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RACER PROFILE: Sam Russell
CATEGORY: Youth
TEAM: Wheelbase
SPONSORS: Wheelbase Cycle Shop, Gore Bike Wear, SIS, The North Face,
Polar Heart Rate Monitors
LOCATION: Kendal, Lake District
DOB: 16 June 1992
HEIGHT: 1m 81cm
WEIGHT: 57kg
WEBSITE:
http://racingmtb.wordpress.com
EMAIL: rusty_mountainbiking@hotmail.co.uk
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RACER GEAR
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| BIKE: |
Trek 8900 |
| COMPONENTS: |
Full XTR Groupset plus Bontrager X Lite Finishing Kit |
| WHEELS: |
Bontrager X Lite Tubeless |
| TYRES: |
Racing Ralphs (Tubeless) |
| SHOES: |
Sidi Dragon 2 Carbon (white) |
| PEDALS: |
Crank Brothers Candy TI |
| RIDING WEAR: |
Wheelbase Team Bio Racer Skin Suit, Giro Atmos (Black), Gore Racing Gloves, Gore Socks |
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RACER STATS & SPECS
| Year began racing: |
2006 |
| Best results: |
1st - Merida Selkirk
1st - Merida Penrith
3rd - Junior GMBC
5th - NPS Round 1
...All these were in my first racing season :D |
| Weekly training hours: |
15 |
| Favourite race course: |
A lot of good courses - couldn't say |
| Favourite riding area: |
Where I live - Lake District |
Longest distance or hours
ridden solo in one day: |
8 Hours |
Percent of training that
is on the road: |
80% |
| Cross-training activities: |
Running, gym |
| Supplements/sports drinks: |
SIS, Torq |
| Race preparation activities: |
2 Blackcurrent SIS Energy Gels, good wee in the bush! :p ...And an energy bar 30 minutes before start |
| Heart rate monitor/power meter used for training: |
Polar S725x |
| Riding strengths: |
Big long climbs!, technical climbs, endurance |
Most enjoyable aspect of
mountain biking: |
Going to great places, "The Views at the top of the Mountain"...Meeting new people |
| Greatest bike moment: |
Don't really have one yet! :p |
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