Diamondback Bicycles has announced it will sign retired pro cyclist Tom Zirbel, to its triathlete team. Zirbel, who recently set the US hour record in cycling, joins Diamondback’s growing athlete roster, which includes Jordan Rapp, Michael Weiss, Ben Collins, Rachel McBride and Matt Russell.
After more than a decade cycling in the professional peloton, Zirbel retired from the Rally Cycling team in June 2016, aged 37. In 2013, he won the US Time Trial Championship and has celebrated stage wins at a number of cycling races, including the Tour of Utah, Nature Valley Grand Prix, Fitchburg Longsjo Classic, Green Mountain Stage Race and Volta ao Alentejo.
“Tom has been a staple in American pro cycling for years, and we’ve been following him closely through Diamondback’s sponsorship of the Rally Cycling team,” said Steve Westover, Marketing Director at Diamondback. “He is a great athlete and we are excited to support him as he transitions to competing in triathlons.”
Zirbel will be competing on the Diamondback Andean superbike and Serios time trial bike.
Born in Camarillo, California, in 1978 and today based in Kent, Washington, Diamondback designs and builds performance bicycles for every rider at every level. With roots in the BMX world, and ongoing innovations in road, triathlon and full-suspension mountain technologies, Diamondback ‘continues to build a legacy of quality, service, and community’.
