I competed in my first mountain bike race in 1995 at the tender age of 11. From that point on I was hooked on cycling. Through my years as a junior rider I raced mountain and road bikes with the Specialized Jr Team. I accumulated several podium places in the Winter Park Series and Mountain States Cup series. In 2002 we captured the 24hrs Junior National Championship Title beating many of the senior teams in the event. During this time I also competed in cross country skiing and running. I spent my freshman year at Western State College in Gunnison Colorado where I skied Division 1 Cross country. The next year I returned to Boulder to attend the University of Colorado I began to focus my racing on the road where I moved up from cat 3 to cat 1 in just three seasons. I spent 3 summers at the in Hertsberge Belgium racing with the Cycling Center from 2005-2007 competing in many pro and amateur level UCI races. 2008 I rode for the Jelly Belly Pro Cycling team and competed in the Tour of California and the Jayco Herald Sun Tour in Australia. In 2009 I rode for the smaller DLP Racing team and it was then that I rediscovered my love for mountain bike racing. I did a handful of races and notches several podium finishes in the Winter Park MTB Series. The highlight of my season was winning the 19-29 Marathon National Championships title. This year I am racing with the Mountain Khakis fueled by Jittery Joe’s team on the road and Specialized Bicycles on the dirt. With great support from Specialized and a solid racing schedule I am looking forward to finding even more success in the 2010 season in both mountain bike and cyclo cross racing.
