Background
He was born in McKinney, Texas and attended Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 2010.
He was born in McKinney, Texas and attended Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 2010.
While there he raced collegiately with the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical Cycling Team and as an amateur with Team Brain and Spine Cycling and Super Squadra. After Graduation he joined the Rio Grande Cycling squad. He began racing professionally in 2011 after joining Kelly Benefit Strategies–OptumHealth.
All riders were in stable condition.
On 23 January 2016, he was one of the six members of the Team Giant–Alpecin who were hit by a car which drove into on-coming traffic while they were training in Calpe, Spain.