HOUSTON - Lucas Bourgoyne discovered bike racing in his early-teens, and was quickly good enough that he wanted to ride the experience as long as he could. After several years of racing in Europe, he came back to Texas to focus on criterium racing, in search of success and a domestic fanbase who could share the spectacle. Along the way, at the urging of a friend who encouraged him to stay grounded to his roots, Bourgoyne started wearing a Texas cowboy hat that quickly earned him the nickname 'Criterium Cowboy".

Meet the ‘Criterium Cowboy’

The backstory:

Winning the USA national championship in cycling has helped improve Bourgoyne's visibility, along with a winning record for his Team Cadence Cyclery. That emboldened Bourgoyne to add some showmanship to his racing.

He is passionate ab

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