James Hibbard

James H. Hibbard
Personal information
Full name James H. Hibbard
Born (1981-10-19) October 19, 1981
 United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 148 lb (67 kg)
Team information
Discipline Road/ Track
Role Rider
Rider type Sprinter
Amateur team(s)
1995 Garden City Wheelmen
1996–1997 Peninsula Velo
1998–1999 Los Gatos Bicycle Racing Club
2001–2004 The Olympic Club
Professional team(s)
2000 Shaklee
2005 Health Net-Maxxis

James H. Hibbard (born October 19, 1981 in Palo Alto, California) is an American road racing cyclist who competed for the Shaklee and Health Net-Maxxis Cycling Teams. He started racing at the Hellyer Park Velodrome in San Jose, California in 1995, and raced through 2005.

Hibbard was the Northern California/ Nevada State Track Cycling Champion at both the junior and elite levels, and earned medals at the United States National Track Cycling Championships from 1996–1999, 2001 and 2003. Although a member of several UCI professional road cycling teams, Hibbard competed primarily as track cyclist.

Hibbard has been vocal in his support of drug-free sport. In July, 2002 he was profiled by Elliott Almond of the San Jose Mercury News. His correspondence with Irish Tour de France rider, and cycling journalist Paul Kimmage about the problem of performance-enhancing drugs in professional cycling appeared in the preface to the 2007 edition of Kimmage's book Rough Ride.

Education

James graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz.


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