Chris Wherry is a professional road racing cyclist

Road bicycle racing

Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...

 from Boulder, Colorado

Boulder, Colorado

Boulder is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the U.S. state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of...

. He currently rides for the Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team

Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team

Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team was a continental professional bicycle racing team founded in 2005 by former Olympic cyclist, Sean Tucker. The team is based in USA and participates in UCI Continental Circuits races, mainly in the UCI America Tour, as well as many other races in North America...

. In 2006, he wore the jersey of the United States National Road Race Champion

USPRO National Championships

USPRO National Championships is the name given by USA Cycling, the United States national governing body of cycling, for a series of national championships.*United States National Road Race Championships*United States National Criterium Championships...

, having won the event in 2005.

Chris Wherry is one of a series of professional riders who started in the sport through the Red Zinger Mini Classics

Red Zinger Mini Classics

Red Zinger Mini Classics is a series of youth boys and girls road bicycle races held annually across the state of Colorado from 1981–1992, and revived again in 2010...

 youth bicycle series in Colorado.

Team history

2006 – Present - Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team

2004 - 2005 - Health Net presented by Maxxis

2003 - Navigators Insurance

2002 - Mercury

2001 - Mercury-Viatel

1997 - 2000 - Saturn Professional Cycling Team

Palmares

2008

1st, Iron Horse Criterium

3rd, Tour of the Gila Stage 3

6th, Cascade Cycling Classic Stage 2

6th, Tour of Utah Stage 5

8th, Mt. Hood Cycling Classic Stage 6

8th, Tulsa Tough Brady Village Criterium

2007 Results

1st, Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Criterium

2nd Overall, Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Omnium

2nd, Team Time Trial, Tour de ‘Toona

3rd, Stage 3, Redlands Bicycle Classic

4th Overall, Redlands Bicycle Classic

4th Overall, International Tour de ‘Toona

2006 Highlights

1st overall and 1 stage, Cascade Classic

1st, 2 stages, Tour of Utah

Tour of Utah

The Tour of Utah is a U.S. professional road bicycle racing stage race across the state of Utah. It began as a regional race, the Thanksgiving Point Stage Race, and became the Tour of Utah in 2004. The Tour of Utah takes riders over Utah's climbs and diverse terrain. It was founded and managed by...

1st, Stage 3, Tour De Nez

1st, Melon City Criterium

1st, Burlington Road Race

2nd, Snake Alley Criterium

3rd, Stage 1, Parker Mainstreet Omnium

2005

1st Wachovia USPRO Championship

1st overall, and 1 stage, Redlands Bicycle Classic

Redlands Bicycle Classic

The Redlands Bicycle Classic is a cycling stage race located in Redlands, California, USA that has been held since 1985. It consists of two road races, a Individual Time Trial and a Criterium....

1st, Stage 3, International Tour de Toona

International Tour de Toona

The International Tour de Toona is a stage bicycle race held in Central Pennsylvania each July. The International Tour de Toona bicycle race started as a one day race and was initially called the Tour de Toona because it was based in Altoona, Pennsylvania...

2004

1st, Stage 2, Boulder Stage Race

1st, Colorado State Criterium Championship

1st, Bannock Criterium

2nd, Stage 4, Tour of Connecticut

2nd, Koppenberg Circuit Race

2nd, Stazio Criterium, Round 1

3rd Overall, Pomona Valley Stage Race

3rd, Stage 1, Estes Park Challenge

3rd, Stage 3, Boulder Stage Race

4th, Stage 4, Estes Park Challenge

4th Overall, Boulder Stage Race

4th, Coal Miner's Classic, CO

5th Overall, Tour of Connecticut

6th, National Time Trial Championships

2003

1st, Iron Horse Classic Criterium

2002

1st Saturn Cycling Classic (Breckenridge, CO)

1st overall Tour of the Gila

Tour of the Gila

The Tour of the Gila is a cycling stage race for both men and women located in New Mexico, USA. It is currently sponsored by the component maker SRAM. The "Gila" began in 1987....

 (New Mexico)

1st, Saturn Cycling Classic

1st, Valley of the Sun Stage Race

2nd, First Union Lancaster Invitational

2001

Tour de Lankawi, Malaysia

4th, Tour de Limosin

1991

2nd, Junior World Championships