ATHLETIC PROFILES

Michael Emde is a Category 1 USCF Racer, Ultra Endurance Professional, USCF Coach and Race Promoter, originally from Vienna, Austria he now lives in Spokane, WA.

His bicycle racing experience spans 23 years and his racing brings years of international and domestic experience and results such as a 4th place in the Austrian National Track Championships Elite Points Race (1992), a 3rd place at the

IPC World Championships in the Sprints in Belgium (1994), 3 National titles with the Austrian Blind Assn. (1993 & 1994), 1 US National 24h MTB Masters Team Title (2003), a 5th place at the 24h Solo National MTB Championships (2005), 2 course records (2005 & 2007), one 3rd (2005) and two 1st places (2006 & 2007) at the

Furnace Creek 508 (a RAAM qualifying event). Over the years I’ve earned multiple Washington State Championship titles (5 total; 2 each in 2005 & 2006) and many top 3 placings in State Championship events, a Washington State BARR (best all around rider) overall win and numerous BARR placings.

Michael is also a big advocate for bike safety in his local community that encourages the use of daily helmet use and observance traffic rules. He has participated in local school traffic education field trips. During the season Michael and his spouse promote several bicycle and triathlon races in the greater Spokane area. Including a free yearly kids bicycle race series, this year we had 330 children attend these events!

Michael also competed nationally and internationally for the Austrian Blind Association from 1993-1995 as a captain on a tandem for his seeing impaired teammate Norbert Stuchetz. Both earned a berth to the I.P.C. World Championships in Belgium in 1994. Their results in Belgium brought to them an invitation to showcase the tandem sport for the blind at the UCI World Championships in Sicily, Italy in 1994.