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RACER PROFILE: George Budd
CATEGORY: Expert
TEAM: Salsa Factory Racing
SPONSORS: Salsa Cycles, Schwalbe, ODI, Halo, Hope
LOCATION: West London
DOB: 23 January 1982
HEIGHT: 1m 82cm
WEIGHT: 78kg
WEBSITE: www.salsacycles.co.uk
EMAIL: budd@lehs.org.uk
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RACER GEAR
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| BIKE: |
Salsa Moto Rapido in Blingtanium gold! Yeah baby... |
| COMPONENTS: |
Shimano
XTR gear |
| WHEELS: |
Halo Excited Carbon |
| TYRES: |
Schwalbe |
| SHOES: |
Specialized S-Works |
| PEDALS: |
Xpedo Ti/Ti |
| RIDING WEAR: |
Assos, oh and the very tastefully coloured Salsa team strip! |
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RACER STATS & SPECS
| Year began racing: |
1998 |
| Best results: |
5th - Mountain Mayhem, Open Men's Team 2008
1st - Enduro 6, Male Pairs 2008
6th - NPS Round 1, Expert 2008
11th - NPS Round 2, Expert 2008
7th - NPS Round 3, Expert 2008
National Singlespeed Champion 2007
1st - Bristol Bikefest, Men's Pairs 2007
Nationally ranked Expert XC rider 2007
4th - Enduro 6 Elite Men's Solo 2007, 7th overall
3rd - D2D, Men's Team 2008
1st - D2D, Mixed Pair 2007
3rd - Mountain Mayhem, Solo 2006 |
| Weekly training hours: |
15 |
| Favourite race course: |
Margam |
| Favourite riding area: |
North Downs |
Longest distance or hours
ridden solo in one day: |
409km |
Percent of training that
is on the road: |
75% |
| Cross-training activities: |
Posing in the gym a couple of times a week |
| Supplements/sports drinks: |
Torq |
| Race preparation activities: |
Chat to people. Laugh at Nick. Get laughed at by Nick. |
| Heart rate monitor/power meter used for training: |
Don't have one. Probably should. |
Most enjoyable aspect of
mountain biking: |
Going fast and scaring myself |
| Greatest bike moment: |
Blasting thorough the changeover area during Mayhem solo 2006 and having loads of people cheering me on! |
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