Height: 5’8″
December Weight: 180
Race Weight: 170
Birthdate: November 30, 1974
Childhood Heroes: “Matt Hoffman, Kirk Hammett.”
Hobbies and Interests: “Volkswagens and Guitars.”
Favorite Movies: “Rad, Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”
Musical Tastes: “My iPod is filled with everything from Christina Aguilera to Cannibal Corpse.”
Favorite TV Shows: “How It’s Made, South Park, anything where people freeze in Alaska.”
Favorite Meal: “Baked Tofu and mashed potatoes in Mushroom gravy.”
Favorite Breakfast Cereal: “Fruity Pebbles.”
Favorite Pre-Race Meal: “MetRX Big100.”
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: “Birthday Cake.”
Childhood Dream: “To become a rockstar.”
First Car: “1988 Ford Bronco2.”
First Job: “McDonald’s in Cliffwood Beach.”
Favorite Vacation Spot: “Asheville, NC.”
Pre-Race Feeling: “I have to pee.”
Early Racing Memory: “I remember when they held MTB races at Allaire.”
Funny Racing Memory: “My first road race I clipped in and sprinted off the line to get the Holeshot. Years of racing MTB and BMX cannot be unlearned.”
Greatest Racing Moment: “Winning Waywayanda as my first Cat1 race.”
Most Painful Moment In Life: “Losing my grandmother, she was a huge role model for me.”
Worst Injury from Racing: “I’ve had too many to list while training, but while racing I snapped my arm during my first Pro Race at Fair Hills in 2010.”
Closest Racing Friends: “I don’t have any friends while racing.”
Funniest Racer: “Steve Mancuso.”
Favorite Race: “BearScat50.”
Embarrassing Racing Memory: “I don’t get embarrassed, I’ve made many, many stupid mistakes throughout the 30+ years I’ve been racing bicycles.”
Toughest Competitors: “Jay Petervary, Charly Tri, Joe Stiller, Ben Doom, Dan Lockery.”
Favorite Athletes to Watch: “Jay Petervary.”
Qualities You Most Admire in People: “High work ethic, enthusiasm, sense of adventure.”
What You Love Most About Riding Your Bicycle: “Getting lost far away from home. Seeing my son come into his own as a mountain biker.”
Photo Credit: Luke Kelly
