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Neil Shirley

    Key Stats

    Nationality: American
    Born: October 19, 1978
    Hometown: La Mesa, California
    Residence: San Diego, California
    Height: 5-foot-10
    Weight: 155 pounds
    Strengths: climbing, stage racing
    Turned Pro: 2001

    Palmares

    Career Highlights:

    3rd, U.S. road championship 2007
    1st, mountains competition, Tour of Utah 2006
    1st, stage 6, Cascade Classic 2006
    2nd, stage 6, Tour of Utah 2006
    2008
    10th, Redlands Bicycle Classic prologue
    7th, Redlands stage 3

    2007
    1st, San Marco Circuit Race
    1st overall, Edgar Soto Memorial
    2nd, stage 4, Edgar Soto Memorial
    3rd, stage 2, Edgar Soto Memorial
    3rd, U.S. road championship

    2006
    1st, stage 4, Valley of the Sun
    1st, mountains competition, Tour of Utah
    1st, stage 6, Cascade Classic
    2nd, stage 6, Tour of Utah
    3rd, stage 2, Valley of the Sun

    2005
    1st, stage 3 Tour of Utah
    2nd, stage 3, Tour of the Gila
    2nd overall, Tour of Utah

    Biography

    Neil Shirley comes from a successful mountain biking background.