Noah Hobbs
Hometown
Barnstaple, UK
Date of birth
23 July 2004
Languages
English with a tiny bit of French
Nicknames
Nobbs
British sprinter Noah Hobbs has already proved that he is one of the fastest young bike racers in the peloton. In 2023, he was fourth at Gent-Wevelgem U23 and had an additional eight top-ten results. Last year, Noah earned a pair of stage wins and the points jersey at the Alpes Isère Tour and took the final stage and the points classification at the Tour Alsace.
He races with British Cycling on the track and is gunning to make the next Olympics. He thinks that the speed that he develops on the boards will help him accelerate even faster in bunch kicks.
His favorite races are the craziest ones, like the classics, which are action packed from start to finish. He always wants them to end in a sprint.
Once the peloton gets to the final kilometers, Noah locks in, making instant decisions, as he jumps from wheel to wheel through the pack, before he sees the finish line and goes with every that he has got.
With EF Education-Aevolo, he is looking forward to learning from the pros on our men’s and women’s team. His goal is to get to the WorldTour as soon as possible. His dream is to win Tour de France bunch sprints.
Noah lives in England and goes back whenever he can to just chill out and play padel and Xbox with his friends.
Questions & Answers
How did you get into cycling?
I tried every sport I could think of when I was younger and my parents just kept taking me back to the ones I enjoyed the most. Eventually all the rest of them fizzled out and when I was 15 or 16, I started to fully focus on cycling.
What is your favourite climb? What makes it special?
Challacombe Hill in Devon. It’s so steep I used to just refuse to ride up it when I was younger.
When a race gets tough, what do you tell yourself?
I normally have a song in my head that I just play over and over again.
What is your favourite word in your native language? What does it mean? What do you like about it?
Blurb. It’s the summary at the back of a book. It just rolls off the tongue.
If you weren't a professional cyclist, what would you be? Why?
A footballer. My dad used to play at a high level.