Olympic Cyclist and Tour de France Teammate of Lance Armstrong

Program Title - From the Tour de France to the Boardroom: Pushing Your Team to Victory

Building an effective team is one of the major keys to success in business. Cycling is no different and nobody knows more about the importance of teamwork than George Hincapie. As Lance Armstrong's teammate on Team Discovery, George Hincapie is considered one of the most recognized riders in the world. At 32, George is the only other American cyclist on the nine-person Discovery team. He is a nine-time Tour de France veteran, four time USA Olympian, and is the lone teammate to have played a pivotal role in all seven of Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victories.

George is a symbol of strength, hard work and perseverance and empowers audiences with a message that sacrficing your own personal goals for the team's success are essential for winning. George uses his world class cycling experience to talk on overcoming obstacles and succeeding by using essential elements such as communication, sacrifice, dedication and taking charge.

Becoming one of the world's best cyclists didn't happen overnight. George had an outstanding career as a junior before taking it to the pros domestically and abroad. As a junior, George won 16 medals, 10 junior national titles and two world medals. He was a member of the 1989 U.S. Junior National Team and two-time winner of the Mary Cappy Award, given annual to the outstanding cyclist at U.S. Junior Nationals (1990-91). George graduated from Farmingdale High School in New York in 1991.