John Weston III SIMES

Jackie Simes, III came from a cycling family, as his father, Jackie Simes, Jr., was 1936 US Champion on the road. Jackie3 started racing as a young boy and won multiple US titles in age groups. He was US sprint champion in 1965 and 1967. Going to the 1964 Olympics with a good international record, Simes was hoping to become the first American since 1912 to win an Olympic cycling medal but he struggled in Tokyo. Simes won a silver medal at the 1968 World Championships and the 1967 Pan American Games in the kilometre time trial on the track. He raced on two Pan American teams, three Olympics teams, and eight World Championship teams. Simes was also strong on the roads in the United States, winning the Tour of Somerville in 1967 and 1969, and the US road title in 1964. He continued to race in masters events in the 1970s and turned to coaching and cycling administration. He became the executive director of US Pro Cycling and was a member of the International Professional Cycling Federation Executive Committee.