Ryan Leech
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan Leech |
| Born |
February 20, 1979 Vernon, BC |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Mountain Biking and Trials |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Trials |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 21 | Norco Factory Team, Shimano |
Ryan Leech (born February 20, 1979 in British Columbia, Canada) is a professional trials mountain bike rider.
At age 13 he began racing cross-country and downhill mountain bikes. Inspired by Team ORB and Hans Rey Leech began getting increasingly involved in trials riding throughout the mid 90's. At age 16 Leech became one of the youngest trials event organizers ever after he organized and won a competition which he held in his front yard. In the spring of 1996 Leech joined Team ORB which subsequently changed into Norco Bicycles|The Norco Factory Team in 1998. He began coaching for The West Coast School of Mountain Biking at age 16. At age 24 Leech married Caryn Tressel.
Leech has performed in many events across North America and has made appearances in many different mountain biking films including: The Kranked Series, Ride to the Hills, The Collective and Roam, among many others. In 2004 Leech produced and starred in his own film: Manifesto where he attempted to transform trials riding by eliminating setup and recovery hops. In late 2005, Leech released his second DVD Mastering the Art of Trials, which was an instructional compilation of 38 trials related skills.
Leech performed three stints as a bicycle artist for Cirque du Soleil's La Nouba show in Orlando Florida in the late 90's and early 2000's; he had three short contracts totalling 6 months as substitute for Doug White who was recovering from a variety of injuries.
In 2006, Leech created a school program called Trials of Life, a presentation that essentially combines his regular action trials show with an inspirational message oriented toward children. The core of the message boils down to listening to your heart. In 2007, Leech finished filming for his new film, Crux. The film features riders such as Thomas Ohler, Dylan Korba, and Leech himself. Crux is a follow up to his last film, Manifesto.
In 2009 Leech graduated with his 200 hour yoga teacher certificate from teacher Eoin Finn.
In 2011 Leech graduated from Integral Coaching Canada with his certificate as an Integral Master Coach™.
Leech launched an online course called 'The 30 Day Wheelie Challenge' in April of 2015. The success of this course inspired him to create a paid-membership based website called 'Ryan Leech Connection Online Mtn Bike Skills Coaching' where Leech teaches a wide variety of mountain bike skills, along with mental and physical fitness training.
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