Profile of Ben Ortt

Name.
Ben Ortt
Hometown
Fresno, Ohio wintering in bakersfield california
dob
9-14-1978
class
Pro
Coffee Prep
No coffee im more of a monster and redbull user
Oldest cycling equipment still used?
A jacket and vest i won a mickeys mtn in 1999
Favorite Color?
Silver
Favorite Saying?
just go!!!
Sponsors
My checking account this year
Favorite Race Course?
mt snow in vermont. just love the mountains, its so different than ohio climbing for miles then bomb your way to the bottom and do it again.
Favorite Bike
my trusty 06 gary fisher paragon. have replaced just about everything on the old thrasher except brakes and stem.
highlights?
maryland state championship 2008 first race as semi-pro and my first win as a semi-pro
Favorite food?
im on a big sushi kick, its even found its way to pre race food!
Favorite movie?
from dust to glory, documentary on the baja 1000
What is on your ipod right now?
lots of 90s then just a crazy mix, elvis, hank jr, pantera, primus, alice cooper, nin. just about anything will pop up next on shuffle
When did your racing start?
1998 went in blind not knowing anything about mtb racing other than first one across the finish line wins. turned out i was good at it and won my first 3 races including the ohio state championship
race.
Favorite place to ride?
right now my local trail wild daves. no place like home
hero?
Jermery McGrath best mx racer of all time!
29or26?
got to go 29 i been racing one for 3 years. they just flow better than 26. almost zen like at times
lance or lemond?
Lemond. because i think he did a race near my hometown back in the day.
Would you eat a earth worm for $100?
only if it was from my local bait shop. saltfork outdoors they have all the best live bait.
favorite bike?
05 gary fisher cake. that was a plush ride. was the heaviest bike in expert class that year, but man was it a great ride.
shout out.
all my ohio crew keep rocking those wv races!!!