Team Name: Nerac Earth
DOB: June 9, 1958
Hometown: Tolland, CT
Residence: Tolland, CT
Height: 5′ 8″
Weight: 160
Strengths: Too many to list 🙂
Hobbies: Entrepreneurial or Economic Development activities
Race Class: Expert
When did you start racing? 1999
Why did you start racing? Encouraged to do so by Dave Islieb
What do your mates call you? Kevin
Name your cycling mentor Dave Islieb…all the gang at Nerac
Name your favorite ride, to date: The last ride I rode…or any ride in Moab UT
Who has influenced you the most in cycling? My brother
Where do you like to ride? Woods mostly
What and when was your first win? CT State Nutmeg Games 2001
What’s your #1 strength as a cyclist? See question 6 🙂
Other than race, what are some of your other bike skills that would make any Mom proud? Track stand
How about skills off the bike? See question 6 🙂
What gets you pumped up before a race? Nerves
Fondest memory in a race? Finish line.
How would you describe your sense of humor? Wacked
What types of comedians do you relate to? Stand up
What has been your finest moment in racing? Every time I finish
What has been your finest moment on two legs? Still ahead of me.
Favorite flick? Anything Bond
Favorite ride? Bartlett Wash/Slickrock Trail
Favorite song? Whatever I’m listening to
Favorite Carb? Sam Adams Lager
What foods do you indulge in the most? Pasta/Steak
What’s the best perk about riding? Too many to list 🙂
Name your ultimate upcoming biking moment: Any Expert Race where I finish other than last (not including the DNF group)
Name your ultimate upcoming non-biking moment: Celebrating after the above…
Describe your best cycling memory: The sound that slickrock makes on knobbies; the 2:4:11:8:13 run at Killington, Cold beer after a long ride; the smell of garlic bread at Pasta Joe’s; watching the sun disappear over Moab Rim from Sunset Grill; the feeling of my Cielo in corners; the joy of cleaning Cogs to Spare; sharing those times with friends.
Your perfect day? Too many to list 🙂
Got any nicknames? No
Favorite junk food? Snickers