Thorsten Askervold

Thorsten Askervold

Current Residence: Lake Stevens, Wash.
Hometown: Snohomish, Wash.
Birthdate: May 17, 1996
Birthplace: Snohomish, Wash.
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Current Coaches: David Richter
Team: HSP (Herriott Sports Performance)
High School: Snohomish High School (Snohomish, Wash.) Class of '14

Career Highlights

2014 Jr. 17-18 Track national Champion in omnium and scratch race

Hobbies: Speed skating, soccer and music.

Favorite Race: Redmond Derby Days

Favorite Place to Train: Herriott Sports Performance and the Seattle area

Best Cycling Memory: "Hugging everyone that supported me after I won Track Nats."

Motivation: "Knowing that cycling is a huge part of my life."

Hero/Role Model: Peter Sagan

Cycling & Personal/Career Goals: "Next year I want to be on the HBu23 Devo Team."

First Involvement in Cycling: "I was a speed-skater and used cycling as cross training, and eventually discovered the track and immediately got hooked."

Did you know: Thorsten used to be a speed skater.

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