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Jessee Clapier, also known as Vinny, Jasper, and, by his father in law, Jeff, was born and raised in Holladay, Utah as the youngest of 6 kids. He attended Churchill Jr. High and Skyline High School where he met his one and only girlfriend at the age of fifteen. Jess proposed six years later after Eliza told him to NEVER talk to her about marriage.

Traveling is a priority to Jess because he is fascinated with varying cultures. Jess served an LDS mission in the Philippines and he and Liza once backpacked Southeast Asia for six months. Jess is a connoisseur of dried mangoes, Thai food is his favorite, and he loves flying his drone in the mountains. Jess is also an avid University of Utah football fan and was even found crying for his team at the latest Rose Bowl game. Yes, actual tears.

Jess went through an interesting phase in his early teen years of filming and starring in his own music videos. If you ever find yourself in need of some quality  entertainment on a Saturday night, check out jvclapier on YouTube. The Listen to your Heart Remix video is sure to brighten your day. 

Jess tends to jump around companies in his work purely because he gets bored and is consistently looking for the next challenge. He works as a web designer and has an eye for all things design. Jess is nothing short of brilliant and is always working on some random project. He has built standup arcades and as a child, a pulley system to turn off his bedroom lights from his bed.

Jess is a natural athlete and pain seems to only mildly affect him. From a young age, Jess played football, baseball, wrestled, and ran cross country. He goes so hard in flag football, that he once broke both pinky fingers in one day. Jess also placed second in state wrestling with broken ribs his senior year. However, Jess never could quite catch a break when it came to sports injuries and this was a large source of frustration for him. 

That is when he found biking. With the physical determination of a high school wrestler, and the social awkwardness of a high school choir boy, Jess was kind of destined to end up on a bike. Jess got on a road bike for the first time in 2016 after finding a cheap Giant on KSL. It was truly love at first ride. The next two years brought a lot of travel and moving around, so it wasn’t until 2019 that Jess was actually able to start investing time into biking. He has had setbacks, including a major crash in 2020 and a car accident previously that has caused nagging back issues. But, Jess is determined and has pushed on.

Jess is loved by all who meet him. He even crashed his in-laws car in high school and they still let him marry their daughter. He is mindful of others and always looking for ways to build relationships and bring joy into others’ lives. He has the biggest heart of anyone you will ever meet and is by far the favorite uncle to his 25+ nieces and nephews.

When not cycling, Jess can be found hanging out with his mother-in-law, tinkering with things around the house, watching formula one, or investing in crypto. Although he may not admit it, Jess loves a good bachelor night with a nice and cold swig drink and some fresh cookies.

Jess’ passion for biking is profound. He rides simply because he LOVES it. Biking is a way for him to experience the beauty of the world, cope with the stressors of life (especially those put upon him by his wife 😉), and to meet so many incredible individuals. Climbing mountains is his speciality, both on the bike and in whatever life throws at him. Jess’ only regret with biking is that he didn’t find it earlier in life.