In May 2009, Tony Hoffman raced his first ever BMX race as a professional, making both his mains at the U.S. Nationals in Bakersfield, California. That October, he won his very first A pro main event in Lancaster and by 2010, he had turned AA pro.
Not bad for a guy who was living on the streets shooting up heroin a few years back and who hadn’t even touched a bike for seven years due to an extended stint in prison. Hoffman’s outlaw days are behind him, now his Project Freewheel helps kids avoid the mistakes he made through the positive force of BMX.