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CNN
Mandy Marquardt: Diabetic Olympic hopeful adapts to training in quarantine
Isolation isn't a new concept for Olympic hopeful Mandy Marquardt. As a track cyclist she's become inured to the discipline of a sport that demands the toughest of psyches in dealing with hours of solo training.
TOKYO 2020
Mandy Marquardt: The Olympic hopeful redefining diabetes
The 18-time National Champion and two-time American record holder spoke exclusively to Tokyo 2020 about cycling, the Olympics and how she’s helping to redefine what’s possible as an athlete with type 1 diabetes.
Fundación Diabetes Juvenil de Chile
Mandy Marquardt: la historia de la doble medallista en Santiago 2023
Mandy Marquardt es una ciclista profesional estadounidense que, además de representar a su país en las competencias internacionales de más alto nivel, forma parte del primer equipo ciclista profesional con diabetes en el mundo, el equipo de Novo Nordisk.
Panam Sports
Canada and Mexico have the fastest track cycling teams
Team USA wins silver in the women’s team sprint, includes quote from Mandy Marquardt.
St Lukes University Health Network
Olympic Hopeful Mandy Marquardt Works with Her SLUHN Team to Be Her Best
Track cycling may be the cruelest sport, eliminating athletes from advancing through championship brackets by mere thousandths of a second. Track cyclists compete on fixed-gear, direct drive bikes with no brakes.
USA Cycling
Team Events close out the week as Track Nationals wraps up at the Velo Sports Center
The Keirin events left viewers in awe as Marquardt maintained a controlled pace behind the motorbike and sprinted to victory, closely followed by Friday’s Sprint Champion McKee.
Bixlers
A Bixlers Love Story
This is the story of Mandy and James Alvord, a couple of US national champion cyclists who are also a couple!
Mandy and James each won three national titles just one week before they tied the knot on August 6, 2022.
USA Cycling
USA CYCLING NAMES 2023 NATIONAL TEAM
The USA Cycling National Team exists to recognize and support cyclists who represent the United States of America at the highest level of the sport.
SportsEngine
Finding Balance: Lehua Siaki
SportsEngine and TrueSport present: Athlete of the Month Lehua Siaki.
Hua sat down with TrueSport Ambassador and Olympic Track Sprint Cyclist Mandy Marquardt—someone who also is an expert at balancing challenges and sport.
The Lehigh Valley Insider
U.S. National Champion Cyclist Mandy Marquardt Touts the Lehigh Valley
As a newly-released podcast interview shows, Mandy Marquardt truly embodies everything that is Made Possible in Lehigh Valley.
Cyclingnews
US track champions to celebrate matrimony at Pan Am Championships
Marquardt-Alvord 'kitted up for honeymoon' in Peru
World Campus Penn State
Mandy Marquardt finds balance between cycling and education with World Campus
Professional cyclist Mandy Marquardt can pursue her passion of qualifying for the Olympics while getting her Master of Business Administration, thanks to the flexibility of getting her degree online.
PSU-LV
Champion cyclist and Lehigh Valley alum Mandy Marquardt returns to campus
Penn State Lehigh Valley (PSU-LV) alumna and USA Cycling National Team member Mandy Marquardt returned to the campus Monday, March 14, to share her inspirational journey.
WFMZ
Cycling champ returns to Penn State Lehigh Valley
A national cycling champ circled back to her alma mater Monday to share her inspiring story with others. USA Cycling National Team member Mandy Marquardt spoke with students at Penn State Lehigh Valley.
TrueSport
TRUESPORT AMBASSADORS ON THE LIFE-CHANGING POWER OF SPORT
Even from a young age, the sports children play and the teams they join can shape them into the adults that they will become. Here, three TrueSport Ambassadors are sharing how sport has changed their lives, not just physically, but emotionally and mentally.
American Heart Association
Cyclist Mandy Marquardt doesn't let diabetes slow her down
Mandy Marquardt spends her days training and racing furiously around a velodrome. She's a track sprint cyclist, and by age 16, she already was winning medals in junior events when a routine checkup revealed high blood glucose.
Sur Phytoperformance
Resilience
After not being chosen for the US Olympic Team, Mandy Marquardt went on to show her resilient spirit by winning all four of her events at the 2021 Track National Championships.
WFMZ-TV
Local cyclist, Olympics hopeful racks up more than a dozen titles while facing health challenge
Since the age of 10, Mandy Marquardt's happy place has been on her bike, although most of the time it's not on quiet country roads. But in the heat of competition the 18-time US National Women's sprint track champion knows a thing or two about conquering challenges.
PedalNorth
Mandy Marquardt Interview
Mandy Marquardt is a professional track sprint cyclist racing for Team Novo Nordisk, the world’s first all-diabetes professional cycling team and for the USA Cycling National Team. She was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 16. Mandy is an 18-time U.S. National Champion and currently holds 3 U.S National Records.
Team Novo Nordisk
MANDY MARQUARDT: DEAR YOUNGER ME
Dear younger me, There are so many things I want to tell you, but the best place to start is to never forget to dream big and always follow your heart. The road will not always be easy, but I can promise you it will be an enriching and amazing journey that is still unfolding.
Made Possible In Lehigh Valley
18-Time U.S. National Champion Cyclist Began Career in Lehigh Valley
Mandy Marquardt is a professional track sprint cyclist racing for the USA Cycling National Team and for Team Novo Nordisk, the world’s first all-diabetes professional cycling team.
Le Diabète Enchainé
Notre Championne DT1 - Interview de Mandy Marquardt
J’ai grandi dans le sud de la Floride. Je jouais au tennis, je courais, je nageais et je voulais faire un triathlon. À l’âge de 10 ans, mes parents ont fait des recherches et ont trouvé un vélodrome à 20 minutes de chez nous. J’y ai vite pris goût et ….
Lehigh Valley Style Magazine
Get to Know Mandy Marquardt, Professional Track Sprint Cyclist Living in Upper Macungie
Idleness has never come easy for professional cyclist Mandy Marquardt. Like so many others across the globe, she’s had to adapt to a new normal that was necessitated by the relentless onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic.
Klean Athlete
Staying Fueled, Focused and Motivated During Lockdown By Sponsored Track Cyclist Mandy Marquardt
This year we have all faced challenges, controlling what I can and keeping a routine on and off the bike has been incredibly important to me. My commitment to my sport, community and my values is as strong as ever.
PSU News
Penn State alumna continues Olympic track cycling training for 2021
Penn State Lehigh Valley (PSU-LV) alumna and former Campus Cycling Club Coach Mandy Marquardt continues to train with Team Novo Nordisk, the world’s first all-diabetes professional cycling team, in hopes of competing for Team USA in the upcoming 2020 Olympics for track cycling.
Diabetes Daily
Mandy Marquardt: Redefining Diabetes Through Racing
Mandy Marquardt is a Track Cyclist for the USA Cycling National Team and Team Novo Nordisk, the world’s first all-diabetes professional cycling team. Their mission is to inspire, educate and empower everyone affected by diabetes.
U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)
Staying Healthy Around the Holidays with Mandy Marquardt
As a cyclist competing for two teams, including the USA Cycling National Team and the world’s first all-diabetes professional cycling team, Team Novo Nordisk, my holidays are often a little different than most.
Velonews.com - Put Your Socks On and Velonews.com
PYSO, ep. 77: Olympic long team member Mandy Marquardt has 18 national titles — and diabetes
Next year, 2021, should be the year of the postponed Olympic Games, and will certainly be the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin. American diabetic Mandy Marquardt, who is on the long team for track, hopes to be in Tokyo racing in the stars and stripes.
Team Novo Nordisk
MANDY MARQUARDT'S 2020 REFLECTION - TEAM NOVO NORDISK
I know this has been a crazy time for the world and although it’s been personally challenging in many ways, I’ve enjoyed being home. I returned home from the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in March, right before COVID-19 hit. My mom moved up to Pennsylvania from Florida last year to be closer together and also help me along this Olympic journey.
Talk of the T-Town Podcast
Mandy Marquardt: Olympic Dreams and Breaking Records
This week on Talk of the T-Town we sit down with Mandy Marquardt and talk training through COVID, breaking the National Record in the Standing Kilo, Olympic Long Team selection while looking ahead toward Tokyo, what her team support means to her career and her thoughts on Crocs.
Psoriasis
Cycling Through Barriers
From an early age, bicyclist Mandy Marquardt was destined for greatness. At 11, she was living in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and bringing home hardware – winning two gold medals at the 2003 U.S. Junior Women’s 10-12 Road National Championships in the criterium and time trial.
Pilates For Sports
Mandy Marquardt Pilates Update – October
USA Cycling athlete Mandy Marquardt has been working hard since we last had her on the live class with both her cycling and her own customized Pilates training plan.We spoke with Mandy this week to get an update on her experience with Pilates For Sports so far and how she's tracking with her cycling!
bicycling.com
How Mandy Marquardt Fuels Her Training as a Type 1 Diabetic
Mandy Marquardt, a professional track cyclist with team Novo Nordisk, knows about dialing in your diet to suit her sport and her nutritional needs.
Factory
Get to Know Mandy Marquardt, Factory-Sponsored Professional Cyclist and Olympic Hopeful
As any entrepreneur knows, sometimes the best partnerships come together organically, when you least expect it. That’s what happened for Factory and Mandy Marquardt. Factory was still under construction when Mandy visited …
Diabetes Forecast
Pro-Cyclist Mandy Marquardt Talks Diabetes Management on the Track
It’s just after 10 a.m. on a gray day in February. Mandy Marquardt is in her element: circling an oval track with sides sloping at a 45-degree angle on a $15,000 carbon-fiber bicycle with no brakes.
Sur Phytoperformance
Mandy Marquardt - Olympic Hopeful
I love riding a bicycle. It has given me a unique opportunity to earn a living, to represent my country around the world, and to pursue my Olympic dreams. It has given me an outlet to eclipse expectations as a person living with type 1 diabetes, and has ignited a passion for me to inspire others.
USA Cycling
USING THE BICYCLE TO IGNITE PASSION AND INSPIRE OTHERS
USA Cycling's Mandy Marquardt, recently named to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Track Long Team, discusses how being on the National Team has provided her a stage for racing a bicycle, but also a platform to help others.
Cyclingbottle
Interview Mandy Marquardt
When you're tuning in at the Olympic Games next season then you'll problably want to cheer for Mandy Marquardt. The 18 times American track champion is an inspiration for many people with and without diabetes. She's currently part of of the Novo Norvdisk team, a cycling project that offers chances to diabetes-patients to perform in races on the highest level.
Popsugar Fitness
Olympic Hopeful Mandy Marquardt Was Told Diabetes Would Hold Her Back — Look at Her Now
When sprint track cyclist Mandy Marquardt was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 16, a doctor told her that her dream of competing at the elite level wasn't attainable. That, however, didn't stop her in the slightest.
Olympic Channel
Daily Routine: Five things to do - 2 May
Stay strong with Olympic Channel's top 5 things to try at home during lockdown this Saturday, including a double dose of real live sport.
Wattbike
Mandy Marquardt & Team Novo Nordisk - providing a platform for elite athletes with type 1 diabetes
We recently caught up with US track cyclist and Team Novo Nordisk member Mandy Marquardt to discuss her goals, how she trains at elite level with type 1 diabetes, and what advice she can offer to others in the same position
College Diabetes Network
An Interview with Mandy Marquardt, Professional Track Cyclist
Editor's note: friend of CDN and athlete Carly Lenett interviewed Mandy Marquardt, a professional track cyclist who is competing to earn her spot in the 2020 Olympics!
PSU
Heard on Campus: LaunchBox Ladies Speaker Series
“Women in Sports and Beyond” was the theme for the “LaunchBox Ladies: From Passion to Profit” event held Sept. 26 at the Penn State Lehigh Valley campus. About 90 community members, students, faculty and staff came to hear the panelists speak at the event hosted by Lehigh Valley LaunchBox.