California native and Enduro champion, Curtis Keane was always interested in sports, but he loved riding his bike from as long as he can remember. He spent ten years as a dominant force in downhill mountain biking. In 2012, he picked up Enduro mountain biking. That year, he took home the overall championships title in the North American Enduro Series. Worldwide, Enduro is still mostly made up of European competitors. Because this life is his dream, Keane got the nickname “American Dream.”
Keane spoke with TheCelebrityCafe.com about his love of cycling, how his home state of California is an inspiration to him and how to Discover LA, how he powers through multiple broken bones and contusions, how he learned that Enduro is right for him and advice on how to live the dream.
Before we learn more about him, what is Enduro?
Enduro is a type of mountain bike racing in which there is a number of timed downhill sections of trail, and a number of uphill transfer stages, which are not timed, but might have time limits to complete. This is a stage-race format where the winner is the rider who accumulates the lowest combined time from the various timed sections. These competitions typically take place over a couple of days, though longer competitions are becoming more popular. This adventure sport is mostly in the USA and Europe.
Now that you're caught up, here's our interview with Curtis:
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