Tobin Ortenblad, more affectionately known as ‘McTubbin’, isn’t your average cyclocross racer. This Santa Cruz local and the former under-23 national champion will be entering his third year on Santa Cruz - riding the Stigmata - and his fourth in the hotly contested Elite ranks in 2019.

A fan favourite for his hard-charging style and steadfast work ethic, Tobin’s life on two wheels didn’t start as many of his peers. Building jumps and riding BMX in his youth, it didn’t take long for cyclocross to enter his life. His father, already immersed in the NorCal cyclocross scene (and his sister too), racing bikes, regardless of the conditions, became a firm family preoccupation.

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Gary Perkin