James Monroe Carney is an American professional cyclist. He has made two Olympic Teams. In 2000, he placed 5th in the 40 kilometer Points Race, currently the best finish by an American in that event. Since 2002, Jame elevated his coaching efforts and started to take on aspiring young athletes. In 2008, he took the position of Competition Director of the Cheerwine Woman?s Professional Cycling Team. This Team was the #1 ranked Women?s Team in the United States at the conclusion of the season. Over the past 2 years, he has won many of the premiere US Track cycling events and continuously proves that he still has World Class form. At the age of 42, he finished 7th place at the Cali, Colombia World Cup and 5th place at the Beijing, China World Cup. Jame won his 22nd National Title at the 2012 Elite Track National Championships. For the past 2 years, Carney has managed and directed nationally ranked elite women's cycling teams. James is the competition director of the Colavita/Fine Cooking Professional Women's Cycling Team for the 2014 race season. In 2012, Carney was elected to the Board of Directors for USA Cycling. 

November 29th, 1968 in Detroit (Age 55)