Name:  Tom Kubicek - "Kubi"

Height:  6' 00”

Weight:  170 lbs

Date of Birth:  September 1, 1972

Road:  Cat 2

Cross Country: Sport

“The simple desire that I had initially, to go faster on the bike, transformed into a newfound obsession with pain and speed. Let the racing begin!”

Tom’s first road race was the Columbus Stage Race in 2003 and has been hooked ever since. Tom moved from beginner to Cat 3 in a short amount of time while accumulating a long list of top finishes. Some of his highlights are: as a Cat 4 1st place at the State Team Time Trial as well as 1st place at the Tour of Columbus RR1. In 2005 as a Cat 3, Tom place 2nd at the East Texas Classic RR and place 3rd at the Michelob Ultra RR. Already in 2006, Tom has been able to place well in all of the racing to date with a 2nd place finish at the PURE Austin RR. Tom’s ultimate goal is to become a Cat 1 level road racer. In addition to this, he wants to ride in the RAAM.

Bicycling started for Tom with BMX back when he was just a kid. Initially, just for transportation, but then turned into dirt track racing. It wasn’t until after college that he bought his first road bike – a pink Raleigh Sport 600, you know the one with down tube shifters. In 1999, Tom started competing in triathlons and shortly afterwards decided to try his luck at road racing. Soon after the switch, he adopted the motto “I don’t ride! I train!” Tom’s favorite races are the long, hot and hilly one day races as well as time trials. I enjoy making my competition suffer, but love making myself suffering more.

When Tom is not training or racing, he sits behind a desk for Shell Oil Company in their research department. His other interests besides cycling are gardening and playing the guitar. He is currently working on his BS in Chemistry at The University of Houston – Clear Lake and wants to then get his MS in Physics. He and his soul mate Laura plan on starting a family very soon.