My Racing Goals

Hello, my name is Ethan Lee and I am a race-age 16 year old Category 3 cyclist. I have two years of real category and junior racing experience in the Southeast USA. My father is a cyclist and got me into cycling, out on the roads and through the encouragement of both my parents I joined a club team, Upstate Junior Cycling, which I thought was a group riding team and then realized that it also was a racing team. Not long after this I found myself racing at the Hincapie Spring Series. I remember going off the front and then immediately getting dropped because I didn’t know how to pace it properly. This is where the addiction started and I feel grateful and fortunate that the next step for me included my parents hiring a proper cycling coach.
My biggest goal was to race USAC Junior Nationals. I got the opportunity and my coach and I attended the event this past June. I remember thinking about how hard the racing was going to be and it was indeed hard, but I ended up doing way better than I thought and getting top-20 in the AG 15-16 time trial, road race, and finished the criterium. It was a very good experience and most importantly I learned not only the racing aspect but also the travel planning, course reconnaissance, and how to interact professionally with others at events, hotels, and on the course. After Nationals I got asked to guest ride for Unknown Racing in Chicago at Intelligentsia Cup.My next goal is to get on a junior development team for the 2020 season; my first year as a 17-18 Junior. What I will bring to your team is someone you can trust to work hard in races. My strongest skill is sprinting and I want to work hard to develop other skills that I may be well suited for, such as team tactics and descending. Most importantly, I am willing and ready to learn new skills, and am always respectful and make sure that I represent the team I am as well as its’ sponsors in a good manner.Here are some dreams of mine – to be on one of the best teams in the country, race for the national team and win a national title, become a professional cyclist and go to worlds. I have more reasonable goals but I thought I would tell you my dream goals.Thank you so much for reading this and being apart of the best sport on earth! I look forward to hearing from you and hope you will consider me for next year!