Riding at Home with Seamus Powell

We take a ride with 2 time USA national Enduro champion Seamus Powell to see how he spends his day to day life in an ever changing world.

KHS pro mtb rider, Seamus Powell, unloading his KHS 7500 form his van getting ready to ride.
KHS pro mtb rider, Seamus Powell, unloading his KHS 7500 form his van getting ready to ride.

There is so much more that goes into the life of a pro mountain biker. Life, sometimes, gets crazy and you have to step back and enjoy what is around you.

KHS pro mtb rider, Seamus Powell, flying fishing.
KHS pro mtb rider, Seamus Powell looking up out of a a small canyon at a bridge.

Seamus likes to spend time doing other things beside riding his bike and winning races. He enjoys fly fishing and the nature that surrounds him.

KHS pro mtb rider, Seamus Powell looking up out of a a small canyon at a bridge.
KHS pro mtb rider, Seamus Powell looking up out of a a small canyon at a bridge.

 

 

 

 

Ride Big Bear

The KHS Pro MTB team works hard to be ready for a race when they pop up this rece season. With whatever time they get they make sure to get in practice.

Round 2, U.S. Downhill Series

Tamarack Resort in Idaho was the second stop of this years U.S. Downhill series. The KHS Pro MTB team came out hot and ready to race.

Kailey Skelton  set the pace as she set the fastest time for the pro women in seeding going into the final day.


Nik Nestoroff followed her bay setting the fastest time for the pro men.

Steven Walton had the 6th fastest time in seeding putting him right in the action for finals.

Final day of racing changed everything. A naste storm was moving in which almost ended racing for the weekend, but it held of long enough for everyone to race their final lap. Kaily was able to finish the weekend with a 2nd place over all.

while teammate Steven moved up and also finished 2nd in pro men’s, with Nik finishing in 4th place. All in all, everyone was grateful to just be out there and racing.

Racing at Southeast Windrock, TN

Downhill and Enduro racing got on its way for the 2020 season out in Windrock, TN. for the KHS Pro MTB team with the first round of the Southeast race series.

Kailey Skelton was red hot starting the season out in the west and she has stayed hot the last few months.

Kailey Skelton was red hot starting the season

She was the second seed going into the downhill final and was able to shave 1 minute off here time. that helped her to keep her 2nd overall.

Seamus Powell was hot and ready to race.

Seamus Powell was hot and ready to race. This marked his first race of the year and he wasted no time on showing what he can do.

seamus podium southeast

All his hard work and training the last few months paid off for him as he was able to take 3rd overall in the Enduro.

Nik Nestoroff was coming off an injury from his last race back in March

Nik Nestoroff was coming off an injury from his last race back in March. He rode solid this past weekend to get him back into the racing swing.

Nik was able to pull off a 5th place finish to cap off the first race back to racing.

Nik was able to pull off a 5th place finish to cap off the first race back to racing. The tam is now on the way back home to rest up and put in some hard work to get ready for the next…
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