Zach McDonald
Zach is known for his impressive bike-handling ability
Zach’s cycling exploits are getting more numerous and more impressive each week. An obvious cycling talent since he was eleven years old, we have officially entered him into our hall of fame.
Zach was born with a super-human sense of balance, and can stay on his bike and ride cyclocross-course obstacles that the most talented cyclists would consider un-ridable. He won his first pro race against a stacked field on a slippery, muddy course at the Shimano New England series in Rhode Island , and grabbed a podium spot under similar conditions at a world cup race in Roubaix, France.
Riding for Classic Cycle in 2009
Zach’s custom Focus cyclocross bike
Notice the “Zach Heads” in the crowd
Competing on the national and international levels for seven years now, Zach has been the national champion twice, won the USGP series title a few times, and has raced for the U.S. National team at eight world championships (cyclocross and mountain bike). In 2008 he got on the podium at the Roubaix world cup. In 2012 he won the national championship in the U23 category, and stunned everyone with a 4th place ride the next day in the pro championship. In 2013 Zach skipped the U23 national championship and rode to a silver medal in the elite category. At the world championship a few weeks later he finished as the top American in 11th place.
Facing a scarcity of livable wages on the pro cyclocross circuit, Zach has doubled his efforts at the University of Washington, but he still races when he can.