Newbie Intro Thread

[Becky_Aus]

Name- Becky

Location- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Age- 22 (perhaps too old for this forum )

Cycling Goals- I basically want to use cycling to improve my overall fitness as it's a sport I thoroughly enjoy. I also want to participate in Around the Bay in a Day and the Great Victorian Bike Ride this year and not get so tired on them that I don't enjoy it.

Racing- Don't race and don't want to..unless I get really good or something

Average miles- I just started cycling again recently and do about 20kms a day. Will be doing around 40kms on the weekends. Will step it up each week.

I think that's everything

[origanic]

Name: Sandie Howard

Nickname: Sandie, Sandierox, Rox, Red

Location: Ontario, Canada

Age: 21

Racing: Not as of yet.

Bike: Giant TCR II with upgraded components

Training: weekends and weekdays, 3-5 times in season

Longest Ride: 80km or so, last season when I began riding road.

Goal: Go Pro, live and love a free riding life!

MSN messenger: Sandierox@hotmail.com

[El Loto]

Euan

Age: 16

School Pupil

Specialized Allez 2004

Looking to start racing

[Wolfzazi]

Name: Diego Arraya

Nickname: milko

Location: Ontario, Canada

Age: 18

Racing: first year and loving it.

Bike: specialized allez, within 15 days i shall have my new 2005 specialized pro comp!!!

Training: 20hrs a week indoors currently (it's my equivalent to overseas training)

Longest Ride: 200-220kms on a mtb in 8hrs three years back.

Goals: ride up alp d'huez, become a mean cookie in the ontario field then eventually Canadian field, ride across Canada and the Usa, and watch in person Canadian Michael Barry riding in the Tour de France!!!


Sponsor: Gears Bike Shop www.GearsRacing.com and www.GearsBikeShop.com

MSN messenger: d_arraya25@hotmail.com

[Give'er]

Name: Kaitlin Michener

Nickname: KK

Location: Ontario, Canada

Age: 16

Racing: third year for mountain and first for road

Bike: Cannondale F800 (MTB) and Cannondale R900 for road

Training: About 15hrs right now, not just on the bike. I can't get enough of soccer too.

Racing: Ontario cups, Ontario summer games. Mountain biking, but I'd like to give road racing a try.

Longest Ride: Probably my four hour ride the first time out on my road bike

Goals: Make some money and do the Canada cups to get on the national team for mountain biking. Maybe the Olympic team? Try some road races.

Sponsor: squire John's, intrawest

[Muddy Beast]

Name: Scott Schmitz

Location: Washington, USA

Age:13

Racing:none right now but i would like to

Training: just riding lightly around my niehbor hood

Ultimate Goal: to become pro...but it isnt likly to happen so i just hope i bike ride the rest of my life

[The Communist]

name: JT Frye Location: Winter Park, Floridaage: 17
Racing: no cycling races right now, but will be doing a few sprint triathlons in a couple of weeks
Bike: Litespeed Classic (Dura Ace) and a Bianchi Pista Fixed gear (48/16)
Longest Ride: right now just 45 miles
Training: only weekends, now with track ending I will start going every day
Goal: right now just keep on improving, get really good and eventually I would like to do an Iron Man

[FastFly]

Name: Mark Shook
Age: 17
Location Woodbury, MN
Race? Nope
Goals? Lower heart rate and raise fitness level.
Daily Training: Currently Training for the 400m run, after about 2 weeks I will start training on my bike.

[gee.bike]

name- gee
age- 18 in oct. 05
racing- just got back from belgium after racing for the u.s. national team
training- 18-30 hrs weekly in winter, volume comes down a little in racing season
goals- make the u.s. team going to the worlds, and its a long shot but win a stage in the Tour.
family- 3 brothers, 1 sister, i am the oldest
passtime- boy scouts, science fair, bicycle maintinence, reading,
music- remy zero, garden state soundtrack, the shins, rem, some jack johnson and counting crows, the postal service, coldplay

[ShannonMU]

Name- Shannon
Age- 17
Location- Lee's Summit, Missouri
Race- Not yet, but hopefuly at some point
Goals- raise fitness level, stay active in cycling events

[philhudson]

Name: Phil Hudson
Age: 14
Location Essex, England
Race? Yep, Ranked 35th
Goals? To be sucessful at racing.
Daily Training: Average mileage per week is 100-170 miles.


If anyone wants to tlak to me via MSN, please do not hesitate to contact me!

[iax]

Name: Duncan
Age: 15 (16 in a month)
Location: North Wales
Bike: 2005 Trek 1000
Racing: Nope, but would like to in the future.
Current Goals: Just to get fit.

[Ace of Spades]

Name: Tyler Orsulak
Location Crofton,Maryland (10mins from annapolis)
Race? Starting Soon
Goals? To ride a bike for a living
Daily Training: 5-20 miles a day.
Bike: 2005 Trek 1200

[eggie]

name- daniel
age- 14
location- sydney australia
bike- 1981(i think) falcon olympic

[Zub_Zub]

Name- Marie
Age-16
Location-West Auckland New Zealand
Race?-Yep, I did the round taupo last year... all of it! And for my school team
Goals-Jst to be fit and have fun
Daily training-About 4kms homes from school and at least 3 30km rides a week.
Bike- Well right now Ive got two, one an old C'dale which has been repainted about 10 times. And a 2002 Avanti corsa- I jst got it yesterday!!

I ride for the Massey high school team. Ive been riding for about 4 years after a friend bugged me into it. Then she quit. We have a team of 18(?) riders this year, About 7 girls and the rest boys. Our youngest rider is about 14 and our oldest 18.