“Pay attention to all of the the wonderful things cycling has to offer. It can take you places you never thought you'd you'd go.”

 
 
 

JUSTIN WILLIAMS GREW UP IN INNER-CITY LOS ANGELES. HIS FIRST BIKE RIDE WAS A 50-MILE RIDE WITH HIS DAD ON THE PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY. YEAH, HIS FIRST RIDE. FOCUSING NOW ON CRIT RACING, JUSTIN HAS MORE WON MORE NATIONAL TITLES THAN WE CAN COUNT.

 

Home base: SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

AGE: 30

Work off the bicycle?

Graphic Designer

Best Results:

  • 2018/19 Road Race National Champion

  • 2018/19 Crit National Champion

  • 10x National Champion

  • 2018 UCI Cross Country Classic, Belize

  • 2017 PRT Dana Point Grand Prix

  • 2017 B.C. Superweek Ladner Grand Prix

  • 2017 Sprint Classification; PRT Northstar Grand Prix

Favorite music?

J.COLE

Favorite race or ride?

Boise Twilight Mont-rose group ride

My dream career outside of cycling is…

President of USA Cycling

My favorite academic subject is…

History/Middle Ages

My earliest memory on a bike is…

Elementary school, my parents picked me up with a bike on the back of the car. I spent the next five hours riding around our yard.

why do you ride?

For freedom, for perspective, and for health

Advice to up-AND-coming cyclists:

Pay attention to all of the the wonderful things cycling has to offer. It can take you places you never thought you'd you'd go. Find people that have experience and make friends with them. And know, it'll take way longer then you think to get better, so be patient.

Why do you support outride?

I support Outride and getting kids on bikes because I know what it’s like coming from a tough neighborhood. The bike gave me perspective, and it allowed me to escape a mindset and destiny fed to me since I was a kid. The bike gave me hope and provided me with positive influences. Specialized is putting a little more of that into the world.