I am happy to announce that Fort Collins’ own Olivia Cummins will take part in the 2024 Paris Olympics! USA Cycling announced today that she had made the four-rider Pursuit Team. She’ll take to the
velodrome alongside: Chloe Dygert, Lily Williams, Jennifer Valente, and Kristen Faulkner.
The qualifying race will be held on her 21st birthday, August 6th. The First Round and Finals races will take place on August 7th. All races will be live on Peacock.
Olivia has been coached by Andy Clark of Ciclismo Racing here in Fort Collins for the past 11 years. She races on the road for DNA Pro Cycling, collegiately for Colorado Mesa University, and on the track for Team USA. She graduated from Rocky Mountain High School in 2021. She is working towards a B.A. in Psychology with a Minor in Sports Management at Colorado Mesa University, class of 2025.
Olivia was on the 2024 PanAM championship-winning team pursuit team. The USA squad was comprised Olivia, Emily Ehrlich (representing Greenville, S.C. and TWENTY24 Pro Cycling), Colleen Gulick (from Long Beach, Calif. and Team Skyline), and Bethany Ingram (hailing from Warrington, Penn)
Georgia Gould, the last Fort Collins cyclist to compete in the Olympics, participated in both the 2008 and 2012 Games. Her standout accomplishment was securing the bronze medal in the cross-country mountain biking at the 2012 Games.
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