What is your story with cycling? When did you first pick up a bike, and when did you first fall in love with the sport?
Finsterwald: Growing up, my brother and I would always cruise around the neighborhood and hit the neighborhood jumps and stuff. So for me, it was a pretty early introduction to the bike. It’s always been a part of my life.
But when I was 13, I got my first real mountain bike from my aunt, and she sort of introduced me to mountain biking. And from then on, I have been pretty hooked on it. I jumped into racing when I was 14. Got my butt totally kicked, but came back the next year and I trained over the winter. It really motivated me to start training like an athlete. And I came back the next year, won my first race, and then just pretty much been hooked since.
