Grow Cycling with Eliot Jackson

Wild Ideas Worth Living

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🗓️ 4 May 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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From motocross to mountain biking, Eliot Jackson is a fan of things with two wheels. Now, with his foundation Grow Cycling, he's working to make biking more accessible.

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0:00.0	The presenting sponsor for this season of wild ideas worth living is Ford.
0:08.2	Their 2021 Ford Bronco Sport is the SUV that will get you to your outdoor adventures.
0:14.2	It's an off-road SUV built for the thrill-seeker, the sightseer, and the day-tripper.
0:19.5	This SUV has many available features to help you get to your destination.
0:23.5	With enough ground clearance, off-roading capabilities, and purposeful design that includes
0:28.1	easy-to-clean surfaces and plenty of interior space, this SUV is your gateway to the outdoors.
0:35.1	The Ford Bronco Sport is equipped to help you get out there, to the mountain ranges,
0:39.5	the woodland trails, and to the coast.
0:42.0	You can learn more about what the Bronco Sport has to offer at Ford.com or on our show notes.
0:58.4	Professional mountain biker, Elliott Jackson, has always been willing to put in the hard work
1:03.6	to make his dreams into reality. Elliott was a sponsored motocross athlete by the time he was
1:09.9	12 years old. Then in his 20s, he became one of the top three downhill mountain bikers in the
1:16.4	United States. Elliott conquers his goals through discipline and through focus.
1:22.0	Now Elliott is applying that same dedication to making biking more accessible to all.
1:29.0	I'm Shelby Stanger and this is Wild Ideas worth living.
1:39.9	When he was a kid, Elliott Jackson learned how to market and brand himself as a professional athlete.
1:45.8	He got his first sponsor around age 11. He didn't have any coaches, but motocross was his first
1:53.2	big lesson in discipline. He would analyze other racers and he'd figure out how he could outdo
1:59.7	them on the track. Elliott got really good. In fact, he ended up winning five national motocross
2:07.5	championships before he was 15 years old. Before we dive into Elliott's motocross career,
2:14.0	I asked him to take us back to how it all started when he was a preschooler.
2:26.4	Tell us how you go from being this hot motocross racer to equally impressive,
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