Jacquelyn Crowell Explained
Jacquelyn Crowell (February 16, 1988 – April 25, 2018) was an American racing cyclist. She was a graduate from the University of Florida with a degree in mechanical engineering.[1] She was diagnosed with a gliosarcoma in October 2013 after a hemorrhage caused temporary paralysis on her right side. She underwent surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation under the supervision of doctors at the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke University.[2] In a speech given in May 2014, she discussed her mindset and prognosis.[3] In the last years of her life, Crowell worked part-time at the Dick Lane Velodrome, where she taught bicycle racing to younger riders.[4] She died on April 25, 2018, at the age of 30 after a five-year battle with cancer.[5] [6]
Palmares
- 2005
3rd National Junior Time Trial Championship
3rd National Junior Road Race Championship
- 2006
1st Junior National Time Trial
- 2008
3rd Tour de Toona Criterium
4th Athens Twilight Criterium
- 2009
2nd Collegiate National Road Omnium
2nd Collegiate National Road Criterium
3rd Collegiate National Road Race
3rd National U23 Road Race Championship
1st National U23 Time Trial Championship
- 2011
1st Brady Village Criterium[7]
4th Overall Tour de Bretagne
- 2012
1st National Track Championship (Team Pursuit), with Cari Higgins & Lauren Tamayo
1st National Track Championship (Points race)
2nd Nature Valley Grand Prix Time Trial
3rd Cascade Cycling Classic Prologue
- 2013
1st Delray Beach Twilight Criterium[8]
1st Sea Otter Classic GC[9]
2nd Tulsa Tough Stages 1, 2, and Overall
5th USPro Road Race
6th USPro Time TrialNotes and References
- Web site: Jacquelyn Crowell. Cycling Archives. www.cyclingarchives.com. April 27, 2018.
- Web site: Crowell Sidelined by Cancer Diagnosis . . April 9, 2015.
- Web site: Race for Life . Jacquelyn Crowell . April 9, 2015.
- Web site: Cyclist Battles Back After Brain Cancer Diagnosis . . April 9, 2015.
- Web site: American cyclist Jacquelyn Crowell passes away after battling brain tumour . Kok . Siebe . April 26, 2018.
- Web site: Jacquelyn Crowell dies aged 30 . Frattini . Kirsten . April 26, 2018 . cyclingnews.com.
- Web site: Crowell Jumps Late to Tulsa Womens Win . . April 9, 2015.
- Web site: Hilton Clarke, Jackie Crowell Win 2013 Delray Twilight Criterium . . April 9, 2015.
- Web site: Carlsen, Crowell Claim Sea Otter Classic Road Race Victories . . April 9, 2015.