Member Bio: Lynne Oliver
Age: 33
Years Racing: 2
Mountain Bike Category: Expert
Favorite Race: Tidewater Challenge
Bikes: Yeti ASR, Seven Sola, Seven Alta
2008 Goals: Finish top third in expert races, do a 24 hr race, improve technical skills, get faster!
2007 Highlights: 1st Marysville, Fairhill, and Fountainhead sport women, upgraded to expert in August, 1st Monster Mash expert women, 5th Tidewater Challenge expert women
Member Bio Raul Rojas
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.
Member Bio: Mark Drajem
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
Member Bio Jake Danoff
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
Member Bio: Ilana M. Knopf
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,
Member Bio: Tom Vaughn
Class: Vet Expert
Age: 39
Years Racing: 4
Favorite Race: 24 Hours of Big Bear
2006 Highlights: 2nd in the Michaux series. 4th at Curse of Dark Hollow. 5th at Cranky Monkey #4.
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.
2008 Goals: Top quarter in three quarters of Masters races. Top third in two thirds of Expert races. Improve MTB skills. Complete a road century and the SM100.
Other Affiliations: MORE, PPTC
Bikes: Titus RX100, Litespeed Firenze
The 2007 DCMTB/City Bikes Mountain Bike Team
pictured (in roughly left to right order): Tom, Joe, Matt, Dave, Jonathan, Mike, Joel, Mike, Marc, Mike, Lorena, Tris, and Anna
not pictured: DT, Kent, Chris, Eric, Hilary, Dietrich, Max, Jake, and Dan
Member Bio: Loren McWethy
Age: 26
Years Racing: 6 with some breaks to focus on triathlons and nordic ski racing
Mountain Bike Category: Sport
Cyclocross Category: C
Favorite Race: Any race that I’m winning and/or any race that has a lot of climbing/technical sections
Bikes: Trek 2300 Road, Ridley Crosswind, Trek 8500
2007 Highlights: 2nd Rockburn Cross in Cs, 8th Capital Cross in Cs, 9th in Cranky Monkey #4 (Quantico), 9th in Crankey Monkey # 2 (Wakefield), 9th in Wed@Wakefield #3
Greatest Fear: Finishing in 9th place (which I’m really good at doing apparently)
2008 Goals: Consistently finish in top 5 in Sport races, upgrade to Bs in cross and get some top tens, learn to walk on my hands
Member Bio: Darren Biggs
Age: 32
Years Racing: 7
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)
2008 Goals: Compete in the Mid-Atlantic Endurance Cup, 24-9 National Expert Relay companionships, SM100 -9:30 time, Iron Cross -4:30 time, do some time trials, and the Giro de Copi
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.
Member Bio: Hillary Elgert
Age: 28
Yrs racing: DH & DS 4, XC 10
Category: Pro DH and DS
Favorite Races: XC would have to be all of the Michaux series. It’s a tough choice for DH, but I think I might have to go with the Pro course at Snowshoe WVA. As for Dual slalom, any course built by Mike Hartlove of Racers Edge and the Mid Atlantic Cup.
Bikes: Favorite bike-Canondale Prophet. DH-Specialized Demo 8, Road-Pinarello lugged steel, and many others.
2006 Goals: In the words of Yoda, Jedi master, to Skywalker “you must unlearn what you have learned”, and so must I if I am to take it to the next level.
Riding Highlights: Their have been so many amaizing rides over the years. The 6hr ride down from the La Sals Mtns over looking Moab, into the desert and slick rock of valley.
Racing Highlights: Winning the DH in expert class at both Snowshoe and Mt Snow Nationals in 2004; Winner Mid Atlantic Cup Expert 2004, Winner Mid Atlantic Cup 2005 Pro, 16th Pro Dual Slalom Deer Valley National 2005.
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