ATMBC | The Competitors

The 2001 All Terrain Mountain Bike Challenge (ATMBC) was an invitation-only event.
This ensured the highest level of competition, radical riding and an awesome display of talent. Top riders were chosen from elite freeriders and competitors in downhill, dual slalom and trials mountain bike events.
The 2001 ATMBC was made up of a field of 17 male competitors, including Canadian, New Zealand and Australian riders.
Three riders did not compete due to injury.....nothing too serious, but enough to keep them from riding.

Competitor Profiles:

Luke Patching Age: 23
Where do you live now: Canberra, Australia
Where would you like to live now: America
Current Sponsors: Giant, No Fear, Dragon & Vans
(Best) Results: 3rd 1999 Winter X-Games, Australia. 1999-2000 2nd overall ACF National Series
Best moment on a bike: Beating Jared Rando at Thredbo last year by a bee's dick. That was cool
Best area you've ever ridden: Keystone, Colorado
Biking goals: Just to see how fast I can get
What do you think of the concept of freeride mountain bike events like the ATMBC?: Big drops - crazy!
ATMBC 2001 placing: Pulled out due to injury

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Robbie McNaughton Age: 19
Where do you live now: Newcastle, Australia
Where would you like to live now: Canberra, Australia
Current Sponsors: Bike Addiction, Smith Sports Optics, Black Spire, Black Phoenix Films
(Best) Results: 10th MTBA National DH Title, 7th MTBA Mount Beauty Nationals
Best moment on a bike: Jumping Izaacs road gap in Canberra
Best area you've ever ridden: Rocky Trail, Lake Tahoe California
Biking goals: Finish consistantly in Australia's top 10 and do a full American & World Cup DH season
What do you think of the concept of freeride mountain bike events like the ATMBC?: It will take riders to the next level and promote our sport to the levels of skating and surfing
Quoted (about the ATMBC): "This is a great day for mountain biking but all in all itÕs just one small pedal stroke for me." "This is hard, this is so hard to do."
ATMBC 2001 placing: Pulled out due to injury

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Robbie Bourdon Age: 19
Where do you live now: Nelson BC Canada
Current Sponsors: Kona mountain bikes, Oakley & Nema clothing
Best moment on a bike: Every time I go riding
Best area you've ever ridden: Morocco
Biking goals: Ride hard all year and learn new stuff
What do you think of the concept of freeride mountain bike events like the ATMBC?: Good idea. New for the sport and diverse from racing
Quoted (about the ATMBC): This is way more fun than DH, seeing carnage all over the hill, it's great
ATMBC 2001 placing: 6th place in the main event and 1st place in the North Shore ramps at the Xpression Session

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Jared Rando Age: 19
Where do you live now: Canberra, Australia
Where would you like to live now: In a tent
Current Sponsors: Foes, Azonic & ACT Academy of Sport
(Best) Results: 1st ACF National Series 1999/2000, 1st ACF National Series 2000/2001, 2nd ACF National Championships 2001, 2nd MTBA National Championships 2001, 3rd World MTB Championships Junior (U19), 7th overall NORBA Series
Best moment on a bike: Finishing the 1999 worlds and realising I placed 3rd
Best area you've ever ridden: Bromont, Canada and Canberra
Biking goals: Go as fast as I can
What do you think of the concept of freeride mountain bike events like the ATMBC?: Good
Quoted (about the ATMBC): "I hope nothing else breaks."
ATMBC 2001 placing: 3rd place main event, 2nd place on the Step Up jump at the Xpression Session

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Dean Mogridge Age: 23
Where do you live now: Adelaide, South Australia
Where would you like to live now: On top of my own hill
Current Sponsors: Cyclerider - local bike shop and mainly myself
(Best) Results: 4th overall South Australia
Best moment on a bike: Definitely my first peddle, never looked back
Best area you've ever ridden: How can you answer that? If I'm riding I'm happy
Biking goals: See what happen's, every boy has a dream. Enjoyment is my goal
What do you think of the concept of freeride mountain bike events like the ATMBC?: Let me tell you I'm very excited
Quoted (about the ATMBC): I don't understand why they didn't give us abseiling gear
ATMBC 2001 placing: 12th place main event

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Grant Day Age: 28
Where do you live now: Sydney, Australia
Current Sponsors: Hope, Spy & Panther Cycles
(Best) Results: 2 x Australian Dual Compressor Champion
Best moment on a bike: Any time I clear a section that I intitally think is unridable
Biking goals: Enjoyment
What do you think of the concept of freeride mountain bike events like the ATMBC?: Fantastic! They have a lot to offer both spectators and competitors, and that can't be a bad thing
Quoted (about the ATMBC): If I come out of this with my body and bike in one piece I'm a winner
ATMBC 2001 placing: 11th place in the main event

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Luke Radnor Age: 19
Where do you live now: Adelaide, South Australia
Where would you like to live now: Victoria or New South Wales, big hills are a must!
Current Sponsors: Trek Cycles
(Best) Results: SA Junior Champion 2 years in a row, 1st place Mt Beauty DH Sub-Junior, 3rd place Mt Buller DH Junior, 4th place Fox Creek DH
Best moment on a bike: Beating Nathan
Best area youÕve ever ridden: Ridden too many to name one as the best. Anywhere but South Australia
Biking goals: Like to take things further with freeriding as I haven't done a lot. ItÕs only going to get bigger after this event
What do you think of the concept of freeride mountain bike events like the ATMBC?: Fantastic! It's a big step forward for us guys and it's great to see so many people getting behind us and pushing it to the next level. Thanks to all the sponsors and organisers
Quoted (about the ATMBC): Downhill is just a walk in the park, this is full on, gnarly rocks onto drops
ATMBC 2001 placing: 10th place in the main event, 1st place in the 8m Gap Jump at the Xpression Session

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Ben Cory Age: 18
Where do you live now: Canberra, Australia
Where would you like to live now: Not in a gutter
Current Sponsors: Dragon Optical, ACT Academy of Sport, Mountain Cycle
(Best) Results: 1st place 2001 MTBA Junior National Champion, 1st place 2000 AMBA National Series (Junior), 3rd place qualification at 2000 World Championships (Junior)
Best moment on a bike: Too many
Best area youÕve ever ridden: Hazelbrook trails Blue Mountains
Biking goals: To do all right and live through the next 10 years
What do you think of the concept of freeride mountain bike events like the ATMBC?: Crazy
Quoted (about the ATMBC): I was more stoked on riding the course than winning the money, it's the kind of course which is really hard to ride
ATMBC 2001 placing: 1st place in the main event

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Craig Fisher Age: 31
Where do you live now: Canberra, Australia
Where would you like to live now: Anywhere but Canberra
Current Sponsors: RST, Maxxis Tyres, Sun Rims, Tioga & Pedro's Lubricants
(Best) Results: Australian Dual Slalom champion 2 years in a row
Best moment on a bike: Airtime
Best area you've ever ridden: Mt Buller, Victoria
Biking goals: Just to be successful
What do you think of the concept of freeride mountain bike events like the ATMBC?: Extremely awesome. I hope this is so successful that it becomes a regular event
Quoted (about the ATMBC): If you fall say good bye to your bike because it's so steep your bike just keeps going
ATMBC 2001 placing: 14th place in the main event

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John Waddell Age: 20
Where do you live now: Perth, Australia
Where would you like to live now: Penthouse mansion
Current Sponsors: Santa Cruz, Sun Race & Dragon Optics
(Best) Results: 1st MTBA 2001 Nationals, 4th NORBA National Big Bear Lake
Best moment on a bike: Jumping mad trails at Hazelbrook
Best area you've ever ridden: Bromont Canada
Biking goals: Race hard this season overseas
What do you think of the concept of freeride mountain bike events like the ATMBC?: Cool. Get to do gnarly shit
Quoted (about the ATMBC): Hope my my back doesn't break, or my arms don't come out their sockets....there's some big drops out there
ATMBC 2001 placing: 4th in the main event and 2nd in the 8m Gap Jump at the Xpression Session.

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Dean Collingridge Age: 27
Where do you live now: Whistler BC Canada
Where would you like to live now: Whistler
Current Sponsors: Norco & Smith
(Best) Results: Biker X competition 1999
Best moment on a bike: Making sweet love
Best area you've ever ridden: Peru
Biking goals: No more broken bones
What do you think of the concept of freeride mountain bike events like the ATMBC: Sweet
Quoted (about the ATMBC): I wish there were some dancing girls to get my mind off it
ATMBC 2001 placing: 7th in the main event, 2nd in the North Shore ramps at the Xpression Session

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Dave West Age: 18
Where do you live now: Adelaide, South Australia
Where would you like to live now: In some big mountains
Current Sponsors: Trek Cycles
(Best) Results: 1st South Australia DH Series (U19) 1999, 2nd Elite Men South Australian DH Series 2000, 1st MTBA National DH Series 2000/2001 (U19)
Best moment on a bike: Too many to name
Best area you've ever ridden: Some include DH runs at Mt Beauty, Mt Buller and Canberra (Blue Range)
Biking goals: To race overseas with full team support and do well
What do you think of the concept of freeride mountain bike events like the ATMBC?: Hard core
Quoted (about the ATMBC) when asked if he'd be keen to come back next year: Yeah, if I have more armour
ATMBC 2001 placing: 8th place in the main event

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Scottie Sheldon Age: 19
Where do you live now: Christchurch, New Zealand
Where would you like to live now: Same place
Current Sponsors: Rockstar Racing, Smith, K2, and Roox M & D
(Best) Results: 1999 NZ Junior Champion, 4th place 2001 Pro Elite NZ
Best moment on a bike: When I'm riding it
Best area you've ever ridden: West Coast, New Zealand
Biking goals: To always have fun
What do you think of the concept of freeride mountain bike events like the ATMBC?: Great. The more the better
Quoted (about the ATMBC): It will be a body breaker if you crash
ATMBC 2001 placing: 9th in the main event

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Shane Wode Age: 22
Where do you live now: Melbourne, Australia
Where would you like to live now: Calafornia, America
Current Sponsors: GT-Hutchinson, Rock-Shock, Answer, Odi, Spy and Sram
(Best) Results: 1st place MTBA Series 2001 and 2nd in 1999, 3rd CA Nationals 1999, 3rd MTBA Nationals 2001
Best moment on a bike: All the time. In the air
Best area you've ever ridden: Cairns DH track
Biking goals: Ride bikes for a living in America
What do you think of the concept of freeride mountain bike events like the ATMBC: Probably the best race of the year, relaxed atmosphere, cool tracks and challenging
Quoted (about the ATMBC): It's really harsh on the bikes, there's some big drops out there, even with 8 inches of travel and you fully compress
ATMBC 2001 placing: 5th in the main event

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Grant Allen Age: 20
Where do you live now: Adelaide, South Australia
Where would you like to live now: Don't know. Probably a cubby house in an apple tree
Current Sponsors: Volatile Visions, Michelin, Shockies & Diskies and Stunt Mafia
(Best) Results: Winning the raffle at the local pub. I won some meat
Best moment on a bike: Doing a skid 23 steps long and doing stunts for the punters down at the local pub
Best area you've ever ridden: Fitch's house
Biking goals: To get someone to pay for all the stuff I break and to fix my bike for me (apart from my Mum and Dad)
What do you think of the concept of freeride mountain bike events like the ATMBC?: It goes off like a Ninja Turtle on its back
ATMBC 2001 placing: Did not compete due to injury

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Rohan Mogridge Age: 21
Where do you live now: Blackwood , South Australia
Where would you like to live now: Travelling to ride big stuff
Current Sponsors: My paycheck Austudy (John Howard) and Cyclerider
(Best) Results: 2nd State Jump Competition (BMX)
Best moment on a bike: Nailing a forward summersault on my bike
Best area you've ever ridden: Jindabyne and Fitch's Forest
Biking goals: To achieve personal goals. Introduce freeriding to those who don't know
What do you think of the concept of freeride mountain bike events like the ATMBC?: The beginning of a new era, keep it up!!
ATMBC 2001 placing: 13th in the main event & 1st in the Step Jump at the Xpression Session

Jared Graves Age: 18
Where do you live now: Toowoomba, QLD
Where would you like to live now: I wouldn't like to move from Toowoomba. I like it here. It's not too big, not too small and has heaps of good riding
Current Sponsors: G.T. Hutchinson, Sram, Answer, Rock Shox, Spy, Hayes, ODI
(Best) Results: 3rd AMBA National Series overall, 4th MTBA National titles (qualified 1st)
Best moment on a bike: My first ever mountain bike race - about 20m into my first ever downhill section I got stuck in a rut, got thrown over the bars, skinned my hands and lost lots of skin in other places but I thought it was heaps of fun. I was hooked from then on
Best area you've ever ridden: At my friend, Lindsay Kleins place. We've made some really cool downhill tracks, nice and rocky and technical with some fun jumps and berms. His place is the coolest
Biking goals: Become a pro rider hopefully, it's my dream!
What do you think of the concept of freeride mountain bike events like the ATMBC?: Even though it is only really suitable for the better riders it will be good for the sport.ÊIt should attract a lot of attention because it's pretty crazy. Things such as this can only help the sport to grow
ATMBC 2001 placing: 2nd place in the main event

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