Guy East

Guy East founded Hope Sports in March 2015. In its first year, the organization built 11 houses and hosted over 200 professional and Olympic games athletes. In 2016, the group rolled out a leadership program for athletes who want to engage and learn after the build is complete.

2013 1st Vuelta Mazatlan Stage 2 record was one of his famous wins. East has taken part in competitions in approximately 30 countries. During his competitions, he has observed extreme poverty in many underdeveloped countries, especially in urban areas such as the Philippines and Mexico. In 2009, East, with the Trek team, rode a tour of Mexico and noticed the high level of poverty there. He took part in several projects to help impoverished people in Central and South America. After two years, East decided to return to professional racing, while still being involved in charitable organizations nationally and internationally.

In 2012, after a two-year hiatus, East returned to professional track cycling and focused on 6-Day indoor cycle races. He has had 14 professional 6-Day starts in Amsterdam, Berlin, Rotterdam, Fiorenzuola, Grenoble, and Copenhagen. In October 2013, Daniel Holloway and East raced together as the California Team at the first half-Six Day race since the 1940s. He has also raced Trek-Livestrong, a professional road team directed by Axel Merckx.

Guy East's first club, called the Mob Squad, was located in Indiana. He has competed internationally in road cycling and track cycling since 2005. In 2008, East participated in the European U23 Six Day event, winning third place in Munich, second in Ghent, and first in Dortmund. He received an invitation to join the United States men's national cycling team based in San Diego. During his years on the national squad, East visited Belgium for cycling competitions in four seasons.

Guy East (born October 18, 1987) is a professional road and track cyclist from the United States. East has competed at the international level since 2005 and in the United States since 2000. He has been a member of the United States men's national cycling team since 2006 and is a member of Lance Armstrong's Livestrong Foundation. East has competed in nearly 30 countries on four continents. He also serves with Hope Sports in Tijuana, Mexico. East halted his professional road cycling and track cycling career for a period in 2009.

East was born to Marsha and Guy M. East on October 18, 1987, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana as the eldest of five children. East's siblings include James and Andrew, who were both involved in sports. Andrew East is married to Shawn Johnson East, the Olympic gold medalist gymnast. James East played football as an All-American at Wheaton College (Illinois) in Wheaton. Andrew finished his college career as the top-ranked long snapper in the United States and subsequently has played with various National Football League teams.