No California stage wins for Skujins but plenty of kilometres

Toms Skujins has made himself a regular feature on Tour of California podiums in recent years, taking his first big career win there in 2015 with Hincapie Racing, adding another in 2016 with Cannondale-Drapac and collecting a third last year with Trek-Segafredo – his current team – while also earning the final polka-dot mountains jersey.

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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.