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]
Early life and early career
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).
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.
US National A Team Member (Peace Race in East Germany, Czechoslovakia and Poland; Circuit des Mines in France)
2nd in the National Prestige Classic Rankings
4th Pan American Games Road Race, Indianapolis, IN
1st GC Pan American Games Selection, Rocky Mountain News Classic, Denver, CO
1st GC Munsingwear Classic, World Championship Trials, Crested Butte, CO (1st Prologue Time Trial, 1st Black Canyon Road Race)
7th National Road Championship
5th Road Race, Austrian Stage Race (US National Team)
1st Mount Evans/Bob Cook Memorial Hill Climb, Mt. Evans, CO
1st GC Casper Classic Stage Race, Casper, WY (1st Time Trial, 2nd Hill Climb, 2nd Road Race)
1st GC Steamboat Stage Race, Steamboat Springs, CO
1st Battle at the Brewery, Superweek, Milwaukee, WI
1st Colorado State Road Championship
3rd Overall Tour of Brazil, Winner of Mountains Competition, (1st Road Race, 1st Team Time Trial, 1st Prologue Team Time Trial, 2nd Mountains Classification)
