 Chris Carmichael is the founder and chairman of Carmichael Training Systems, Inc. Carmichael is coach of cancer survivor Lance Armstrong, winner of the 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 Tour de France. He also coaches three-time Olympian George Hincapie, and has coached former World Champion Dede Demet-Barry, 2000 Olympian Dylan Casey and 2000 Paralympian Ron Williams. Carmichael also works with cancer survivor and Montreal Canadiens captain Saku Koivu and is the fitness coach of professional Indy Car racer Eliseo Salazar, who finished third in the 2000 Indianapolis 500. Inducted into the U.S. Bicycle Hall of Fame in May of 2003, Carmichael has also been honored as the USOC's Coach of the Year (1999) and served as the cycling coach during the 1992 and 1996 Olympics. Athletes under his direction have won 33 Olympic, World Championships and Pan American Games medals. In 1997, he joined the Union Cycliste Internationale, the international governing body for cycling headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, as Olympic Solidarity Coaching Instructor. He is an educator of coaches in economically disadvantaged countries. A member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic Cycling Team, Carmichael was part of the first American team to ride in the Tour de France in 1986. He was a member of the U.S. national Cycling Team from 1978-1984. Carmichael is also a published author, most recently with June '03 release of The Ultimate Ride and Chris Carmichael's Food for Fitness (due out July 27, 2004).
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