MEET THE RIDERS

Get to know the riders behind this awesome team and get stoked to join it!

Rilo Heydt 

Ordean East 6th Grade     

How many years have you been riding and how years do you see yourself riding for?
I have been riding bikes since I was 1 1/2 years old. I have been riding downhill for 5 years. I see myself riding for my entire life.

What is your favorite thing about mountain biking?
My favorite thing about mountain biking is riding with other mountain bikers.

What are your goals revolving mountain biking?
My first goal is to ride bigger stuff! Other than that, I want to ride on new trails outside of Duluth.

Xander Schroeder

Denfeld Junior   

How many years have you been riding and how years do you see yourself riding for?
Have been riding for three years, I will be riding forever!

What is your favorite thing about mountain biking?
It’s something I can do without thinking about the other things in the world. It clears my mind.

What are your goals revolving mountain biking?
I want to be able to hit bigger jumps/drops.

Ian McCollough

East High School Freshmen   

How many years have you been riding and how years do you see yourself riding for?
I have been riding for a long time, but haven’t had challenging trails until Duluth. I moved to Duluth in 2018 and have been on the Duluth Composite team since. I plan to keep riding.

What is your favorite thing about mountain biking?
It is so fun to see a feature at the beginning of the year and think that is crazy difficult, but by the end of the year, it is easy.

What are your goals revolving mountain biking?
I hope to keep progressing and hitting harder features.

Ian Tanui

Denfeld High School Freshmen   

How many years have you been riding and how years do you see yourself riding for?
I’ve been MTB about two years now and I see myself riding pretty much forever.

What is your favorite thing about mountain biking?
My favorite thing about MTB is the challenge of new trails and improving my skills.

What are your goals revolving mountain biking?
My main goal is to get better with each season. I hope to keep progressing and hitting harder features.

Nathan Bell

Homeschooled 9th   

How many years have you been riding and how years do you see yourself riding for?
I’ve been riding for 3 years and I see myself riding for the rest of my life

What is your favorite thing about mountain biking?
The adrenaline and the social aspect of riding with friends

What are your goals revolving mountain biking?
Working at Continental as a mechanic and to get as fast as possible on a bike.

Thomas Allison

Duluth East High School 10th grade   

How many years have you been riding and how years do you see yourself riding for?
I have been riding for 5 years and I will be riding till I lose interest or can’t anymore.

What is your favorite thing about mountain biking?
My favorite thing about mountain biking is challenging myself to do better and learn new things.

What are your goals revolving mountain biking?
My goal is to just have fun riding my bike whatever I am doing.

Mason Hughes

Ordean East Middle School, 7th grade   

How many years have you been riding and how years do you see yourself riding for?
4 years, I think I will be riding for the rest of my life.

What is your favorite thing about mountain biking?
My favorite thing about mountain biking is getting big air and hanging out with friends.

What are your goals revolving mountain biking?
Getting better at hitting big jumps.

Carson Rajkowski

Duluth East High 9th grade   

How many years have you been riding and how years do you see yourself riding for?
I have been on a bike for as long as I can remember.  I have been on the DEVO Adventure Team for two years and the DEVO Enduro team for one year.  I will ride for the rest of my life.

What is your favorite thing about mountain biking?
I love riding with friends.  I enjoy building jumps, ramps, and skinnies in my backyard.  It’s been really fun learning more skills and becoming a more confident rider.

What are your goals revolving mountain biking?
I want to ride bigger features like A-Line in Whistler, BC

Leif Pearson

Ordean East Middle School, 7th grade   

How many years have you been riding and how years do you see yourself riding for?
I have been mountain biking for around eight years. I see myself riding for as long as I can.

What is your favorite thing about mountain biking?
I love riding jumps and drops.

What are your goals revolving mountain biking?
 I want to clear all the jumps on A-line at Whistler someday.

Bodee McFadden

Ordean East Middle School, 7th grade   

How many years have you been riding and how years do you see yourself riding for?

What is your favorite thing about mountain biking?

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We are a part of the Duluth MTB DEVO non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.  Duluth DEVO’s programming includes 2nd through 12th grades including basic skills, competitive and adventure based riding, adult skills clinics and off season training.  We strive to be a positive influence on local youth through the cycling community.  We have over 250 athletes of all ages and backgrounds.