Yuri Hauswald grew up on a farm in rural Petaluma, CA without a tv, which meant he spent plenty of time outdoors roaming the hills looking for adventure when he wasn’t doing his ranch chores. After a successful collegiate career playing lacrosse for UC Berkeley, and armed with a degree in American Literature, Yuri discovered the joys of mountain biking while teaching English at a prep school in Pennsylvania and hasn’t looked back since. A former two-time solo winner of the 24-Hours of Adrenaline and 9th place finisher at the 2006 24-Hour World Championships, Yuri has crisscrossed the country the past twenty years seeking out his next two-wheeled adventure. He turned pro at the tender age of 36 and in 2015, at the age of 45, won the 2015 Unbound 200- arguably the most difficult gravel race in the country-in the worst conditions that the race has ever seen in an epic two up sprint. When he’s not racing his bike or working his day job as Elite Athlete Manager for GU Energy Labs, Yuri spends much time seeking the path less traveled with his wife, Vanessa, and their large Rhodesian Ridgeback, Kingston.
