▁Baseball ▁Classic ▁players <0x0A> </s> ▁I ván ▁Dom í ng uez ▁( born ▁May ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁in ▁Hav ana ) ▁is ▁a ▁Cub an ▁professional ▁road ▁b icy cle ▁rac er ▁for ▁the ▁Franco ▁M RI ▁Racing ▁Team . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Dom ing uez ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁" The ▁Cub an ▁Miss ile " ▁acquired ▁U . S . ▁citizens hip . ▁ ▁Dom ing uez ▁originally ▁rode ▁for ▁the ▁Cub an ▁National ▁Team ▁on ▁the ▁track ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁Pan - American ▁Gold ▁Medal ist ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁He ▁defect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁his ▁uncle ▁in ▁Miami . ▁He ▁spoke ▁no ▁English ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁a ▁sh oe ▁factory ▁before ▁starting ▁to ▁become ▁successful ▁in ▁local ▁bi ke ▁races ▁in ▁Miami . ▁ ▁His ▁opportunity ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁high ▁level ▁b icy cle ▁racing ▁came ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁via ▁the ▁el ite ▁amateur ▁Cy cle ▁Science ( FL ) ▁racing ▁team . ▁ ▁The ▁small ▁team ▁was ▁built ▁around ▁him ▁and ▁tou red ▁in ▁a ▁ref urb ished ▁bus ▁from ▁Florida ▁to ▁California ▁to ▁New ▁England ▁and ▁back ▁to ▁Wisconsin ▁before ▁he ▁signed ▁his ▁first ▁professional ▁contract ▁in ▁August . ▁ ▁He ▁turned ▁professional ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁when ▁offered ▁a ▁spot ▁on ▁the ▁Sat urn ▁Professional ▁Cy cling ▁Team . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁he ▁switched ▁to ▁Col av ita