Ashton Lambie / DMT Cycling

1. When did you first discover your passion for riding?

I've actually been riding bikes for over half my life! I found my dad's road bike in our garage when I was 15, and rode my first century (100 mile ride) later that year. I did some road racing, but mostly ultra-distance riding and gravel until I stumbled on to the grass track in Kansas in 2016. After winning my first national championship on the track in 2017, I joined the national team and have been racing professionally since!

2. Favorite hometown ride/route/trail, etc…?

My fiancee, Christina Birch, and I moved to Houston, TX last year, and I've loved exploring the roads down here! There's a great loop I love riding that heads out north west of town. It heads out of town to long bridge over Lake Houston (with a coffee stop before the bridge) through some nice open farm roads, then back through the oil fields to a free ferry ride that crosses the harbor. There’s also a great gas station (Bucee's is a Texas institution) right before getting on the ferry, so I'll stop there and grab lunch to eat on the ferry before finishing the ride home!?

3. Do you have a pre or post ride ritual you are known for?

When you race the individual or team pursuit, pacing is absolutely critical! I had a pre-ride playlist that I'd listen to during warm-up that only had songs that were close to the race cadence I needed to hit. So if I knew the lap times I wanted to achieve, I'd select my gear, calculate the cadence, and jam the playlist with the exact right cadence. “Come on Eileen" by Dexy's Midnight Runners was usually my go to for a lot of events, and I'd always be jamming out to it as I was waiting for the clock to count down.??

4. Biggest goal for 2022 (or 2023)?

2022 has been a bit of a transition year for me! I'm taking a break from racing track this year, after accomplishing all of my goals in 2021. My current goal is to complete every race in the Lifetime Grand Prix series, which is well out of my comfort zone! It’s a series of some of the toughest and most iconic gravel and MTB races in the US, which is quite the transition from track racing.?

5. Current DMT model and what do you like about it??

As I write this in August, Zwift racing season is right around the corner! I've been wearing the KR0 Knit shoes on both road and MTB, and it's about like putting slippers on everytime I get on the bike. From full out sprints on the trainer to wading a deep river in Iceland, they’re incredibly comfortable and light shoes.?

ASHTON LAMBIE x DMT #RIDEYOURBEST