Jared Rando
Full Name: Jared Rando
Date of Birth: June 22, 1981
Place of Birth: Canberra, Australia
Home now: Canberra, Australia
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 165 lbs
Marital Status: Single
Year turned Pro: 2000
Former Team (s): Team Foes/Azonic, Pro Jr-X Team
With Giant MTB Team since: 2003
Race Preferences: Dual Slalom and Downhill are my Favorite, but I like 4X a lot as well. I even do the odd XC race and short track and am hoping to be able to do some super-D this year. I really enjoy any form of racing.
Championships: 4-time Australian National DH Series Champion; 2000 Australian Dual Champion, 2nd 2006 NORBA Mountain X Series, 4th 2002 NORBA DH Series, 3rd 1999 World Championships DH (Junior)
Sporting goals: I simply want to be the best I can be. I love racing my bike and I want to keep progressing and pushing myself, enjoy racing and have a good time! Career Highlights: Making the podium at the World Champs as a junior, Winning the Australian DH series for the first time and my first ever NORBA win in Fontana last year.
BIO
I grew up, and still live in Canberra, Australia. When I was younger I was always into riding bikes, skating and snowboarding. My Dad bought me my first mountain bike to ride to school and I began to ride for fun up on the local mountain not really knowing what I was doing. I hooked up with some people to ride with and they said "hey, you're pretty good—you should try racing." So I did. From then on racing has been my life. My goals with racing have always been simple—to have fun and do the best I can. For me, racing is a pleasure in life and I really enjoy it. I have been influenced and inspired by so many people.
Every time I
watch someone else ride or I go out and have a good ride it gets me fired up to ride. My friends and family have all had a huge impact on my racing and without their support I couldn't do it, so for that I am always grateful. Beyond racing my goals in life are pretty simple. I think for the rest of my life I'll always be associated with bikes in some way so whether I end up in the industry somehow, or doing something else, I'm sure that as long as I can have time to spend with my friends and family, have time to go fishing on the weekends, and of course have time to ride—I’ll be stoked.