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Download the 2009 Mafia Racing Marketing Package

The Mafia Racing Team is the most unique team of professional and elite racers in the world! Our racing focus is off-road while our outreach focus is every community we pass through, every person who could be getting out and exploring their neighborhood instead of sitting in front of the TV, and every retiree who thinks they are too old to start. We strive to inspire individuals to listen and play music, eat healthy, be creative, take care of their own bodies and to take care of others and the environment. Our goal… to incorporate the arts, health, culture, sustainability, creativity, charity and most of all – community – in one team! Look for us on the road this 08/09 race season and stop by the Mafia lounge for some free swag, giveaways and product testing through our gracious team partners! Check the schedule to track us down, and feel free to shoot us an email with any questions or comments you may have!

The Mafia Racing Team is composed of both males and females with a nationally competing 15 athlete pro roster and 4 USA regional teams – West Coast, Mountain Region, South West, and North West. Each team may host up to 30 riders. Our teams travel throughout North America to compete in mountain bike, cyclo-cross, off-road triathlons, and even some road cycling and running races.

Mafia Racing is proud to be the home of some of the best racers in the world, including Jeremiah work – UCI World Cup contender in 4X, Nate Hills – consistent top pro DH/Super-D finishes in the acclaimed Mountain States Cup series, as well as Jake Wells – one of the top cyclo-cross racers in the USA, Becca Blay – top women’s pro XC finisher in the Mountain States Cup, 2006/2008 USA Xterra National champion - Seth Wealing, and Spencer Powlison - 2x Team USA winter triathlon team member, Kate Scheider - 2x top 3 national U-23 cyclo-cross finisher, and Abby Strigel – WORS series overall Women’s Elite/Pro champion 2008.

 

 

    Courtney Gregory

  • DATE OF BIRTH: June 16, 1977
  • WEB PAGE:
  • NATIONALITY: US
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Edwards, CO
  • MARITAL STATUS: S
  • HEIGHT: 5-10
  • WEIGHT: 158
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 1st 18 hours of Fruita 4-man team; 2nd XTERRA Beaver Creek; 6th XTERRA nationals 30-34 age group
  • SPONSORS: Mafia Racing, Felt Bicycles, Pabst Blue Ribbon, GoFast, GU, Crank Brothers, Giro, Illegal Petes
  • FAVORITE RACE: Boulder Cup cyclocross
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: Burns Loop! Wednesday night shop rides with the “Redcoats”
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: Eat, work, eat, ride, run, eat, swim, PBR, sleep
  • ANY MENTORS: Somsak Thipkhosithkul (taught me much about life), Grampa VanScyoc, Mike Tripp MD
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: Drink: Ultragen, water. Eat: GU, PB&J
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: When my legs cramped up so bad I had to lay down. XTERRA World Championships
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: Placemats
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: A fat, bored Architect

    Eric Hanzel

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 08.28.80
  • WEB PAGE: www.mafiaracing.com
  • NATIONALITY: American
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Dillon, CO
  • MARITAL STATUS: not married
  • HEIGHT: 6'
  • WEIGHT: 150lbs
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 5th Front Range 50 2008
  • SPONSORS: Mafia Racing, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Felt Bicycles
  • FAVORITE RACE: Nova National
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: A Big Loop in Summit County, too hard to explain. Call me...
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: worktime, ridetime, computertime, girlfriendtime, bedtime
  • ANY MENTORS: my family and Brettowski Morganstein
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: french toast and oatmeal with strwawberry jam
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: there's been a few, but none worth mentioning
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: a bunch of crap from Kansas City from about two weeks ago: CO2, multitool, saddle bag and some fruit
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: lame

    Bryan Mickiewicz

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 11/27/1974
  • WEB PAGE:
  • NATIONALITY: USA
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Lakewood, CO
  • MARITAL STATUS: married
  • HEIGHT: 6’ 00”
  • WEIGHT: 175
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 3rd overall 2008 MSC Semi Pro, 1st place 2008 Battle the Bear, 4th place 2008 CO State Champs XC Semi Pro
  • SPONSORS: Mafia Racing, Felt Bicycles, Pabst Blue Ribbon, GoFast, GU, Crank Brothers, Giro, Illegal Petes
  • FAVORITE RACE: MSC Eldora Escape
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: Indian Creek section of the Colorado Trail up Waterton Canyon (Mtn). Deer Creek over Parmalee, up Kerr Gulch, back over Lookout to Green Mountain (road)
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: work for 12 hours, come home kiss my wife and dogs, and get on the bike
  • ANY MENTORS: Everyone I ride with teaches me something
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: is coffee a food?
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: having to use my glove to wipe my a#$ after a pooh during the race at the 2007 Nova National
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: PBR and a grip of chocolate chip cookies---oh yeah, and some of my wife’s crap she failed to put away
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: a saxophone player in a funk band

    Jono Ridler

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 2/22/65
  • WEB PAGE: Jah-no-bra @ www.com
  • NATIONALITY: United States of America
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Edwards, Colorado
  • MARITAL STATUS: Married Since 1994,Three kids (Jeese11, Shane8, Summer 5)
  • HEIGHT: 5'10"
  • WEIGHT: 165-170 in winter
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Racing all types of Bikes since 1984, Interior finish carpentry buisiness for 15 years plus
  • SPONSORS: Mafia Racing, Felt Bicycles, Pabst Blue Ribbon, GoFast, GU, Crank Brothers, Giro, Illegal Petes
  • FAVORITE RACE: 18 hrs of Fruita AAA Race, 24 hrs of Moab
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: A-10, Area 51, Mccoy park and Rabbit Valley long Loops
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: Work , Ride/Ski ,Family ,Sleep
  • ANY MENTORS: JDubs,Skelli popper,Mike Kloser, Nat Ross
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: Lasagna/Baked Ziti /Zuccini
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: Out of fluids on Mt Evens Hill Climb at echo lake
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: Chic-hen
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: Arm Chair Quarterback

    Ryan Dorsey

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 05/10/1987
  • WEB PAGE: ryandorsey.blogspot.com
  • NATIONALITY: Americano
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Boulder, CO
  • MARITAL STATUS: Single
  • HEIGHT: 6'0''
  • WEIGHT: 155lbs
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: eating 10 large brownies after 3 full plates of rice and beans mas o menos
  • SPONSORS: Mafia Racing, Felt Bicycles, Pabst Blue Ribbon, GoFast, GU, Crank Brothers, Giro, Illegal Petes
  • FAVORITE RACE:
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: The Bear Claw, Woodland Park, CO
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: Coffee, Facebook, Eat, Ride, Read, Sleep
  • ANY MENTORS: David Appleton, James Faerber
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: Jelly Bombs (bread with jelly)
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: Quadruple Flats or flatting with on the first 10 minutes
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: yerba mate and honey
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: a doctor

    Katriel Statman

  • DATE OF BIRTH: May 1st 1986
  • WEB PAGE: katrielstatman.blogspot.com
  • NATIONALITY: American
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Longmont, CO
  • MARITAL STATUS: engaged
  • HEIGHT: 5 feet 10 in.
  • WEIGHT: 145
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 1st place NMBS finals at Brian Head Utah (2008), 2008 NMBS overall expert 19-24 series winner, 2nd place Crankworks Colorado XC expert 19-29, 4th place Windham NMBS XC Expert 19-24, 1st place Windham NMBS STXC Expert 19-29
  • SPONSORS: Mafia Racing, Felt Bicycles, Pabst Blue Ribbon, GoFast, GU, Crank Brothers, Giro, Illegal Petes
  • FAVORITE RACE: Mount Snow, VT
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: Any Epic Mountaian Bike Ride
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: Riding, Reading, Writing, Dog Walking, Drinking Beer, Sleeping
  • ANY MENTORS: Christian Favata shop owner and super fast racer from Kerhonkson, NY
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: Gu
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: Breaking my chain in lap 1 of 2007 Collegiate Nationals after I just pulled into the top 20
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: candles, books, dog leash, coffee mug, publ glass, bills
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: Don’t Know

    Luke Jay

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 8-10-80
  • WEB PAGE: http://lukejay.blogspot.com/
  • NATIONALITY: USA
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Littleton, coloRADo
  • MARITAL STATUS: married
  • HEIGHT: 5’11
  • WEIGHT: 150
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 1st place Boulder cup CX (cat 3). 1st place Boulder rez CX (cat 3). 18th Colorado State CX (open). 1st place (25-29) @ Xterra nationals and Xterra MTN championships. (2008 national and regional champion).
  • SPONSORS: Mafia Racing, Felt Bicycles, Pabst Blue Ribbon, GoFast, GU, Crank Brothers, Giro, Illegal Petes
  • FAVORITE RACE: Xterra MTN championships (ogden utah), Boulder Cup CX,
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: Waterton/ Colorado Trail Loop on the MTB.
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: Work/Drive/Emails, change a few diapers, eat some food, kiss my wife, try to train.
  • ANY MENTORS:
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: GU octane during the race…pancakes before…anything unhealthy after.
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: Getting a chainring gash to the shin on the first lap of a CX race and not even be able to pedal.
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: Homeade Mexican soup, chips, cheese, Mineral water.
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: Chucky at Chucky Cheese.

    Mike Dahl

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 05/11/1983
  • WEB PAGE:
  • NATIONALITY:
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Boulder, CO
  • MARITAL STATUS: single
  • HEIGHT: 6’
  • WEIGHT: 155
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
  • SPONSORS: Mafia Racing, Felt Bicycles, Pabst Blue Ribbon, GoFast, GU, Crank Brothers, Giro, Illegal Petes
  • FAVORITE RACE: super-d’s
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: climbing
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: working then playing outside
  • ANY MENTORS: my brother
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: oatmeal w/ raisins
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE:
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: homemade enchiladas
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE:

    Jeffrey Carter

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 01/17/1972
  • WEB PAGE:
  • NATIONALITY: United States
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Denver, CO
  • MARITAL STATUS: Engaged
  • HEIGHT: 5’ 10”
  • WEIGHT: 150 lbs
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Two Transalp Challenges and BC Bike Race
  • SPONSORS: Mafia Racing, Felt Bicycles, Pabst Blue Ribbon, GoFast, GU, Crank Brothers, Giro, Illegal Petes
  • FAVORITE RACE: Breckenridge 100
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: Buffalo Creek Trail System
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: workin for the man, a bike ride and a cold one
  • ANY MENTORS:
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: chocolate GU
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: Diving head first into a sage brush and knocking the wind out of myself in the2008 Laramie Enduro
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: The basics: the latest copy of Woman’s Day, handcuffs and a jar of pickles. Or my car keys. Depends on the day.
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: A lot less happy.

    Jared Berg

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 06/19/1974
  • WEB PAGE: www.wellnessofboulder.com, www.triendurance.com
  • NATIONALITY: Austrian, French
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Louisville, Colorado
  • MARITAL STATUS: Married
  • HEIGHT: 5”10
  • WEIGHT: 158 race weight, 163-165 for the winter.
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
  • SPONSORS: Mafia Racing, Felt Bicycles, Pabst Blue Ribbon, GoFast, GU, Crank Brothers, Giro, Illegal Petes
  • FAVORITE RACE: …that’s a hard one! I would say Keysville classic because they have an all-mountain division where you race DH, Short track and XC all in one race.
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: White Ranch ­ I like to link all the trails together for 3 hours of steep technical climbs, flyer descents, twisty rocks drops, and bridge like stuff.
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: Morning workout before 10am, play with kids at the park, pool, or at home until noon thirty, bike to the office for 1pm, work until 6pm, get home eat and play with kids, hang with my wife and maybe do some more work coaching my athletes.
  • ANY MENTORS: my parents ­ great marriage after 40 years!
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: chex mix.
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: I was doing an Ironman Triathlon and lost my bike shoes before the race without knowing it and had to bike 112miles in light weight running shoes. …still averaged 23mph but my legs were a bit blown for the run.
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: Markers, coloring books, beads, a little princess and a stuffed animal puppy named spot.
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: Chubby

    Brett Lindstrom

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 8-16-1972
  • WEB PAGE: www.coloradobicyclerep.com
  • NATIONALITY: American
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Denver, CO
  • MARITAL STATUS: Single
  • HEIGHT: 6’1"
  • WEIGHT: 160
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Got Paid to Ride In France
  • SPONSORS: Mafia Racing, Felt Bicycles, Pabst Blue Ribbon, GoFast, GU, Crank Brothers, Giro, Illegal Petes
  • FAVORITE RACE: I haven’t met a race I didn’t like.
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: Lookout Mountain
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: Drinking Coffee, Riding my bike, Sleeping.
  • ANY MENTORS: Jeffry Lebowski
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: As much as I can eat and drink
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: Diarrhea at with 10 miles to go… need I say more.
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: A bag of salty nuts.
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: Active League Bowler

    Casey Hill

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 05/23/1979
  • WEB PAGE: N/A
  • NATIONALITY: American
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Denver, Colorado
  • MARITAL STATUS: Single and looking to mingle
  • HEIGHT: 6’-1” of awesomeness
  • WEIGHT: 175 lbs of man meat
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2003 1st Place, Sprint Distance Regional Collegiate Triathlon Championships; 2004 3rd Place Olympic Distance Regional Collegiate Triathlon Championships; 2008 Raced for a Belgian continental road cycling team in Europe.
  • SPONSORS: Mafia Racing, Felt Bicycles, Pabst Blue Ribbon, GoFast, GU, Crank Brothers, Giro, Illegal Petes
  • FAVORITE RACE: Any race with Mafia, but if I had to narrow it down to one I would have to say the Ferrière la Grande - Elite Nationale in France, the support in Europe for cycling is amazing.
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: Start off easy with a short climb up Mt. Falcon in Morrison, strolling over to Lair of The Bear in Indian Hills, traveling over some dirt roads to Hwy 40, I-70 Frontage Road, coasting down into Matthew Winters, and cruising back to Morrison via the Red Rocks trail.
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: An average day consists of waking up at hitting the trainer for a 1hr sober ride, showering and riding into work, flirting with the coffee girl and then off to draw on the computer for 9 to 10 hours, hoping back on my bike taking the long way home, shower, eat, and then curl up with a good read just before bedtime.
  • ANY MENTORS: All the Mafia Athletes, a fantastic posse of athletes.
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: 3 Nutela and Blueberry Preserve sandwiches.
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: Realizing that I had missed my Time Trial start by 4 min because I was putting forth my best attempt at flirting with the podium girls, trying to make them laugh with my golden mullet flowing in the wind, dropped 20 spots on the GC with that classic maneuver.
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: A Bowl of Cheerios and a Pabst Blue Ribbon.
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: This is an easy answer, a Chuck Norris stunt double.

    Jayson J Middlemiss

  • DATE OF BIRTH: October 28th 1971
  • WEB PAGE: Cheyennecanontt.weebly.com
  • NATIONALITY: other/Marine
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Colorado Springs
  • MARITAL STATUS: Single
  • HEIGHT: 6'9"
  • WEIGHT: 145 lbs.
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 5 time Masters State Track Champ, some other stuff but don’t want to live in the past.
  • SPONSORS: Mafia Racing, Felt Bicycles, Pabst Blue Ribbon, GoFast, GU, Crank Brothers, Giro, Illegal Petes
  • FAVORITE RACE: Cheyenne Canon Hill Climb Time Trial
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: Cheyenne Canon then Bristol Brewing Co.
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: A.M. Rollers, go to school, the work @ gym counting to 12(personal trainer).
  • ANY MENTORS: Des Dickie (USA National Track Cycling Coach) Yobes Ondiecki (first man to run sub 27 min 10K) Yobes told me my shoes were to fast for me.
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: GU, Odwalla bars, PBR!
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: Missing the start of the Tucson Road Race and chasing for 68 miles.
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: Bananas and Trident
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: Unfortunately I have an addictive personality and would be lost with out the structure of cycling and athletics.

    Melanie Long

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 11/29/1973
  • WEB PAGE:
  • NATIONALITY: Korean
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Boulder, CO
  • MARITAL STATUS: Single
  • HEIGHT: 5'7"
  • WEIGHT: Depends on the season…
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 1st Place Keystone Climax Super D
  • SPONSORS: Mafia Racing, Felt Bicycles, Pabst Blue Ribbon, GoFast, GU, Crank Brothers, Giro, Illegal Petes
  • FAVORITE RACE: Nova National Arizona, Eldora MSC.
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: Riding for hours, days, weeks up around Nederland on my mountain bike.
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: Querying, riding, eating with friends and reading. And yes, I live in Boulder AND I like TV…a lot.
  • ANY MENTORS:
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: It all tastes the same during a race.
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE:
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: A salt pig.
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: Retired.

    Ryan McFarling

  • DATE OF BIRTH: April 3, 1974
  • WEB PAGE:
  • NATIONALITY: USA
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Edwards, Colorado
  • MARITAL STATUS: Single
  • HEIGHT: 6’0"
  • WEIGHT: 165
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 1st place. 24 hours in the Sage. Solo Men (2005), 1st place. Star Crossed. Cat. 3 (2008), 1st place. Blue Sky Velo Xilinx Cup. Cat. 3 (2008), 1st plac.e Boulder Cup. Cat 3 (2008).
  • SPONSORS: Mafia Racing, Felt Bicycles, Pabst Blue Ribbon, GoFast, GU, Crank Brothers, Giro, Illegal Petes
  • FAVORITE RACE: Star Crossed and Firecracker 50
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: Burns Loop and Two Elk
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: Drinking coffee, riding or skiing, working of not working, drinking beer
  • ANY MENTORS:
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: Pre race: Pro Bar, Race: GU, Post Race: Burritos and Beer
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: Breaking derailleur hanger on the first lap of 2005 24 Hours in the Sage
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: French Press with fresh coffee
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: a better handyman, gardener and cook

    Brady Irwin

    Brett Lidstrom

    Christian Ball

  • Hometown: Breckenridge, CO
  • Race focus: XC, Super D
  • Other interests: golf, climbing, TV
  • Quote: "Julian, what's a shit hawk? Some kind of shitty bird that swoops down and puts poop on you?" - Bubbles
  • Music: Reggae
  • Why do you race for The Mafia?
    It's not just about the racing.

    Damien Fraser

  • Hometown: Eagle, CO
  • Race focus: XC, Cyclocross, Super D
  • Other interests: skiing, running, hanging out with friends, and mechanical stuff
  • Quote: "Defeat is only bitter when you swallow it."
  • Music: The Kooks, Jet, The Bravery
  • Why do you race for The Mafia?
    To be part of an environment with people who love to ride bikes where everyone helps and supports each other, and to be part of a new culture in cycling that promotes the team and community above all.

    Jay Kocks

  • Age: 29
  • Hometown: Vail, CO
  • Race focus: XC, STXC, Roadie popper
  • Other interests: my friends, outdoorsy things, drawing/sketching, and learning something about myself/life everyday
    *Other interests also include: simple interest, compound interest, real interest, cumulative interest or return, market interests, and interest rates
  • Quote: "Son, when you participate in sporting events, it's not whether you win or lose; it's how drunk you get." - Homer Simpson
  • Music: Sublime
  • Why do you race for The Mafia?
    Because being a part of a team that has no boundaries or biases and strives to bring the complete culture of mountain biking (in all forms) and racing together, into one place, in the interest of bringing good people, good music, good beer, and good fun together. Why wouldn't you want to race for Mafia?

    JP Henry

  • Age: 24
  • Hometown: Littleton, CO
  • Race focus: Xterra and running
  • Other interests: Skiing, drinking, music, CU football, Colorado Avalanche hockey, hating the Cornhuskers
  • Quote: "Rule #1, I'm #1." Joe Dirt.
  • Music: Slightly Stoopid
  • Why do you race for The Mafia?
    Mafia embodies all the attitudes that I portray in my racing. I do these sports because I am good at them, but I also have a life outside of racing. Mafia is the type of team that fosters a person's desire to have success on the race course, but it also fosters a person's need to cut loose and unwind.

    Kate Chapman

  • Age: 21
  • Hometown: Breckenridge, CO
  • Race focus: XC- standard but would like to get into marathons. Also have done DH, MX and ST, SD
  • Other interests: adventures...all over with various toys (kayaks, rollarblades, feet, skis,)school, partying, traveling
  • Quote: "If you want to be number one, train as though you were number two."
  • Music: Sublime
  • Why do you race for The Mafia?
    To race, travel and hang with people of similar interests and goals - to do our best, while having fun and conveying the Mafia Vibe - that is, L-3.

    Lianne Miller

    Liz Vollmer

    Michael O’Riley

    Peter O’Donnell

    Ryan Artale

  • Age: 27
  • Hometown: Boulder, CO
  • Race focus: XC/SD
  • Other interests: Snowboarding, Fly Fishing, Backpacking, Surfing and Rock Climbing
  • Quote: "Life is a long ride; go hard, make some turns and catch lunkers"
  • Music: Face to Face (Live album)
  • Why do you race for The Mafia?
    Mafia culture and style have a unique vibe that one can't help but dig on.

    Tim Barnes

    Will McDonald

    Travis McMaster

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 7-5-1973
  • WEB PAGE: www.mafiaracing.com
  • NATIONALITY: American
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Phoenix, AZ
  • MARITAL STATUS: Married
  • HEIGHT: 5’11”
  • WEIGHT: 161
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2007 Dust Devil Mountain Bike Series- 1st place Overall 1st AZCROSS.COM Cyclocross series Payson, AZ 2008 ABRA Copper Cup Jersey Men’s Open NOVA Nationals Super D- 14th Place-Fountain Hills, AZ
  • SPONSORS: Felt, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Mafia Racing, GoFast energy drink, Crank Brothers, GU, NUUN, Mix1, JETT MTB, Silverback Music, Squirt lube, Illegal Petes, AKA3D.net, Northwave
  • FAVORITE RACE: My favorite race on a Mountain Bike is the Whiskey 50 in Prescott, AZ. My favorite race on Cyclocross is Starcrossed in Seattle, WA.
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: I enjoy climbing Mt Elden and Sunset down the back side; two laps makes for a great day. (Flagstaff, AZ)
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: I eat 2 waffles with peanut butter/jelly, 2 shots espresso, ride 2-3 hours, work and play Guitar Hero with my son. Then about 10 hours of sleep!
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: PBJ and mashed potatoes in a water bottle (key for Leadville 100 at the top of Columbine at the turnaround)
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE:
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: Lots of Bananas and Apples. Actually, it is Christmas time and there are 4 PIES!!!
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: I would be a pianist at Nordstrom’s. My bikes and my baby grand piano are my prized possessions (after my kids and wife of course).

    Jimi Mortenson

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 7/7/75
  • WEB PAGE:
  • NATIONALITY: scandanavian
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: eagle, CO
  • MARITAL STATUS: married
  • HEIGHT: 6'1"
  • WEIGHT: 157
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: riding the ultra 100 with my friends, riding Raam with my friends and family
  • SPONSORS: Felt, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Mafia Racing, GoFast energy drink, Crank Brothers, GU, NUUN, Mix1, JETT MTB, Silverback Music, Squirt lube, Illegal Petes, AKA3D.net, Northwave
  • FAVORITE RACE: raam
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: eagle dirt
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: lay some tile and lay some turns
  • ANY MENTORS: mike Janelle
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: steel cuts
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: Crashing out of world xc 04' while feeling really good.
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: limes salt
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: bored

    Dylan Stucki

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 11/14.1988
  • WEB PAGE: www.dylanstucki.com
  • NATIONALITY: USA
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: durango, co
  • MARITAL STATUS: single
  • HEIGHT: 6' 5"
  • WEIGHT: 173
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 5th Place Rabbit Valley Rampage Pro Men; 3rd place Hermosa Creek Classic; 3rd Place overall Mountain States Cup Semi-Pro Men 2007; 6th pro - overall points series - 2008 Mountain States Cup
  • SPONSORS: Felt, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Mafia Racing, GoFast energy drink, Crank Brothers, GU, NUUN, Mix1, JETT MTB, Silverback Music, Squirt lube, Illegal Petes, AKA3D.net, Northwave
  • FAVORITE RACE: Hermosa Creek Classic, Durango, CO
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: Snodgrass Trail to Trail 403 to Trail 401 in Crested Butte
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: Eating, Riding, School, Planning Epic Adventures, and Sleep.
  • ANY MENTORS: Brian Smith, Duncan Callahan
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: Before: Eggs and Oatmeal During: GU and Coke, After Hamburgers
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: I was in a race in Snowmass CO when I was a Junior and I was sitting top four in the race. Right at the bottom of the last climb I bonked, really hard. I had to just sit down for a while and chill out. So many people were passing me, but there was nothing that I could do about it. While I was sitting there I was so hungry I seriously was contemplating eat Cow poop, but I settled for Grass instead.
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: Don't have one but if I did probably food and magazines
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: A real Rockin' Rolla'

    Lindsey Jean Bishop

  • DATE OF BIRTH: February 24th, 1984
  • WEB PAGE: lindseybishop.blogspot.com
  • NATIONALITY: I've been American for two generations with English, French Canadian and Swiss roots
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Colorado Springs
  • MARITAL STATUS: Single
  • HEIGHT: 5'10''
  • WEIGHT: 140lbs
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2007 1st National XC MTB Champion! Expert Women 19-24 3rd Colorado State CX Championships Open Elite 21st National CX Championships Open Elite 2008 7th Mountain States Cup #1, Time Trial - Pro 8th Mountain States Cup #1, XC - Pro 2nd Super D, NMBS Windham Mountain - Pro 20th National MTB Championships Short Track - Pro 6th National MTB Championships Super D - Pro
  • SPONSORS: Felt, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Mafia Racing, GoFast energy drink, Crank Brothers, GU, NUUN, Mix1, JETT MTB, Silverback Music, Squirt lube, Illegal Petes, AKA3D.net, Northwave
  • FAVORITE RACE: The Frutia Mountain States Cup was my favorite mountain bike race of last year. It was a windy and twisty power course with some fun technical-ish sections and incredible views.
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: Hitting all of the nearby mountain trails just above Colorado Springs - (Stratton Meadows to Columbine to Buckhorn & Captain Jacks to Palmer Trail and Section 16 :).
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: Waking up a precious 6 year old boy to get him ready for school, walking him and the family dog to school, having 5 hours to run errands and get my training in, picking up the boy from school and playing with him and/or tutoring middle school science, math and writing.
  • ANY MENTORS: Kristen Dieffenbach, Marilyn Trout, Alison Dunlap and Greg Frozley
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: My mom's amAzing rice crispie treats
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: In 2005, I felt terrible in a local NJ MTB race and dropped out halfway through. Looking back, I know I cracked myself going out too hard, but it became the first and last time I'll ever drop out of a race. I felt like a quitter. Unless there is something seriously wrong with your health or bike, it is always better to tough it out and get a poor result over dropping out!
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: My breakfast that is waiting patiently for me: a bowl a Steel Cut Oats that's cooling off and a glass of OJ.
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: I'd be an Inclusive teacher for a grade level between Kindergarten and 12th grade. That means I'd be a classroom teacher who also advocates for including and supporting students who have special needs in "regular" classrooms. There are many misconceptions and misrepresentations of what inclusion looks like so I'd be one of the many educators currently trying to sort those issues out. Implementing inclusion appropriately in our nation's schools would make our education system more financially stable and more pedagogically effective across the board, so I think it is incredibly important. Also, I might eventually apply for a doctoral program in one of the niches under the Cultural Foundations of Education umbrella... with hopes of getting funded at Stanford's program. AND/OR I'd try to find a way to become a professional cruiser bike rider...maybe I could test ride them?? (seriously).

    Spencer Powlison

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 11/16/83
  • WEB PAGE: n/a
  • NATIONALITY: USA
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Boulder, CO
  • MARITAL STATUS: Single
  • HEIGHT: 5'8"
  • WEIGHT: 142 lbs
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2004 Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference Champion (MTB) Winner, 2004 Vermont 50 Miler 3rd, 2007 Winter Triathlon National Championships Winner, 2007 Xterra Iron Creek 3rd, 2008 Winter Triathlon National Championships 10th, 2008 Winter Triathlon World Cup, Valberg, France 5th, 2008 Crested Butte Bank Xterra 4th, 2008 Winter Cup Super-D
  • SPONSORS: Felt, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Mafia Racing, GoFast energy drink, Crank Brothers, GU, NUUN, Mix1, JETT MTB, Silverback Music, Squirt lube, Illegal Petes, AKA3D.net, Northwave
  • FAVORITE RACE: MTB - Vermont 50 Miler, Xterra - Xterra Iron Creek, Ski: Stowe Derby
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: A huge MTB ride up in the mountains. Monarch Crest is one of my favorites, but it's hard to call that "training!"
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: Usually some sort of training before work — ski in the winter, swim/run/bike in the summer, then off to work 9-5 at the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA). Depending on how much daylight is left, I'll try to ride or run after work and then dinner with my lovely girlfriend, who happens to be an awesome cook! If I'm lucky, I'll fit in a little time to play the piano.
  • ANY MENTORS: I'd say my Dad, but I look up to lots of other great athletes, like Mike Kloser, Brian Smith, Dave Wiens and other "working-class" heroes.
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: Candy corn always tastes good during a really long race.
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: During my first race ever in Colorado, I crashed super hard on the first lap, flatted, totally banged myself up (probably should have gotten stitches). Then, on the last lap, I flatted again and had to run/ride it back for several miles. That was before I started running. I was sore for days.
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: Well, my sweater is air drying... don't want it to shrink. But usually just some magazines, candles (that's the GF, not me), and pretty much always a really good meal in the evening.
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: That's really hard to imagine... probably I'd be doing something with music. I can't remember a time when I wasn't one so it's pretty hard to say...

    Jan Koles

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 08/22/1978
  • WEB PAGE:
  • NATIONALITY: Slovak
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Winter Park, CO
  • MARITAL STATUS: single
  • HEIGHT: 6'3"
  • WEIGHT: 165 lbs
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 1st Eldora Escape’08 XC semipro 1st Angel Fire’08 XC semipro 2nd overall in NORBA in 2008 semipro 4th King of the Rockies’07 XC pro 1st King of the Rockies’07 XC pro
  • SPONSORS: Felt, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Mafia Racing, GoFast energy drink, Crank Brothers, GU, NUUN, Mix1, JETT MTB, Silverback Music, Squirt lube, Illegal Petes, AKA3D.net, Northwave
  • FAVORITE RACE: Eldora Escape XC
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: from Tipperary creek to Mary Jane in Winter Park
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: : work, train ( skiing in a winter, bike in a summer ) and have some fun with a friends.
  • ANY MENTORS:
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: pre race- banana nut bagel with PBJ, race any gels :)
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: there would be a few ­ crashes, broken wheels … gladly not me.
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: soy crisps, mint tea, some pasta of cource, dove dark chokolate and some fruits ...
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: I would still do some sport i guess, it is just hard to imagine not to be an athlete or not doing any sport.

    Nate Hills

  • DATE OF BIRTH: Oct 13 1976
  • WEB PAGE: http://www.loopd.com/Members/ridenate
  • NATIONALITY: usa
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Dillon CO
  • MARITAL STATUS: single
  • HEIGHT: 5 foot 10
  • WEIGHT: 165 summer 175 winter
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2nd pro - Crankworks Colorado DH, 4th pro - Crankworks Colorado Super D, 4th pro - Colorado state championships Super D, and Building trails that people like to ride.
  • SPONSORS: Felt, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Mafia Racing, GoFast energy drink, Crank Brothers, GU, NUUN, Mix1, JETT MTB, Silverback Music, Squirt lube, Illegal Petes, AKA3D.net, Northwave
  • FAVORITE RACE: Red Bull Burner 12 hour DH
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: lenawee trail on my big bike
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: I try to ski every day in the winter, and ride every day in the summer. Living the dream.
  • ANY MENTORS: anyone who is older, and faster than me.
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: I prefer to race hungry and dehydrated
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: Breaking my back a little bit
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: Ski gear and a truing stand
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: I would be a professional eater trying to take down that skinny guy who holds the hot dog eating record.

    Jake Wells

  • DATE OF BIRTH 6-28-78
  • NATIONALITY: United States of America
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Avon, CO
  • MARITAL STATUS: I am Married to Linda Wells and we have a lovely Daughter, Tatum.
  • HEIGHT: 5’10”
  • WEIGHT: 148
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 1st 24 Hrs of Moab Duo/Pro 2006, 2nd 18hrs of Fruita Solo 2007, 2nd Colorado State Cyclocross Championships Mens elite 2008, 4th Whiskey 50 OffRoad 2008, 18th Cross National Championships 2007, 20th Cross National Championship 2008
  • SPONSORS: Felt, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Mafia Racing, GoFast energy drink, Crank Brothers, GU, NUUN, Mix1, JETT MTB, Silverback Music, Squirt lube, Illegal Petes, AKA3D.net, Northwave
  • FAVORITE RACE: Whiskey 50 OffRoad, Prescott, AZ (mtn bike), CrossVegas (cross)
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: One of my favorite spring training rides is the WhiteRim in Moab, UT. In late Febuary I find myself daydreaming about the consistent day in the saddle with my bros, and the amazing scenery. From the front porch however, the “Burns loop” is a staple 80 mile road ride with the middle 25 miles on dirt, along the Colorado River.
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: In the summer my average day varies weekly but minus a few details…6:00 am Waking up with Linda, and, Tatum. 7:30 am Out the door to meet the fellas and carpool to the job site. 8:00 am Begin work as interior trim carpenter, 12:30 pm Break for lunch. 4:30 pm Off work and getting ready for a ride. 7:30 pm Eating dinner with Linda and T and ready for bed. 8:30 pm Doing any needed bike maintenance and catching up on emails. 10:30 pm Getting ready for bed.
  • ANY MENTORS: Two mentors that come to mind are Mike Janelle and my Father David, who have both made profound impacts on my life. I think more importantly, if I surround myself with people who I respect and who challenge me, I can be learning in every facet of my life, everyday.
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: Depending on the distance of the race my race day menu changes a little, Pre race food favorite would have to be French toast or a nice big bowl of steel cut oats with yogurt and fruit. I really like the EFS bars from first endurance, but a little difficult to eat unless it is a longer race or a little less intense. The Roctane energy gel from GU Energy is great for pre-race and during. For post race I prefer Orange Creamcicle Ultragen from first endurance.
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: My worst race experience actually came at a local Wednesday night race while I was racing the sport class. We were doing multiple laps on Vail Mtn. when an Expert racer who was trying to get around myself and a female racer became impatient and let loose with a barrage of profanity. It was at that moment I made it a point to never take racing a bike too seriously. No matter how competitive you become it is still riding a bike.
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: Right now on my kitchen table is a couple stacks of mail, a light up keychain, and a Christmas Cactus that is yet to bloom, at least in the five years we have had it.
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE? There are all levels of athleticism. So, if I wasn’t racing bikes at a competitive level, I would be “athletic” in my daily life because, to me, that’s what “living” is. By setting goals and working toward them you are being athletic. Challenging your self mentally and physically, getting stronger from your experiences is being athletic.

    Brett Morgan

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 7-31-1976
  • WEB PAGE: Summitjuniorcycling.com
  • NATIONALITY: USA
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Maine
  • MARITAL STATUS: Not Married, In a relationship, No Dependents
  • HEIGHT: 1785.0 mm
  • WEIGHT: 70,370.5 grams
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: -12th Deer Valley NMBS STXC, 4th Fall Classic XC, 2nd Laramie Enduro 4th Shenandoah 100
  • SPONSORS: Felt, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Mafia Racing, GoFast energy drink, Crank Brothers, GU, NUUN, Mix1, JETT MTB, Silverback Music, Squirt lube, Illegal Petes, AKA3D.net, Northwave
  • FAVORITE RACE: Swan River Rampage - Summit Mountain Challenge
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: Up Keystone Gulch down the CT to Horseshoe, up Tiger Road, up American Gulch accross Flume trail to Little French down Little French up Sally Barber down Moonstone, through Breck to Peaks Trail through Frisco, Bike path back to Keystone
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: The working, the riding, the special lady friend, the skiing (ideally) and soon to be the schooling.
  • ANY MENTORS: White Chocolate
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: White Chocolate and coffee bean sandwiches
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: It is a toss up between pooping -or- running into on-comming riders who wanted to take my bike and pummel me. Interested in the outcome? Just ask.
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: Jo Do Jo Do Chicken Ranch Drizzles, 3 Choco Rats and a couple Throat Slooshers
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: A Janitor for NASA or a floor mopper for the Celtics. Either way I would mop because mopping is important.

    Andy Rigel

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 10/19/1975
  • WEB PAGE: http://bluestarracer.blogspot.com
  • NATIONALITY: USA
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Seattle, Washington
  • MARITAL STATUS: Married to Sara
  • HEIGHT: 5’10”
  • WEIGHT: 67kg
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 1st SS - White River Revival XC 2nd semipro - Test of Metal XC race 3rd semipro - Cactus Cup Las Vegas ­ MTB Stage Race
  • SPONSORS: Felt, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Mafia Racing, GoFast energy drink, Crank Brothers, GU, NUUN, Mix1, JETT MTB, Silverback Music, Squirt lube, Illegal Petes, AKA3D.net, Northwave
  • FAVORITE RACE: Mount Snow, Vermont and Test of Metal in Squamish, BC
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: Tiger Mountain outside Seattle, WA
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: Work, Ride, Family
  • ANY MENTORS: My Uncle
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: Gu
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: Suffering from altitude sickness at the Park City NORBA a few years back. I was literally lying in the fetal position on the side of the course after crossing the finish line.
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: A few candles and the most recent issue of VeloNews.
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: More wealthy, but not nearly as rich.

    Kate Scheider

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 5/6/85
  • WEB PAGE: katescheider.blogspot.com and tofurketychronicles.blogspot.com
  • NATIONALITY: USA
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Boulder, CO
  • MARITAL STATUS: single
  • HEIGHT: 5’4”
  • WEIGHT: 140
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2008 Colorado State Elite Criterium Champion, 3rd 2007 U23 Cyclocross Nationals, 3rd 2006 Collegiate Cyclocross Nationals, 5th 2008 Singlespeed Cyclocross World Championship
  • SPONSORS: Felt, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Mafia Racing, GoFast energy drink, Crank Brothers, GU, NUUN, Mix1, JETT MTB, Silverback Music, Squirt lube, Illegal Petes, AKA3D.net, Northwave
  • FAVORITE RACE: any road race with dirt
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: up Four Mile Canyon to Gold Hill on dirt roads
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: working as a full-time bicycling advocate at Bikes Belong, going on a sweet lunchtime singlespeed mountain bike ride with co-workers, then relaxing at home by cooking a delicious dinner with my boyfriend Spencer
  • ANY MENTORS: my college cycling coach Jack Miller, my college advisor Ronadh Cox, and my grandmother Corky Anderson
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: beer, of course! (but flax-seed pancakes before)
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: double-flatting while riding in the top five at 2006 collegiate cyclocross nationals, then doing the same thing the next day in the B race (also while in the top 5)
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: a copy of Mountain Flyer and a soy latte
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: a professional chef or brewer

    Brandon Turman

  • DATE OF BIRTH: June 9, 1986
  • WEB PAGE: http://bturman.blogspot.com
  • NATIONALITY: USA
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Golden, Colorado
  • MARITAL STATUS: Single
  • HEIGHT: 5’ 11”
  • WEIGHT: 165 lbs
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Turning pro, adding some style to my riding, and dialing in a new trick every once in a while
  • SPONSORS: Felt, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Mafia Racing, GoFast energy drink, Crank Brothers, GU, NUUN, Mix1, JETT MTB, Silverback Music, Squirt lube, Illegal Petes, AKA3D.net, Northwave
  • FAVORITE RACE: Angel Fire 4X or Sol Vista DH - it’s a toss up
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: Exit 27, just outside of Seattle
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: College, a quick read up on happenings in the bike industry, a visit to the skatepark or dirt jumps, and maybe some brews with the boys
  • ANY MENTORS: Gene Hamilton and the Buell Brothers have been big influences for me
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: Franks and beans cooked over the camp fire in a ski resort parking lot
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: Snowmass National 4X my Jr. X year - came unclipped, went otb, straight over the berm, and landed on my back on a pile of rocks. Not fun.
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: I’m in the Caribbean! Freshly picked passion fruit, coconut, grapes, bananas, tomatoes, and some delicious wafer cookies
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: Stir crazy. I NEED my ride time.

    Becca Blay

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 10.24.1976
  • WEB PAGE: www.mafiaracing.com
  • NATIONALITY: US Citizen
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Boulder, CO
  • MARITAL STATUS: Single
  • HEIGHT: 5’8”
  • WEIGHT: 136
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Racing Cross in Boulder and enjoying the MAFIA energy throughout the season. World Cup in Shladming, Austria in 2007.
  • SPONSORS: Felt, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Mafia Racing, GoFast energy drink, Crank Brothers, GU, NUUN, Mix1, JETT MTB, Silverback Music, Squirt lube, Illegal Petes, AKA3D.net, Northwave
  • FAVORITE RACE: Telluride MSC
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: I don’t really have one. I enjoy every ride.
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: Coffee, work, exercise, eat, sleep.
  • ANY MENTORS: Chrissy Redden.
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: Coffee
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: Flatting in a National when I was sitting in 16th place.
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: Xmas cards that I haven’t written yet.
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: A ballet dancer on Broadway

    Brandon Frazier

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 10/16/1975
  • WEB PAGE:
  • NATIONALITY: USA
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Phoenix, AZ
  • MARITAL STATUS: Single
  • HEIGHT: 6’
  • WEIGHT: 175
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
  • SPONSORS: Felt, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Mafia Racing, GoFast energy drink, Crank Brothers, GU, NUUN, Mix1, JETT MTB, Silverback Music, Squirt lube, Illegal Petes, AKA3D.net, Northwave
  • FAVORITE RACE: Mt Snow, VT.
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: South Mountain
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: Working, research for my PhD, and mountain biking.
  • ANY MENTORS:
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: Burritos
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: flat, crash, flat, crash.70 degrees at the bottom of the mountain snow at the top. Last place.
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: Psychological data, books and gummi bears.
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: A musician or Buddhist monk

    Daniel Methany

  • DATE OF BIRTH: November 17,1981
  • WEB PAGE: Blog:Cycleogically Speaking and Diary: NashvilleCyclist.com
  • NATIONALITY: USA
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Colorado Springs, CO
  • MARITAL STATUS: In relationship
  • HEIGHT: 5’10”
  • WEIGHT: 150
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: ’08 Leadville Silver Rush 50 overall winner, ’08 State Games of the West Pro Gold Medalist, 3-time TN State XC Champ, 3-time KY XC State Champ
  • SPONSORS: Felt, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Mafia Racing, GoFast energy drink, Crank Brothers, GU, NUUN, Mix1, JETT MTB, Silverback Music, Squirt lube, Illegal Petes, AKA3D.net, Northwave
  • FAVORITE RACE: Bald Eagle Challenge in Grand Rivers, KY (42 miles of point to point single track!)
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: MTB-Red Rock-Palmer connector to Section 16; Road-Colorado Springs to Decker
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: Coffee and a walk with Buck, commute to work, lots-o-recovery sustenance, work at USA Cycling, lunch ride with the boys, more work, ride home, dinner with Heather, relax, fetch at the park with my OCD dog, Buck, sleep!
  • ANY MENTORS: Chris “Big Dog” Schmidt, cycling coach when I walked onto the Lindsey Wilson College varsity cycling program. A true leader, role-model, motivator, and a solid rock to have at your base!
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: banana, pb, honey sandwiches smashed into wraps of foil. The more mushed the better!
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: triple flatting and slicing a sidewall at the ’07 Pro XC Nationals in Snowmass. I hate getting a DNF next to my name.
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: Empty coffee mug, flowers that I got my girlfriend, Buck’s leash, and hopefully not any crumbs from the blueberry buckwheat pancakes.
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: Scary…never thought of that! It’s engrained in my DNA!

    Landon Lueck -- “Lando Commando”

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 8.21.1979
  • WEB PAGE: http://landonlueck.blogspot.com/
  • NATIONALITY: American
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Madison, Wisconsin
  • MARITAL STATUS: Single
  • HEIGHT: 5’ 11”
  • WEIGHT: 182 lbs
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 4th Chequamegon Fat Tire 2008, 7th Overall WORS Series 2008
  • SPONSORS: Felt, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Mafia Racing, GoFast energy drink, Crank Brothers, GU, NUUN, Mix1, JETT MTB, Silverback Music, Squirt lube, Illegal Petes, AKA3D.net, Northwave, Saris/CycleOps
  • FAVORITE RACE: Ore to Shore MTB Epic
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: Any century ride with my friend Mike
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: Waking up early so I can get a moderate 1.5 hour to 2 hour ride in before work ­ working 11 hours at a local bike shop ­ commute by bike home. Quick make something to eat and jump into bed to talk on the phone with my Kate.
  • ANY MENTORS: Still looking for one of these…I’ve had to fight for everything I have with little help from others, however sometimes I feel it’s because I like to do things for myself, by myself and am rather stubborn.
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: Culvers frozen custard!!! . . . okay, it is a POST race food but still a race food! Favorite race food would be vanilla GU ­ easy to tuck under my shorts.
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: In the second race of the 2008 season in Lake Geneva, WI I was in the final lap and on the wheel of the dude in front going through a rock garden when he slowed going off the line ­ I accelerated to stay on the line and he darted back to the line sending me immediately over my handlebars and surprisingly directly under his bike. I had deep evidence of his large chain ring running down my arm…and still do! Ended up holding on to sixth after the crash.
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: My Mac Powerbook, boxes from new software updating, bills, candle surrounded by stones, jersey designs and a winter hat and gloves.
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: Really bored.

    Jason First

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 3.25.83
  • WEB PAGE: firstology.blogspot.com
  • NATIONALITY: usa
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: laguna beach, ca
  • MARITAL STATUS: single
  • HEIGHT: 5’11”
  • WEIGHT: 156
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 3rd overall bcbr open ‘07, downieville 1st semipro, Keysville Classic 2nd pro, park city norba national 2nd semipro
  • SPONSORS: Felt, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Mafia Racing, GoFast energy drink, Crank Brothers, GU, NUUN, Mix1, JETT MTB, Silverback Music, Squirt lube, Illegal Petes, AKA3D.net, Northwave
  • FAVORITE RACE: downieville classic
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: rads rides, como street, joplin trail
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: work 9-5 at crankbrothers
  • ANY MENTORS: I take advice from everyone I meet.
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: coke
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: ‘08 racing bcbr 7day stage race while sick and injured, dragging my carcass everyday and having my partner wait for me constantly.
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: fruit and big bag of rice
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: adventurer

    Abby Strigel

    Miles Smith

    Seth Wealing

    Trevor Downing

    David Janowiec, Team President

  • HOMETOWN: Brainerd, MN & Boulder, CO
  • David comes from a background in team sports. While playing hockey and baseball at the collegiate level he found his true love ­ cycling ­ and then “team” sports were quickly over. Moving to Colorado after college was over; David raced competitively in the Xterra off-road triathlon series, finding much success at the National level as an amateur. The off-road cycling community quickly became his passion and he’s worked hard to develop the sport ever since, but now as a team director and owner. “Mountain Biking isn’t my passion,” he jokes. “Helping others mountain bike is my passion! Creating something unlike everything else is my passion! Working to bring everybody together is my passion!”
  • David currently resides in Lafayette, CO. When not on the road with the team he loves to play hockey and golf, wakeboard, play dominoes, spend time with friends and family, and of course ride bikes.

    Tony Janowiec, Team Vice President

  • HOMETOWN: Minneapolis, MN
  • Tony has a background in business management and is currently also the Vice President of Operations for Best Energies, a company that develops technologies for biofuel production facilities. Tony has grown to love the sport of mountain biking and cycling over the past decade while also competing in triathlons throughout the Midwest. He has an ingenuous knack for good business decisions and is involved with many of the innovative ideas behind Mafia Racing. “Tony is truly one of the wisest businessmen and managers in the field, a true asset to Felt, Mafia Racing, and all of our partners,” says Jake Wells - Rocky Mountain Region team manager.
  • Tony currently resides with his wife Abby in Minneapolis, MN ­ He spends a lot time on his Felt Virtue ­ throughout the countryside single track of the Midwest. He also enjoys traveling, riding cruiser bikes with his wife, any entrepreneurship opportunity with promise and spending time with family and friends.

    Trapper Steinle

  • DATE OF BIRTH: August 29, 1978
  • WEB PAGE: www.mafiaracing.com
  • NATIONALITY: White guy (American)
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZ
  • MARITAL STATUS: you betcha, and she’s a keeper!
  • HEIGHT: 5’9”
  • WEIGHT: 155 soaking wet!
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Occupational: eight + years of employment with the country’s premier golf club testing fitting and building facility. Athletic: Colorado High school State champion alpine skiing, giant slalom and slalom. Finishing my first Ironman 70.3 in 4:43:20, finishing 17th in the Tour De Scottsdale with a time of 2:36:53… many more to come, I’m just getting started!
  • SPONSORS: Mafia Racing, Felt Bicycles, Pabst Blue Ribbon, GoFast, GU, Crank Brothers, Giro, Illegal Petes
  • FAVORITE RACE: So far…Las Palomas Triathlon
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: Mt. Lemon, Tucson.
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: Getting through the work day in anticipation of a good work out and going home to see my wife and new baby boy!
  • ANY MENTORS: Paul Calendrella, a good friend of mine who has inspired me to take my cycling to a new level.
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: Fresh Air and PBR!!!
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: Collapsing on top of my bike while attempting a speedy mount after transitioning out of the water in my first Triathlon.
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: Scented candles, the latest Triathlete magazine and a breast pump!... we have an 8 week old and he is on a strict diet of breast milk and pacifiers!
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: An athletic coach or a sports psychologist.

    Bryan Melnuk

    Jana Lee

    Tony Parent

    Paul Hickman

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 10/25/79
  • WEB PAGE: www.mafiaracing.com
  • NATIONALITY: American
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Madison, Wisconsin
  • MARITAL STATUS: Single
  • HEIGHT: 6’3”
  • WEIGHT: 220 lbs
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Successful finish of Ironman Wisconsin 2007 & 2008, Second overall at Lake Michigan Triathlon 2008
  • SPONSORS: Mafia Racing Partners, Adidas
  • FAVORITE RACE: Ironman Wisconsin
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: Paoli
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: Train, Work, Train a little more, Work some more, Eat, Sleep; repeat
  • ANY MENTORS: I have been surrounded by many dynamic people whose strengths and weaknesses have formed in me what I believe is a strong character through both implicit and explicit mentoring.
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: Ham & Taco Sauce Sandwiches on Wonder Bread
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: I have enjoyed every race I’ve entered quite thoroughly, some times things go well, others they don’t. I wasn’t too thrilled when I had a flat 60 miles into Ironman Wisconsin in 2008, so I guess I’ll go with that.
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: 2 placemats, no dust. I like things clean.
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: Fat.

    Bryce Schmidt

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 10-17-85
  • WEB PAGE: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=59502013&ref=name twitter.com brycewithay
  • NATIONALITY: Mutt(a little bit of everything)
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Mt. Horeb, WI
  • MARITAL STATUS: Single
  • HEIGHT: 5'9"
  • WEIGHT: 140lbs.
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Soon enough
  • SPONSORS: Mafia Racing, Felt Bicycles, Pabst Blue Ribbon, GoFast, GU, Crank Brothers, Giro, Illegal Petes
  • FAVORITE RACE: Chequamegon
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: Beating myself up at Blue Mounds
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: Working eleven hours and trying to find time to ride
  • ANY MENTORS: Chris and Gilbert Funk
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: Peanut Butter and Whole Milk
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: Losing my rear brake lever with 8 miles to go while it was raining
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: Random bike parts
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: Bored

    Nick Caliva

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 03/10/79
  • WEB PAGE: www.kinnioffroad.com
  • NATIONALITY: Caucasian
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: River Falls, WI
  • MARITAL STATUS: married
  • HEIGHT: 5’10”
  • WEIGHT: 175
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2nd Overall Sport 25-29 WORS 2006. I have a bunch of medals…but more importantly: Starting local MTB Club in 2007 (KORC), becoming an avid trail building guru
  • SPONSORS: Mafia Racing, Felt Bicycles, Pabst Blue Ribbon, GoFast, GU, Crank Brothers, Giro, Illegal Petes
  • FAVORITE RACE: Trek Border Battle ­ WORS Series
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: Zippety Do Dah ­ Fruita, CO
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: Early morning ride at WTR w/ lights, work 10 hours, home to make dinner and give my daughter a bath, read a story, hang out with the wife.
  • ANY MENTORS: Lance, Frischi, Tinker, Missy Giove, Tom Ritchey, Chris King, Lalonde Bros.
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: Spaghetti and Oatmeal
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: Decided to DNF once cause I blew up and vowed never to do that again...it is the worst feeling.
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: Well my wife just cleared off all of the paperwork that I left so all that is left is a piece of nice pottery.
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: A full-time Dad and husband. Wait…I already am that!?!

    Jeremiah Work

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 12/29/1980
  • WEB PAGE: www.mafiaracing.com
  • NATIONALITY: Texan
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Austin
  • MARITAL STATUS: Swinger
  • HEIGHT: Average
  • WEIGHT: 8.75 percent of a ton
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: PROdiums, Made the USA Elite Mens World Championship team in Scotland, Snapping gates on competitors
  • SPONSORS: BLKMRKT/MAFIA-PABST/X-FUSION/E-13
  • FAVORITE RACE: Scotland Ft William World Championship 2007
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: Squats at the gym
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: WORK SON
  • ANY MENTORS: Obi-one-kanobi, Ricky Bobby, Debby Gibson, Seth and Amy from the weekend report.
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: Pasta makes you Fasta
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: Bad Officials that do not need to be part of a sport they know nothing about
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: Bills
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: Vegetable

    Brandon Turman

  • DATE OF BIRTH: June 9, 1986
  • WEB PAGE: http://bturman.blogspot.com
  • NATIONALITY: USA
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Golden, Colorado
  • MARITAL STATUS: Single
  • HEIGHT: 5’ 11”
  • WEIGHT: 165 lbs
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Turning pro, adding some style to my riding, and dialing in a new trick every once in a while
  • SPONSORS: Felt, PBR, Mafia Racing, Rooly Eyewear, 661, Fox Shox, MRP, Maxxis, ODI
  • FAVORITE RACE: Angel Fire 4X or Sol Vista DH - it’s a toss up
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: Exit 27, just outside of Seattle
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: College, a quick read up on happenings in the bike industry, a visit to the skatepark or dirt jumps, and maybe some brews with the boys
  • ANY MENTORS: Gene Hamilton and the Buell Brothers have been big influences for me
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: Franks and beans cooked over the camp fire in a ski resort parking lot
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: Snowmass National 4X my Jr. X year - came unclipped, went otb, straight over the berm, and landed on my back on a pile of rocks. Not fun.
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: I’m in the Caribbean! Freshly picked passion fruit, coconut, grapes, bananas, tomatoes, and some delicious wafer cookies
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: Stir crazy. I NEED my ride time.

    Nadia Steinbrecher

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 10/15/82
  • WEB PAGE: www.myspace.com/snottia
  • NATIONALITY: german
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: couch surfing in colorado
  • MARITAL STATUS: single
  • HEIGHT: 5'6"
  • WEIGHT: 125
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2nd place, holla for ya dolla comp
  • SPONSORS: mafia, girthbikes.com, black market, deity, fox shox
  • FAVORITE RACE: Telluride, but they've since closed the mountain to bikes.
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: I'm not much into training, but Ray's MTB Park is my favorite place to ride and I always learn so much when I go.
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: Lots of coffee, riding bikes, school, and work, all set to an amazing soundtrack thanks to my iPod.
  • ANY MENTORS: Anyone that rides a bike for themselves.
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: Skittles
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: Snowmass 4X 2007-when Kristin Hotopp snapped her tib/fib after we got tangled in the first corner.
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: Bike parts, PBR cans, and a plant named Gary.
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: Unhappy

    Matt Russell

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 10/30/1986
  • WEB PAGE: 970biking.com
  • NATIONALITY: U.S.A.
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Fort Collins
  • MARITAL STATUS: Not Married
  • HEIGHT: 5ft 9ish
  • WEIGHT: 170ish
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Winning my first semi-pro race by 26 seconds! and everytime i get on the bike and have fun.
  • SPONSORS: Mafia, Road 34, Gamut
  • FAVORITE RACE: Snow mass
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: Greens and Fuses
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: Tacos and go cart racing
  • ANY MENTORS: The Parents, Kain leanord, Mike Kazimer, Joel Scott, Parker Moore
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: Tacos
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: blew a tire in a drift, went down ripped my bars out of my stem and sliced my chin with the mangled stem in the sopping mud at snowmass.
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: bike parts
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: A Helicopter Pilot

    Marshall Roach

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 1/29/89
  • WEB PAGE: http://dhroach.blogspot.com/
  • NATIONALITY: American
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Grand Junction, CO
  • MARITAL STATUS: single
  • HEIGHT: 6'0"
  • WEIGHT: 155
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2006 Montana DH state champion, Mesa State Nationals Team 2007, 2008
  • SPONSORS: Haro Bikes, Absaroka Bicycles, Giro
  • FAVORITE RACE: Fat Tire Frenzy, Red Lodge MT
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: anything on two wheels
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: frosted flakes, work, bikes
  • ANY MENTORS: the old man
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: whatever is available
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: got to the the start and had a flat tire, couldn't get it fixed in time and wasn't able to race. bummer day.
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: movies, cookies, and bills
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: fat and out of shape

    Parker Moore

  • DATE OF BIRTH: October 17, 1983
  • WEB PAGE: n/a
  • NATIONALITY: USA
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Fort Collins, Colorado
  • MARITAL STATUS: Ball and Chain just not a legal one yet.
  • HEIGHT: 6'
  • WEIGHT: 190
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Top 10 at MSC races, Road 34 Jump Jam finalist.
  • SPONSORS: Road 34 Bike Shop, 970biking.com
  • FAVORITE RACE: Angel Fire
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: Edora Skate Park in the morning and a Foothills Trail ride or shuttling in the afternoon.
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: Work and then Riding until I'm forced to fumble my way home in the dark.
  • ANY MENTORS: All the guys I ride and race with, Shane and Danimal.
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: Still trying to find that perfect go fast food.
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: Knocking my self silly at the begining of the 2006 Final Descent and having to finish the rest of my race run seeing stars.
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: Tabasco, an allen set, a bunch of DVD's, my backpack, and all of this adding up to me eating on the couch.
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: Probably a pretty sad person who was afraid to take risks and experience new things.

    David Howell

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 9/3/1985
  • WEB PAGE:
  • NATIONALITY: American
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Boulder, Colorado
  • MARITAL STATUS: Single
  • HEIGHT: 5'11"
  • WEIGHT: 210 lbs
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: The entire thing has been incredible!
  • SPONSORS:
  • FAVORITE RACE: Angelfire, NM
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: Right now it is Marshall Mesa on my cross bike.
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: School, riding bikes and studying
  • ANY MENTORS: Brandon Turman
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: Hamburgers and PBR
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: Crashing in the easiest spot of the course, getting the wind knocked out of me and having to wait until I got my breath back....It was still a super fun race though.
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: I don't really have a kitchen table, but i guess Bike, Decline and Powder mags.
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: Probably a really really big nerd.

    Deider Barrick

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 12/21/1988
  • WEB PAGE: sponsorhouse.loopd.com/Members/dbarrick
  • NATIONALITY: US and A baby!
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Golden, Co
  • MARITAL STATUS: Single
  • HEIGHT: 5’7”
  • WEIGHT: 150lbs
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 9 time ABA State Champion, 2 time Grand National Champion, 1st Chalk Creek Stampede MX, 1st Collegiate Nationals DS
  • SPONSORS: Sunline/661, Sun Ringle, Zumwalt’s Bikes, Golden Bikeshop, Huck Nasty
  • FAVORITE RACE: Collegiate Mud Fest aka Nationals
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: Chimney Gulch/Apex/Enchanted Forest
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: Waking up, lots of breathing, and some biking thrown in the mix
  • ANY MENTORS: Ernie Jones, Rick Lindell, Brandon Turman, Steve Mullen, the Zabienski bros., Jared Auld, and Nick Zuzelski
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: Burritos
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: Crashing and getting my gear dirty!
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: Bananas and some mac n cheese
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: A Shaolin Monk

    Name: Anthony Lenz

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 12/12/1988
  • WEB PAGE: www.mafiaracing.com
  • NATIONALITY: Caucasian
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Ft. Collins
  • MARITAL STATUS: Single
  • HEIGHT: 5’8”
  • WEIGHT: 165
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2007 I was 8th overall in my category
  • SPONSORS: Mafia Racing, Felt Bicycles, Pabst Blue Ribbon, GoFast, GU, Crank Brothers, Giro, Illegal Petes
  • FAVORITE RACE: My favorite race was the MSC in Telluride. Hope they bring it back.
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: umm, I just like to ride in general, I don't think of it as training. A day up in Sol Vista is always nice though.
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: wake up, shower, eat breakfast, if I didn't wake up too late. Go to school and try not to be late. Work after that, and when i get off try to sneak some form of riding in, if it is summer. If it is winter then usually I am pissed because it is dark when i get done with work or snowy. Bed and start it all over again. I love it.
  • ANY MENTORS: Not really
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: Steak. and a huge glass of unsweetened ice tea or Brownies.
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: Last season at Snowmass during my race run, my chain snapped and went into my spokes and just effed everything up. I didn't get hurt but was unable to finish the race. Lame!!!
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: I don't have a kitchen table. If I did probably napkins and salt and pepper. and bills
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: A bored couch potato.

    Name: James Hollibaugh

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 4/9/1983
  • WEB PAGE: www.mafiaracing.com
  • NATIONALITY: US
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Boulder, CO
  • MARITAL STATUS: Single
  • HEIGHT: 6’ 4”
  • WEIGHT: 200
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: DS win at Sol Vista 08, 2nd Overall in MSC 2008
  • SPONSORS: Mafia Racing, Felt Bicycles, Pabst Blue Ribbon, GoFast, GU, Crank Brothers, Giro, Illegal Petes
  • FAVORITE RACE: Sol Vista
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: Cougar Ridge
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: Working
  • ANY MENTORS:
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: Beer
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: Crashing
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: PBR and Chicken Kabobs
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: A musician

    Name: Matt Fisher

  • DATE OF BIRTH: 06/13/80
  • WEB PAGE: www.YouTube.com/RideDH13 / Facebook
  • NATIONALITY: USA-A-OK
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Boulder Ballerado
  • MARITAL STATUS: Not
  • HEIGHT: 6’1”
  • WEIGHT: 190 America Pounds
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Winning some races, learning, and riding bikes a lot.
  • SPONSORS: Mafia Racing, Felt Bicycles, Pabst Blue Ribbon, GoFast, GU, Crank Brothers, Giro, Illegal Petes
  • FAVORITE RACE: Durango World Cup DH
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: Bikes
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: waking up, breathing a lot, going back to sleep. A bunch of other fun stuff goes in between. I get up at 7, am at the track at 8. Ride for 2 hours, then get a breakfast burrito at Illegal Pete's (Really, I do!) Then I rest, watch a movie and maybe go for a street ride or a road ride. Then I usually eat some more, then figure out something fun to fill the rest of the day. On a work day I just go to work. (But on a bike!)
  • ANY MENTORS: I admire a lot of riders, I learn something from everyone I meet!
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: I am a huge fan of PB&J, oh and Spaghetti... Mmmmm Spaghetti.
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: If I could remember it it would be worse I am sure, but coming too under the GT trailer in Big Bear '98 after smashing my head into some rocks in my Jr. Expert race run. All I remember was a lady asking me if I needed some oxygen. I have done plenty of races over the years, and they either gave me scars or trophies to remember them by!
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: Hang on, let me look... My sketch book, two pairs of pliers, some pieces of mail I have yet to attend to, a sharpie, my sunglasses, and some wood scraps from the wood shop with some nice grain that caught my eye.
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: Designer / Artist, Problem Solver.

    John Miller

    Kyle Black

    Jared Roy

    Aaron VanderWaal

  • DATE OF BIRTH: August 27, 1974
  • WEB PAGE: www.avracing.blogspot.com
  • NATIONALITY: American
  • CURRENT RESIDENCE: Seattle, WA
  • MARITAL STATUS: Single
  • HEIGHT: 5’11”
  • WEIGHT: 165
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 3rd place 2007 Endurance 100K, 33rd place 2008 BC Bike race, 2nd place overall , 1997 NHRA Division six Super Comp class.
  • SPONSORS: Mafia Racing, Felt Bicycles, Pabst Blue Ribbon, GoFast, GU, Crank Brothers, Giro, Illegal Petes
  • FAVORITE RACE: Test of Metal
  • FAVORITE TRAINING RIDE: Anywhere in Squamish BC Canada or Crystal Mtn, WA
  • AVERAGE DAY CONSISTS OF: Drink coffee, yoga, work, ride, eat, drink PBR, sleep. Shower every 3rd day.
  • ANY MENTORS: My father
  • FAVORITE RACE FOOD: Mashed potatoes with salt
  • WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RACE: Getting dizzy, falling over, vomiting on myself…later found out I had appendicitis.
  • WHAT'S ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE RIGHT NOW: A candle and a laptop.
  • IF YOU WEREN'T AN ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: I’m an athlete?

    Thomas Hayes

    Glenn Joiner

    David Miller

    David Young

    Chris Bassett

  • Age:
  • Hometown:
  • Race focus: CX
  • Other interests: making art, dogs, friends and PBRs
  • Quote: "It is by will alone I set my mind in motion." - Piter De Vries- Dune
  • Music: Iggy Pop, Radio Birdman, Prince Far I
  • Why do you race for The Mafia?
    Why would I not?

    Colby Weber

  • Age:
  • Hometown: Ventura, CA
  • Race focus: Cyclocross, road
  • Other interests: Reading
  • Quote: "I don’t need money to get girls, I just need a mustache!"
  • Music: blues and jazz
  • Why do you race for The Mafia?
    Why do you race for the mafia? Good people, good beer, and good times!

    Matt Masters

  • Age: 26
  • Hometown: Thousand Oaks, CA
  • Race focus: Cyclocross
  • Other interests: Motocross, Surfing, Wakeboarding, Off-Road Racing
  • Quote: "Giddy Up"
  • Music: A little mix of everything, 80's, rock, even a little rap and country.
  • Why do you race for The Mafia?
    Great people, great times, and deliciously refreshing PBR, need i say more?

    Tomas Petricko

  • Age: 24
  • Hometown: Trencianske Teplice, Slovakia
  • Race focus: XC, Triathlon
  • Other interests: anything outside of my house
  • Quote: "If you're ever shipwrecked on a tropical island and you don't know how to speak the natives' language, just say "Poppy-oomy." I bet it means something" - Jack Handey
  • Music: http://slackstring.com/
  • Why do you race for The Mafia?
    Because we can.