Full Name

Niko Velasco

Age

18

I'm a

Downhill rider

In my spare time:

Ride different kinds of bikes or do other sports

Achievements:

Second Junior SA cup series, Second place Junior at national champs

Proudest moment:

Qualifying for world champs in my first-year racing

I love my ECOXGEAR EcoPebble

Because:

I can take it anywhere without worrying about it getting wet or dropping it.

My favorite song is:

Really depends on what I’m doing at that time!

You can follow my adventures on:

Who is your ultimate sporting role model?

Have way too many! Probably Aaron Gwin for his focus though.

If you could witness any epic sporting moment in history, what would it be?

Maybe Ken Roczen winning the overall after all the surgeries he has had, would be an epic comeback.

What did you want to be ‘when you grew up’?

Never knew exactly what, but always wanted to be some sort of athlete.

Music is great motivator, what do you listen to while you train?

I find rap the most motivational whilst training.

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