James Hibbard

James Hibbard
Personal information
Full nameJames Hamilton Hibbard
Born (1981-10-19) October 19, 1981
 United States
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight148 lb (67 kg)
Team information
DisciplineRoad/ Track
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur teams
1995Garden City Wheelmen
19961997Peninsula Velo
19981999Los Gatos Bicycle Racing Club
20012004The Olympic Club
Professional teams
2000Shaklee
2005HealthNet p/b Maxxis

James Hamilton Hibbard (born October 19, 1981 in Palo Alto, California) is an American road racing cyclist who competed for the Shaklee and HealthNet p/b Maxxis professional cycling Teams. He began racing at the Hellyer Park Velodrome in San Jose, California, as a junior in 1995, and competed through 2005.

After retiring from the sport, he turned to writing and his memoir, "The Art of Cycling: Philosophy, Meaning, and a Life on Two Wheels" was published in 2021.

His second book is slated to published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in North America in 2027.