John DeLong fell in love with cycling at an early age. I think his love of the bike was nurtured through the simple fact his dad owned a bike shop. John met a kid who raced for the "Future Champion Cycling Club." He began heading up from Virginia to Pennsylvania to race and train with the club. John says he had a hard time with junior racing because it was too short. But once he started race with adults he did much better.
His first season racing seniors was pretty tough. John says he went to college and thought about quitting racing for a normal college life. He stuck it out and continued to race.
John eventually made it on the Saturn Development team which gave him a chance to race abroad. He says Belgian racing was his cup of tea. In 2005 John turned pro. John has participated in such famous races as the Tour of Rwanda, Unvest Grand Prix, and the Holy Saturday Classic in Belize.
