Jack Hirt, Cyclist

• Sports: Cycling- Road Racing, Cyclocross, Mountain Bike Racing
• Competition highlights/results:
  • 2004 Wisconsin State Champion, Category C Cyclocross
  • 2005 5th place in the Wisconsin Cycling Association
  • Overall Category 4 road racing series
  • 2005 Wisconsin State Champion, Category B Cyclocross
• Current Goals: Upgrade from Category 3 to Category 2 for road racing. Win the Wisconsin State Championship, Category A Cyclocross. Finish in the top 10 at UCI Cyclocross events.
• Dream Goal: To become a professional Cyclocross and Road racer
• Favorite Pro Athlete(s): I don't really have any. I would actually have to meet one to decide.
• Most Influential Person(s) and Why: Coach Willie LaBonne for believing that I can be as good as anybody else on the bike, even after having a bad race. My wife Liza, son Calvin, and basset hound Oliver for giving me something to think about when I need to forget about the physical pain I sometimes find myself in when racing.
• How has the coaching staff at the SpeedZone® SportsPerformance Center helped you?: I used to watch the races of the Categories above mine and think, how is it possible to ride a bike that fast? Then after 1 year of SpeedZone coaching I was upgrading to those categories and winning races!