Ace Hayden is The Animal

Given the number of injuries and bounce backs that Ace Hayden has had then he definitely deserves the title ‘The Animal’.

It was a tough season for Ace, but with determination and perseverance he fought his way through a list of injuries, any one of which would debilitate most normal human beings. Through it all Ace managed to ride in several Fest Series events, keep his riding commitments and film this section. Unfortunately, during the shooting of this section one of his major injuries occurred, splitting his knee wide open and nearly crippling him. Ace pushed back and managed to rehab his leg enough to ride just in time to finish his Lone Wolf Productions section before the snow began to fly. Dealing with injury is part of the sport we all love, but the way Ace was able to continually get up time after time truly makes him an animal.

“To be honest, the 2014 season was probably the roughest year of my life. A concussion, torn AC joint and rotator cuff in March, broken back in May, and to top it off the massive laceration to my left knee in August which I am still recovering from. It was really hard to get back on the bike after that one happened so late in the year and push through it in a scramble to try to finish this video. Brooks was good at dealing with me and helped me push through it and keep riding, as well as helping me when the injury when it happened. So shout outs to that dude. I’m on it super hard at the moment getting my body ready to take some punishment next season and I’m feelin good!” – Ace Hayden

Photos – Steve Riffel