Team | Giant Factory Off-Road Team |
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Nationality | USA |
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Birth date | June 3, 1975 |
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Resides | Bend, Oregon |
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Disciplines | XC, Cyclocross, Gravel |
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Top results | - 5-time Downieville All-Mountain World Champion (2010-2014)
- 3-time Lost Sierra Triple Crown champion (2016-2018)
- 2-time Super D U.S. Champion (2007-08)
- 7-time U.S. team rider at UCI World Championships
- 2019 Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder overall champion
- 2005 U.S Elite National Road Champion
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Career goal | Achieved |
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Favorite race | Revenge of the Siskiyous, circa 1990. The first time I beat my Old Man, one of my best performances to date. |
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Favorite place to ride | On a MTB, Sedona, AZ. On a road bike, Mallorca. On a gravel bike, anywhere I haven’t ridden yet. |
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First bike | Old Blue - a BMX bike my dad built from spare parts |
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Favorite bike | My first Anthem 29er. So many memories. |
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Favorite training bike | It would probably be my Revolt, as that's the one that I ride the most. With 40c or wider tires I can have fun getting lost on just about any road or trail I encounter near my home in Central Oregon. |
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Dream vacation spot | Sedona, Arizona in the spring |
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Favorite quote | "Racing is life. Everything that happens before or after is just waiting." - Steve McQueen |
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Other interests | Old cars, motorbikes, skiing, naps, breakfast cereal |
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If I wasn't a pro cyclist | I'd be a sometimes annoyingly fast old man |
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Favorite food | Sushi |
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Favorite drink | Deschutes Black Butte Porter |
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Pineapple on pizza? | Over my dead body |
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Favorite TV show | Drive to Survive. Just like everybody else |
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All-time favorite cyclist | You can learn a lot by watching Geoff Kabush |
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