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If you are interested in joining Route 1 Velo, please see the Contact page.
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Detailed biographies of our team members are available below.
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Andrea Weubker Age: 32 Why I joined R1V: For the Red Shorts. Favorite Quote: If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough. - Mario Andretti.
Cassie Trotter Age: 27 Cassie recently joined R1V to fuel her new found addiction to cycling. She hopes to increase her riding skills and knowledge by training and competing with Route 1 Velo and is eager to compete in more cycling races and improve the bike leg of her triathlon. Favorite Quote: I don't even know what street Canada is on. - Al Capone
Christina Briseno Age: 37 I got my first bike when I was 4 and would ride around the neighborhood with my dog Pepe in the basket. I resisted racing because I did not want to take the fun out of just riding my bike, but Papa Jay convinced me otherwise and now I've met some great people along the way that have encouraged me to stay with it. Other than riding, I enjoy running, skiing, climbing 14ers, just about anything that gets me outside. I am also very fond of red meat, stinky cheese, dark chocolate, and red wine. Favorite Quote: Pain is just weakness leaving the body.
Eva Dugoff Age: 27 I'm one of the few people in the DC area who actually grew up here. I started riding my bike in college as a means of transportation, but I loved passing people (competitive what?) on the trails and racing the bus to Dupont Circle. So that's how this all started. I bought a road bike to do a triathlon with my friends. It was great even though the stupid full-aluminum bicycle hurt my butt. I've since learned a lot about finding the ride saddle. After college, I was a bike messenger for a bit for the love of racing cars. Now, I ride for fun and train and race when I get a chance. I've learned so much abut bikes and riding from working at Capitol Hill Bikes and riding with all the guys at Route 1 Velo. When I'm not at the shop, I'm pursuing my master's in public policy at George Washington University and interning in Congress.
Kim Rush Lynch Born: 1-1-76 I'm cool, I ride a Pegoretti, Bitch!! Favorite Quote:
Laura Gabanski Hometown: Lake Forest, IL Competitive, focused, beer judge, belgian ale lover, backcountry ski fanatic
Michele Coleman Age: 30 and lookin' good I joined R1V because I love bikes, love bike races, love cyclists, and love promoting cycling in the community. Also Travis made me. Favorite Quote: If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane. - Jimmy Buffet
Adrian Altura Age: 46 Originally a track geek. Started riding/racing in Manila in '81 after track (running) in high school/college. Raced in mostly on the San Diego, LA, Encine velodromes in '86-'89, eventually becoming a Cat 3 on the track (when there was no Cat 5). Rode on and off with no real racing until 2002, became a regular suburban slob and father of two. Got back into it from scratch via Greenbelt C races and Route 1 Velo Sunday rides. Currently a rider who can race on reasonably easy courses and sit in somebody else's armchair. With my motor, VO2 max of 57ml/kg, threshold power of 260-270W at 176-182 bpm for 5'9", 157 lbs, that's the extent of my gig. Trained on a budget of about 3-4 hrs a week, including 2 road rides of no more than 2hrs, the rest is trainer time with all intervals galore. My contribution to the R1V BAR point effort is all track work in 2 events: 3 kilo rides under 1:20 for the past 3 yrs (1:19.1,1:17.9,1:18.8) Cycling fetish: track bikes. Favorite Quote:
Andy Joyce Age: 42 Spent most of my childhood in Montgomery County and my teen years in Southern Maryland. I loved to ride as a Favorite Quote: Life does not cease to be funny when people die anymore than it ceases to be serious when people laugh. - George Bernard Shaw
Bill Schieken Age: 40 I have been racing cyclocross since 2003. This will be my first year racing on the road. I live about five minutes from Arrow Bikes and saw that they had a Sunday ride. Showed up a couple times, got to know the R1V guys, and here we are. Blake Selzer Age: 41 Former tri-geek that got tired of running and sucked at swimming and needed an excuse to keep shaving my legs. Favorite Quote:
Brandon Lumm Born: 1974 I have always been into bike riding and started with freestyle BMX riding back when I was 11 or 12. I started road racing a little when I was in high school and did a bit more when I was in college but it was always in the diving off-season which was my main sport (springboard & platform). I moved around a bit and got a job in the DC area in 1999 where I met Rodges Ankrah at the Turkey Day Race. I started doing the roller races and training at the College Park Bike Shop with the club (which was then College Park Racing), made some great friends, drank some beer, and did some very fun racing. I eventually moved back to Atlanta, raced down there, and then my wife and I moved to Heidelberg, Germany where I only did a little road and mountain bike racing but did a lot of amazing riding. We’re back now and I’m excited about this next season and the great group of people that we have together, not just for the riding and competition, but for the camaraderie and the service that we as a group can give back to cycling and to the greater community. Favorite Quote:
Brigham Lumm Born: 2/5/79 I moved to the D.C. area in 2007 because my brother got me a job; he also talked me into joining Route 1 Velo. I spent a couple of years after college as a bike messenger in Atlanta and have been riding road bikes for a while, but joining the team was my first exposure to racing. It's fun and addictive, and it's quickly become like a second job (in a good way). Racing is a great way to fuel my hyper-competitive nature, and Route 1 is a great team with great people. I'm looking forward to more results! Favorite Quote:
Brooke Patterson Age: 31
Carlos Marino Born: 1983 Too tall and too heavy for your typical Colombian cyclist; but, my mind still doesn't know any better... Favorite Quote: "Why buy the cow if the milk's free?"
Cesar Picco Age: 33 I started racing as a junior in 1988 and was drawn into an addiction that I haven't been able to kick even with the help of various 12 step programs. I started with a few local crits. Next thing I knew I was dragging my parents all over the east coast from race to race. While in college I started really mountain biking and found a new mutation for my addiction. After college I started working extremely long hours keeping me away from my bike. Went through full withdrawal and as an after-effect gained a massive amount of weight. Thank goodness I fell off the wagon. I dusted off my bike. I quit my line of work. Took a job at a local bike shop. I then rode all the time. I moved to Germany to be close to a great gal. There I lied, cheated, stole (okay mostly borrowed her grandmother's bike) to get a chance to ride on some perfect roads and trails. Asked this girl to marry me and brought her back to Arlington. I met Abby Raymond at a cross race and he brought me out to a Sunday ride and I met and joined some of the greatest addicts in the DC area. Favorite Quote:
Charles Fink Age: 34 I began riding as a kid living in the suburbs of Milwaukee and then like most teenagers I parked my bike once I obtained a drivers license. I did not get interested in riding as an adult until I was in the Navy’s Nuclear Power School and I needed a way to relieve stress. Over the next six years I rode when I could, but I never was able to train seriously. In 2003 I moved to Capitol Hill and began riding with the Capitol Hill Bikes shop rides. During the spring of 2004 I realized that I was doing well during the club rides without training and decided to see what would happen if I did train. With encouragement from fellow Route 1 Velo riders I began to race during the 2006 race season. I had a successful race season: upgrading categories to Cat 4 and placing 7th in my best race at Tyson’s Corner Crit. I’m excited about this next season and I intend on figuring out how to win a race. Favorite Quotes: "I checked it very thoroughly," said the computer, "and that quite definitely is the answer. I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never actually known what the question is." - D. Adams Chris Davidson Age: 37 I grew up in Southern NJ and attended Glassboro State College. My wife and I moved to the D.C. area in 1996 and now live in Hyattsville. After several touring adventures on my hybrid I bought my first real road bike in 1999. I started riding the Sunday shop ride with Route 1 Velo (then College Park Racing ) to prepare for a Skyline Drive ride I was planning with some friends in the spring of 2000. With a lot of encouragement and waiting for the fat slow dude the I was talked into trying my first race at the Greenbelt Training series later that summer and was hooked. After taking a year off of racing in 2006 I hope to rejoin the peloton in 2007. Favorite Quote:
Chris King Age: 32 Chris Militello Age: Old Favorite Quote:
Clifton Gray Age: 51 I started riding with the Dream Team, and before that I rode with Atlantic Cycling. Dan Hudson Age: 42 Joined R1V in its previous iteration, College Park Racing. Was already friends with a number of members, liked the camaraderie, and wanted to help keep Greenbelt going. While I spend more time on MTBs these days, still fun to Dave Parse Born: 1967 I began mountain biking in 1993 and bought a road bike in 2000. Since 2000 I've spent most of my riding time on the road. I've done some mountain bike racing, but only a few crits/road races so far with R1V. I look forward to more road, mountain, and cyclocross racing with R1V.
Derek Hill Hometown: Tulsa, OK I moved to DC in the beginning of 2009 with a change of station in the army. Joining up with R1V has been a really positive experience, ranging from meeting really great people, learning a lot on the bike, and making some good friends. I didn't grow up riding bikes or anything, and it wasn't until i went to college that i was first introduced into the sport. but since then cycling has quickly become a passion, and i am anxious to see what this year brings. Ed Aguayo Age: 27 When I was little I thought of a bike as the coolest toy—the best way for me to go the fastest I could and to have fun with friends. I guess that not much has changed since. Being on a bike always makes me feel normal and free. For the longest time I just enjoyed the pleasures of riding with friends and participating in organized rides. However, I decided to try my luck at Greenbelt, in the last race of the 2005 season. I was instantly hooked in the rush that comes with racing. This year has been my first "real" year racing. I just upgraded to a four and have been enjoying the suffering with the great Cat 4 R1V squad. I just hope to improve in the near future to be of some more help to the team. Favorite Quote: You never have the wind with you - either it is against you or you're having a good day. ~Daniel Behrman, The Man Who Loved Bicycles Ed Connerley Age: 25 Favorite Quote: The Republicans are looking after the financial interests of the wealthiest individuals in this country. - Sen. Edward Kennedy Eric Goetz Age: 36 I love to ride. I’ve toured much of my adult life and compete in Ironman and Ironman 70.3 races. I’m looking to get more bike focused in the next couple years and I’m part of a team for RAAM in 2008.
Eric Griffin Born: 1974 I ran track and cross-country in high school and college, and only occasionally rode a bike for "cross-training." After a few years of post-college running, I grew frustrated with my diminishing running performance and lack of time to train like I did back in "the day." I decided to give cycling a shot since it was a clean slate with no performance benchmark for me to measure myself against. I started mostly from the fitness perspective, getting good aerobic workouts while saving my knees. My competitiveness took over, and I decided to give racing a try. It was a but demoralizing to go from having success in running races to being utterly destroyed in cycling races, but it didn't dampen the fun! I race when I can, and enjoy the team camaraderie and friendships that being a part of R1V has produced. Favorite Quote:
Evan Sonderegger Age: 25 I grew up watching the Tour on television every summer, but didn't own my first road bike until the summer of 2005. After a year of doing some casual weekend riding, in 2006 I started training more seriously after I became a member of the U. S. Marine Band, which has several active cyclists and is just around the corner from Capitol Hill Bikes. In March of 2007, I competed in my first race, a 26 mile road race at Camp Pendleton, CA, and was hooked. After having done some Sunday morning shop rides, and having ridden at Hains Point with some R1V riders, it was clear joining the team was the thing to do. I can't imagine having a nicer, more supportive group of people to ride with and teach me what this racing stuff is all about. Someday I hope to be able to keep up with them. Fred Milanowski Age: 40 Started riding a bike to compete in a triathlon in 1996. During the race I swore "I would never do something this stupid again." By the next year, I had a new triathlon bike and was trying to figure out how to train better and smarter. Learned early on that training in a group was more motivating and a much better way to learn from other people. From then on I found friends to ride with where ever I lived; Michigan, Georgia, Utah, Oregon and finally Washington D.C. This is my first year competing in bike races and triathlons. I hope to transition into only bike racing next season. Riding with R1V has been a great way to improve riding strength and skills and I've met some great people along the way. Favorite Quote: The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the area; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly. - Theodore Roosevelt
George Branyan Age: 44 I started riding regularly again (since childhood) in 2004 when I noticed that I was about to hit 180 lbs. which, at 5' 11,'' would have made me officially "overweight." So I figured out a way to ride my old mountain bike to my job near BWI 2 or 3 times a week (not all the way-- I used the B-30 bus). Then I got a great job in DC with the Ped-Bike Program at DDOT, sold the second car, and began riding to the metro every day and then all the way to work a couple days a week. In short, I got hooked on riding. Then fellow Greenbelt dad and R1V teammate Raymond Peterson and I convinced our wives that we needed road bikes and there was no looking back. I started racing last summer in 3 Greenbelt races and actually held on to finish the last one with the pack. That got me hooked on racing. (BTW, I now weigh 153 lbs.) Having a friendly group of riders/racers to learn from makes R1V an excellent club. Also, several R1V folks live near me so it's easy to ride with teammates. Favorite Quote: Eighty percent of everything built in America has been built in the last fifty years, and most of it is depressing, brutal, ugly, unhealthy, and spiritually degrading...the whole destructive, wasteful, toxic, agoraphobia-inducing spectacle that politicians proudly call "growth." - from The Geography of Nowhere by James Kunstler.
Hans Manske Age: 24 I moved to DC for work and needed a Cannondale dealer to work on my bike. I came into CHB and ended up working as a mechanic one day a week, which turned into a full-time gig as a salesperson, mechanic, and website dude. Racing in college put me in an aggressive mindset in terms of road riding, as well as many years beforehand with mountain bike riding and racing, so R1V was a natural extension for me. My favorite race so far in the area has been the RFK crit, but the Coppi road race sounds like a blast as well. R1V is a great group of people that I enjoy riding and racing with very much. Favorite Quote: One morning I woke up and found my favorite pigeon, Julius, had died. I was devastated and was gonna use his crate as my stickball bat to honor him. I left the crate on my stoop and went in to get something and I returned to see the sanitation man put the crate into the crusher. I rushed him and caught him flush on the temple with a titantic right hand. He was out cold, convulsing on the floor like an infantile retard. - Iron Mike Tyson
James Saunders Age: 39 I did not start riding a bicycle again until Spring of 2004. I wanted to get into better shape and lose weight after I stopped smoking. 2006 has been my first year of racing and I have progressed quite a bit. I started the year or racing on a Jamis cyclocross bike. I am now riding a Cannondale Six13 bike. Next year my goal is to be more competitive and finish in the top 10 in some races. I know I will never be an elite racer but I just want to competitive in the fields I race in. I look forward to riding for Route 1 Velo and racing the Greenbelt Series again.
Jason Anthony Age: 37 I began competitive cycling as a junior in 1985. One of my favorite cycling memories from that era is participating in the Greenbelt training races, which actually introduced me to the sport. Although I really enjoyed cycling, in college, beer won out, and I traded my road bike for a mountain bike. After college, I moved to California, for graduate school where I rode the trails in the Santa Monica Mountains almost daily. After three years in California, I moved back to D.C., where, sadly, I did not spend much time on the bike. Late in 2005, after switching jobs, I again found time to devote to cycling. For the better part of the last year, I have been trying to regain form (which I have learned is much harder to do at 36) and racing skills. I am looking forward to the 2007 racing season, and the very strong team that Route 1 Velo will field.
Jay Moglia Age: 47 Joined Route 1 Velo for the high end action and profile. Started racing because card counting was getting too stressful and/or the Hooters Professional Golf Circuit didn't pan out. Favorite race: Bobby Phillips Turkey Day Favorite quote: you can't boogie with the boogie man - Lemmy Kilmister/Motorhead Jay's Race Reports: http://rawtalent.lostriverbarn.com/ Off the Bike: www.ramblingshadows.com
Jeff Sarnacki Age: 47 I’m originally from Michigan and am a huge Michigan football fan. I’m the father of two young adults both of whom I’ve very proud of. I’ve been in DC since “04” and plan on staying. Being relatively new to R1V I’ve enjoyed the comraderie, the lessons passed on by the skilled riders in the club, and being involved with the cycling community. Favorite Quote:
Jeff Travis (aka Spaceman Spiff) Age: 53 Shop dude in college. Born-again racer after 20-year hiatus; beaucoups commuting, recreational, and touring miles in between. Certified bike nut. Greenbelt czar. Favorite Quote:
Jesse Leifert Born: 1977 I started riding BMX bikes in the third grade. Never raced, but rode a lot and enjoyed what the bike had to offer. Ran track in high school and college and bought my first road bike in 1998. Raced triathlons through 2002, burned out, and traded in the tri bike for a road bike. Spent 5 years doing 1 to 2 Cat 5 races a year. Met up with the Route 1 Velo gang during one of their skills and drills down at Hains Point and joined up. Finally got focused in 2007 with the goal to improve and upgrade to Cat 3 by the end of the 2007 season. Looking forward to racing hard, being a good teammate, and promoting the club and the sport of cycling. Big fan of the club and the team. Favorite Quote:
Joe (sketchy Joe) Lynch Age: 31 Favorite Quote:
Joel Steen Age: 34 My parents moved to Michigan when I was 12. Trying to make new friends my dad and I went to a club bike ride he had heard about. The people were really nice and rode with and talked to us for the first few miles as they rolled through town. Once they hit the city limits though, they took off like they were on motorcycles. I was hooked.
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Jon Agazzi Age: 44 I met Tony Bigbee on a Davidsonville Ride and got a good feeling about the team, and after joining a Sunday Hill Ride with the team saw how great the people on the team are, personally and riding, and wanted to join. Started racing in Pittsburgh in 1992 for a year, and then moved to DC area, taking about a 10 year hiatus, running marathons instead. Started racing again in 2003. Favorite event: Church Creek TT
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Matt Hendrey Age: 34 I grew up a swimmer, but started cycling after graduating from college and retiring from the sport of cycling. My father has been riding since the late eighties and in 1998 he rode a local MS 150 by himself. That winter I decided that it would be fun to get in shape so that I could do the 1999 edition with him. Once I started riding I got hooked. My former college roommate, Brandon Lumm, introduced me to the team and I’ve enjoyed the club friendships ever since. On the personal side, I’m married to a very supportive wife and we have a three-year-old daughter. Matt Nowak Born: 1982 I started riding back when I was 14 and I got a mountainbike for Christmas from what was then Metropolis Bikes (now Capitol Hill Bikes). While at Bowdoin College, I was co-founder of the Bowdoin College Cycling Team. Mountainbiking in southern Maine was awesome, but most of the time it was either way too cold or you were being attacked by mosquitoes the size of buzzards. After I graduated, I moved back home, started working at the Bicycle Pro Shop, and bought my road bike. I rode at Hains Point almost every day for a couple of years and that’s where I met Travis Coleman, Hans Manzke, and Clifton Gray. Hans convinced me to join the team last year. Favorite Quote: Matt Parse Age: 37 Reason for joining Route 1 Velo: After many years of racing mountain bikes (first race was in 1987) I decided to try road racing, so I jumped ship from my MTB team and came over to Route 1 Velo after some encouragement from my brother. Favorite race: - whatever race I don't get dropped.
Matthew Tebbe Age: 31 I'm normally a runner but started bike racing a few years back while getting my MBA. I'm not very good at cornering, descending, sprinting, or achieving a position even remotely aerodynamic on the bike, but otherwise I'm not too bad. Favorite Quote: Randy Quaid: Mmm! Mmm! MmmI I don't know why they call this stuff Hamburger Helper. It does just fine by itself, huh? I like it better than Tuna Helper myself, don't you Clark? Chevy Chase: You're the gourmet around here, Ed. Mernon Grant Age: 42 Why I joined R1V: I was interested in trying some racing and was shopping around for a club to join when I met two members of R1V at the Hains Point Sprints (Ryan Douglas and Rodges Ankrah). They were friendly and welcoming!!! I was invited to join the Sunday Capitol Hill Bikes shop ride and was sold after that. Favorite Quote: GET A JOB - my mom.
Mike Esmonde Born: 4-2-79 The first race I went to was the 2001 Florida crit champs and I still had a splint on the hand. Someone told me when I hear the bell be the first across the line. Easy enough I said and won my frist race. 2002 I won the Florida Cat 3 bar and ranked #1 in the USA in crits. I moved to D.C. in 2005 and raced for R1V(cause travis said I had to) and did ok the first 2 years here. I won the 2007 Cat 3 bar and took another #1 crit ranking in the USA!! 2008 was a tough season and I finished 30th in the USA for crit rankings. My sister is still the best rider in the family riding fro pro teams over the past 4 years. She also won the Espior National Crit championship a few years back. She is currently more of a runner and plans to do Duathlon Nationals soon and mabey quailify for worlds. I love coaching my team and I get really excited when it pays off in the races. Nothing like showing up to a race and having everybody around you scared that your entire squad of guys can roll and throw it down. Rolling it in the 1,2's this year with Jay, shane, John W,Rob, plus the 3's that do our races should be fun. Looking for a great season and will try my hand at 30+ races this year!! Looking to get some more bar champs in the ranks for 2009!!! Myron Segal Age: 59 University of Maryland grad. Married 35+ yrs w/2 kids and 6 grandkids so far. Ex swimmer, turned marathoner, turned triathlete. Favorite Quote:
Pete Van Riper Age: 41 I have always had the mindset of a solo long distance rider, almost all of my riding is to keep myself fit enough to take on the super long range suffer fests deep into the big mountains. A very good day is 100+ on Skyline, or the back roads all around, up and over Sugarloaf Mountain. The idea that cycling is a team sport came as a result of a trip to the Alps. I became enamored with the classic climbs of the Tour, and in 2005, rode all up and over the huge cols. The best part of the trip was running into two lads from South Yorkshire, not only did they actually follow up with the-Hey, give me your email…we’ll stay in touch-line at the end of the trip, but we have gone back this past three years, and are in the process of planning for 2009. On the first trip, I was all awe, and no strength. If it weren’t so cool to be riding in the Alps, I would have been absolutely mortified by how hard it is. Lee and Wayne’s advice was to go out and ride with a steady group, join a club, riding with a group will make you a much Favorite Quote:
Peter Kreishman Age: 30 I had a bike as a kid but never really rode too regularly. During high school I rode my mountain bike and raced with a NORBA license in the Sport class for a couple years. Then college hit, and I bought my first road bike. Both mountain and road riding were great ways to keep me sane during med school and residency. Then this past year I decided to get more serious and got into racing, getting my start at Route 1 Velo's own Greenbelt series. I enjoyed it so much that I kept coming back for more and looking for more races. My work keeps me pretty busy, but I try my best to get out and train at every opportunity. I’m currently in my 4th year of residency in General Surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and just got married on October 7th, 2006! Raymond Peterson Age: 44 I started riding when I was in kindergarten. After college in 1986 I started on my old ten-speed and quickly switched to a Miyata. By 1988 I was on a Gios Torino and logging 5,000 miles per year. In 1991 I raced category 4 in New Mexico, logging over 9,000 miles. I won a training time trial and criterium and I placed highly in a number of official criteriums and road races. I participated in the 3-day Tour of the Gila. My personal records were a 58:30 40K, a 4:10:00 century and 1:35:00 half-century. I continued to ride for the next 15 years but I paid more attention to finishing my Ph.D., getting married, having kids and starting a business. At the start of 2006 I bought training books and a road bike and raced category 5. I placed 2nd at Murad Road Race, 3rd at Turkey Day Criterium, and 4th in the 4/5 35+ category at the Back To School Criterium. Favorite Quote:
Robb Lee Age: 43 Chris Militello of Capitol Hill Bikes always treated me incredibly well when I would visit DC while living in Toronto. We had mutual race friends from the past. He talked about me joining R1V when I returned to the states. I did join and I’ve met some really good people through R1V. It’s a good fit for me given my ever-expanding family and lack of time to be focused solely on racing and training. And, I can see it would be even a better fit if I ever choose to refocus on racing again. Favorite Quote: A man cannot stand on your back unless it is bent.
Rodges Ankrah Race Age: 44 Race Career Highlights: 2nd in Cat 4 at Quicksilver - back in the Stone Age....
Ryan Douglas Born: 1975 I did my first official NORBA race in 2001, the Sea Otter Classic. I moved to Colorado for graduate school and started a mountain bike team at the University of Denver, which has grown into 60+ strong riders, though primarily roadies. After graduate school I moved to the New England (Vermont) and discovered that it is much more pleasurable to ride a single-speed mountain bike when you are not above 8,000 feet and the sport of cyclocross. I do not do much road racing anymore, just focusing on cyclocross and my renewed love for racing mountain bikes. Some day I would like to race the Shenandoah 100 and the Everest Base Camp - Kathmandu MTB Race.
Scott Barstow Age: 42 going on 35 I used to run 10K’s for fun, but my knee couldn’t take it anymore, so I started riding...and riding...and riding…. It’s incredibly fun to go fast, and even more fun to go faster than someone else. Cycling to me is like a combination of running, motorcycling, and weight lifting. Favorite Quote: Before enlightenment I chopped wood and carried water; after enlightenment, I chopped wood and carried water.
Scott Cernich Age: 33 I was born and raised in New Orleans. I came to DC in 2001 after stops in Boston (law school) and New Jersey (wife’s graduate school). I was a football player in high school weighing in a 225 lbs.—wasn’t much for endurance sports. I ballooned to 250+ pounds in college, started running my senior year, dropped some weight, ran some more, trained for and ran the Marine Corps Marathon in 1998, got down to 185. After a string of overuse injuries from running, I bought my first road bike (Specialized) at Capitol Hill Bikes in March 2003. I was looking for a different way to stay in shape. I started doing the shop ride and some of the Route 1 Velo folks talked me into coming out to race Greenbelt. Got hooked on riding and racing.
Servio Medina Age: 40 A second knee surgery in 1999 got me thinking about cause and affect. After 10 years of competitive Ultimate Frisbee (and many other injuries), I turned in one set of cleats for another. Rode *all* the time, seeking out every group ride that De Land, FL had to offer...which in 1999 meant 2-5 riders (Scott F. can attest). When the group rides numbered 5, we took turns "chasing the rabbit": one took off time-trialing; minutes later the "pack" (if that's what you could call it) chased. We saw about 1-2 cars the entire time. The roads were fuh-lat. Rotations and sprints were the thing. Never had so much fun in a rotation. Example: 25 miles from home, one rider says she needs to be home in about an hour. The five of us pace-lined her home in time...we went for beers. Since moving to DC in 2002, I have been actively involved in racing and promoting cycling - first with NCVC and now Route 1 Velo. After "racing in the pack" a lot, I found my racing edge in 2003 as a CAT4, winning three races, including the Virginia State Criterium Championship, and placing top ten in a handful of others. My last race as a CAT4 that year resulted in a mandatory upgrade. That was a good year. Early in 2004, I was hospitalized with a virus that kept me off the bike for the first part of season. After a stellar comeback that included successful team tactics and victories (helped lead out a sprinter for the CAT3 win at CSC), I succumbed to a relapse that cost the remainder of the season. I decided to lay low and focus on supporting the club, bide my time, and live to race another season. Things turned around in 2005. From Festival of Speed in Orlando, FL early in the year (6th), to the winning move (from the gun) in Silver Spring that I helped initiate (4th), to a TTT (1st), it felt good to be doing something right on the bike - based in large part on teamwork (my own and others' teams). Then in 2006, I hung the bike up (again). Needed a mental and physical break. I joined Route 1 Velo to help foster cycling and a team that races together well. I have seen the club grow from a handful of racers that showed up at races, to a fun, well-respected, talented group of men and women that show up to race...well. Now, in the middle of 2007, the bug is back. I am riding a lot again, and wanting more. Stay tuned. Favorite Quote: Shane Groth
Steve Poole Age: 50 I have always been interested in bike riding. However, my first ten years after College were jobs requiring extensive travel. I started riding again in 1989 with an old Peugeot. It didn’t take long to get hooked, but it took a year or so to be introduced to racing. I have never placed above 20th, but did enjoy a team time trial in 1997 with the College Park team. Doug O’Donnell, Dave Campbell, Kemal Tuncer and I did the 25 mile Church Creek course in 59:52. We earned the team’s only bar points that year. I joined the College Park Bicycles team in 1995 after one season with the Kodak team (Victory Velosport). Ted Monoson Age: 35 Why I joined R1V? To spend more time with Mort. Favorite Quote: Tony Bigbee Age: 55 I joined Route 1 Velo because y'all are nice people on and off the bike. Great club, and great sponsors. I enjoy climbing hills. Favorite Quote: Age is mostly a matter of mind; if you don't mind, it doesn't matter. ~ Mark Twain
Travis Coleman Age: 32 I started riding because I was too skinny to do anything else. Now, all I want is to be skinny for the ride. As a kid I raced BMX, and soon I found that Mountain Bikes were faster....but, Road? Aaahh....she's the fastest of them all! Favorite Quote: In order to win, you have to be willing to lose. - Evan Fader, discussing that split-second decision that puts you on the podium or out the back.
Will Kanteres Born: 1975 Joined R1V for 2 reasons. Everytime I went into the shop with needs for a 10 year old MTB the shop was super friendly, and sold me only what I needed, which was often nothing. Then I attended my first Skills and Drills Ride in Jan 07 on my new Schwinn Fastback, lost my IHOP breakfast, and was hooked. The workout was suited for all levels of fitness and skill, and the riders on the team were awesome to be around. Favorite Quote: |
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