Payson
McElveen
United States
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MTB
Date of birth | February 18, 1993 |
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Birthplace | Austin, Texas |
Age | 32 |
Nationality | United States |
Career start | 2010 |
Disciplines | Mountainbike Cross Country |
Payson McElveen grew up in Austin, Texas and he's the son of a mountain bike racer. He first started riding a bike at age four and began racing by 14. A natural on his bike from the beginning, he’s been a member of USA Cycling’s National Team since he was 17. When it was time to choose a college, it made sense that he picked Fort Lewis College, located in the mountain bike hub of Durango, Colorado.
In Durango, McElveen became a five-time national champion on the collegiate mountain bike circuit and juggled his academic schedule with a packed lineup of mountain bike races. He graduated in 2016 with a degree in exercise science and a minor in English and quickly set out to follow his dreams of becoming a professional mountain biker. “I want to use my bike as a vehicle to see the world and take advantage of all these amazing races that are happening,” he says.