Age: 36
Years Racing: 8
Website: www.ces-va.com
Mountain Bike Category: Expert
Cyclocross Category: Log hopping C
Favorite Race: The Shenandoah Mountain 100
Bikes: Moots 29erYBB Mooto-x
2008 Goals: 24 Hour National Championship
2007 Highlights: 2007 Granny Gear National Point Series Champion – Mens Expert; 1st Mens Expert at the 12 hours of Cranky Monkey, 1st Mens Expert & 1st Overall at the 24 Hours of Killington
2006 Highlights: Finished SM 100 after shooting incident at Pat’s place
2005 Highlights: 9:33 Finish at SM 100
2004 Highlights: Got Married
Darren Roster
Class: Sport Vet for the hills & Singlespeed for the fun!
Age (2008): 43, 44 in NORBA years, 45 in UCI years
Years Racing: MTB since ‘04. I’m surviving on my commuting chops and channeling back to my BMX days in the 70s.
Favorite Race: I’ve got three kids; I love any off-road race I can get to.
Bikes: OK, I have a lot of bikes, but they’re all different. Really.
Joe Foley Roster
Age: 36Years Racing: 5
Website: none
Mountain Bike Category: Sport
Cyclocross Category: B
Favorite Race: DCCX, Cranky Monkey Dirt Crit, 12 Hours of Lodi —All very different races and fun in their own way.
Bikes: Specialized Epic, Jamis Nova, Gary Fisher Tassajara, Bridgestone RB3, (and hopefully a Ritchey Break-Away very soon)
2008 Goals: Podium in a sport race with more than 5 people in my class; make it up the Alpe D’Huez without dying (okay, not a racing goal, but cycling at least!)
2007 Highlights: 12 Hours of Cranky Monkey solo (after 3 hours of sleep and moving into a new house the day before).
2006 Highlights: 12 Hours at Lodi solo (after arriving at National Airport at about 5 hours before the start), taking part in the SM 100 (made it to checkpoint 4).
2005 Highlights: Finishing the Wilderness 101; a hard fought 2nd place finish in the Cranky Monkey Dirt Crit; my first 12 Hour race ( Lodi in a duo); my first 24 hour race (Big Bear), my first cyclocross race.
2004 Highlights: Moving up to Sport Class.
2003 Highlights: Winning the Beginner Women’s class in the Cranky Monkey series.
Joe Foley Roster
Classes: Mountain: Expert
Cyclocross: Killer B’s (Cat 3)
Road: Cat 5
Downhill: Yeah Right!!!!
Age: 31
Years Racing: 4th
Favorite Disciplines: Cyclocross, Short Track/Dirt Crit
Favorite Races: Fitness Concepts Greenbrier Challenge, Cranky Monkey #2, DCCX
2007 Goals: Survive a season in Expert as well as the SM100. Find more time to train!
Other Affiliations: MORE, WABA
Bikes: 01 Haro Werks XCS, 00 Voodoo Bizango, 00 Haro Werks SSX, 07 Fuji Cross Pro, 97 Litespeed Natchez
Race Day Motto:
If you wanna make the move
then you better come in
it’s just the ability to reason
that wears so thin
living and dying and the stories that are true
secrets to a good life is knowing when you’re through.
- Rancid, Time Bomb
Joe Foley Roster
Age: 43
Racing Class: Vet Expert
Bike: Titus Racer X 100
Years Racing: About 20
Favorite Races: Anything not too rocky. Quantico and Fountainhead are pretty fun courses for me. I also like Wakefield because I’ve raced there so much and have some good memories from back in the day. Big Bear is a fun race as well
2008 Goals: Qualify for MTB nationals again; place well in a few endurance relay races including 12 Hrs of Cranky Monkey and 24 Hrs of Big Bear; get another state championship medal in cyclocross for a total of 10 state championship medals over the years.
2007 Highlights: 3rd in Vet Export (40-44) at Greenbrier NORBA; 1st in 12 Hours of Cranky Monkey Mens 35+; 2nd in 24 Hrs of Big Bear Mens 35+; 1st Monster Mash 35+; 3rd Wednesday’s at Wakefield #2 35+; 2nd MABRA Cyclocross Championship 35+ Elite Men.
Joe Foley Roster
Age: 33
Years Racing: 6
Website: http://mdonahue.blogspot.com
Mountain Bike Category: MTB CAT 1, Cross CAT 3, Road CAT 5
Favorite Race: The Shenandoah Mountain 100, DCCX!
2008 Highlights: Finishing the SM 100 in about 10:20, but doing so happily, without cramping or suffering intensely. Bodes well for the future!
2009 Goals: Finishing the American Mountain Classic at Brian Head Utah, finishing the SM 100 in under 10 hours.
Bikes: Specialized Stumpjumper (SWorks), Surly Karate Monkey SS, Specialized S-Works Tri-Cross (Cyclocross), Cannondale Six13 Road.
Matt Donahue Roster
Age: 27
Years Racing: 3
Cat: Expert
Favorite Race: Middle Mountain Momma
Turn Ons: Long walks on the beach, discussing early 20th century American literature and being held.
Turn Offs: Bermuda shorts and Joel Gwadz
Bike: Salsa Ale Carte /XT/ Cane Creek Wheels
Joe Foley Roster
Class: Clydesdale
Age: 40
Website: http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com
Years Racing: sporadic racing for over a decade; more regular/frequent/intense racing interest over the last 5 years
Favorite Race: the race I am involved in at that moment
Least Favorite Race: the last final miles of any race or any Granny Gear Race where there was mud
Greatest Race Memories: some Granny Gear 24 Hour events (Canaan, Moab, Donner Pass), Shenandoah Mountain 100, and the local small stuff can have a great vibe (i.e.. 12 Hours of Lodi Farms and the Wednesday at Wakefield)
Turn Offs: too many to list
Bike: 29″ wheel Surly Karate Monkey (rigid single speed/geared FS), Niner RIP 9(Dual 29er), Jamis Super Nova (CX)
Personal Motto: “ride it like you stole it” okay, I stole that motto….my own personal motto….”spirit and desire can compensate for lack of training”
Joe Foley Roster
