Charlie Issendorf is a name you need to know. Let me give you a rundown of his story. Charlie started racing in 1978 at the age of 8. He turned Cat 2 when he was 14 and Cat 1 at 16. He's a silver medalist at the Junior National Pursuit Champs. He lost to no other than current U.S National Sprint Coach Erin Hartwell. He raced for the national team at the Vuelta de Chile and Tour of Greece. He rode for the famed GS Mengoni amateur team for years. A team that once had Greg Lemond, George Hincapie, Rich Hincapie, Adam Myerson, Wilson Vasquez on their roster.    When Charlie hung up his wheels he wasn't done with racing. He's organized over 400 races in the NYC area for 17 years. Races like Prospect Park, Floyd Bennett Field to the Harlem Skyscraper Criterium. Issendorf handed his race promotions responsibilities off in 2021.    In 2014 he began working with Zwift when it was a startup. He raced with Eric Min, Zwift CEO and co-founder back in the 80's when they were juniors. Currently Charlie is Zwift's event director.    I recently sat down for a chat with Charlie about all things cycling especially in the NYC area from the 80's to what's going on right now.   

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