Jon Erskine

Jon grew up in Los Angeles and caught the cycling bug in 1984 when the Olympics were held there. He was 13 at the time, and he had a friend who got a bike. They would take turn racing it around the block as if they were Olympians.

The next year he watched the Tour de France on TV. He says, "I couldn't believe the scale of it all: the distance, the mountains, the drama of duty-bound LeMond giving the victory to Hinault. What a bizarre sport!" He got a Nishiki Prestige that summer.

When asked his greatest cycling achievement, he answers, "I consider my 2000 season as a whole my greatest cycling achievement. I'm proud of the work I did to help others, inspired by the selfless help my team mates gave me, and personally pleased that I finally developed a sprint and placed 2nd at the district criterium, and 3rd at the district road race."

His thoughts on bicycle racing: "Racing is very humbling. It is so hard and takes so much steady work and patience. You have to think long-term. When things come together though, it's sublime."

Jon is a professional geologist and an all-around renaissance man. He is an active LGBRC member, handling our SERF program, racing and volunteering in leadership capacities.