http://www.cyclingdirt.org/rss/recent-speakers http://c0179261.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/512917_r0zmz7sy7IRR9q6llcrd_m.jpg http://www.cyclingdirt.org/rss/recent-speakers en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:04:01 GMT Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:04:01 GMT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/2712-Daphny-Van-den-Brand Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:18:13 CST http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/2712-Daphny-Van-den-Brand http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/10218-Leandre-Bouchard Sun, 17 Jul 2011 01:18:50 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/10218-Leandre-Bouchard http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/3385-Marie-Helene-Premont Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:13:42 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/3385-Marie-Helene-Premont http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/3342-Aaron-Olsen Hometown: Eugene, OR
Residence: Bend, OR
Height: 6’1”
Weight: 160 lbs
Strengths: All around
Pro Since: 2001
Hobbies: Traveling

Career Highlights:
(2007) 2nd Stage #1 Tour of Ireland
(2006) 2nd Stage #5 Tour of Poland
(2005) 2nd Overall Nature Valley Grand Prix
(2004) 1st Tour de Georgia Most Agressive Rider Competition
(2004) 1st Stage #6 Grand Prix Cycliste de Beauce
(2000) Member U.S. Under 23 World Championship Team
(1996, 1999, 2000) Three Time Member U.S. World Championship Team
]]> Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:48:28 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/3342-Aaron-Olsen http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/4684-Aaron-Snyder Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:12:15 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/4684-Aaron-Snyder http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/3061-Adam-Craig Birthday: 8/15/1981
Height: 5-11
Weight: 165 lbs
Place of Birth: Bangor, Maine
Residence: Bend, Ore.
Pro Team/Sponsors: Giant Bicycles (USA)
Education: University of Maine
Website/Blog: www.adamcraig.net

Personal

A 12-time national champion in various disciplines of competitive cycling, Adam Craig is one of the more recognizable names on the off-road cycling circuit. Born in Bangor, Maine, the adventure-seeking mountain biker now calls Bend, Ore., his home and is an outdoor and adventure sports enthusiast. After graduating from Dexter Regional High School in 1999 where he competed in track and field, alpine and Nordic skiing and soccer, Adam became serious about mountain biking after riding his bike in the woods near his home.

Off the bike, Adam spends his free time participating in various extreme outdoor activities, including whitewater kayaking, backcountry and Nordic skiing and rally car racing. As a rally car racer, Adam serves as the co-driver of a two-man team, flipping through a manual, deciphering instructions that explain what's around each blind corner and relaying them to the driver. According to Adam, he's on his bike seven days a week unless he's off on an epic kayaking or ski trip.

As a mountain biker, Adam has steadily progressed through the Olympic style cross country ranks. After winning three consecutive U23 national titles (2001-03), he visited the podium at the elite national championships three times before finally winning a Stars-and-Stripes jersey at Mount Snow, Vermont, in 2007 - a performance he equates to earning a podium at a World Cup race. On the national circuit, Adam also competes in the super-downhill and single speed categories of mountain biking, as well as cyclo-cross.

Point of Interest

In 2007, Adam won the Single Speed Mountain Bike World Championships in Aviemore, Scotland. The event isn't recognized by the international federation, so instead of a rainbow jersey and a gold medal, Adam received the customary winner's prize...a commemorative tattoo.
Adam and fellow mountain bike pro Carl Decker won the 2007 overall two-wheel drive Northwest Region Championship in rally car racing. The two hope to compete in the Summer X Games which added the event in 2006.]]> Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:12:31 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/3061-Adam-Craig http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/5176-Adam-McGrath Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:02:05 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/5176-Adam-McGrath http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/2837-Adam-Morka Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:55:58 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/2837-Adam-Morka http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/5284-Adam-Myerson Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:00:40 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/5284-Adam-Myerson http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/3095-Adam-Snyder Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:06:51 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/3095-Adam-Snyder http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/11086-Adam-Snyder Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:12:34 CST http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/11086-Adam-Snyder http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/7465-Aleksandra-Mooradian Sat, 24 Apr 2010 19:06:22 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/7465-Aleksandra-Mooradian http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/3100-Alex-Boone Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:35:36 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/3100-Alex-Boone http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/5634-Alex-Grant A native of VermontÂ’s Green Mountains, Grant began mountain bike racing in the late 1990Â’s around New England. He enjoyed some top regional results as a junior while dicing it out on occasion with riders like Adam Craig and Alan Obye. In 1998 Alex moved to Salt Lake City, Utah to attend college and took a few years away from bike racing to pursue his passion for snowboarding and travel a little.
Once a bike racer always a bike racer; after a few seasons off Alex was back on his bike in 2004 thinking about racing again. In 2006 he started his first national Pro race at the NMBS finals in Brian Head and placed 20th. In 2007 he earned consistent top results both regionally and nationally, highlighted by a 13th place finish at the XC National Championships.
In 2008 Alex placed 11th in the Deer Valley National XC, took the overall win in the Intermountain Cup (with 5 first place finishes), placed 6th overall at the American Mountain Classic stage race, and showed a sign of his potential by placing 9th at the NMBS finals in Brian Head. Grant was also a member of the Monavie-Cannondale 4 man pro team that took the overall win at the 2008 24 hours of Moab.
Alex looks forward to the “epic” racing schedule of Monavie-Cannondale as he loves endurance racing and testing himself against the elements. He hopes to have his best season yet while racing “on the juice!”
Blog: www.alexanderthegrant.blogspot.com]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:16:32 CST http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/5634-Alex-Grant http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/6092-Ali-Goulet Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:43:22 CST http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/6092-Ali-Goulet http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/4022-Alison-Dunlap
A two-time Olympian, Dunlap represented the United States in cycling's Road Race event at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the cross country mountain bike event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.]]> Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:06:16 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/4022-Alison-Dunlap http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/6011-Alison-Sydor Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:56:18 CST http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/6011-Alison-Sydor http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/11014-Allen-Krughoff Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:39:33 CST http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/11014-Allen-Krughoff http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/3792-Allison-Mann Thu, 28 May 2009 21:11:34 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/3792-Allison-Mann http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/3343-Amanda-Carey Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:50:27 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/3343-Amanda-Carey http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/3603-Amanda-Sin Mon, 18 May 2009 00:26:23 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/3603-Amanda-Sin http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/10859-Amrk-McCormack Sun, 27 Nov 2011 21:51:49 CST http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/10859-Amrk-McCormack http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/4425-Amy-Dombroski Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:52:34 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/4425-Amy-Dombroski http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/5428-Andrea-Smith Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:09:47 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/5428-Andrea-Smith http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/7077-Andreas-Hestler
In the last few years after winning the Trans Rockies 3 times, Dre has found writing, guiding, event promotion and exploring to be his new hobbies and of course they all happen on bicycles. A true ambassador for the sport, a pioneer, a fierce competitor and all around cyclist with wins on the road, mountain and cross bike, from Epic to short track and Super D, Dre has a two wheel gift, an engine and a personality to match. Come and share the experiences gained in all disciplines, share the knowledge and have a great time getting prepared for your upcoming season.]]> Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:13:26 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/7077-Andreas-Hestler http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/11116-Andrew-Dillman Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:14:06 CST http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/11116-Andrew-Dillman http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/2710-Andrew-Frasca Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:24:45 CST http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/2710-Andrew-Frasca http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/3195-Andrew-Freye Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:33:10 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/3195-Andrew-Freye http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/8531-Andrew-Genco Sun, 08 Aug 2010 11:09:00 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/8531-Andrew-Genco http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/3597-Andrew-Watson Sun, 17 May 2009 23:50:09 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/3597-Andrew-Watson