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Ryan Nyquist
American bicycle motocross rider

Ryan Nyquist

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American bicycle motocross rider
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Los Gatos
Age
45 years
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Biography

Ryan Nyquist (born March 6, 1979 in Los Gatos, California) is a professional BMX rider who has won numerous gold medals in the X Games Dirt Jumping & Bike Park events. Recently Nyquist has had an interest in freeride mountain biking and has been training in mountain biking as well as BMX. He currently rides for Haro Bikes, Osiris Shoes, Rockstar Energy Drink, and The Jiffy Market of Los Gatos.

Personal

After living in Greenville, North Carolina for a period, Nyquist returned to the San Jose, California area where he lives with his wife and sons.

Career

Nyquist has been professional since 1995 and first competed in the X Games in 1996. He is known as one of the best contest riders in the history of BMX. He has been a regular top finisher for over fifteen years. He's also known for doing groundbreaking barspin variations. In 2015 Nyquist expressed interest in Slopestyle Mountain Biking. In 2016 he trained to make his way to Crankworx later qualifying at a spot at Red Bull Joyride, placing top 10 at 9 out of the 18 riders. He also became the first rider to ride with pegs on a Mountain Bike during a event. In 2006 he performed in Cirque Rocks, a charity circus held in New Zealand

Awards

2002

  • X Games-Park Champion

2003

  • Triple Crown of BMX-Park Champion
  • Triple Crown of BMX-Dirt Champion

2004

  • ESPY - Best Action Sports

2007

  • AST Dew Tour BMX Dirt Dew Cup Champion.

2009

  • AST Dew Tour BMX Dirt Dew Cup Champion.

2012

  • Gold Medal - Grand Palais BMX Contest - Red Bull Skyline

2013

  • X Games Foz do Iguaçu - Bronze Medal BMX Dirt

2014

  • Winner - Red Bull Dreamline 2014

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