 Papp in 2006 after the GF Ceriale | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Michael Papp |
| Nickname | "JoePa" / "El Leon de Madruga" / "Mr. 58%" / |
| Born | May 25, 1975 Parma, Ohio, US |
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) |
| Weight | 148 lb (67 kg) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Amateur teams | |
| US National Team | |
| Partizan-Whistle | |
| Team Bianchi-Cinghiale | |
| La Polar | |
| UPMC-ACT | |
| Champion Systems | |
| Professional teams | |
| Montgomery-Bell | |
| Pittsburgh Power | |
Joseph Michael "Joe" Papp (born May 25, 1975) is a former professional American road racing cyclist and US National cycling team member, author, and convicted doper and drug distributor. A dual Irish–American citizen, Papp was born in Ohio and raised in Western Pennsylvania, where he attended high school and university. Early in his career, Papp was a member of the Pittsburgh Power, a professional team in the National Cycle League[1] owned by Franco Harris. He also rode as a stagiare with Montgomery-Bell, but finished his career in 2006 riding for the Italian teams Partizan-Whistle and Team Bianchi-Cinghiale, after starting the year with Hong Kong–based Champion System. [citation needed]
Papp was briefly a cycling author, writing about his experiences in the professional peloton, and was a featured diarist for the cycling news website cyclingnews.com.[2] Papp has also written training advice columns, product reviews,[3][4] and route guides for biking in Pittsburgh.[5] His work has appeared in publications including VeloNews, Winning Bicycle Racing Illustrated, The Ride, Bike Culture and Cycling Times.
Papp earned a BA in History from the University of Pittsburgh, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He won a Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs and was a graduate student in the Heinz School of Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University, before he later pursued, and failed to obtain, an MBA at Chatham University. However, Papp's academic work and professional development were interrupted by his extensive involvement in multiple doping scandals in cycling, including those involving Floyd Landis, Kayle Leogrande, Frenchwoman Jeannie Longo, and Lance Armstrong. After cooperating on various cases with the United States Anti-Doping Agency, Papp was sentenced in 2011 on two counts of conspiracy to distribute performance-enhancing drugs.
- ^ "The Lost League". bikeforums.com. Retrieved May 16, 2008.
- ^ Papillon: The Joe Papp Diary 2006
- ^ "The Next Level DVD". Trifuel.com. Retrieved May 16, 2008.
- ^ "The Next Level DVD: Strength Training for Endurance Athletes". Bike Culture Magazine. Retrieved May 16, 2008.
- ^ "Weekend Wheeling in Pittsburgh - Hills for the Best". GORP.com. Retrieved May 16, 2008.