I feel like Covid-19 has been the rehearsal for a lot of athletes, in any sport, to show them what their lives will look like after they make the decision to retire.

And like most athletes, who find out they’re good at something at a young age, they have been focused on that one particular sport their entire lives to become – the best. You can’t be the best, and be studying full time, or working a 9-5 job, unless you’re just incredibly naturally gifted.

So here we are, 1 year on since the last major event, and Javier Villegas is one of many riders who has found himself wondering what in the world he’s going to do until we can all go back to doing what we want with freedom of travel, riding dirt bikes and having fun!

Thanks to Javier for being so open and candid about what this major change to life is like, and I'm looking forward to catching up again at the next events!

You can find Javier on social media all over the place!  He has plenty of accounts!

Javier's riding account: https://www.instagram.com/jvairx

Riders Lounge Website: https://ridersloungepodcast.com

Riders Lounge Merch Store is available now https://teespring.com/stores/riders-lounge

Love playing video games like I do?  Check this one out! TiMX : This is Motocross - Play for Free on Android and iOS!!  You can even watch the NOTJ e-FMX World Championships Episode 1 - https://fb.watch/1S980yRDAp/

Thank you to Rothaus Brewery from Germany for their unbelievable Tannenzaepfle Range of Beers and Alcohol-free beers for this show. If you want to find a Tannenzaepfle near you, here's some helpful links!

If you can't find it, let me know, let's see if we can spread the German Beer Love around the world!

Australia

USA - St. Killian

Germany

France

UK