Guy East (cyclist)

Guy East
	Guy East before a racing event
Personal information
Full name	Guy Eldon East
Born	October 18, 1987 (age 36); Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg)
Team information
Discipline	Road & Track
Professional teams
2009	Trek/LiveSTRONG
2010–2011	Optum Health Pro Cycling
2012–present	Professional 6-day track racer
Major wins
	1st Overall UIV Talent Cup (with Austin Carroll) (2009); 1st Dortmund U23 Six Day (2008); 1st Stage 1 Vuelta Mazatlán Stage 1; 1st Vuelta Mazatlán Stage 2 (2013); 2nd Nations Cup – Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay (Canada) (2.NCup), Stage 4 Time Trial (2008); 3rd Overall Tour of Belize (2.2) (2008); 3rd Vlaamse Brabant (2.12), Stage 3 Time Trial (2007)a

Guy East (born October 18, 1987) is a professional road and track cyclist from the United States. East has competed at the international level since 2005 and in the United States since 2000.^[1] He has been a member of the United States men's national cycling team since 2006 and is a member of Lance Armstrong's Livestrong Foundation. East has competed in nearly 30 countries on four continents. He also serves with Hope Sports in Tijuana, Mexico.^[2] East halted his professional cycling career for a period in 2009.^[3]

Early life and junior cycling competition[edit]

East was born to Marsha and Guy M. East on October 18, 1987, in Milwaukee. He grew up in Indianapolis, as the eldest of five children. East's siblings include James and Andrew, who were both involved in sports. James played football as an All-American at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. Andrew played football at Vanderbilt University as a long snapper and has played with several National Football League teams. Andrew is married to Shawn Johnson East, the Olympic gold medalist gymnast, to whom he was introduced after Guy met Johnson at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Guy East's first club, called the Mob Squad, was located in Indiana. He has competed internationally in road cycling and track cycling since 2005. In 2008, East participated in the European U23 Six Day event, winning third place in Munich, second in Ghent, and first in Dortmund.^{[citation needed]} He received an invitation to join the United States men's national cycling team based in San Diego. During his years on the national squad, East visited Belgium for cycling competitions in four seasons.

In 2012, after a two-year hiatus, East returned to professional track cycling and focused on six-day indoor cycle races. He has had 14 professional 6-Day starts in Amsterdam, Berlin, Rotterdam, Fiorenzuola, Grenoble, and Copenhagen. In October 2013, Daniel Holloway and East raced together as the California Team at the first half-Six Day race since the 1940s.^[4] He has also raced for Trek-Livestrong, a professional road team directed by Axel Merckx.

East resides near San Diego, California.

Leadership and projects[edit]

2013 1st Vuelta Mazatlán Stage 2 record was one of his famous wins.^{[citation needed]} East has taken part in competitions in approximately 30 countries. During his competitions, he has observed extreme poverty in many underdeveloped countries, especially in urban areas such as the Philippines and Mexico. In 2009, East, with the Trek team, rode a tour of Mexico and noticed the high level of poverty there.^[3] He took part in several projects to help impoverished people in Central and South America.^[3] After two years, East decided to return to professional racing, while still being involved in charitable organizations nationally and internationally.

Hope Sports[edit]

Guy East founded Hope Sports in March 2015. In its first year, the organization built 11 houses and hosted over 200 professional and Olympic Games athletes. In 2016, the group rolled out a leadership program for athletes who want to engage and learn after the build is complete.^[2]

Hope Sports has built 30 homes for the poor with the help of 500 professional and elite athletes.

Career achievements[edit]

Major results[edit]

2008: 1st Stage 3 Tour of Belize (UCI 2.2); 1st Team Classification Flèche du Sud (UCI 2.2); 2nd stage 4 Coupe des Nations Canada (2.Ncup); 3rd Overall Tour of Belize (UCI 2.2); 5th Prologue Flèche du Sud (UCI 2.2)