John Hawks....Derby Bicycle Center Team

• High school sweetheart June - no kids

• In contractor sales full time.

• Racing Masters 45+ and occasionally Cat 4 open.

• Raced a lot when I was a kid, in So.Calif, then mountiain biking brought me back. Road racing again and having a blast with the Derby Riders, they really are the best! And Man, what a shop!

• Favorite sound - Nothing but the bike whizzing along, going with the wind.

• Goals for this year, to continue to have a blast with our new Derby family, maybe even put a couple in the "W" column, and to race all paved road races avail. Including Deer Trail, Hugo, Western Slope, Rist Canyon/Masters State Championships, Dead Dog, Mt.Evans, Lookout Mtn, Salida road race, Front Range, Santa Fe Trail Stage race, also some crits. 

• Just for fun - Elephant Rock, Carter Lake Classic, Buffalo Bicycle Classic... 

• I love road racing for how alive I feel when standing on the starting line, the intense competition, the camaraderie and great friendships, and for the thrill of it all.