CAMPTONVILLE, Calif. February 17, 2016 - The National Interscholastic Cycling Association and the International Mountain Biking Association selected Camptonville’s Liam Ruff as the 2015 REI/IMBA Teen Trail Corps award recipient. Ruff was recognized from amongst NICA riders nationally for “demonstrating respect, empathy and compassion towards other trail users by working both on and off the bike to build awareness and care for trails in the community”.
An accomplished mountain bike racer the Ghidotti ECHS senior is a varsity rider for the Nevada Union Miner Mountain Bike team and says environmental sustainability will remain a focus in his college career including building and maintaining forest trails for all users. Liam has put countless hours into our local trails on his own maintaining and scouting downed trees and washouts on the Bullard’s Bar trail system and has worked on multiple projects elsewhere in Nevada, Yuba & Sierra counties through his affiliation with local IMBA branch Bicyclists of Nevada County (BONC) & others sponsored by area trail advocacy groups; Forest Trails Alliance & The Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship.
In his acceptance speech Liam noted, "What mountain biking has taught me is that you is they; I'd ride with people who would say 'something is wrong with this trail they need to fix it'. But you is they in mountain biking so you need to figure out how to do it and do it, don't say someone else should".
His full speech can be seen in the video. The award, sponsored by REI, was presented at the 6th annual NICA Awards Banquet at league sponsor Cliff Bar headquarters in Emeryville on Saturday January 30th. The Nevada Union Miners begin the 2016 Mountain Bike Racing season Sunday March 6th at Fort Ord in Monterey.
CLICK HERE to see original article and video of his acceptance speech at YubaNet.
An accomplished mountain bike racer the Ghidotti ECHS senior is a varsity rider for the Nevada Union Miner Mountain Bike team and says environmental sustainability will remain a focus in his college career including building and maintaining forest trails for all users. Liam has put countless hours into our local trails on his own maintaining and scouting downed trees and washouts on the Bullard’s Bar trail system and has worked on multiple projects elsewhere in Nevada, Yuba & Sierra counties through his affiliation with local IMBA branch Bicyclists of Nevada County (BONC) & others sponsored by area trail advocacy groups; Forest Trails Alliance & The Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship.
In his acceptance speech Liam noted, "What mountain biking has taught me is that you is they; I'd ride with people who would say 'something is wrong with this trail they need to fix it'. But you is they in mountain biking so you need to figure out how to do it and do it, don't say someone else should".
His full speech can be seen in the video. The award, sponsored by REI, was presented at the 6th annual NICA Awards Banquet at league sponsor Cliff Bar headquarters in Emeryville on Saturday January 30th. The Nevada Union Miners begin the 2016 Mountain Bike Racing season Sunday March 6th at Fort Ord in Monterey.
CLICK HERE to see original article and video of his acceptance speech at YubaNet.
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