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down, I've always come back and
been stronger, so I just looked at
this as a chance to rethink some
things. I made some great con-
nections with some of the train-
ers at Sports Performance And
Rehabilitation Center (SPARC) in
Athens. They went above and be-
yond in helping me get back into
racing shape. I definitely couldn't
have done it without them."
One of Bobbitt's big interests
outside of motorcycle racing is
mountain biking, and just bicy-
cling in general, and that fit in
perfectly with SPARC's program.
"We did mostly road biking at
SPARC; pedaling with one leg
and having the bad leg go along
for the ride," says Bobbitt. "Origi-
nally, I couldn't do the motion, and
then eventually we got the full rota-
tion. I just kept extending the ride
times until I was doing 15 hours a
week. It improved my fitness and
also got my leg strength back."
Even before hooking up with
SPARC, Bobbitt was considered
one of the best-fit athletes on
the enduro circuit. And most of
it came as a result of just doing
his own thing, so to speak. That
is until he found a full-time trainer
at SPARC.
"I haven't really had a dedi-
cated coach until I had this injury,
and now I'm training out of the
SPARC facility with a guy named
Adam McNelson," says Bobbitt.
"He actually was a gold medalist
in the Olympics in shot put. He
really works with me on the men-
tal game, working with injury and
high-pressure situations. He's
really good and it's been a good
experience."
After spending five months re-
covering from his injury, Bobbitt
got back on the bike the week
before the ninth round of the
enduro series in South Carolina
where he came away with a sev-
(Left) The 2015 season will see
Bobbitt back on KTM, though he
hasn't strayed far from the company,
having ridden for the KTM-owned
Husqvarna and Husaberg teams the
last couple of seasons.
(Above) Bobbitt returned from
injury and won the Indiana National
Enduro, as well as the OMA Moose
Run (pictured).
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
JOHN
GASSO
