Peter Lombard II
Peter Lombard II is a Guamanian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team. He rode at the cross-country event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He was pulled from the race after he crashed twice. He is an eye surgeon and owns a clinic, Lombard Health.
Biography
Early life and education
Peter Lombard II was born in Guam on May 24, 1976, to Dr. Gabriel and Mrs. Kathleen Lombard. He attended St. John's School in Tumon. Lombard attended the U.S. Naval Academy from 1995 to 1998 and earned a 4.0 GPA. He was the valedictorian. Lombard lettered four times at the academy, and was the captain of the gymnastics team. In 1998, he earned CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American honors.Afterward, he studied at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He is currently an eye surgeon and owns a clinic, Lombard Health Eye Clinic. Lombard has a daughter named Aleia. He started cycling 2001, and competed in triathlons. He ramped up his training regimen after returning from medical school.
Pre-Olympics
In February 2016, Lombard was the 2016 Guam National MTB Champion. Winning the race qualified him for the UCI Oceania Mountain Bike Cross Country Championship the next month in New Zealand. Australia, New Zealand, and Guam qualified athletes at the event.Lombard was the only Guamanian athlete to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics on merit. Lombard rearranged his work schedule to allow for more training. He also took a week's absence from work to train in the mountains in Japan.