Connor Fields is a three-time Olympian, two-time World Champion, a Pan American Games Gold Medalist, winner of the Red Bull Revolution and he’s the first American to win an Olympic BMX Gold medal.
He turned pro at age of 15 and at 17-years-old, Connor became the youngest rider to ever podium a BMX World Cup. Connor is celebrated in the BMX and cycling community at-large as one of the ALL-TIME greats to ever race on two wheels.
In the semi-finals at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, on the brink of battling it out for another Olympic podium, Connor went down in a terrible crash, sustaining a traumatic brain injury that would leave him fighting for his life in a Tokyo hospital.
Still fresh off the announcement of his retirement from professional racing, Connor shares stories from his historic career and we dive deep into the mindset that helped him go from “choking” at the London Olympics to “clutch” in Rio and beyond, which allowed him to become one of the most dominant BXM riders in the history of the sport. We discuss how he bounced forward from his traumatic brain injury, parenting young athletes, competing at the highest level, coaching, and Connor’s future as a presenter, broadcaster and entrepreneur.
