Andy Bishop (cyclist)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Bishop |
| Born | May 26, 1965 Tucson, Arizona, US |
| Died | June 2, 2026 (aged 61) New Hampshire, US |
| Team information | |
| Disciplines |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 1985–1987 | Gilmour Bicycles |
| Professional teams | |
| 1988–1989 | PDM–Ultima–Concorde[1] |
| 1990 | Spago |
| 1990–1993 | 7-Eleven |
| 1994 | Coors Light–Serotta |
| 1995 | Saab |
| 1997 | Comptel Data Systems-Colorado Cyclist |
| 1995–2000 | Gary Fisher Mountain Bike Team |
Andy Bishop (May 26, 1965 – June 2, 2026) was an American professional racing cyclist from Tucson.[2] He finished the Tour de France three times, riding with the Team Classification winners PDM–Ultima–Concorde in 1988. In 1995, he won the Herald Sun Tour.[3] He lived in Williston, Vermont and has two children. He was a full-time professional photographer and was the owner of Andy Bishop Photography. He coached former national champion mountain biker Lea Davison. Bishop was also a math teacher at Harwood Union High School, where he taught courses such as Data Science, Geometry, and Personal Finance. He co-coached the Harwood Nordic Team.
Bishop died in New Hampshire of cancer on June 2, 2026, at the age of 61.[2][4]
Major results
- 1987
- 1st
Overall Tour of the Gila - 1st Stage 7 Peace Race
- 1989
- 1st Stages 4 & 6 Ruta Mexico
- 9th Overall Tour of America
- 10th Halle–Ingooigem
- 1990
- 1st Stage 7 Tour DuPont
- 2nd Road race, National Championships
- 5th Philadelphia International Cycling Classic
- 10th Overall Vuelta a Venezuela
- 1991
- 6th (TTT) GP de la Libération
- 9th Thrift Drug Classic
- 1992
- 2nd Road race, National Championships
- 2nd Druivenkoers Overijse
- 2nd Thrift Drug Classic
- 5th Philly Cycling Classic
- 7th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 1993
- 5th Thrift Drug Classic
- 8th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 8th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 1995
- 1st
Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 6
- 1st
- 3rd Overall Killington Stage Race
- 4th Lancaster Classic
- 4th Thrift Drug Classic
- 6th Norwest Cycling Cup
- 10th First Union Grand Prix
- 1996
- 5th Overall Tour of China
- 7th Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 1st Stage 9
- 1998
- 1st Stage 12 Ruta Mexico
General classification results timeline
| Grand Tour general classification results | ||||||||||||
| Grand Tour | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vuelta a España |
Did not compete during career | |||||||||||
 Giro d'Italia |
— | — | 80 | — | — | |||||||
| Tour de France |
135[7] | — | 116 | 126[8] | DNF | |||||||
References
- ↑ Benson, Daniel (February 7, 2013). "Bishop: I was the clean rider in the 1988 PDM Tour team". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- 1 2 Hood, Andrew (June 5, 2026). "Andy Bishop, American Cycling Pioneer Who Raced Four Tours de France, Dies at 61". Velo. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Honour Roll". Herald Sun Tour. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ↑ "Celebrated cyclist and teacher Andy Bishop dies at 61". WCAX News. June 4, 2026. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
- ↑ "Andy Bishop". firstcycling.com. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ↑ "Andy Bishop". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ↑ "Past results for Andy BISHOP (USA)". letour (in French). Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ↑ Partland, J. P. (2006). Tour fever: The armchair cyclist's guide to the Tour de France. New York: Perigee.
External links
- Andy Bishop at ProCyclingStats