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JIM "JIMBO" THIJS

Jim ThijsDate of Birth: June 13, 1980.

Where are you from: Belgium

Where do you live now: Belgium

Sponsors: Tomac Bikes, Notubes, The Barracuda Company, Squeezy, Skinfit, and Time:Matters.

Website: www.jimthijs.com

What 2010 XTERRA races are you doing: The European Tour and Maui.

What other big races are on your schedule: Are there other big races?

# Years Racing XTERRA: 2006, 2007, 2008

Best XTERRA finish: 2nd XTERRA Denmark 2007 and 4th XTERRA European Championships Italy 2008.

2009 Race Results: I didn't race because I had no sponsors.

Top 3 all-time racing accomplishments: 3rd Villacidro International Off-road Triathlon 2007, 2nd XTERRA Denmark 2007, and 4th XTERRA European Championships Italy 2008.

If you have a regular job outside of racing, what do you do: Lifeguard and coaching.

Interests outside of athletics: Downhill and free ride mountain biking, mx, and cx.

Tell us something we should know about you: I left the sport in 2009 because I did not have enough sponsors to race the European Tour and Maui. I did a lot of MTB downhill races and broke a lot of bones. To recover from those injuries I started running again and rediscovered the joy of endurance sport. I will make my comeback in XTERRRA Portugal, and XTERRA Italy will be my first Championship race.

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