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racing next year, but think the tires we tested
will be the direction they're moving towards.
Coming into 2021, you were heir apparent after
Cameron left for Moto2, yet you'd never won a
Superbike race. What were your expectations
coming into the season?
My realistic goal coming in was to win races
and try to win the championship. I can definitely
say I didn't expect to win 16 races in a row and
17 out of the 20 rounds. That was pretty surreal.
Even from last year I made a lot of improvements
TRADING IN THE SURFBOARD
FOR A SNOWBOARD
Jake Gagne made a major move in 2021. After living his
whole life in the San Diego area, he moved to the mountains
just outside of Durango, Colorado. He'll be experiencing his
first Rocky Mountain winter about now, but when we talked to
Jake in early November, he was very happy with the move.
"I spent a lot of time in Colorado riding for the Road Race
Factory team and even just road trips with friends," Gagne
explains. "I've always loved the area and the mountains. I felt
it was time for me to try something new and get out of San
Diego and start a new adventure."
Gagne said his new place gives him some land and a little
room to stretch out and do what he likes to do.
"I can just walk out my door and hike, run with my dog
or ride my bike," he says. "It's been a really nice change of
pace. The only thing I miss is the ocean. I grew up surfing
so I miss that
and all the nice
motocross tracks in Southern California, but other than that
I wouldn't change a thing. I enjoy snowboarding and being
out in the winter weather, so that will be fun too. I had a
greenhouse built, so I'll see what kind of stuff I can grow
here in the winter."
Jake's place is up on the side of a mountain, about 20
miles out of Durango and he says it's peaceful and quiet.
Gagne is not alone on his mountainside retreat. His family
is nearby.
"My girlfriend actually moved out here with me," Jake said.
"She just moved back to San Diego before the winter and
she has some things to take care of, so we're going through
that. My parents and my brother live really close by. They left
San Diego six or seven years ago and moved to Virginia, but
they are like me and really like nature, so they came out here
to live in Colorado too. So it's good I have family and friends
nearby so I'm not stranded alone on a mountain."
A move from the
beaches to the
mountains has
done wonders
for Gagne. His
Alaskan malamute
and Great
Pyrenees dog,
Odin, seems pretty
pumped, too.
