Emile Abraham

Blessed with lightning-fast speed, it didn’t take Emile Abraham long to get the hang of bicycle racing despite being a native of Trinidad and Tobago – a country where cricket and football (soccer) dominate the sports scene. Dubbed “The Trinidad Torpedo,” Abraham is a nine-time national road race champion and the 2003 bronze medalist at the “B” World Championships.

At the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro last year, Abraham won a silver medal in the road race which finished in a field sprint. He capped the season with a memorable victory in the final race on the National Race Calendar, a 50-mph downhill plunge to the finish on the streets of Atlanta, his adopted hometown in the United States. It was his second victory at that race (the other came in 2005), and the fourth time he has finished either first or second. Based on these achievements he was honored as Athlete of the Year 2007 by the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC).

In 2008, Abraham hopes to qualify for the Olympics Games in Beijing – be it on the road or track – and continue to be a contender for Team Type 1 on the National Race Calendar (NRC) circuit.

He and his wife, Rachael, who also a “Trini,” reside in Atlanta.

Career Pro Team History

2003: Maestro-Nella (GBR)
2004: Monex (USA)
2005: Monex (USA)
2006: AEG-Toshiba-JetNetwork Pro Cycling Team (USA)
2007: Priority Health Cycling Team Presented by Bissell (USA)

Career Highlights

1st Overall, 2003-05 Tobago International cycling classic
1st Overall 2001 Tour of French Guiana
1st, 2007 100K Classic
1st, 2005 100K Classic
2nd, 2007 Pan American Games Road Race
2nd Overall, 2000 Tour of Martinique
2nd, 2006 100K Classic
3rd 2003 “B” Worlds Championships Elimination race

2007 Results

1st, U.S. 100K Classic
1st, Iron Hill Twilight Criterium
1st, West Indies vs. the World Series Savannah Finale
1st, West Indies vs. the World Series Tobago
1st, Long Beach Classic
1st Overall, Intermediate Sprints, USPRO Criterium
2nd, Pan American Games Road Race
2nd Overall, Intermediate Sprints, Elk Grove Stage Race
3rd, Kelly Cup
3rd, Decatur Downtown Criterium USA crits
4th, Stage 2, Joe Martin Stage Race
4th Overall, USA Crits Series
5th, Tour of Somerville