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Charlie Cunningham

American mountain biker

January 1, 1948 - June 3, 2026 (Age 78)

Source: Wikipedia public record

Along with frame builder Steve Potts and his helper Mark Slate, Cunningham co-founded Wilderness Trail Bikes (WTB).

Known forAmerican mountain biker
Age78
DiedJune 3, 2026
SourceWikipedia public record

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Along with frame builder Steve Potts and his helper Mark Slate, Cunningham co-founded Wilderness Trail Bikes (WTB). Charlie Cunningham died on June 3, 2026. This memorial record includes life dates, public details, and ways for family, friends, and readers to add memories.

Died
June 3, 2026
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Public record (Wikipedia): Charlie Cunningham
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Charlie Cunningham, 78, died on June 3, 2026. Charlie Cunningham was known publicly as an American mountain biker. Along with frame builder Steve Potts and his helper Mark Slate, Cunningham co-founded Wilderness Trail Bikes (WTB). Cunningham and Potts were forced out of WTB in 2002 for undisclosed reasons, at the urging of WTB's CEO, Patrick Seidler. Cunningham and his wife, Jacquie Phelan, are charter inductees to Crested Butte's Mountain Bike Hall of Fame. Public biographical listings identify Cunningham as an American mountain biker. This public record remains centered on Cunningham's work as an American mountain biker and the documented milestones of that career.

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  1. 2002
    Cunningham and Potts were forced out of WTB in 2002 for undisclosed...

    Cunningham and Potts were forced out of WTB in 2002 for undisclosed reasons, at the urging of WTB's CEO, Patrick Seidler.

  2. June 3, 2026
    Died

    Charlie Cunningham died at age 78.

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Along with frame builder Steve Potts and his helper Mark Slate, Cunningham co-founded Wilderness Trail Bikes (WTB).

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This memorial page is built from a public-source record and expanded with structured life details, dates, and tribute tools on OfficialObituary.com. Source retrieved June 3, 2026.

  • Wikipedia · Charlie CunninghamJun 3, 2026
Wikipedia · Charlie Cunningham

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