Todd Gogulski


Todd Gogulski is an American former cycling TV commentator for NBC Universal Sports and Versus and a former professional road racer.

Early life and early career

He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1962, but grew up in northern California and Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he first raced his bike in the Santa Fe Hill Climb organized and promoted by Geoff Passo. After racing locally for Gardenschwartz Sports and Strings ‘n Spokes, he joined Ten Speed Drive, for whom he won the National Team Time Trial Championship in 1986.

Later career

Subsequently, he raced for four years under teams directed by Len Pettyjohn, with sponsors Lowenbrau, Crest, and the powerhouse American squad Coors Light, where he was teammates with Greg LeMond. In 1991, he joined Subaru Montgomery, directed by Eddie Borysewicz, where he was teammates with Lance Armstrong; Subaru Montgomery later became the U.S. Postal Team. Following several seasons of injuries and declining results, he retired from racing in 1992.
He raced for the US National Team in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela. In 1985, he represented the US at the amateur Giro d'Italia and in 1987 at the Peace Race in Eastern Europe.
In the late 1990s, after a hiatus from the sport, he worked in PR for a start-up bicycle tire company, and then shifted into promotions for the Saturn Cycling Team, announcing their Cyberbike events. In 2006, he began doing stage announcing for bicycle races, with ongoing commenting at Philly Week, Redlands, the National Championships, the Tour of Utah, and numerous others.

Television

In 2009, he joined the NBC Universal Sports cycling TV commentary team with Steve Schlanger, with whom he covered the Tour of the Basque Country, the Giro d'Italia, the Vuelta a España, the World Road Championships, Milan–San Remo, and others. For 2011, he joined the Versus Tour de France TV broadcasting team alongside Bob Roll, Phil Liggett, Paul Sherwen, and Liam McHugh. He currently lives in Boulder, Co.

Palmarès

Gogulski's results include:
1982 :
  • 1st New Mexico State Championships, Road Race, Time Trial, and Cyclocross
  • 1st Juarez Inaugural Criterium, Juarez, Mexico
1983 :
  • 1st Mt. Evans Hill Climb, Category 3, Mt. Evans, CO
1984 :
  • 2nd, National Road Championship, Team Time Trial
  • 1st Team Time Trial, US National Team, Commonwealth Bank Classic/Tour of Australia
  • 1st Santa Fe Hill Climb, Santa Fe, NM
  • 1st Palo Alto Criterium, CA
1985
1986
  • National Champion, Team Time Trial
  • US National A Team Member
  • 3rd National Prestige Classic Standings
  • US World’s Team Captain at the World Road Race Championships
  • 18th Amateur World Road Race Championship, Colorado Springs, CO, Top US Amateur
  • 18th GC Coors International Bicycle Classic, CA, NV, CO, Top US Amateur
  • 1st Tour of Nevada City Bicycle Classic
  • 1st Sandia Crest Climb, Albuquerque, NM
  • 1st Team Time Trial, Vulcan Tour, Redding, CA
  • 1st Rocky Mountain News Classic, Castle Pines Road Race, Denver, CO
  • 7th 7 Eleven Cup Serios
1987
  • US World Championship Team Captain
  • US Pan American Games Team Captain
  • US National A Team Member
  • 2nd in the National Prestige Classic Rankings
  • 4th Pan American Games Road Race, Indianapolis, IN
  • 1st GC Pan American Games Selection, Rocky Mountain News Classic, Denver, CO
  • 1st GC Munsingwear Classic, World Championship Trials, Crested Butte, CO
  • 7th National Road Championship
  • 5th Road Race, Austrian Stage Race
  • 1st Mount Evans/Bob Cook Memorial Hill Climb, Mt. Evans, CO
  • 1st GC Casper Classic Stage Race, Casper, WY
  • 1st GC Steamboat Stage Race, Steamboat Springs, CO
  • 1st Battle at the Brewery, Superweek, Milwaukee, WI
  • 1st Colorado State Road Championship
  • 3rd Overall Tour of Brazil, Winner of Mountains Competition,
1988
1989
  • 1st Redlands Bicycle Classic, Criterium, Team Time Trial, Team GC, Redlands, CA
  • 1st, Cascade Cycling Classic, Bend, OR, Santiam-McKenzie Road Race
  • 1st St. Louis Road Race, St. Louis, MO
  • 1st GC Oklahoma City Retailers Classic, Oklahoma City, OK
1990
  • 3rd, Tour de Trump, Charlottesville to Winchester Road Race
  • 10th, US Professional Criterium Championship, Washington, DC
  • 1st Altitude 9000 Road Race, Mammoth Cycling Classic, Mammoth, CA
1991