Andrew before he crushed 100’s of souls at Otter.
After a smashing string of success these past few months, the NRL Team took a moment to interview Mr. Andrew Taylor. Andrew embodies the core essence of the renaissance individual. Here are his thoughts…
Q: Tell us about your race results over the past few months? You have been very successful. What has taken you to that next level?
Andrew: This has been my most successful season by far! So far I’ve stood on the podium at every race this season and I just won my fourth race in a row last weekend. It’s hard to say exactly what has made the difference; I actually haven’t done a single interval this season. I have been spending more time on the road bike this year, however, and I’ve been trying to focus on carrying speed through corners in the singletrack.
Q: As a renaissance athlete, we know you are developing your outdoor skills in a variety of ways. What are you focusing on at the moment? What gets you stoked?
Andrew: Recently, my weekends have been kept busy by either bike races or rock climbing trips. This winter I started doing some mountaineering and have climbed two 14,000 ft. peaks. Over spring break, I did a three-day trip up Mt. Whitney with some friends from my college, and a few weeks ago, I climbed Mt. Shasta in a day. I like the idea of trying some fast alpine climbs, but I also want to do some more technical routes, with steep ice or mixed climbing.
Q: Congrats on getting into great colleges for this coming fall! Tell us a bit about where you are going and what you want to do with your degree.
Andrew: Thank you! For the last two years I’ve been studying mechanical engineering at Pacific Union College (home of the Napa Valley Dirt Classic). Next fall I will be transferring to UC Berkeley to finish my engineering degree. I’ll miss it here at PUC, there are some really cool people here, and we have amazing singletrack right on campus, but I’m also looking forward to continuing my studies at the best public university in the Unites States! I plan on using my degree to work with something like bikes or climbing gear, something that I’m passionate about and is interesting to work on.
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