Flowbikes UK

4X Team manager

Dave has been around the 4X scene for some time now and has been racing even longer. Once the young prodigy of Scott Beaumont, Dave has continued to progress over the years with 2007 seeing him gain his second National title, this time in the Seniors. Dave is very level headed for his years, which combined with his obvious talents and dedication to the team, made us decide to make him Team Manager. Dave will be moving up to Elite next season, which along with nurturing the younger riders on the team will give him a new challenge to get his teeth into. Dave works at Leisure Lakes (Wolverhampton), so if you need any advice on your Flow you can always pop in and see him.

Name - Dave Richardson
Nickname - Davro
Date of Birth - 29.10.1979
Height - 5ft 10ins
Weight - 80kg
Residence - Wolverhampton, England
Why do you ride - Cuz I can
Who started you racing - My cousin Jason
Weakness - Chips
Most important people in your life and career - Myfamily and friends and my right hand man Matty Cooper
Racing since - 1994
Best part of racing - Having fun
Hardest part - Getting out of bed and missing Wolvesplay
Worst moment in career - Breaking shoulder and collarbone last year
Best moment in career - National Champ back in the day'97
General career goals - To have fun
Favourite food - ChipsFavourite reading - Don't have time
Favourite music - Prodigy, Chemical Bros
Best idea of having good time - A track day in my, mates 500bhp Scooby
Favourite place to travel to - Schladming in Austria
Most respected mountain bike riders - Steve Peat, GregMinaar, Prokop and Boom Boom
Other most respected athletes - Tony Rickardsson, Richard Burns
Favourite riding spots and courses - Caersws, theSpinney
Advise to beginners - Always clip in, enjoy it while you can
Other sports - Football and BMX
Career highlights - 2006 Midlands Downhill Champion.
2nd Specialized Winter Series overall
1st indoor 6-manwinter series,
2nd Midlands Series round
1 Hopton 2005 3rd overall
NPS 4x series 2nd
NPS 4x - Leamington 2nd
NPS 4x - NASS