| 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, Marathon, Enduro, Cyclocross |
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| Top results | 3-time Lost Sierra Triple Crown champion (2016-2018); 5-time Downieville All-Mountain World Champion (2010-2014); two-time Super D U.S. Champion (2007-08); 2008 Singlespeed World Champion; 2005 U.S Elite National Road Champion; 7-time U.S. team rider at UCI World Championships |
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| 2019 goals | Defend Lost Sierra Triple Crown title, UCI cyclocross wins, outfox the legions of roadies coming over to big gravel races |
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| Best race memory | Winning a NORBA pro short track on my team manager's road bike, which made a statement that effectively changed the way those courses were made—for the better. |
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| Favorite trail | Comfortably Numb: Whistler, B.C. |
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| First bike | Old Blue - a BMX bike my dad built from spare parts |
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| Favorite book | The Art of Racing in the Rain |
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| Other interests | Tinkering with cars, motorbikes, skiing |
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| Dream vacation spot | Sedona, Arizona in the spring |
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| Favorite quote | Simplify, and add lightness — Colin Chapman |
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| Favorite bike | Anthem Advanced Pro 29 |
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| If I wasn't a pro cyclist | I'd be the next best thing: an amateur cyclist! |
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