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Who would have thought that 21 years ago a kid who threw an eraser at his sixth-grade teacher would be introduced to the sport of velodrome cycling as a form of punishment. My name is Rahsaan Bahati and it’s true, I found the sport as a form of punishment. The punishment soon consumed my life and has taken me on a journey that I'm extremely grateful for.

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Hometown

Compton (Los Angeles), California

Where you live now

Leimert Park (Los Angeles), California

Other team/group affiliations

Methods to Winning

Bahati Foundation

Career highlights

10-time U.S. Road Champion, including USPRO Crit Champ

3-time winner of Manhattan Beach Gran Prix

1st place, 2007 CSC Invitational (Virginia)

Main cycling disciplines

Road, criterium, track racing

Favorite bikeGiant TCR Advanced SL Disc
Current favorite cycling gear

It's a tie between my CADEX 65 WheelSystem and my Bahati Foundation 10th Anniversary cycling jersey

Favorite place to ride

Spain

What are you carrying on a long ride?Peanut butter and jelly sandwich, Payday bar, credit card and phone

Tips for new riders

Do your best to be a sponge. Right down your 6-month, 12-month and 24-month goals. Read them every day and understand that the goals you want to achieve will not happen overnight. However, they will happen if you plug away at them every day.

If you could ride with one person, living or dead, it would be

Major Taylor and my old coach Mark Whitehead

Words to live by

You don't have to be great to get started, but you have to get started to be great.