Todd Gogulski
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Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1962 (age 63–64) Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road racing |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 1981 | Gardenschwartz Sports |
| 1982 | Strings 'n Spokes |
| Professional teams | |
| 1983-1986 | Ten Speed Drive |
| 1987 | Lowenbrau |
| 1988 | Crest |
| 1989-1990 | Coors Light |
| 1991-1992 | Subaru Montgomery |
| ? | U.S. National Cycling Team |
Todd Gogulski (born 1962 in Grand Rapids) is an American former cycling TV commentator for NBC Universal Sports and Versus and a former professional road racer.[1]
He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1962, but grew up in northern California and Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he first raced his bike in the Santa Fe Hill Climb organized and promoted by Geoff Passo.[2] After racing locally for Gardenschwartz Sports (1981) and Strings ‘n Spokes (1982), he joined Ten Speed Drive (1983–86), for whom he won the National Team Time Trial Championship in 1986 (with Kent Bostick, Carl Maxon, and Andy Paulin).
Later career
Subsequently, he raced for four years under teams directed by Len Pettyjohn, with sponsors Lowenbrau (1987), Crest (1988), and the powerhouse American squad Coors Light (1989–90), where he was teammates with Greg LeMond. In 1991, he joined Subaru Montgomery, directed by Eddie Borysewicz, where he was teammates with Lance Armstrong; Subaru Montgomery later became the U.S. Postal Team. Following several seasons of injuries and declining results, he retired from racing in 1992.
He raced for the US National Team in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela. In 1985, he represented the US at the amateur Giro d'Italia and in 1987 at the Peace Race in Eastern Europe.
In the late 1990s, after a hiatus from the sport, he worked in PR for a start-up bicycle tire company, and then shifted into promotions for the Saturn Cycling Team, announcing their Cyberbike events. In 2006, he began doing stage announcing for bicycle races, with ongoing commenting at Philly Week, Redlands, the National Championships, the Tour of Utah, and numerous others.