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X Games Harley-Davidson Flat Track Athlete Spotlight - Nichole Mees

May 23, 2015

Note: AMA Pro Racing will be highlighting all 24 of the athletes racing in X Games Harley-Davidson Flat Track, which will take place Thursday, June 4 at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, and be shown live on ESPN at 8:30 p.m. ET, 5:30 p.m. PT.

Nichole Mees has long been a fixture in the AMA Pro Flat Track paddock, and she’s earned the respect of her fellow competitors and the admiration of young female riders everywhere who want to follow in her footsteps and compete in the world’s premier flat track series.

When she takes the track at Circuit of the Americas for X Games Harley-Davidson Flat Track, she’ll make history once again as she and Jared Mees will become the first husband and wife to compete against each other in the action sports showcase.

When Mees isn’t racing, she’s a special education teacher in her native Michigan. When she is racing, she’s one of the most popular riders in AMA Pro Flat Track.

She recently announced 2015 will be her final season, as she will focus on her teaching career, but she’s been competitive until the end. In 2014, Mees put herself in four main events and scored a top 10 at the legendary Springfield Mile.

Mees is one of two female riders who will race at X Games Flat Track along with Shayna Texter.

Name: Nichole Mees

Home: Clio, Mich.

Age: 27

Ride: No. 15 Black Hills Harley-Davidson XR-750

In their words: “I’m really excited about competing in the X Games. It’s not only good for the riders of the sport, but it’s great for the sport of AMA Pro Flat Track as a whole. I am honored to be chosen to be one of the riders invited to compete there and I’m just going to go out there and make sure I’m mentally and physically ready. To come out with a medal in Austin would be absolutely huge.”