Mont Sainte Anne World Cup

Most people who watched the live broadcast this past weekend from Mont Sainte Anne, Quebec, Canada saw me take a pretty bad spill on one of the faster sections of the track. I hit my head pretty hard and can't remember much, but I am uninjured and okay. While that was the highlight of the weekend, there were much more positive things for me. I qualified in the top 20 after missing four weeks of racing due to my ankle injury, and was on pace for another great result in my first world cup since South Africa. I was feeling comfortable on my bike, not letting the nerves get to me and was really enjoying the process. It was the makings of a great come back from injury. I am glad that I was feeling so good. I am excited to race again this weekend in Windham, New York, one of my favorite races of the year. It's the closest World Cup to my home and I am the closest top rider to the event. It will be a great weekend, I'm really looking forward to it, and I am glad to be in one piece after that crash last weekend.

NM

Racing in Vermont

This past weekend I was able to get back to racing at the MTB Grand Prix at Sugarbush, Vermont. It was a good weekend for me and I was really happy to be back on my bike. The weather was perfect all weekend and the track was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed the whole event and was glad to be back racing again. I finished 3rd behind my teammate Justin Leov and U.S. pro rider Mitch Ropelato. I was happy with how I felt after a month off the bike and I'm really excited to go into next weekend's World Cup in Quebec healthy and ready. I can't wait to see what the rest of this season has in store.

NM

Back on the Bike

After two weeks of spectating in Val di Sole and Fort William, I got the go ahead to get back to riding and racing this weekend. I was back in the doctors office as soon as I got home and had some follow up X-Rays taken. The doctor gave me the best news I could have hoped for, healed and safe to ride on! I am really excited to get back on my bike this weekend in Vermont at the Grand Prix of MTB and build up to Mont Sainte Anne next weekend. It was tough to sit out two important races, but being healed up now shows that it was the right thing to do. I can't wait to ride!!!

NM

Injury Update

I went out for practice this morning in Italy and unfortunately my ankle felt like it was not ready to race on. It didn't feel too far off, but this track is super steep and rough and my lack of control could have caused another crash. It was a really tough decision to pull out of the race, especially sitting in the top 20 overall, but I think it was the mature thing to do. Risk over reward, it just didn't weigh out. There was not enough benefit that could have come out of racing injured. I am going to get this healed up and ready to go for MSA in 3 weeks from now. I really like that track and I feel that the decision to go there 100% and achieve my potential is the best thing I can do. I hope to be back on my bike very soon.

NM