| PROFILE | ||
| Born September 7th, 1967 |  |
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| ADDRESS: Matsumoto, Nagano Japan E-MAIL: kw@kareyw.com HOBBIES: snow boarding, snowshoeing, hiking, weight training, swimming, and playing with my iMac IDOLS: Alison Sydor, Anne-Caroline Chausson, Missy Giove Marla Streb FAVOURITE MUSIC: The Chillies, Coldplay, U2, Jane's Addiction, and many many more..... FAVOURITE PASTIME: Riding, hanging and drinking with my buds, and you know who you are!! BEST MEMORY: sitting in the hot seat at Mt. Snow, Vermont WORST MEMORY: missing the huge jump at the Arai WC race (see the cool links page for a picture of it) BUMMERS: crashes, injuries, stupid drivers, and pachinko!!! |
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
July 1992 - came to Japan and began mountain biking
September 1993 - began to race
July 1994 - won both DH & XC sport classes in the JCF National Series
August 1994 - competed in my first DH & XC JCF elite class races
September 1994 - became a semi - pro mountain bike racer
1995 Japanese National Series overall ranking in XC 5th, in DH 7th
1996 Japanese National Series overall ranking in XC 5th, in DH SERIES CHAMPION
1997 - won the Gunma Prefectural Sports Award
1997 - Japanese National Series overall ranking in XC 15th, in DH 3rd
1998 - won a second Gunma Prefectural Sports Award
1998 - Japanese National Series overall ranking in DH 2nd
1999 - Japanese National Series overall ranking in DH 4th
2000
Canada Cup DH in Mt. Tremblant, Quebec 5th
Norba National DH Race in Vermont, USA 18th
World Cup DH in Arai, Japan 15th
Japanese National Series overall ranking in DH 3rd
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World Cup # 3 DH in Grouse Mountain, Canada 23rd
World Cup #5 DH in Arai, Japan 15th
Canadian DH Nationals in Kamloops, B.C. 11th
Norba Nationals in Vermont, USA 11th
World Cup DH Finals in Mt. St. Anne, Quebec 23rd
2002
Canadian DH Nationals in Kamloops, B.C. 4th
British Columbia DH Provincial Finals 2nd
Japanese National DH SERIES CHAMPION
2003
Canadian DH Nationals in Whistler, Canada 11th
Japanese National DH Series overall ranking 3rd
2004
Worked for the Sugoi Dirt Series in Canada and the USA
Japanese National DH Series overall ranking 3rd
2005
Worked for the Sugoi Dirt Series in Canada and started Sweet Riders Mountain Bike Clinics in Japan
Japanese National DH Series overall ranking 4th
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