“What I’m doing now is developing methods to characterize and detect engineered nanoparticles specifically, such as metals in natural aquatic systems.” Those aren’t exactly words you would expect to hear from one of the East Coast’s premier downhill talents, but most pro downhillers aren’t trying to save the world by applying nanotechnology to environmental remediation efforts. Frankly, Anne Galyean isn’t most professional downhill mountain bikers. What she is is exceedingly ambitious and intelligent, and possesses the drive to accomplish things in both mountain biking and science that are hard enough alone without the burden of the other. Oh, and of course … More
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The final event of the Freeride Mountain Bike World Tour will not be forgotten as the 12 riders who qualified raised the bar of the sport with each trick; you just don’t see tricks of these dimensions everyday. Double backflip whaa?
Congrats to Sam Pilgrim with his amazing run and Martin Soderstrom as well as Brandon Semenuk.