14 Facts About Jonathan Vaughters

Jonathan Vaughters's successes led to him signing for US Postal Service cycling team.

Jonathan Vaughters then went on to win the Route du Sud in preparation for the Tour de France as part of Lance Armstrong's team that went on to Armstrong's first win.

Jonathan Vaughters abandoned at the eleventh stage after falling in the descent of the Col d'Aubisque.

Jonathan Vaughters retired from racing, citing a desire to spend more time with his family.

Jonathan Vaughters ended his career as a cyclist at the end of that year.

Jonathan Vaughters was a specialist climber and was touted as a Stage race specialist.

Jonathan Vaughters won the Mont Ventoux stage of the Criterium du Dauphine Libere in 1999 and 2001, and held the record for the fastest ascent until it was broken by Iban Mayo in 2004.

Jonathan Vaughters holds the Cycle To The Sun record time of 2:38 set in 1992 for climbing Haleakala volcano on Maui, Hawaii.

In 2004, Jonathan Vaughters took effective management of the team and in 2005 it was split between the 5280 junior team and the continental team TIAA-CREF.

In early 2005 Jonathan Vaughters met Doug Ellis at the launch party for the new season.

In February 2009, Jonathan Vaughters was elected president of the International Association of Professional Cycling Groups.

Jonathan Vaughters attributed the breakdown of his second marriage in 2017 to being on the autistic spectrum which was diagnosed in 2018.

Jonathan Vaughters's son had been diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorder in 2012 and during the process of his evaluation, Vaughters began to suspect he may be on the spectrum but was not evaluated himself for another six years.

Jonathan Vaughters observed other forms of doping by US Postal riders, and he independently doped using EPO during 2002, until reconsidering his ethical choices.