An inspiration, perhaps, to some of us...

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http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/2005/interviews/?id=ned_overend05

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Ned Overend was born in Taiwan on August 20th, 1955. The son of a US diplomat, he was raised in Ethiopia and Iran until his family settled in the States while he was still in grade school. He discovered himself as an athlete running cross-country in high school in Northern California. As he studied physical education at San Diego State University, he got into triathlons, road racing and body surfing.

In 1980, 27-year-old Overend, then a motorcycle mechanic, moved to Durango, Colorado. He landed a job repairing Volkswagens and Porsches at Precision Imports in Durango
...didn't we all.

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...and I think he just finished 4th in Mt. Washington Hill climb?