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Curtis Keene
Hi, my name is Curtis Keene. My
discipline is Enduro. My friends call
me things that are not appropriate
for this site haha. Most of the
time Keene or CK. I was born on
21 November 1979 in Hayward,
California, USA. My special talent is
I grew up doing electrical work,
and oddly, I was pretty good at it.
My philosophy of life is treat others
the way you want to be treated.
The most important person in my life
is family in general. Wouldn’t be
where I am today without them. My
favourite food is Mexican, of course.
My favourite music is I love all music,
but metal has a special place in my
heart.
“Enduro is fresh; it’s kind of like a new start”.
Bio
Although Curtis Keene was a successful downhill mountain bike racer for over a
decade, with many contest podiums from Sea Otter to Crankworx to USA Cycling
Mountain Bike Nationals, he found his true calling in the up-and-coming sport of
Enduro mountain biking.
Enduro, which is relatively new in North America but has been popular in Europe for
years, involves daylong or multi-day mountain bike races where riders pedal uphill
but are only timed on the multiple descents. In his first year of racing Enduro, in 2012,
Curtis won the overall title on the North American Enduro Series.
The California native goes by “American Dream” in the mountain bike world, due
to his Hollywood good looks and the fact that he’s consistently been one of the top
Americans in a sport dominated by Europeans. “Nicknames choose you, you don’t
choose them,” Curtis says. “Wherever I go, I can’t escape that nickname.”
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