My life after Spinal Cord Injury.

Broke my neck in 2004 and have been trying to recover as much as possible to stay healthy and pain free. Pretty much I pedal a lot...won some U.S. National titles, a World Cup title, and some other races. Trying to make it to the Paralympics at some point. And I ride a couple of sweet trikes too!

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Sometimes you just Gotta stop and take in the view… And wonder why I don’t have a head in this photo. #fnwinddonetookitrightoff #peacecyclingperformance #lakemead (at Lake Mead Overlook) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuuXPIxAXXz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=42hpje4pv0ht

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In my defense I didn’t sleep that great last night so my memory was on hiatus. However I consume @guenergylabs gel and grape roctane a lot!! #yummyyummy #nomnomnomnom #gucrew #peacecyclingperformance (at Las Vegas, Nevada) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtW6QkNFpkl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=d96mdusglcp

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#10yearchallenge From a bleak 3% chance of ever feeding myself, walking again or simply breathing normally to racing World Cups in Europe. Some say I was lucky...Pfft luck had nothing to do with it. Most do not know what I gave up or continually give up to be able to do what I can now. #hardworkmakesthedreamwork #spinalcordinjury #recoveringquadriplegic #challegedathlete https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs4i_A2FxBA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ndd5xplgaq83

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Just another crappy sunny day!! Love the bike lanes in Mission Hills...you can ride two trikes side by side and still have a buffer from traffic. They’re sweet but short but a step in the right direction. #sunnydayplayingthedayaway #outsideisfree #challengedathlete #peacecyclingperformance (at Mission Hills, Henderson) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs4B2u5FcJB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=i0ot9ug6mt7r

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Yep another crappy mountain sunrise today! Man these suck!! - Said no one ever (at Mount Charleston) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnclYRGhNiO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1u6u5a3xkx03

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OHHHH pretty clouds and a sunrise!! #dawnpatrol https://www.instagram.com/p/BnXMI8ShOtx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1n2yhai1zvwxy

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#flashbackfriday to an early race...elbow up ✔️, weight forward ✔️, two stroke WFO✔️, lookin for second place ✔️#circa2001 #ftw #2stroke #braaap https://www.instagram.com/p/BnKnyzFh1QM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1jhc24zd69g4i

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Absolute stunner of a dawn patrol this morning! #springmountainsnationalrecreationarea #desertoverlook #dawnpatrol #paracyclist #challengedathletesfoundation (at Desert View Overlook) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnElxnWBCej/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=m780080q3juf

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Took my sweet ass time climbing up to the ski resort this morning as it was 42°F at 6:30am...or I should say I was spinning and spazzing my sweet ass up to the ski resort this morning! It hasn’t been 42° in Vegas in seven months and my body reminded me why it doesn’t like the cold. Wow and the polar bears can have that shit! Still it was at least a beautiful distraction!! It’s also an odd camber and grade to the road just before the entrance to the ski resort. Combine that with the mountain hanging overhead and it can create vertigo if you’re not careful. #mybrainissoconfused #butitspretty #leecanyon

[jaylapointe]

Missed the sunrise but did get some sand riding in as it must’ve rained a few days ago cuz it always floods the trail with sand and rocks. Did cruise by the waterfall going into @lakelasvegas though, which seems like an oasis.

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My I need to get a narcissisty because my happy/I’ve been up since 3am smile is to die for!! (at Spring Mountains National Recreation Area)

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Why go to bed super early to get up super early to drive an hour to ride? Because Mountain sunrises are awesome, that’s why! Plus it was just me on the road for about 45 minutes while everyone was still sleeping. After that was about 3 cars for another 45 minutes. Felt like I had the whole mountain to my bad self! It was sooo quiet and peaceful, which was just what I needed. Nice to escape the heat from the valley and actually enjoy a ride for once. Ya know there’s always that little voice that tells me to just keep going and to never look back. One day voice...one day we’ll just hop on and leave it all behind. (at Mount Charleston)

[jaylapointe]

When you go next level with your matchy matchy! Hey Elvis had blue shoes so that’s something right?! About 8500 ft up at Mt. Charleston so I had to break out my fleece @mucoff vest cuz it was a bit nippy this morning...as I’m 57 degrees nippy...bit of a shock to the body but it felt soooooo good. #mucoffkit #shimanoshoes #mountainair #paracycling #peacecyclingperformance (at Mt Charleston Lee Canyon)

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Never go full shopping cart, never! 🛒

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The verdict is in: super stoked on the 28mm tubeless @schwalbetires. Got the air pressure fine tuned. Did find some mega rough chip seal roads to ride on that usually gave me all kinds of crazy spasms but not now!! Hit plenty of cracks, holes, reflectors (the drive by brail kind all over Vegas) and anything else I could find. It even sharpened the steering on my already razor sharp turning Booker trike. It’s a 74° headtube angle with 73mm rake for about 20mm of trail and it handles like it’s on rails. Remember trike not bike, trikes have their own rules. I’ve tried a ton of different wheel combos, tire widths, carbon, aluminum, tubular, tubed, and now tubeless tires. I like the ease of tubeless with the ride quality of tubulars. Still keep some tubulars for racing and steep hills but man if I can ride faster with less pain and spasms I’m SOLD! #whydidiwaitsolong #paracycling #peacecyclingperformance #tubeless #schwalbetiresrock (at Las Vegas, Nevada)

[jaylapointe]

You know it’s a hot morning when you’ve gone through water bottle #1 in 20 minutes and the sun hasn’t even come up yet. Gel at 30 minutes and last water bottle and I barely made an hour. Well a short day it is...no sense of killing it when it’s this warm. And by warm I’m talking low 90s at 5:30am. Weather is punching hard for a Monday, so f**k it I can chill inside.

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Even though I failed miserably at the correct tire pressure today, the sunrise was bang on FN awesome!! What the photos don’t show is that once up by Bootleg Canyon you can see the curve of the earth! By this time I was sweating so much I was bitching at how hot it was at 6:30am and then be like, “Fucking view kicks ass so stop bitching!” And yes I have many conversations with myself and we’re fine. 😁 (at Boulder City, Nevada)