ANDERS JOHNSON

Athlete. Coach. Scientist.

Get to Know Me

I have raced mountain bikes since I was 12 years old and since then, have competed at world championships on the mountain bike, in Xterra off-road triathlon, and on the track.

I got into track cycling in 2022 and have been all in since then. I have my sights set on LA 2028 for the Team Pursuit.

USA Cycling Mens Track Endurance National Team
2025 UCI Track World Championships - 3rd (Individual Pursuit)
Current Team Pursuit National Record team member (3:47.5)
4x Pan American Champion - Track Cycling
- Individual Pursuit, Team Pursuit
10x National Champion - Track Cycling
- Individual Pursuit, Team Pursuit, Points race, Scratch Race, Omnium
2021 Xterra off-road Triathlon World Champion, Pan American Champion, National Champion (20-24)

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"Rome wasn't built in a day, but they were laying bricks every hour."

Partners

The amazing companies that help me pursue the dream.

I am always proud of being part of "hometown" ventures. From hometown heros to shopping local produce, I love it all. This is just one reason I am beyond excited to have a partnership with Ventum. Ventum's roots in Utah are what enticed me, and their hold in high performance is what held my interest.
All their bikes are great but the Ventum Tempus TT bike really takes the cake for me.

When looking for performance advantages, I believe it is important to look at other sports, disciplines, etc. I found Wove well rooted in the triathlon space... a sport that likely knows the most about dialing in Time Trial positions. From the moment I tried a Wove saddle, I was hooked. I often suffer from saddle sores and knock on wood am not sure I have had one since getting on Wove.

My fav saddle? The M8 - Great for being comfy in an aggressive TT position with no drawbacks to sitting upright

USA Cycling

I can't say enough how thankful I am to USA Cycling. The amount of work they put in behind the scenes to give us the best chances at success is truly incredible. The staff works incredibly hard and has given me opportunities that I would have never had otherwise. Thank you USAC!

Voler Apparel

I met the Voler family when I moved to San Luis Obispo, California to attend Cal Poly. The people behind this company are some of the best I have ever met and they are only upstaged by their high quality, USA-made, apparel. They bring style fitting for sunset spins and comfort needed for huge training days.

My fav are the super bibs, go snag some, you won't regret it!

Zions Bank

I have used Zions Bank for as long as I remember. I can remember walking in to the local branch when I was young with my report card and a smile on my face. The As on my report card were about to be money in the bank and I can still remember the joy young Anders felt making that conversion.

Fast forward to today and I have my LLC business account set up with ZIONS Bank and it has made starting my coaching business far simpler than it would have been without ZIONS.

Instagram

The theory of relativity in action:

Every cyclist knows that an hour of Zone 2 is not even remotely the same as as hour of effort 😂⏱️

Maybe Einstein was a cyclist 👀

Sounds cheesy but I’m so grateful for the power of the bike in 2025 for keeping me going through a rough year ❤️🚲

Excited for what 2026 may bring 🔥🐴

Insta vs reality (+ 🔩🐈🏒🛻🎳)

Was dealt the bad card combo of silly crash + broken shoulder socket… if life is anything like blackjack my future odds just got a bit sweeter 🃏

Super grateful to the doctors/staff at @uofuhealth for the titanium upgrade 🔩

Now we focus on the controlables and wait for the storm to pass 🫡 ⛈️

The cherry on top of a process I love so much 🙏🏽🍒

4th in the Team Pursuit at 2025 Track World Championships 🌈

So proud of the progress this team has made🫶

After qualifying 5th, we put a few more pieces together, went a bit faster, and made our way into the bronze medal ride after putting down the 3rd fastest time in Round 1 - something no US Men’s team had done in 30 years. In the final we weren’t quite able to put things together and crossed the line for 4th.

Before Worlds, I wouldn’t have believed you if you told me we’d be fighting for a medal at world champs but we did just that… and we will be back, I’m sure of it 🔥

Just waiting a few more days... T-6 days till @uci_cycling Track World Champs kicks off 🔥

Also any guesses as to what what I’m saying in this video, $1 to the best guess 👀😂

Still can’t believe I’m writing this.. One of my best friends Rylan Schadegg passed away… and I really don’t even know what to say.

Rylan was a one of a kind human being. He was beyond driven but in a unique way. He was driven to live life to the fullest and chase what set his heart on fire. This also came with an exceptional kindness and love that he shared with everyone and that really is so evident in the number of peoples lives he touched and how many people looked up to him.

I feel immensely lucky to have shared so much time with an incredible human being but also really struggling with how unfair it feels to lose someone so incredible.

Reminding myself that I’m lucky to feel this much grief because that means I had someone that I cared about so deeply.. I love you Rylan ❤️ These videos are the exact memories I’ll carry on with me, huge adventures in the mountains enjoying every drop of life

As I go forward, I know I’ll have Rylan alongside me pushing me to be my very best, as he always did❤️🪽

🇺🇸2025 Track National Championships 🇺🇸

Leaving this weekend feeling grateful for this community, my people, and the opportunity to get to line up and race a bike.

Completed my main goal of setting a new PR in the IP with a 4:03.4. A lot or factors including some good altitude air density that went into this one but overall just so stoked to have it come together… we keep chipping away 👀⏱️

The rest of the week was filled with some properly hard bunch racing in the strongest fields I’ve raced in at nationals. Really exciting to see the level constantly getting stronger and stronger 📈

Points: 🥈
Omnium: 🥉
Team Pursuit: 🥇 🇺🇸
Kilo: 4th (1:01.6 🚀)

Love you @traderjoes and your lil snacks 🫶🏼🍬

#cycling #timetrial #carbsarelife

🥈 in the Elite TT at Pro Road Nats 🇺🇸

This one is still a bit surreal. My first Road Nationals and first proper outdoor time trial. I knew the speed I had from the track would be helpful but in an event 10x longer than I’m used to, I was very unsure as to how long I’d be able to hold it all together. In the end, I was able to put down a ride I’m proud of in some epic conditions 🌧️

So thankful for all the people in my corner, the support and smiles that I’ve shared this weekend are everything 💙

If there was a question as to if the @ventumracing Tempus is fast, this is some good evidence 🏎️ And finally a big thanks to @chloedygert for sharing some 💅 to complete the speedy setup 😉🙏🏽

Lots more time on this rig recently.. seems to keep just going faster and faster. Excited to keep pushing the limits 🚀

#VentumTempus

Pan American Championships was one for the books this year 🇵🇾 Stoked to defend titles in both the Team and Individual pursuit 🥇🥇

Couldn’t be more thankful to @usacycling and the staff that make these awesome trips happen. Really a crazy amount of work to set us up for the best chances of success. Also, so proud of the whole USA track squad, everyone had really been putting in the work and it’s so motivating watching it pay off 🙏🏽🔥

The Ventum Tempus is finally out of the shadows and into the world. Want a TT bike that is quick, light, and handles well? Then this is the bike for you. Check out the @ventumracing page or their website to learn more. Time to go break some records 🫡🔥

#VentumTempus #BreakRecords #Ventum #TTBike #TimeTrial

How would I describe the new Ventum Tempus from my time on it this spring?
-> PDQ 🚀

Mark your calendars, the @ventumracing Tempus launches next week 🔥

#VentumTempus #TTbike #Timetrial #Ventum #Aero

🥈in the Team Pursuit at the only UCI Track Nations Cup of the year in Turkey 🇹🇷

The conditions were super quick and we were excited to see how we would stack up and if we could crack out a new national record.

We were heat 9 of 16 so we knew that if we could go quicker than everyone before us, that would put us top 8 and we would move on to round 1.
In the qualifying round we rode to plan but were able to continually eke out a couple extra tenths per lap and when the dust settled we had rolled a 3:47.87… a new national record by 5 seconds and the fastest qualifier yet meaning we would move on to the rounds. As qualifying went on though, our name stayed at top as team after team failed to beat our time. When qualifying concluded, the shock when we realized we had qualified in first was surreal.

This meant we were to ride against the 4th place qualifying team(🇨🇭) and the winner would move onto the gold final. We put our heads back down (literally) and put down another ride we were proud of: 3:47.5 which put us into the gold final against AUS. This ride was likely the deepest I’ve ever gone on a pursuit effort 😵‍💫

In the gold final we knew we would have to go out swinging and we did just that. We went out ripping fast to give ourselves a chance at winning the thing and kept the pace rolling for a good while before the wheels began to come off for us and 🇦🇺 continued to rip to the line.

I couldn’t have been more surprised by the outcome and couldn’t be more proud of the boys for putting their full hearts into these efforts.

Overall I’m just immensely grateful for all of it: the opportunities, the ups AND the downs, the support, and people that make it all happen 🥹❤️

… and I’ve learned 3 Team Pursuits in one day is absolutely brutal

#Trackcycling #Teampursuit #Konya2025

A day in the life of the Men’s Track Endurance squad training in Belgium/Netherlands for the first and only track Nations Cup of the year in Turkey 🇹🇷 Racing kicks off Friday March 14th with Team Pursuit qualification… time for some team bonding 🫡

#TeamPursuit #trackcycling #TeamUSA #USACycling

Time to meet up with the boys and go fast in circles again ✈️➡️🇳🇱

Spent late fall off season in Norway exploring everywhere from the southern fjords to the Lototen islands and even caught some northern lights ✨🇳🇴

You may not like it, but this one simple apparel hack will make it so that large trucks will give you more space on the road 😃👍🏼🇺🇸#murica #science

Another lap around the sun for (and with) this one! Happy Birthday @beritashby 🫶🏼🎉

Individual Pursuit World Champs: 4:08.623 and an 8th place finish 🙏🏽🔥

Exciting to see a big step of progress in this event showing the work is paying off. I went out of the gate a bit hot with a 20.76 second opening lap but was able to settle in nicely as the ride progressed. This is always an interesting event trying to figure out the secret formula and I honestly love the complex simplicity of the event 🙏🏽

#brickbybrick

5th place in the Team Pursuit at Track World Champs 🔥

Our goal coming here was to qualify (top 8) and we did that and more. The US hasn’t qualified in 20+ years 😳

To miss going to the bronze final by 0.06 seconds stings. The number of things you can think of that could make 0.06 of a difference is… a lot. Fuel to the fire🔥

Now all eyes on the IP tomorrow 👀

📸: @swpix_cycling

- Leadville 100-

One of the gnarliest days ever to be had on a bike. Threw this one on the calendar as more of a “for fun” race and to see what all the hype was about. I’m overall stoked with how it went- I put myself in a good position through the bottom of the big climb of the day which was my goal. Didn’t have the legs from there through the end but was able to limp the last 60 miles in for a 6:53 finish time. Couldn’t have done it without all the cheers from an insane amount of fans and from the support from @bradley_wiggs @beritashby and the parents in the pits 🙏🏽

I told myself and many others I’d never do this race again but funny how faint the memory is just a few days out and now I’m wondering how I could go with just a little bit of tailored training and some altitude. Maybe I’ll see you again Leadville 🫡

Especially stoked for @larsson.johnson absolutely killing this race. This spring he set an ambitious goal to knock out Leadville and he did just that. Here’s to setting big goals and working super hard towards them 🎉

📸: @precisionfandh

2024 4x Elite National Champ 🇺🇸
- Individual Pursuit
- Team Pursuit
- Scratch Race
- Points Race
+ 2nd in the Omnium

#Thankful

Doing my best @tadejpogacar impression after a win in the points race at 2024 Elite Track National Champs 😤💪🏽

A weekend to remember. I raced 5 events and things came together quite nicely. I will not lie, I was a bit tentative jumping back on the bunch bike for the first time since Pan American Games in October, but ended up having quite a bit of fun in the mass start racing.

🥇Individual Pursuit
🥇Points Race
🥇Scratch race (@cwdtrack sweep 🧹)
🥇Team Pursuit
🥈Omnium

Now I’m excited to cut back on the caffeine/sugar intake, get back to proper sleep, and enjoy some mountain time back home in Utah and Tahoe over the next week🏔️

Couldn’t be more thankful the immense amount of support I get from all the people in my life. Luv you all 🫶🏼

📸: @craigsclicks

A nice few months of chopping wood and stacking bricks at home🪓🧱 Always grateful for the times when I get to slow down 🧘🏼‍♂️

Up next: Training camp🔥 -> Track Nationals🇺🇸 -> Mountain Time 🏔️

6th place in TP at the Milton Nation’s Cup with a 3:55.7

Results wise, this is a big jump for us. For some time we have been working at qualifying at a nations cup. To qualify, every team rides alone on the track and the top 8 teams move on to round 1. We were able to squeak off a qualification by hundredths of a second and move on to a second ride.

Both rides were PRs for us despite some sloppy riding, adding confidence that we are moving in the right direction.

It’s quite funny how each and every second of improvement is literally the result of hundreds of hours of work. Time to stack more bricks 🫡

📸: @tristan.manderfeld

Dropping in to Milton Nations Cup 🫡 #gotime

🇺🇸Individual Pursuit Pan American Champion🇺🇸

Lined up for this one with a big goal and I was able to pull it off. In qualifying I clocked a 4:13.9 - setting a new track record and qualifying me for the gold final. I was able to back up the ride and secure the gold that evening after a tight race where I only pulled into the lead on the final lap.

So thankful for all the support and people who reached out after this one. I’ve got a lot of good people in my corner ❤️

A big step in the right direction with some rides I am proud to have been part of at Pan American Championships this week. En route to the Pan American title, were able to set a new @velosportsctr track record of 3:56.4 🚀

Extremely thankful for everyone in our corner and proud of the boys for all the hard work they’ve put in to get here 🙏🏽

A good block in SLO riding my bike lots and soaking up some winter sunshine 🌞

Next up is Pan American Championships in LA and Nations Cup in Milton, Canada 🫡

Airplanes, Pt. III (feat. Ders Plane)

(Also I made this shirt for all those of you who were going to ask where I got it - storefront opening soon)

#adayinthelife

2023🔥👀

Pretty easy to look back at the year of memories and be immensely grateful for all the opportunities and experiences this year. I’m grateful for the highs but also the lows because those moments make the triumphs worth working for. Always thankful for a passion like cycling that has given me these opportunities.

I’m a big fan of always pushing for more and asking “What’s next? What’s next? What’s next?”
If you’re the same, remember to take the time to savor the moments as you’re in them and recognize how far you’ve come.

3 highlights from the year:
• Racing on 5 different continents 🌎🌍🌏
• 3 Elite National Titles (and my first elite individual title) 🇺🇸
• Having the most amazing people in my life that support, push, and encourage me at every step 🙏🏽

#brickbybrick #2023

A day in the office 🚲🫡

#timetrial #triathlon #tt #cycling #lifebehindbars

“How is camp going?”
Me:

#fantastic #naptime

So good to be alive 🙏🏽

Lucky 2023 was filled with views like these #blessed

After the crash things were feeling good and I jumped in to the Team Pursuit. Although we were able to qualify 3rd, it was clear that my body was not responding well post crash and we made the decision to sit me out for round 1 and the finals.

I could not be more impressed or proud of the boys for a couple of great rides to secure the bronze 🥉 It’s pretty special to be part of such a rad group of humans 🙏🏽

📸: @teamusa @usacycling

Last week I raced the omnium at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. After the scratch and omnium I was sitting in second but things changed quickly with a bit of a spill in the elimination. After this, I struggled to rally the confidence needed to stay in the mix. I made a few moves in the points race that had the potential to put me in a contending spot but simply couldn’t make anything stick.. I ended with 6th in a much abbreviated field, a huge disappointment. I’m working on keeping things in perspective but sometimes the setbacks sting deep.

Overall, I feel incredibly lucky to have had the opportunity to race at this incredible event and to walk away from that mishap without being seriously injured.

Thankful for everyone in my corner, I’ve got a really good village 🙏🏽

📸: @teamusa @gettyimages

Final prep before heading to Santiago, Chile for the Pan American Games 🔥@santiago2023oficial

I’ll be racing Omnium and Team Pursuit and I honestly couldn’t be more thankful for the opportunity. Despite lack of experience you can be sure I’ll be out there giving 110% 🫡

What looks faster - the kit or the bike? 👀🔥 @volerapparel

Brick by brick 🧱

#bettereveryday #cycling #motivation #racing #trackcycling #fitnessmotivation

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