Holden is a sprint specialist on Zwift; a skill that comes in handy for winning races! In February 2019, his Indoor Specialist teammates delivered him to the finish line in first place at the Zwift USA National Championships race, and he's also had a fairly good run sitting in the #1 spot on the Zwift Power race rankings. He races primarily in the ultra-competitive Americas AM timezone, and likes to be finished up around 7 AM EST - just in time to help get his two kids geared up for school. He lives in Philadelphia, PA and is the co-founder of SilverLine Athletics - a data company that specializes in active enthusiast consumer analytics.
Interesting facts about Holden:
He was a national-class swimmer in his youth and thru college, specializing in the mid-distance (100m & 200m) freestyle
He was a professional triathlete for seven years prior to co-founding his company
His first ride on Zwift was on January 26th 2016. His business partner introduced him to it, saying that she had "found a bike game that could be really interesting for esports".
He spends his days immersed in data; engineering systems to study how online behaviors can be interpreted as an extension of a person's self-identity.
He rides a Saris H3 and a Quarq dZero. They're currently mounted to a hot pink Specialized Allez Sprint.
He once set a Guinness World Record by riding 160+ rpms for an hour on a spin bike.
