Mari Holden

Mari Holden, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 30 March 1971, is an American cyclist who won the silver medal in the time trial at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and, two weeks later, the world time trial championship in Plouay, France. She came to cycling from triathlon, having been a two-time member of the U.S. junior world triathlon team, and made competitive cycling her focus in 1992 after moving to Colorado Springs to train with the national cycling team. She won six U.S. championships and was the first American woman to win three consecutive national time trial titles, from 1998 to 2000. She was inducted into the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame in 2016 as a Modern Road and Track Competitor and later joined the staff of USA Cycling.