Newbie Intro Thread

racer dave

Name: David
Age: 17 (18 in November)
Bike: Spec. allez elite 2003
City: Montreal, Canada
Racing: Just finished my 1st season. I absolutely love it and I'm already thinking about next spring.
Training: about 10-15hrs a week
Avg. spd: obviously depends. I guess around 30km/h for solo rides. If we want an idea though, how about something more constant (I have no ideas)
sponsors: a local bike shop, training centre and bank- all sponsors of my team, no personal sponsors.
Goals: Short term: to place consistently in top 10 next season in provincial races, and hopefully win at least one race
Long term: 1)to find a college where I can race on a scholarship (still don't know if that exists)
2) to race bikes for a living. (who doesn't want that?)

*Alice

try looking at John Abbott College.


(i'm from montreal too! i now live in toronto :P )

louinge

Name: Kelsey
Age: 18
Bike: 2005 Specialized Allez Elite (got it 2 days ago)
City: near Tallahassee, FL.
Racing: I have done one mountain bike race as a beginner and I am hoping to start road racing in the spring. I'm also planning on doing a triathlon in March.
Training: 4-5 days a week from 15 to 35 miles so far, plus running 4 days a week and swimming one day
Avg. speed: 13 to 17 mph depending on the length of the ride and whether I'm riding alone or with someone
Goals: to do a century ride in the next year and to get serious about road racing

whoawhoa

Age: 14

Training: 12-16 hours a week, with three or four hour rides on the weekends. Usually 200-240 miles.
Racing: About 11 or 12 times this year, I am a Cat 5 on the road but hoping to move up to high 4 or even three next year! (Need mass starts in cat 5)
Bike: EPX 303 for road, EPX Hammerhead for mountain
Sponsors: Thomson! THe only posts and stems!
Goals: Cat 3 by end of next year, top three at stae championship, turn pro eventually.

Achilles

Name: Matt McKarney
Age: 15 (soon 16)
Location: Tampa area of Florida
Weight: 190 Height: 6'5''
Bike: Soon a 05' Trek 1000
Sponsors: Obviously none yet
Race: Within the coming year
Goals: To be among the best
Training: Starting with 10-20 miles a day
Avg. Speed: 16-17mph

dice2833

Name: Bryan Moritz
Location: Davenport, Iowa
Age: 17 (18 Racer for 2004)
Team: DICE
Racing: This is my first year of racing. I have participated in over 20 USCF races during 2004. I have done Criteriums, Road Races, Time Trials, and Cyclocross.
Training: Depends on the races that are coming up. But total miles to date for 2004 are around 4000 (outdoor, and indoor).
Bikes: Specialized Allez (Road Bike), Bianchi (Cyclocross Bike). However, both of these bikes are not mine. The Road bike is a loaner from the bike shop that sponsors my team, and the Bianchi is one of my coaches.
Goals: Cat 3 racer by the end of next season. State Champ in Road, Crit, and Cyclocross.

Roberto badgio

Name: Robert Bullen
Location: Lincoln, England
Age: 17
Racing: No. . . just bike for fun
Training: whenever. . . whatever. just started cycling lots, so haven't really got a pattern, but i like to do 50/60 mile rides at weekends, and short 14 mile rides in the evenings.
Bikes: I've just been using an ordinary 18 speed non racing bike up til now, but yesterday i got given a falcon racing bike (all i know about it, except it was designed by ernie clements) so when i get that up and running (needs new tyres) I'll be riding that.
Goals: Im hopefully doing a sponsored bike ride next summer, Lands end to John o Groats - the whole length of the british isles (960 miles).

Bluey_27

My new stats as of today

Name: Andrew Mckernan

Nickname: Andrew, Andy, Andy Spandy, Bluey

Location: Victoria, Australia

Age: 14

Racing: Summer Criterium Series ( Check out the weekly race reports on the clubs site http://home.iprimus.com.au/wayne_tu...um%20series.htm )

Bike: Giant OCR 2

Club: Latrobe City Cycling Club

Training: on weekends I do at least 60km a day and i try to go out after school and do between 30 - 40 kms most weekdays

Longest Ride: 75km

Goal: first national then international!

Do any of you guys clubs have sites?

ganderctr

Name: Jonathan

Location: Atlanta, GA

Age: 17

Race: No, planning on starting in the 2006 season (too busy for me this year)

Goals: Cutting 90 minutes off my time over a mountain half-century (4.5 hours to 3 hours)

Daily Training: I ride 20-25 miles two days a week, weather permitting. When the weather is warmer, I ride 30-35 miles three or four days a week.

Velogarçon

Hey whats up everyone! Looks like a pretty dead forum but here's my info-


I'm 21, been riding 4 seasons seriously, too fast for racing, do a weekly hammerfest club right once a week in the season, I hail from Wisconsin so I'm spending time on my trainer right now. I ride both TREK mb and road especially, got about 3,000 miles last season hoping for 4,000 this season.

You think you're hot stuff? Show up for the Horribly Hilly 200 k in Mt. Horeb, WI on June 12, 2005- if you can finish I'll give you a high five, I'm going to finish in the top 4. Limited to 600 riders, $35 before May-05.

Look forward to talking with you poseurs!

whoawhoa

ganderctrName: Jonathan

Location: Atlanta, GA

Age: 17

Race: No, planning on starting in the 2006 season (too busy for me this year)

Goals: Cutting 90 minutes off my time over a mountain half-century (4.5 hours to 3 hours)

Daily Training: I ride 20-25 miles two days a week, weather permitting. When the weather is warmer, I ride 30-35 miles three or four days a week.

Hey, man. You ought to consider doing a few races this year. Atlanta has some decent races. you ought to start now so that you have some time in the junior ranks. I'd suggest the Brooks Sprint Omnium, whatever state champs is, and a few of the Georgia Cups. A word of advice: for the Georgia Cup races, don't pre-register. Show up, and see if there's any juniors, and if not, race cat 5.
When you say a mountain half century, are you referring to 3 gap?

ganderctr

Thanks, I'm going to seriously consider that. Yes, I did the 3 gap but it was bad the last hour or so due to automobile traffic...I doubt I'll ever do the whole century for that reason but you never know.

Thanks for the information!

whoawhoa

Yeah, I did 3 gap too, and I know what you mean about the traffic. I would have liked to have done the 6, but i was with my dad and he was a sissy, so we decided on three. But we were like the first people to finish the three, so we had no one else with us through the traffic. That and the beggining was a bit crazy. That many people in one group was squirrely. I actually enjoyed going up there to ride on Tour de Georgia weekend more.

Cyclist14

Name: Daniel Elps

Age:15 (today is my birthday)

Bike: Just ordered a Trek 1500

Racing: Yes, my team is YMCA Extreme Team, hoping to join Ultimate Bike's Team (Ultimate Bike is a local bike shop)\

Mileage: Still waiting for my Trek to come in but average mileage was about 200-250 a week.

Extra: I use Bontrager Race Lite Tires

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