Profile
Home town: Canberra, Australia
Born: Bariloche, Argentina in 1979
Currently living: Kyoto, Japan
Team: Trek Japan
Club: CORC
Likes: Being immature and hanging out with genuine and enthusiastic people.
Why mountain biking: It's a sport with various demands and something you can never perfect. There's always something to learn and MTBers are generally great people to be around.
Worst part: Getting injured or sick when you're keen to ride.
Worst career moment: Falling ill for 6 years and having to wait to get back into riding and racing.
Favorite food: Everything, but mainly Thai, Japanese, Indian...
Favorite reading: Non-fiction, like biographies of interesting people.
Favorite music: I like variety, like soundtracks. Also COG, Butterfly Effect, AFI, Manu Chao, Superheist...
Best idea of having good time: Having house parties with all the people I like, and acting very stupid without feeling bad.
Most respected mountain bike riders: Anyone who steps on the start line and isn't scared to have a go and hurt a bit, regardless of how fast they go.
I see a lot of people just commuting or riding for fitness on the streets on crappy bikes - that's often more inspiring than watching people race.
Favorite riding: Anything tricky/technical, up or down.
Advice to beginners: Especially for young kids - ride for your own good reasons, not for other people.
Find that point at which you're challenged, but not so far that you hate going out there. For anyone - don't expect to be good right away. Not many people are experts without working hard to get there.
Typical Training week: Riding with a variety of people, learning from them and having good chats, except when I'm trying to smash myself!