Climbing up Monster Hill in the HTTT
Cycling Background:
Got a used Scwhinn Varsity when I was 17 – man that thing was fast! For about a half mile, then the engine gave out. Been trying to build it ever since. Got my first REAL bike at college in Chicago – Canondale s800 or something. Stolen a week later. I stuck with it though and got a job as a bike messenger. Eighty miles a day, six days a week – not bad. Started a collegiate team as a grad student at Southern Illinois University as my first racing experience. Hooked. Eventually made it to Cat 3. Stopped racing before moving to Fort Collins. This place inspired me to race again. Harsh reality, though: Cat 3 in the midwest = Cat 4 in Rockies. I am ten years older, too.
DOB/Hometown:
3/5/67 – Joliet, IL
Height/Weight:
5′ 9”, 155 lbs
Education:
BA History, MS Microbiology, PhD, Experimental pathology. Been in school most of my life – Got my first real job when I moved here. I must be an adult now.
Job Off the Bike:
Associate professor at CSU researching prions
Years Cycling:
20
Cycling Disciplines:
Mostly Road and MTB, but a few short Tri and CX races a year
Bikes Owned:
Specialized StumpJumper Expert Carbon; Specialized Tarmac SL2 Comp;Basso Red Devil (build);Schwinn Mesa Custom Single Speed (build)
You may be surprised to know…
Lived in Switzerland for four years. Saw Lance win the Tour four times – 2002-2005. Road Alp d’Huez several times – very similar to Rist Canyon in length, grade, altitude and vertical ascent.
Favorite Web Link:
From my alma mater: http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addiction/drugs/mouse.html
Results – 2010:
Taft Hill TT #1: 0:39:19 3rd Place Eddy Merckx
Taft Hill TT #2: 0:39:05 3rd Place Male 4/5 Eddy Merckx
Taft Hill TT #3: 0:39:40 5th Place Male 4/5 Eddy Merckx
Taft Hill TT #4: 0:38:48 4th Place Male 4/5 Eddy Merckx
2011
HTTT#1: 0:28:19 18th
HTTT#2: 0:42:47 5th
HTTT #3: 0:47:02 8th
HTTT #4: 0:26:32 22nd
NBST #2: 26th
NBST #3: 17th
USGP #1: 31st single speed
USGP #2: 24th single speed
