Meet the New King of U.S. Mountain Biking – The Wall Street Journal

Christopher Blevins, 23, of Durango, Colorado, stunned the sport of mountain biking on Sept. 18 by winning the final men’s cross-country World Cup race at Snowshoe Mountain, W.Va., becoming the first U.S. man to win a World Cup “XCO” race in 27 years. It was the climactic finish of a breakout season in which Blevins finished 14th at the Tokyo Olympics and won a world championship in “short track” mountain biking. I spoke to Blevins earlier this week. (This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity)

You seemed to be in a little bit of shock when you won at Snowshoe, is that fair to say?