Richie Rude (born 1995, Connecticut, USA) Started riding a BMX at age 7, played football and baseball but soon realized his talent in MTB. At 12 he competed in his first competition downhill and in 2013, at the age of 18, he won the title of World Champion Downhill in the Junior category. Rude then shifted his attention to enduro, making his debut in the Enduro World Series, winning the overall title in 2015 and repeating it the following year.