Member Bio: Jonathan Wheaton
age: 42 (racing age for 2008, actual 41)
years racing: 6
website: http://jonnyhasabike.blogspot
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)
Member Bio: Kent Baake Profile
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
Member Bio: Dave Vannier
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.
Member Bio: Tris Newbury
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.
Member Bio: Mike Scardaville
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
Member Bio: Chris Clarke
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.
Member Bio: Matt Donahue
Age: 30
Years Racing: 3
Website: http://mdonahue.blogspot.com
Mountain Bike Category: Sport
Favorite Race: The Shenandoah Mountain 100
Least Favorite Race: 12 Hours of Lodi Farm, it always rains and I ended up in the hospital last year (I’ll like it if both of those things don’t happen)
2005 Highlights: 1st Place overall Men’s Sport Senior I for the Michaux Series; 10:22 finish at SM100 (met my goal of beating last year’s time by at least 1 hour - last year was 11:46)
2006 Goals: Finish the SM 100 in under ten hours, get first place in a single sport race, actually ride in a cyclocross race.
Bikes: Specialized Epic Marathon, Surly Karate Monkey SS, Specialized S-Works Tri-Cross (Cyclocross), Cannondale R1000 Road.
Member Bio: Marc Gwadz
Age: 42
Bike Racing since: 1998
First Race: 24 hours of Canaan
DCMTB/City Bike member: since 2001
Favorite races: various ‘cross races , DCCX!, SM100, 12 hrs Cranky Monkey
2007 Highlights: MabraCX Elite 35+ Series Champ; 1st 12 hrs Cranky Monkey 3-man Vet
2006 Highlight: 8th/168 overall, 24 hrs Big Bear (Vet team)
2005 Race Highlights: 9:20 at SM100 (44th/340), 24th/115 at CX Nationals 40+
Other sports: Sculling, XC skiiing (mostly skating)
Bikes: Specialized S-works Tri-cross, Ridley Boreas Road Bike, Bianchi chromo-lite cyclocross, Surly cross-check, Specialized Stumpjumper Pro FSR
Remember: Cyclocross- It’s not just for Belgians, anymore…
Member Bio: Ricky deLeyos
Class: Singlespeed & rigid
Age: 34
Website: www.bikecentric.com
Years racing: on and off (mostly the latter) since ‘94
Favorite Race: All of ‘em…after the race
Race Highlights: 1st @ 12 Hours of Lodi ‘06 (Solo Singlespeed), King of the Single Speed Outlaw Punk Bike Enduro ‘06 :), 1st @ 24 Hours of Seven Springs ‘05 (4-man sport), 1st @ 12 Hours of Lodi ‘05 (3-man sport), 3rd @ 24 Hours of Snowshoe ‘04 (singlespeed and rigid category), 1st @ Cranky Monkey race series ‘03 (singlespeed)
Bike: Matt Chester Mutinyman
Member Bio: David Todd
Age: 28
Years Racing: 2
Class: Sport/Singlespeed/C
Website: Fat Boy Deluxe
Favorite Races: E.C.N.A.S.S.C.U., 24 Hours of Big Bear, Richmond Xterra
Bike: Independent Fabrications Steel Deluxe
2006 Goals: To make it out to a few new races and add a little spice and variety.