Dan loves riding bikes whether he is out for a spin or doing intervals. His passion for riding bikes started at the local Northern California cyclocross races. He tried many sports as a kid, but the only one that he really enjoyed was cycling. His first taste of big-time racing was at the 2018 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships in Reno, Nevada. Since then, he has been hooked. Not only in cyclocross, but he has also been dabbling in cross-country mountain biking. He raced the 2021 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships starting in 122nd place for the cross country and in just about last for the short track. He walked away with a 17th in the cross country and a 3rd in short track.

This year was his first year in the Junior category and he didn’t expect much from himself in many of the big UCI races. He spent the season learning a lot about racing and how to manage his time between school, work, and training. But all his hard work paid off and he qualified to race the 2022 UCI World Championships at 16-years-old.