James Hibbard

James Hamilton Hibbard (born October 19, 1981 in Palo Alto, California) is an American road racing cyclist who competed for the Shaklee and HealthNet p/b Maxxis professional cycling Teams.

After retiring from the sport, he turned to writing and his memoir, "The Art of Cycling: Philosophy, Meaning, and a Life on Two Wheels" was published in 2021.

[3] Part of both the junior and senior national cycling team, he was a resident athlete at the United States Olympic Training Center.

[5] Coached by 1984 Olympic medalist Leonard Nitz for the majority of his career, Hibbard has been vocal in his support of drug-free sports.

[12] He suffers from a degenerative eye condition and in late 2024, he stated his desire to return to elite cycling to raise awareness and funding for vision research.