Scott Nydam (born April 9, 1977[2] in Denver, Colorado, United States) is an American former professional cyclist. He won the mountains classification at the 2008 Tour of California. He is married to Jennifer Nydam.
Career
Nydam raced for the BMC Racing Team in 2006, its first year, prior to it becoming a professional team in 2007. He continued to race for the team through 2009. However, in 2009 he suffered a concussion during the Tour of the Gila. As his fifth major concussion, this ultimately spelled the end of his professional cycling career.[3] While he was on the 2010 roster for BMC Racing Team he was never cleared to race.
After Retirement
After retiring he worked for BMC Racing Team first in data collection and later as performance advisor.[4] He worked with the professional team until 2012, before working in the same capacity with the BMC Development Team from 2013 to 2016.[5] He has coached Peter Stetina since 2013, including through his transition from professional road cycling to gravel racing.[6]
In 2016 Nydam founded Silver Stallion Coffee and Bread, a coffee shop and restaurant in Gallup, New Mexico. After 2 years of running the business he converted to a non-profit model, and pivoted to focus on bikes and coffee.[7] During the COVID-19 pandemic the organization established a Mobile Repair Center to provide bicycle repairs to the community of the Navajo Reservation.
Nydam also serves as the coach of the Dine' Composite high school mountain bike team, and serves on the advisory board of NavajoYES.[8]
