Personal Life
He was born in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. His grandfather, Arne Tuft, was an Olympic cross-country skier from Norway.
Tuft dropped out of school at 15 to travel and camp with his dog named Bear. He spent the next several years mountain climbing and going on long bike trips, including a 4,000 mile trip to Alaska as a teenager.
While racing with the Symmetrics Cycling Team, Tuft lived in a trailer behind team owner Kevin Cunningham's house near Langley BC. In the adjacent trailer was Tuft's teammate Christian Meier. The team referred to the two as the trailer park boys.
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