Archive for the ‘Racer Profiles’ Category

Carrie Cash (Capt’n )

Thursday, January 24th, 2008


  • Carrie Cash
  • Cash (fast ‘MONEY)
  • Category 1
  • Cycling Advocate / Bike Enthusiast / Public Relations
  • Likes: Surprises, Laughing, Looking at Photography, Drawing, Scrabble, MilkShakes, cookie dough, 501’s, Screaming through corners, romance
  • Dislikes: bad hair days, static, Mean people, snooze buttons, squirrely riders, long slow climbs.
  • Fears: Running out of time, getting waxed in a sprint, menopause
  • Movies: “We Are Marshall”–”Taladaga Nights”–”Billy Elliot”
  • Admires: Those who triumph through adversity.  Steven Tyler for going the distance.  Steve Prefontain for the power of self worth and greatness.
  • Bookmarked: www.pezcyclingnews.com

    Sydney Brown

    Thursday, January 24th, 2008


    Sydney Brown

    • Category 2 Road & Cross, Racing since July ‘06
    • Web2.0 guru
    • Recent music download: M.I.A.
    • Likes: General speed freak, be it bikes, horses or motor vehicles
    • Can’t throw a ball to save her life, but arm wrestles ok and cooks a mean pad thai tofu.

    Steph Nadeau

    Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008


    • Steph Nadeau
      Nadeau (NAD’ oh)
    • Category 4 Road
    • Mental Health Counselor
    • Likes: Cats, Pisces, the Ides of March, long rides in the country, eating after long rides in the country, being lazy on a Saturday afternoon (after long rides in the country), shopping, dinner out with friends, the euphoria of a good workout, quiet contemplation, spring time
    • Dislikes: the feeling of claypots or glass nail files, pushiness, road rage (especially against cyclists),
    • Fears: crashing, losing someone I love, not being liked, spiders, needles
    • Movies: Princess Bride, Amadeaus, too many to list and every changing- I like the way movies can take you away for a while, provoke you, make you cry (both happy and sad tears)
    • Admires: My husband Phil - for his courage, strength through adversity; My mother Sheree- for her grace and constant kindness to others, Johnny Depp - for being so gorgeous and creative, Alison Krauss - for her amazing voice, My Uncle Nick - for his ability to talk to anyone, and immediately put them at ease.
    • Bookmarked: Stumbling upon happiness, by Daniel Gilbert; The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein, www.stlrevolution.com , www.fatcyclist.com , www.stlbiking.com, www.tomdanielson.com, www.durangoherald.com (to see what’s happening where my mom lives), www.stltoday.com (get a little news), www.ksdk.com (what’s sensational in the STL)

    Bri Kovac

    Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008


    • Bri Kovac
    • Bri (like the cheese) Kovac
    • Category 1 Road, 1 Track
    • Attorney (business litigator)
    • Likes: Alternative music, mike & ikes, racing my bike, wakeboarding, painful training rides, euchre, chips & salsa, big fuzzy slippers, anything creative and crafty, playing on the computer, reading
    • Dislikes: Being late, laziness, irresponsibility, bad shoes, oversleeping, insincerity, pretentiousness
    • Fears: Fish, failure, suffering because i’m out of shape
    • Television: House, the Sopranos, Bones, Project Runway
    • Admires: People who take the time to make a difference - for a cause, or in other people’s lives

    Chris Roettger

    Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008


    Chris Roettger

    Roettger (RETCH’ uhr)

    Category 3 Road

    Illustrator

    Likes: MTB’ing, criteriums, food, sustainable living, painting, mojitos, fresh baked bread, modesty, simplicity, post-race beer

    Dislikes: people who purposely leave their blinker on too long, people who purposely do not use their blinker at all (and turn right directly in front of you), arrogance, gas prices

    Fears: crashing, bad drivers, global warming, arthritis

    Movies: Amelie, Silverado

    Admires: Jack Johnson, Emilia Earhart, Robert Redford, Janis Joplin

    Bookmarked: www.pandora.com, www.nau.com, www.drawger.com/studioespinosa/, www.epicurious.com