10 years after first his Ski to Sea race, mountain biker returns to roots

Ryan Rickerts moved to Bellingham in 2000, on Ski to Sea weekend.

A year later, he raced in his first Ski to Sea. He participated in the mountain biking leg, back when it was shorter and didn't quite make the grade as a mountain biking leg for a lot of riders.

That 2001 Ski to Sea was his first bike race ever.