Jonathan Vaughters (born June 10, 1973 in Denver) is a former American professional racing cyclist and current directeur sportif of the Garmin-Slipstream Pro Cycling team.
Jonathan Vaughters got involved in cycling in the 1980s, racing in the Red Zinger Mini Classics youth cycling series in Colorado. His first professional team in Europe was the Spanish team Santa Clara, which according to Vaughters was a very conservative team with hostile manag...
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Jonathan Vaughters (born June 10, 1973 in Denver) is a former American professional racing cyclist and current directeur sportif of the Garmin-Slipstream Pro Cycling team.
Jonathan Vaughters got involved in cycling in the 1980s, racing in the Red Zinger Mini Classics youth cycling series in Colorado. His first professional team in Europe was the Spanish team Santa Clara, which according to Vaughters was a very conservative team with hostile management who even made his bike "disappear" in order to discourage him from continuing. He then moved to the Comptel team, and later with the U.S. Postal Service cycling team where he helped Lance Armstrong win his first Tour de France in 1999. He then moved to the French team Crédit Agricole. In the 1999 Tour, he earned the nickname "El Gato" (The Cat in Spanish) after he landed on his feet after being thrown headfirst over his handlebars in the first stage. In the second stage, he cut his chin in a crash, and had to abandon the race. However,...
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