Olympics / Team USA Local Olympic Spotlight: Glen Falls, NY Native, Megan Guarnier, Ready to Compete For Medal in Rio by Daniel Popoloski July 27, 2016 Megan Guarnier (Photo Anton Vos/Cor Vos © 2016) Street cyclist and Glen Falls native Megan Guarnier is hoping to medal in one of the few disciplines that have been featured in every Olympics in modern history. After taking home her third career national road race title in May, Guarnier has her sights set on Rio. However, before her cycling career took off, she was actually an accomplished swimmer with a promising career. However, into her first year at Middlebury College, Guarnier was struggling with shoulder issues after each race, so she switched to cycling, and it stuck. Since then, to go along with her three national titles, Guarnier has won dozens of races, both in the United States and around the world. At one point, she even led the women’s World Cup cycling rankings this year. In 2012, she was first overall in the Women’s Prestige Cycling Series, and also won the Tour of California. She brings an impressive pedigree to the table when she heads to the Olympics. She has a fairly decent chance to medal in Rio when she will hit the streets with her fellow cyclists. At the very least, she is expected to have the best chances to medal among her fellow American women, considering her two consecutive national championships. She is an all-around cyclist with no true weakness, but also no true specialty. That skill set should allow her to master all of the different terrains that she will face, and keep her in contention near the end. She could be the first American woman to medal in a road race since Kristin Armstrong, who won gold medals in both 2012 and 2008. At some point, Guarnier has expressed interest in returning to graduate school to earn a M.D./PhD. in neuroscience, which is what her bachelor’s degree is in. She was the valedictorian at Glen Falls High School in New York, and was a YMCA national swimming finalist from 2000-2003, and also qualified for the state skiing championships in 2000 and 2001. Post Views: 1,226 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Daniel Popoloski Dan is a Staff Writer here at DoubleGSports.com with a focus on Team USA and the Rio Olympics Latest posts by Daniel Popoloski (see all) Team USA Proves it Can Win without Phelps, Lochte - July 30, 2017 Sydney McLaughlin becomes first Repeat Gatorade Athlete of Year - July 18, 2017 Local Swimmers Looking to Thrive at World Championships - July 18, 2017 Sydney McLaughlin Dominates New Jersey Meet of Champions - June 14, 2017 Related TopicsCyclingGlen FallsMegan GuarnierNew YorkOlympicsRioRio OlympicsTeam USA Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 27, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 106: Newsday’s Neil Best (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 12, 2021 More in Olympics / Team USA Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics The 2021 Summer Olympic games are scheduled to take place from July 23 –... You Know I’m Right, Episode 94: Olympic Gold Medalist Lilly King (Audio/Video) On the 94th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst was joined by olympic... The Tokyo 2021 Olympics Will Feature New Amazing Sports Surfing, skateboarding, sport climbing, karate, baseball and softball will compete at the Summer Olympics. You Know I’m Right, Episode 82: NBC’s Mary Carillo (Audio/Video) On the 82nd episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... BALTUSROL BITS (7/27 P.M. EDITION): WEDNESDAY QUICKIE QUOTES | BALTUSROL BIRDIES Local Olympic Spotlight: Topton, PA Native, Bobby Lea, Seeking Redemption and Medal