Martin Söderström

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Park, Slope Style, SWE

The biker from Uppsala, Sweden mostly rides Dirt and Park but occasionally also does some Free ride and 4x. Martin has been riding bikes for 8 years now. Back in 2007, he won the Nordic Championships in slopestyle. Shortly after this success a video showing his amazing street and slopestyle riding skills got posted on youtube and impressed people a lot. In 2008 Söderström had his international breakthrough. He rode at various dirt and slopestyle contests in Europe and proved that he is right among the world's best riders.

About

Nick Name:

Marty

Date of Birth:

1990-03-04

Height:

1,95

Weight:

80 kg

Residence:

Uppsala, Sweden

Marital status:

Single

Major interest/hobby apart from biking:

Internet, Movies and time with my friends.

Other sports:

SMX, gym and in the wintertime I do many different sports to take a brake from mountainbiking

What, in your life is most awarding:

To reach my goals.

What gives you energy and lets you think about other things than biking:

Time at my summer cottage

What do you do to unwind:

Sleep with music on

Best idea of having good time:

Ride your bike at a good spot without any pressure

Favorite reading:

BMX Magazines

Favorite food:

Taco

Favorite music:

Everything

Favorite place to travel to:

Whistler

What is your favorite city to visit and why:

I think it is my hometown Uppsala, to get there and meet your family and friends after a whole summer off traveling.

Favorite spots and resorts:

Mellowpark and Whistler

Where do you preferably spend your time off:

Infront of my computer

Biking since:

2001

What started you biking:

My friends Jonas Arvidsson and Mats Romblad

Why do you ride:

It is the best way to waste your time.

Best part of biking:

There is no best part of mountainbiking, it is all parts and all disciplines together that makes it to the best sport ever.

Hardest part:

Opposite tricks

Weakness:

Go up side down

Most important people in your life and career:

All the friends that I have been riding with from the beginning and my family

Worst moment in career:

No worst moment yet

Best moment in career:

Turning pro

General career goals:

I dont want to reveal the end off a good story...

Most respected bikers:

Corey Bohan

Other most respected athletes:

James "bubba" Stewart

Advice to beginners:

Ride all the time and ride all diciplines, It will help you in the end.

A training week:

The best way to train is having fun at a good spot

Training "secret":

Focus game

Occupation If I was not a professional biker:

No idea

Some of Martin´s season 2010 results:

5th Overall, Freeride Mountainbike World Tour
1st Big in Bavaria Vol. II, BIKE EXPO, Munich(GER)
1st T-Mobile Extreme Playgrounds, Duisburg(GER)
1st Rocketair Slopestyle, Thun (SUI)
1st Eurobike Dirt Jump contest, Friedrichshafen(GER)
2nd Vienna Air King, Argus Bike Festival, Vienna(AUT)
2nd Mongoose Slopestyle, Dirtmasters, Winterberg(GER)
3rd Crankworx Colorado, Winterpark (USA)
3rd 26TRIX, Out of Bounds Festival, Leogang(AUT)
15th Monster Energy Slopestyle, Kokane Crankworx, Whistler(CAN)

www.martin-soderstrom.com