Pro Teams | Specialized Factory Racing |
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Christopher Blevins
Elite Men's National Team Member, Tokyo 2020 Olympian
D.O.B | March 14, 1998 |
Hometown | Durango, Colorado |
School | California Polytechnic State University |
Residence | San Luis Obispo, California |
Meet the Athlete
When Chris was five his dad placed him in a BMX gate, quite literally because he couldn't clip in or out of his pedals by himself. Throughout his elementary and middle school years he flew all over the nation with his dad for BMX nationals. He was national age group champion on 8 occasions, and raced until he was 16. At 12 years old, he started racing mountain and road alongside BMX, which is only natural for a kid growing up in Durango to do. He spent many afternoons and summer mornings riding trails with Durango DEVO. In his riding crew was Howard Grotts, Sepp Kuss, Stephan Davoust and lots of other fast kids who were a few years older than him. While the DEVO focus was on fun, they all got pretty good, almost accidentally. He won XC nationals in his age group each year from 13 to 19, and road nationals when he was 16. He went to Europe the first time when he was 15, and returned each of the next four years to race road and mountain with USA Cycling. The biggest win of his junior road race career was Course de la Paix, a four day stage race in Czech Republic that is considered to be a Grand Tour for junior racers. This win helped him land a spot on Axel Merckx's development team, Hagens Berman Axeon. For the first two seasons of his U23 career, he raced for Axeon on the road bike, and Specialized Racing on the mountain bike. In 2018, he won U23 cyclocross nationals, a stage of the Tour of the Gila, and later in the year was 2nd at the Cross-Country World Championship. In 2019, he decided to focus on mountain biking with an eye on the Tokyo Olympics. He hopes the rest of his career is one of adventure and connecting with people through the sport he loves. The biggest win of his future career would be in helping kids discover the bike for all it can be.
Points of Interest
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Winning the 2014 Grand Nationals in 16 Expert
2nd at the 2018 U23 Cross-Country Moutain Bike World Championships
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Racing the Swiss Epic with views of the Matterhorn
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