Nat X Ross
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 8, 1971 Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Education | Western State Colorado University |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Spouse(s) | Aimee Ross |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Mountain Bicycling, Road Cycling, Triathlon. Categories: Enduro, Cross-Country Racing, STXC, Marathon, Ultra-Distance, and 24-Hour Racing Solo, Mountain Biking |
| Event(s) | X Games, Leadville Trail 100, Cyclocross, 12 Hours of Snowmass, Race Across America, 24 Hours of Old Pueblo, 100-Mile NORBA National Championships, Kamikaze Downhill, Dirty Kanza, UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, and E-MTB |
Nat X. Ross (born October 8, 1971) is an American professional cross-country mountain bike racer.[1] Ross became the first American to win a professional race on a twenty-nine inch mountain bike.[2] Ross was inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 2008.[2] Ross is a two-time World Champion with multiple National Championship titles. Ross is a pioneer in mountain bike innovation with regards to racing.[1]
Early life
Born in Colorado Springs, Ross grew up in Colorado.[3] A lifelong fan of outdoor pursuits, he first became interested in cycling as a student while attending high school and later in college at Western State Colorado University in Gunnison, Colorado, where he was pursuing his education.[4] He completed his degree studies and graduated in 1994 and holds a BS in Biochemistry.[5]
Career
While he was also a talented skier.[2] The rising popularity of the sport at the time piqued his interest in mountain biking.[2] Almost immediately after taking up the sport, Ross met with success in Ultra-Distance and 24 Hour Solo events.[2] Ross was the longest standing member of the Subaru/Gary Fisher UCI Professional Cycling Team (now known as Team Subaru-Trek) for over a decade and was among the premier cross-country mountain bikers in the world.[5] Gary Fisher considered one of the innovators of the modern mountain bike.[5]
Ross competed in the first X-Games[6] Winter competition in 1994 and continued to compete and win multiple National Championship titles in the Marathon,[2] 100- Miler,[5] and 24 Hour disciplines[5] as well as a two Global 24 Hour Championship titles.[citation needed]
Additional competitions include top 20 finishes in multiple XTerra Off-Road Triathlons professional level,[2] the ITU (International Triathlon Union) Winter races where he competed in Elite Men in 2007,[7] and the UCI World Championships in Italy where he represented the United States in 2007.[2] As a member of Team Vail in 2006 and 2007, he and his team won the Race Across America.[2]
Although no longer active as a full-time professional mountain bike racer, Ross has continued to challenge himself through Enduro’s, Ultra-distance events, downhill, and cross-country events.
Ross also worked with Keith Bontrager on the first set of 29 inch wheels for a mountain bike, name=":0" /> building the set by hand in Bontrager’s garage in Santa Cruz, CA.[3]
Ross was inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 2008 with close friends Brian Lopes and Steve Blick.[8] Ross is the Event Director for the Big Sugar Gravel Race in Bentonville, Arkansas.[9]
Personal life
Nat Ross is married to Aimee Ross who is a cycling industry professional and currently the Director of Bike Bentonville in Bentonville, Arkansas.[10] They met in 2009 and were married in 2012.[5] He is the founder and CEO of Tough Guy Productions,[11] a national event promotion company based in Golden, Colorado that specializes in cycling events, ski promotions, extreme competitions, and backcountry ski movies like Bliss and Incognito and started a women’s cycling team Tough Girl Cycling.[12]
In addition to his business activities, Ross also acts as a consultant for outdoor industry manufacturers and coaches[13] and trains younger athletes in a variety of disciplines.[3]
Career Achievements/Awards
- International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) Honorary Board of Directors
- National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) Advisory Board of Directors
- 2000 24 Hour NORBA Nationals, Winter Park, CO—1st *Course Record, National Champion[14]
- 2001 24 Hour NORBA Nationals at Winter Park—2nd[15]
- 2004 24 Hour Global Solo Championships, Birmingham UK—1st[1]
- 2004 24 Hours of Moab—1st[16]
- 2005 100-Mile NORBA National Championships, Brian Head, UT—1st *National Champion[4]
- 2007 2007 Winter Park PATCO Winter Triathlon Pan American Championship[17]
- 2007 24 HR NORBA National Championships, Wausau, WI—2nd[18]
- 2007 Race Across America (RAAM) 4-Man Team Champions[19]
- 2012 24 Hours of Old Pueblo—Duo Pro Category w/ Rebecca Rusch—1st[20]
- 2013 24 Hours of Old Pueblo—Duo Pro Category w/ Rebecca Rusch —1st[21]
The King and Queen of Pain, Nat Ross and Rebecca Rusch, after winning the 24 Hours of Old Pueblo[20]
Ross used his education in Biochemistry to win a Gold Medal in the American Wheat category in the Great American Beer Festival[22] while he was the Brewmaster for Breckenridge Brewery.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 CHITTICK, RICHARD. "Total Telemark's Nat Ross rides to new heights". Summit Daily. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Vendetti, Marc (2014-03-26). "Nat Ross". Marin Museum of Bicycling and Mountain Bike Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Tuesday Toolbox: Nat Ross". GNCC Racing. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The world centre of cycling". autobus.cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "Second Act". Bike Arkansas. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ↑ "The Freeheel Life Podcast: #56 - Nat Ross | Tough Guy Productions & Telemark Freeski Pioneer". freeheellife.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ↑ Triathlon, World. "World Triathlon". World Triathlon. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
- ↑ Vendetti, Marcos (2014-03-26). "Nat Ross". Marin Museum of Bicycling and Mountain Bike Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ↑ Yeager, Selene (2019-10-28). "Life Time Launches Big Sugar Gravel Race in Arkansas". Bicycling. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ↑ "bike-bentonville". visitbentonville.com. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
- ↑ "The Freeheel Life Podcast - #56 - Nat Ross | Tough Guy Productions & Telemark Freeski Pioneer on Stitcher". Stitcher. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ↑ "Aimee Ross – TOUGH GIRL CYCLING". Retrieved 2021-10-23.
- ↑ Strode, Dale. "Aspen prep mountain bikers race at Elbert". Aspen Times. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ↑ "The world centre of cycling". autobus.cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
- ↑ "News Briefs". VeloNews.com. 2001-06-04. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
- ↑ "24 Hours of Moab Race Report from Nat Ross". Mountain Bike Reviews Forum. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ↑ Triathlon, World. "World Triathlon". World Triathlon. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
- ↑ "U.S. 24 HOUR NATIONAL CHAMP'S". Mountain Bike Action Magazine. 2007-07-31. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ↑ "Colorado team takes 4-man division title in Race Across America". The Denver Post. 2007-06-18. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 News, Cycling (2012-02-19). "24 Hours of Old Pueblo 2012: Results". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ↑ News, Cycling (2013-02-18). "24 Hours of Old Pueblo 2013: Results". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ↑ "Great American Beer Festival", Wikipedia, 2021-04-21, retrieved 2021-05-13
- https://bikearkansasmagazine.com/features/2019/4/14/second-act
- https://mmbhof.org/nat-ross/
- https://gnccracing.com/2019/04/02/tuesday-toolbox-nat-ross
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