As I do on most holidays, I embraced the opportunity to take in the beauty of my home state and country slowly (though not too slowly…) aboard my bicycle. I donned with pride the Stars & Stripes jersey that I won in 2019 on the velodrome. But as I considered my gratitude about having the day off to ride my bike, I also thought about what America means to me. About the enormous weight of responsibility that those stars and those stripes carry. And also about the buoyancy that they provide me, most thrillingly on that day in 2011 when I hoisted them above my head on home soil in Henderson, Nevada to capture a world title not just for myself, but for my country. And I wanted to write about what America means to me. As a husband. A father. An athlete. And a citizen.
Jordan Rapp 
Congrats on your biggest win yet…
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This sure will be a year to remember.
Congrats!!!!
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Congrats to you and Jill! Jill, as always, looks gorgeous. You look pretty dapper yourself, champ 🙂
Many years of happiness to come for you both!
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Congrats man. What a way to top off your victory. Best to you
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congrats JORDAN AND JILL
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Congrats Jordan!
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Well done. Major score.
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It's a damn good thing you didn't marry paulo when he asked a could of years ago…
Jill is a MUCH better catch. :p
Congrats, you two!
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* that's “a couple of years ago…”
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way to go Jordan! i agree with SanDiego, this is the biggest win of you life, what a beautiful couple! wish you many years of ridiculous happiness. 🙂
JoAnne
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Awesome – now you guys are officially “J^2”
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Congratulations!!
And ps, Jill's dress is beautiful! Love, love, love it!
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