Interbike: Yesterday and today’s pro legends sighted at tradeshow
On Tuesday, we posted a gallery of current and former pro riders from Outdoor Demo…today here are some we’ve run into on the Interbike show floor itself.
We found endurance racer, marketing entrepreneur and Mtbr columnist Sonya Looney strolling the halls of Interbike and connecting with sponsors. She was gracious enough t0 put down her sandwich and let us take a photo.
Trials and freeride legend Aaron Chase was pretty excited about his signature line of grips on offer from Lizard Skinz.
Slopestyle star Paul Basagoitia gives the thumb’s-up to the Interbike vibe…and why not? The show seems to be both very positive and well attended.
Former X Games dirt jump gold medalist Allan Cooke is big into mountain bikes these days, and recently started working for Santa Cruz. We don’t know exactly what his role will be, but we sure do like his haircut.
Wendy Ingraham is a former pro triathlete famous for her //www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iWI72c42gc
target=”_blank”>crawling battle to the finish with Sian Welch in the 1997 Hawaiian Ironman. These days, she runs a successful athlete management company.
Victor Sheldon is not only the Shred/Slytech team manager, he’s also a former jetski world champion. A close buddy of Supercross Star Jeremy McGrath, Sheldon also rips on two wheels–both motorized and non-motorized.
Mountain bike super coach and brand ambassador Kat Sweet checked out some wearable video gear in the GoPro booth just before she gave us a little Kat Scratch pose.
Dirty mountain biker Greg Watts loves Vegas. You can just tell.
Backflip world record holder Cam Zink and two-time world cup champion Aaron Gwin sign autographs in the Troy Lee Designs booth.
Former pro BMX freestyler-turned-Mongoose Team Manager Leigh Ramsdell roamed the halls of Interbike in hopes of signing the next Greg Watts.
Mountain bike legend Brian Lopes checked in with X-Fusion’s Gulliame Caron to talk about his bike sponsor’s new $3,500 Carbine 275 they collaborated on.
If you ask Brett Tippie (left) to pose for a photo be warned–there’s gonna be audience participation involved.
FOX/Yeti-sponsored pro enduro racer–an occassional Mtbr test rider–Lauren Gregg did her best to class up the joint. The NorCal rider currently leads the California Enduro Series pro women’s standings.
Kelly McGarry backflips 72-foot canyon gaps and reps Shred Goggles.
Oakley’s bike man and mountain bike hall of famer Steve Blick (left) hangs with former pro downhiller and current Red Bull Rampage course builder Randy Spangler.
This article is part of Mtbr’s coverage of the 2014 Interbike trade show in Las Vegas. For more from Interbike CLICK HERE.
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