Former cyclocross professional Stephen Hyde will join USA Cycling as the cyclocross national team coach, it was confirmed by officials on Thursday.
Hyde served with the squad as a coach for the 2022 Walmart UCI World Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas, an experience that helped secure him the position. “I am so excited to finally be able to give back to an organization that has given me so much throughout my career,” Hyde said. “To see the CX program grow in leaps and bounds in the last few years has given me that much more drive to become a part of it all.
“My hope is that my experience in the field and working with athletes of many levels will bring something good and lasting to our sport of CX. I have the utmost faith in everyone working behind the scenes and cannot wait to see where we end up.”
He was ranked as high as 10th in UCI individual standings in the 2016-2017 season, taking eight wins among his 11 podiums that year, including his first national crown and his first of two Continental championships.