Natalie Dumont
Hometown
Fitchburg, MA
Date of Birth
22 March 1982
Category
2
Profession
Graduate Student
Years Racing/Year Started
Started in 2004
Hobbies
Golf
Selected Palmares
Cat 3 NEBRA Champion
1st – Longsjo Circuit Race, Cat 3
1st – Central NH RR (Bow)
in her own words
How did you spend this off-season/winter?
Skiing
What are your goals for 2009?
Contribute to some awesome team wins!
What are your Favorite Movies/Bands/Books?
Movie – Crash; Book – Modest Mouse
What is your Favorite Race?
Sterling RR – I love the finish
When did you start racing, how and why?
I started racing in 2004 because I got a job at a bike shop and wanted to try something new.
Who were/are your cycling mentors and/or influences?
My boyfriend Daren Smith has taught me everything I know!
What was your first bike?
Cannondale R2000
What was your first win/best placing?
Sterling RR as a Cat 4
What would you consider your finest moment on the bike?
Fitchburg Circuit race win in my hometown with my family and friends watching.
What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen on a bike ride?
A car on fire with no one around.
When you’re not on your bike, what do you like to do?
Sleep
What’s the best advice you ever got for training/racing on the bike?
“When you feel like you’re going to puke, go a little bit harder” – Daren Smith