Mark Hendershot
Full Name: Mark Henry Hendershot
Nickname: Chin
Hometown: Grand Rapids MI
Height: 6 feet
Weight: 147
Hair color: none
Eye color: blue
Marital Status: single-ish
Birthdate: 8-14-1964
Birthplace: Grand Rapids MI
High School: Kenowa Hills
College: Ferris State University
Degree: BA Advertising Public relations
Current Occupation: floor covering installer
Favorite foods: vegetarian Mexican
Foods I hate: meat
Favorite drinks: IPA
When did you begin cycling and why:
I started cycling when my neighbor Ted Marcus took my training wheels off so I could get out of the neighbor hood.
Who influenced you and how?:
Ted Marcus, because he took my training wheels off.
Have you suffered any serious injuries cycling? Describe what and how:
None yet, and I sure hope it stays that way.
Other sports competed in and when:
High school track and hockey
Accomplishments in the above sports:
All Conference for both track and hockey
What are your strongest qualities as a racer? :
Mental toughness
What are your current and future goals in racing?
Winning the World Solo 24 Hour Mountain Bike Championships
What are you doing to achieve these goals? :
Long road rides, speed work, cross country skiing, and a full schedule of racing
What are your current and future goals in life? :
To be the man that would make Grandpa Hank proud.
Describe your greatest cycling achievement to date:
The 2002 World Solo 24 Hour Championship was truly an epic race. I placed 3rd, and had to overcome a sleet storm, gale force winds, hypothermia, and sliding off the side of a mountain to do it.
Describe your worst race or cycling experience:
The 2002 World Solo 24 Hour Championships
Describe your favorite race course:
Whistler is my favorite. It has a little bit of every thing; pretty good climbs, tricky stuff, and sections to recover.
Career Results
2003
- 4th World Solo 24 Hours of Adrenalin Championships, Whistler, British Columbia
- 1st 24 Hours of Snowshoe, Snowshoe, West Virginia
- 1st 24 Hours of Boyne, Boyne, Michigan
- 5th Wilderness 101, State College, Pennsylvania
- 1st 12 Hours of Pando, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2002
- 3rd World Solo 24 Hours of Adrenalin Championships, Vernon, British Columbia
- 1st 24 Hours of Adrenalin at Dalton, Massachusetts
- 2nd 24 Hours of Adrenalin at Winter Park, Colorado
- 1st 24 Hours of Boyne, Boyne, Michigan
- 2nd Iceman Cometh, Traverse City, Michigan
2001
- 4th World Solo 24 Hours of Adrenalin Championships, Idyllwild, California
- 1st 24 Hours of Boyne, Boyne, Michigan
- 3rd Creampuff 100, Oakridge, Oregon
- 1st 12 Hours of Pando, Grand Rapids, Michigan
- 2nd Iceman Cometh, Traverse City, Michigan
- What else?
- Cross country masters elite racer, 1st place American at La Ruta in 2000, local cyclocross hero
- Race Plans for 2004
- World Solo 24 Hours of Adrenalin Championships
- NORBA National 24 Hour Mountain Bike Solo Championship
- 24 Hours of Snowshoe
- 24 Hours of Moab
- Transrockies Challenge
- 100 mile races, 3 events