Paul Delagnes raced against time as a high school student in Menlo-Atherton. Today,
as a junior at the University of
Colorado in Boulder, it’s judges who Delagnes must impress as a burgeoning dirt jumper.
“It takes lots and lots of practice and ignoring your instinct of not to do something stupid,” Delagnes said.
The 20-year-old became a competitive mountain biker as a freshman at M-A, traveling to courses as far east as Deer Valley, Utah, once or twice a month.
“For under 18, it’s all juniors and it’s a … Details