NAME: Kieran Bennett
NICKNAME: KB
AGE: 21
HOMETOWN: Nelson, NZ
YEARS IN MTB: 8
YEARS AS A PRO:3
FAVORITE FOOD: mexican
FAVORITE DRINK: monster
HEROS: Ricky Carmichael, John Kirkcaldie
CROSSOVER SPORTS: Moto x, water skiing
HOBBIES: diving
FAVORITE RIDING SPOT: Rotorua, NZ
FAVORITE RACE OR CONTEST: Mt Saint Anne world cup
BEST PLACE RIDING HAS TAKEN YOU: All over the world, its rad
GOALS FOR 2009: Top 20 at the world championships and be consistently up there at world cups.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 05 NZ junior national champion, 07 NZ Elite national champion, 08 Oceania Champion, 13th 2008 world champs, winning two NMBS DH rounds in 08
DESCRIBE THE PERFECT DAY OF RIDING FOR YOU…
Ride some mint XC trails in the morning followed by DH runs then moto for the rest of the day
HOW DID YOU GET INTO MOUNTAINBIKING…
A friend of mine at school kept telling me how good he was at downhill so I went to a race with him and had a huge crash but still beat him and I was pretty much hooked from there.
HOW HAS THE MTB INDUSTRY CHANGED YOUR LIFE…
Its let me see the world, without racing I wouldn’t have done the traveling I have now, I would have had no reason for it.
MOST WILD, CRAZY OR EMBARRASING MOMENT OF YOUR MTB CAREER…
Im trying to think of something good but nothing is coming to mind, probably something that happened at an after party though.