Raphael Clemente is a Florida legend. In high school he was a swimmer but got burned out. So, he bought a bike. His first race was an open race in either 88-89. He won. From then on Raphael progressed quickly through the ranks. Olympian Carl Sundquist would help him out with training.
In 1991 Raphael hit the national circuit. He got picked up by a great team called "Bicycle Sport" out of Vero Beach, Florida. He ended up doing big races against the likes of Mike McCarthy, Thomas Craven, to the New England legends and brothers Mark and Frank McCormack.
Eventually Raphael would race in Europe. He raced for a team in the Netherlands for a year called ASC Olympia.
Raphael eventually turned pro in 1995. His goals was to make it to the Olympics. Even though he didn't make it on the team his time as a top athlete has served him well in life.
He eventually left the sport in 1996 to pursue a different career. He's currently working in West Palm Beach, Florida. He has a daughter who's also a beast on the bike like her dad.
Popular Podcasts
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Special Summer Offer: Exclusively on Apple Podcasts, try our Dateline Premium subscription completely free for one month! With Dateline Premium, you get every episode ad-free plus exclusive bonus content.
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!