Coming off of his fifth season of racing, Nate rode in 2012 with the Kenda/5 Hour Energy p/b GearGrinder team, competing in the National Racing Calendar and select local races. In 2013, he will be riding as a part of his team’s merger with Competitive Cyclist. His strengths as a rider are climbing, time trialing, and stage racing, although he has made it onto the podium in a bunch sprint (2011 Mt. Hood Cycling Classic Stage 1 Road Race) and has won the occasional crit, like the prestigious Northern California 2011 Cat’s Hill Classic.

Background

Since graduating from UC Berkeley in 2007, Nate has raced while working at local bike shops and honing his expertise in sports physiology and nutrition. His broad range of personal experience gives him a potent combination of knowledge and passion that provide a solid foundation for his coaching.

A competitive runner in high school and a sports and performance physiology junkie ever since, Nate has over a decade of experience in endurance sports. He didn’t engage in competitive cycling until after graduating from college, but by 2008, within a year of joining the local peloton, Nate had earned his Cat. 1 upgrade and was competing against the best elite riders in the area. While Nate has the natural ability and an athletic background that allow him to excel in almost any physically demanding endurance sport, he credits his drive to work hard and train smart for his continued development as an elite cyclist. Now as a professional athlete, Nate continues his own development and gains more valuable experience that will help him as an athlete and as a resource for his clients.

Career Highlights

2012
1st Sea Otter Classic TT
1st Mt San Bruno Hill Climb (course record)
1st Madera Stage Race Stage 1 TT
1st Mt Hood Classic Stage 2 TT
1st Everest Challenge Stage Race
1st Everest Challenge Stage 1 and 2
2nd Cascade Classic Stage 2 TT
2nd Nevada City Classic
2nd Madera Stage Race Overall GC
3rd Mt Hood Classic Overall GC
3rd San Dimas Stage Race TT
4th Mt Hood Classic Stage 4
4th Pleasanton Dash-for-Cash Crit
5th US Pro National TT Championships
5th Cascade Classic Overall GC
5th Redlands Classic TT
5th Madera Stage Race Stage 2 TT
5th Pescadero Coastal Classic RR
7th Tour of the Gila Stage 3 TT
10th Tour of the Gila Overall GC

4:18:34 Miami 70.3 Triathlon (38th overall, 6th within age-group)

2011
1st Mt. Hood Cycling Classic Overall GC
1st Stage 2 Mt. Hood Cycling Classic Time Trial
1st Stage 4 Mt. Hood Cycling Classic
1st Cat’s Hill Classic
1st Everest Challenge SR (1st stage 1, 2)
1st Mt Diablo Hill Climb TT
1st Mt Diablo Challenge
1st San Bruno Hill Climb
2nd Panoche Valley Road Race
2nd Fremont Peak Hill Climb
3rd Nevada City Classic
3rd Copperopolis Road Race
3rd Stage 1 Mt. Hood Cycling Classic
5th Mt. Hamilton Road Race
5th Berkeley Hills Road Race
5th Stage 2  MERCO Cycling Classic Time Trial
5th Sea Otter Classic ITT
6th Sea Otter Classic Circuit Race
8th San Dimas Stage Race ITT
8th Stage 1 SRAM Tour of the Gila Mogollon Road Race (NRC Stage Race)
9th Stage 3 SRAM Tour of the Gila Time Trial (NRC Stage Race)
9th Stage 2 Cascade Classic Stage Time Trial (NRC Stage Race)
10th Redlands Classic Prologue TT (NRC Stage Race)

4:37:55 Miami 70.3 Triathlon

2010
1st Everest Challenge SR (course record)
1st Mt Diablo Hill Climb (course record)
2nd Pescadero RR
2nd Berkeley Hills RR
2nd Mt Hamilton Classic RR
2nd Mt Tam Hill Climb
2nd Berkeley Hills ITT
2nd Benicia ITT
2nd Napa River Velo Crit
3rd Calaveras ITT
3rd Copperopolis RR
3rd Mt. Hood Cycling Classic Overall GC
3rd Mt. Hood Cycling Classic Stage 4 Road Race
5th Mt. Hood Cycling Classic Stage 3 Time Trial
6th Mt. Hood Cycling Classic Prologue

2009
1st Wente Vineyards RR
1st Everest Challenge SR
1st Mt Diablo Hill Climb
2nd Cherry Pie Crit
2nd Patterson Pass RR
3rd Madera SR GC (2nd in uphill time trial)
4th Elite Nationals TT
5th Mt Hood Classic TT
7th Mt Hood Classic Prologue
7th Mt Hood Classic Overall GC

2008
1st Berkeley Hills RR
1st Diablo Challenge Hill Climb (course record)
1st Ross Hill Climb (course record)
1st Mt Tam Hill Climb
1st Everest Challenge SR
4th Wente Vineyards RR
4th NorCal/NV RR championships
4th NorCal/NV TT championships
10th Elite Nationals TT