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Jamie Lynn

Gold Dust

Interview: Ed Blomfield/Vernon Deck

Portraits: Vernon Deck

As I write this intro I’m conscious that many of today’s readers won’t know much, if anything, about Jamie Lynn.

It’s a decade since he was one of the most high profile riders on the planet, and even in his heyday Jamie was almost as much a myth as he was a real rider. Having burst onto the scene in his late teens, he quickly slipped back beneath the radar; contest appearances were few and far between, video parts became shorter and more sporadic, and he didn’t worry much about interviews.

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Even photos of the man in magazines were a rare treat, as was proved by the difficulty I had in tracking down some classics for this article. “You’re looking for shots of Jamie?” was one typical response from a photographer, “They’re a bit like gold dust, and they’re all on film.

I’m not sure I’ve got time to trawl th