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Member Bio: Joe Foley

January 27th, 2009

Age: 33

Years Racing: 6

Website: http://joefoley.blogspot.com/

Mountain Bike Category: Expert (but only just)

Cyclocross Category: B

Favorite Race: The Shenandoah Mountain 100

Other Bike Advocacy Work: Currently serving a term as the Maryland/DC-at-Large Member on the Board of MORE (The Mid-Atlantic Off-Road Enthusiasts, The DC-Metro area’s mountain bike advocacy organization).

Bikes: Specialized S-Works Epic, Specialized Stumpjumper FSR-Pro, Specialized S-Works Tri-Cross, Masi Gran Criterium

2009 Goals: Finding a good balance between racing and being a dad

2008 Highlights: Becoming a Dad

2007 Highlights: 2007 Granny Gear National Point Series Champion – Mens Expert; 1st Mens Expert (5th Overall) at the 24 Hours of Vail Lake (Temecula, CA), 1st Mens Expert & 1st Overall at the 24 Hours of Killington

2005 Highlights: 10:50 finish at SM100 (4 Hour+ improvement); 1st Place C at Granogue Cyclocross; First Sport Podium (at the Greenbrier AMBC); 2nd Place MD State Championship (Sport 30-34, at the Greenbrier AMBC)

2004 Highlights: Finishing the Shenandoah Mountain 100

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Member Bio: Lynne Oliver

November 1st, 2007

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Age: 34

Years Racing: 3

Mountain Bike Category: Expert

Favorite Race: Ex2 Day of Endurance (Rocky Gap SP)

Bikes: Yeti ASR,  Seven Sola,  Seven Alta

2009 Goals: Finish top third in expert races, improve technical skills, get faster!

2008 Highlights: Podiumed at Bakers Dozen, 24 Hours of Big Bear, 12 Hours of Cranky Monkey. 1st in Wednesday @ Wakefield and Cranky Monkey series. 1st at Day of Endurance and DCCX 3/4 (first CX race ever). 

2007 Highlights: 1st Marysville, Fairhill, and Fountainhead sport women, upgraded to expert in August, 1st Monster Mash expert women, 5th Tidewater Challenge expert women

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Member Bio Raul Rojas

September 24th, 2007

 

Age: 37   Born in Costa Rica but I am about to become a “gringo”.

Years Racing: since September 2007

Mountain Bike Category: Sport

Cyclocross Category: I have never done any cyclocross but this year I hope to start with the DCCX

Favorite Race: The Shenandoah Mountain 100 and Ruta de Los Conquistadores, the only two that I have done so far.

Bikes: Rocky Mountain ETSX (2006) and Fuji Team (2006)

2008 Goals: do more races and improve my poor times in both SM-100 and La Ruta.

2007 Highlights: I started to bike and decided to do and finish a couple of races.

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Member Bio: Mark Drajem

July 31st, 2007


Age: 40
Years Racing: 5 (cross) 1 (mountain)
Website: wwww.hotornot.com
Mountain Bike Category: Sport
Favorite Races: Iron Cross, DCCX
Least Favorite Race: Not racing
2007 Highlights: 32nd in 40+ category at Iron Cross, 25 minutes faster than 2006. 2nd in sport at 12 hours of Cranky Monkey. 26th in Masters category at DCCX.

2008 Goals: Iron Cross in 4:45; respectable showings in 12-hour mountain bike races.
Bikes: Scattante cross; Bridgestone RB-1; Mongoose mountain; frankenbike fixie

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Member Bio Jake Danoff

May 28th, 2007

Age: 16 Years Racing:

2 Mountain Bike Category: Junior/Single Speed

Cyclocross Category: Men’s C

Bikes: Pimped Redline Monocog 29er, Redline Conquest, Specialized Langster

Favorite Race: Shenandoah Mtn. 100, DCCX

2008 Goals: Finish the SM100 on a singlespeed, race competitively in 24 hr events

2007 Highlights: Finishing the SM100, riding across the country

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Member Bio: Ilana M. Knopf

May 28th, 2007

Age: 35

Years Racing: 5, off and on
Website: none of your business
Mountain Bike Category: Sport maybe Expert?
Cyclocross Category: B mabye A?
Bikes: Moots – Vamoots, Cannondale – CAAD 8, Santa Cruz – Superlight, Rhygin – Juke, various others …
2008 Goals: to develop one, Maybe do some C0-ed Relay races
2007 Highlights: 3nd Open Duo 12 hours of Cranky Monkey, Joining the DCMTB\CityBikes team,

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Member Bio: Tom Vaughn

April 27th, 2007


Class: Vet Expert

Age: 40

Years Racing: 5

Favorite Race: All of the EX2 races.

2009 Goals: Top quarter in three quarters of Masters and Coed races. Top third in two thirds of Expert races. Improve MTB skills. Do more races I haven’t done before.

2008 Highlights: Podiumed at Bakers Dozen, 24 Hours of Big Bear, 12 Hours of Cranky Monkey, Day of Endurance and Cranky Monkey #1 and 2. 4th in Cranky Monkey series.

2007 Highlights: Upgraded to Expert in May. Podiumed at 12 Hours of Lodi, 24 Hours of Big Bear, 12 Hours of Cranky Monkey and Cranky Monkey #2, 3 and 4. 3rd in Wednesdays at Wakefield series. 2nd in Cranky Monkey series.

2006 Highlights: 2nd in the Michaux series. 4th at Curse of Dark Hollow. 5th at Cranky Monkey #4.

Other Affiliations: MORE, PPTC

Bikes: Titus RX100, Litespeed Firenze

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Member Bio: Darren Biggs

March 6th, 2007

Age: 33

Years Racing: 8

Website: http://thebikeandmore.blogspot.com/

Mountain Bike Cat: Expert (back of the pack)

Cyclocross Cat: 4

Favorite Race: The Shenandoah Mountain 100, 12 Hours Cranky Money, 24 Hours of Big Bear

Bikes: Gary Fisher 29erHifi, Raleigh Team(Road), Jamis Super Nova(cyclocross), Atala circa 1972(fixie), Ti-Boom Black Leopard (Tandem)

2009 Goals: SM100 -9:30 time, Iron Cross -4:30 time, Have fun don’t get hurt and Maybe race in August for 3 weekends in a row.

2008 Highlights: 2nd place 3Man Bakes Dozen, 4th Greenbrier Expert 30-35, 5th Giro di Coppi CAT 5, 1st 3 sports duathalon 2 person

2007 Highlights: 9:38 SM100, 1st place 3-man Expert 12 hours of Cranky Monkey, 2nd 24hours of Landaul, 5th 2 man open Duo 13Hours of Bakers Dozen, 3rd CAT 4 Tacchino Cross race, 4th CAT 4 AVC Cross Race

2006 Highlights: 24 Hours of Allamunchy 4-man Elite 2nd, 24hours of BigBear4-man Sport Class 11th

2005 Highlights: 24Hours of Great Glenn 4-man Sport 7th, Wednesdays at Wakefield Race 3 5th sport class

2004 Highlights: Wednesdays at Wakefield 2nd in series for sport, 18hours of Poor Farm 4-man Sport 1st, 24hours of Snowshoe 4-man Sport 4th place, 12 Hours of Lodi 3-man Sport 1st place, Lake Fairfax Race 3rd sport.

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Michael Klasmeier

February 5th, 2006

Race age: 35


Started racing: 1993


Class: USAC Mountain Cat 1 (Expert), Cat 5 roadie, B in cx

Blog:

http://bigdaddymikesblog.blogspot.com/


Ever won?: I was lucky enough to win some singlespeed races back in 2000, some 12 and 24 hour stuff over the years but not a whole lot of luck racing by myself. Maybe this year but I say that every year.


Fave place to ride: Gambrill/Shed but I just don’t get out there enough. Santa Cruz still has the best trails I’ve ever ridden.


Fave place to race: Big Bear, WV; SM100 or anywhere with the good people of DCMTB who haven’t asked me to leave the team… yet…

Fave people to see at the race: My kids and wife. They always seem to enjoy watching me climb into the pain cave at races.


Bikes: 08 Stump Pro Carbon (sexy brown), 07 Enduro sl, 2000 Phil Wood KISS OFF single, 1995 Bontrager Race Lite, Santana Visa Tandem, Masi roadie.

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Member Bio: Jonathan Wheaton

January 26th, 2006

age: 42 (racing age for 2008, actual 41)

years racing: 6

website: http://jonnyhasabike.blogspot.com

mountain bike category: expert/singlespeed

cyclocross category: C (likely B/veteran in 2008)

favorite race: 12 Hours of Lodi

Bikes: Built up Gunnar Ruffian singlespeed (Mountain), Jamis Quest (Road)

2008 racing goals: To kick ass and have fun. Other than that, to finish the Shenandoah Mountain 100 in 10 1/2 hours on my singlespeed.

2007: 1st expert team 12 Hours of Lodi; 2nd overall 24 Hours of Conyers; 2nd men’s veteran team 24 Hours of Big Bear; 3rd expert team 12 Hours of Cranky Monkey; 5th singlespeed Cranky Monkey #1; finished Wilderness 101; entered my first cyclocross race

2006: 1st sport team 12 Hours of Lodi; 3rd expert team 24 Hours of Big Bear; finished Wilderness 101; 5th singlespeed Cranky Monkey #2; finished Shenandoah Mountain 100

2005: finished my first Wilderness 101; Improved Shenandoah Mountain 100 time by 2 hours; entered my second 24 hour race (24 Hours of Big Bear)

2004: finished my first 100 mile race (Shenandoah Mountain 100); entered my first 24 Hour race (24 Hours of Snowshoe)

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