As a child, I always enjoyed riding my bike around the neighborhood and having impromptu races with my brother and some of the other neighbors. I got my start in endurance sport in junior high when I joined the cross country team. I would spend my summers in high school waking up at 6 to watch the Tour de France before heading out for a run. I continued running in college at Harding University, where I was able to win a conference championship in cross country and in the indoor 5000 meters. An injury during my senior season caused me to pick back up the bike for some cross training and I really haven’t stopped riding since.
2022 will be my eighth season racing bikes and my sixth season at the category 1 level. Highlights so far include 5 state championship jerseys, wins at Tour of Lawrence and the Fullgas Omnium, podium finishes at Hotter ‘n Hell and River Gorge, and a stage win, multiple stage podiums, and 2nd GC at the 1/2 Joe Martin Stage Race.
Off the bike, I work at Crafton Tull in Rogers, and coach high school cross country at Shiloh Christian School.
Andrew Evans 