Personal information | |
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Born | Eglin Air Force Base, Florida [1] | January 8, 1994
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) [1] |
Team information | |
Current team | Virginia's Blue Ridge–TWENTY24 |
Discipline | Mountain biking, road, gravel racing [2] |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | All-rounder [1] |
Amateur teams | |
2012-2014 | BMC MTB Development [1] |
2015-2016 | Liv Co-Factory MTB [1] |
Professional team | |
2017- | Sho-Air TWENTY20 [3] [2] |
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