced him to quit the race.

Julich moved to another French team Credit Agricole for the 2000 season, joining compatriot Jonathan Vaughters. He was part of the Credit Agricole team that won the team time trial stage of the 2001 Tour de France. However, the 2002 and 2003 seasons were lacklustre for Julich and his Team Telekom. He moved to the Danish outfit Team CSC in the 2004 season and has seen his riding and performance improve.

He was 3rd in the 2004 Summer Olympics men's time trial event behind fellow American Tyler Hamilton and Russian Viatcheslav Ekimov. Julich has also had a very good 2005 season with team CSC, becomming the first American to win Paris-Nice and also winning the Criterium International and the Eneco Tour of Benelux.

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