Craddock embracing fatherhood and a return to the Tour de France

Lawson Craddock's 2019 season got underway in the best possible way Tuesday during stage 1 at the Tour Colombia 2.1, where EF Education First won the opening team time trial and placed Rigoberto Uran in the first leader's jersey.

Growing up in Missoula, Montana, Pat competed in his first bike race in 1985 at Flathead Lake. He studied English and journalism at the University of Oregon and has covered North American cycling extensively since 2009, as well as racing and teams in Europe and South America. Pat currently lives in the US outside of Portland, Oregon, with his imaginary dog Rusty.