Velocity Nation features Mike Friedman and his inspirational career. From the article: “Long story short I came up through the junior ranks into Espoir and quit when I went to college. I focused on the grades and the girl I was seeing until we broke up which affected my grades. In return I found I needed another focus to keep me on the straight and narrow, and I picked up the bike again. This time at nearly 200 lbs with somewhat of a brain…”