azcycling.com 2009 RIDER OF THE YEAR
RESUME
  • 4 silvers' & 4 bronzes': AZ Time Trial Champs
  • 1 bronze': AZ Hill Climb Champs
  • 5 golds' & 2 silvers': AZ Track Champs
  • 5th: 500 meters Masters National Track Champs
  • 6th: match sprint Masters National Track Champs
  • Rode in the first El Tour de Tucson

DON MELHADO
AGE: 64; RESIDENCE: Tucson, AZ; TEAM: SAGUARO VELO

When a medical lab took a sample of Don's blood and looked at it under a microscope, they found tiny bicycles flowing through his veins. The Arizona bicycle racing community is extremely fortunate to have this Cyclonic Man involved in our sport.

Since 1984, when Don first bought a USCF license, he has worked tirelessly to start a club (Cut & Dry - now Saguaro Velo), promote events (Picacho TT's, Mt Lemmon TT, Sonoita-Patagonia TT, & Arizona Track), and direct AZ cycling as an ABRA Board member and its Administrator.

So, on a cold spring morning, with riders warming up to start a race, look at the S/F platform that Don set up hours earlier and see him smiling with enthusiasm. Here we go again - "it's just another bike race" in Arizona.