Teen cyclist focuses on training, advancing Gearing Up

from lubbockonline.com (full article link)

Dani Rudd, 15, sped along a dirt path on an open field in East Lubbock. He made a turn, climbing a steep, bumpy hill, then swung back around, ready to make yet another lap. To the untrained eye, the 0.6-mile loop across the street from the American Wind Power Center and Museum doesn’t look like much. But the slopes, turns and obstacles put a strain on the young cyclist – exactly what he and his father wanted when they built the course.

The Coronado High School sophomore competes in off-road cycling. He says he is currently ranked third in the state and seventh nationally in the junior expert men 15-16 age group in cross-country mountain biking.