Wisdom and Youth: The 2018 Giant Factory Off-Road Team XC Squad

Team | Giant Factory Off-Road Team |
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Nationality | USA |
Birth date | June 3, 1975 |
Resides | Bend, Oregon |
Disciplines | XC, Cyclocross, Gravel |
Top results | 2019 Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder overall champion; 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 |
Career goal | Achieved |
Favorite race | Revenge of the Siskiyous, circa 1990. The first time I beat my Old Man, one of my best performances to date. |
Favorite place to ride | On a MTB, Sedona, AZ. On a road bike, Mallorca. On a gravel bike, anywhere I haven’t ridden yet. |
First bike | Old Blue - a BMX bike my dad built from spare parts |
Favorite bike | Anthem Advanced Pro 29 |
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. |
Dream vacation spot | Sedona, Arizona in the spring |
Favorite quote | "Simplify, then add lightness." — Colin Chapman, Lotus |
Other interests | Cars, skis, motorbikes. Things that can be turned. |
If I wasn't a pro cyclist | I'd be jealous |