Jimmy Watkins

Jimmy Watkins ( born August 26, 1982 in Bakersfield ) is an American racing cyclist, specializing in short-term disciplines.

In his youth, Jimmy Watkins was a track and field athlete is active, for example, he started as a 100-meter runners in the Junior Olympics, and he ran baseball and American football. He trained as a firefighter and was promoted to "Hotshot ", a member of the elite team to combat bush and forest fires, whose members must have special physical fitness. At age 21, Watkins began therefore with the cycling to train your endurance. Finally, he was so good that he was performance cyclists, he remained but a full-time firefighter.

2008 Jimmy Watkins three -time U.S. champion in the sprint, keirin and team sprint in. In 2010 he was a second time in the team sprint champion and vice-champion in the sprint and team sprint champion again in 2011. At the Pan American Championships 2009 Watkins won the gold medal in the 1000 -meter time trial, having previously won a silver medal in the Keirin year. In 2011, he was Pan-American vice-champion in the team sprint and keirin in occupied fourth place. In the UCI Track World Championships 2012 in Melbourne, he finished 16th in the team sprint, together with Michael Blatchford and Kevin Mansker. In addition, he set national records for 200 meters ( flying start ), 1000 meters ( standing start ) and 750 meters (Team Sprint). He is trained by the British Jamie Staff.

At the Olympic Games 2012 in London launched Jimmy Watkins in the sprint and finished sixth.