Q&A Pro Rider: Chase Dickens

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Chase Dickens thought he'd be a professional soccer or football player when he grew up. But the first year professional mountain bike racer says he got hooked after his first race.

The thrill of the chase and being chased was a whole new excitement I had never experienced!" he says.

In this exclusive Q&A, Dickens discusses his earliest memories of mountain biking, how he stays race-ready, and dishes out advice to riders just getting started.