Paddy Bevin: Returning Bissell's faith in spades

Bissell's Paddy Bevin may have turned a few heads with an impressive performance at the recent Merco Cycling Classic in California, where he won the opening road race, ran second in the next day's time trial, took the stage 3 criterium in a chaotic field sprint and then defended his leader's jersey from multiple attacks on the final day. The recently turned 21-year-old from New Zealand walked away with the overall prize, the sprinter's jersey and the jersey for best young rider.

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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.