Nelson Vails

Medal record
Nelson Vails
Competitor for  United States
Men's Cycling
Olympic Games
Silver	LA 1984	Individual Sprint
Pan American Games
Gold	Caracas 1983	Individual Sprint

Nelson Beasley Vails (born October 13, 1960 in New York) is a retired road and track cyclist from the United States, a professional rider from 1988 to 1994. He represented the USA at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he won the silver medal in the individual sprint, behind countryman Mark Gorski. He also raced for the USA in the UCI Track World Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1986.

Vails was also seen as a New York bicycle messenger in the movie Quicksilver (film).

He didn't just play a bicycle messenger in "Quicksilver," he worked as one in Manhattan. His nickname was "The Cheetah."^[1]

References

• Nelson Vails profile at Cycling Archives

1. ^ Mara Bovsun. "Fastest Cat - Nelson Vails". http://www.billcotton.com/major_taylor_bicycle_club.htm. Retrieved 2011-07-26. 

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Name	Vails, Nelson
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Short description	American racing cyclist
Date of birth	October 13, 1960
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