Nelson, British Columbia
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photo 15 I need to use this opportunity to give me most heart-felt thanks to everyone. To my wife Elladee, my Mom, my friends Claire and Aaron, and another great friend, Laquita. If I am having a gnarly day and need someone to talk me off the ledge, so to speak, they are the ones to do that. They know that I would do anything for them as well.
Throughout this 6-year journey I would like to express my deepest gratitude, love, and thanks to my entire family. To all my friends back home in SoCal. To Fee, my dear friend, RIP. To Jaymie, Hels, and Jo. To my Craig hospital crew, Jen & Anne, EZE, Polly, Leah and Ian, Kiwi and Laura, Candi, Lauren & Miller, Brian and Beth Hawkins, Nicki and Diane, and to my former coach James. Taylor Isaacs and everyone at CORE. Every single person that helped with the Tara Llanes Classic: Brian and Thayne Bolin, Mike Stewart, Daniel & Kim, Renee Anderson, Patrick, Kathryn, Dillion, Toshi, Deanne, Monica, all of the racers, volunteers, sponsors, media, and everyone at Northstar. To all of my sponsors that have stayed with me...Giant, Shimano, Smith, & Troy Lee. Thank you to Suzy Kim, Tania, Rafer, Dr. Os, and everyone at the Reeve-Irvine Research Center. A huge thank you to my BC people: Lindsay, Daamo & Little Mac, Sara & Tamara, Chantal, Nat, Kelly Smith, Rob Mulder, Phil & Liette, and Danielle. Lou, James, and everyone at Obsession. Jeremy, Mike, and everyone at Speed Theory. And I want to thank all of the bike shops along the way that have helped fix my wheelchair or work on my hand cycle. And I’d like to thank Riley and Pinkbike for doing this article. I really hope that I haven’t forgotten anybody but if I did I’m really sorry and you know who you are.