Edmund "Ned" Overend (born 20 August 1955 in Taipei, Taiwan), the son of a U.S. diplomat, started in mountain biking in the early 1980s. He was inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 1990 and… + See More +
Edmund "Ned" Overend (born 20 August 1955 in Taipei, Taiwan), the son of a U.S. diplomat, started in mountain biking in the early 1980s. He was inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 1990 and… + See More
- See Less - Edmund "Ned" Overend (born 20 August 1955 in Taipei, Taiwan), the son of a U.S. diplomat, started in mountain biking in the early 1980s. He was inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 1990 and the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame in 2001. Even though he retired from Pro Mountain biking in 1996, he continued competing in endurance competitions like the XTERRA Triathlon, and regular road triathlons. While in professional mountain biking, Overend earned the nicknames "Deadly Nedly" and "The Lung", for his seemed difficulty to beat and his aerobic endurance at altitude was phenonomenal, especially for a man of his age. He is the current captain of the Specialized Cross Country Team.
Ned Overend talks to Cyclingdirt after the XC race at Fontana. Ned was there leading a "Just For Fun" ride in the a.m. and overseeing the testing of Todd Wells' new prototyppe carbon HT 29er in the Pro Men's Race...
Both Ned and Todd were pretty hush hush about the new stuff coming soon from Specialized, but word on the street is we'll see the new 29er unveiled at Sea Otter in two weeks. Question is, will we see a Carbon Epic 29er? And will either make an appearance under World Cross Country Champion Christoph Sauser on the World Cup stage this season? April 5, 2009
Ned At Fontana
