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Rider ProfilesRacers Tom Queen Anson Gilbert Brennan Kim Scott Hembree Phil Lovaglio Mark Funicello Nicole Dykert Bryan Thelen Dino D'Romero Michael Snider Art Alcantara
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Reid Anderson Michelle Kelly  Thomas Queen Nickname: Tom Height: 6" Sex: Male Age: 43 Bike: Specialized Epic Riding Preference: mountain, XC, Endurance Favorite Trail: Sunset Trail on Mt. Eldon in Flagstaff Bio: Arizona native, married for 12 years, I have two sons’ 10 and 6 years old. Both inherited my passion for bikes and love their BMX bikes. Currently own an Insurance Agency in Tempe Arizona and have six employees. Race History: Started racing BMX when I was 11 years old, got factory sponsorship from Torker bikes in late 70’s and raced expert class. Started racing mountain bikes in early 90’s in Arizona and New Mexico state series until 2000, took off 6 years while raising family. Started racing mountain bikes again 2006 in Sport class. Top  Scott Hembree Date of Birth: Jan.6,1960 Place of Birth: San Diego Residence: Chandler Height: 5'9" Weight: 190 Race Category: R3-T3-45 About Scott: I raced BMX ages 13 and 14 Tried 250 novice MX racing at age 15 till my brother in law crashed really bad. Started road riding at age 16 and was dropped and lapped all 1976 season 1977 finished most races and took a top ten finish by the end of the year. I kept training hard all through the winter that year. 1978 I Won the first race of the season along with a bunch of others including junior state road race at Camp Pendleton and tt at Lake Elsinor. 1979 was my first year as a senior. Myself and Thurlow Rogers both started as category 2 riders and were cat. 1 a month or so later. That year, with Kevin Lutz, Paul Deem and Mark Whitehead I was national champion in the 4000m team pursuit at Northbrook IL. I was also second in the Santa Barbara Grand Prix which was a national prestige classic (now NRC)and won a few crits and placed top five in most that year in SoCal. Two races I can remember winning that year were Tustin Dog Days Criterium with lots of screaming spectators (gotta love those screaming spectators) and Mexicali-San Felipe with even more screaming spectators and folks banging on pots. There was a winners jersey and banquet (gotta love Mexican racing!!). 1980 was my best year except that the Soviets invaded Afghanistan and we boycotted the Olympics. There were six of us on the team pursuit squad and the boycott demoralized all of us. I won the points race that year at the national championships in San Diego. We botched the team pursuit so I just went out for blood, made daring attacks and got lucky I suppose. I won Manhattan Beach that year and a few other really cool races but I forget all of their names. 1981 was a weird year full of illness and mishaps and much change. I clocked my fastest ever 4000m individual pursuit going under five minutes at national championships at Trexlertown but I ended up with chronic fatigue syndrome and rode inconsistently. That year I won a few crits and took the Downtown Bonneventure Criterium which was a NRC by taking a flyer with two laps to go 1982 I took the year to get well and rode 21 miles to work and 21 miles home all year, never racing or showing up at a training ride. 1983 I started racing again mostly concentrating on the track since we by then had three velodromes in SoCal and we could race at San Diego Wed. night, Domingues Hills Friday nite and Encino Saturday night. I won the state championships in the 50k points race on a hot windy afternoon in San Diego by riding a 49X15 and not bothering to really contest any early sprints. I lapped the field twice when ten or so miles had passed and folks got tired. I did make the podium in the elite men's road race that year at Lake Elsinor a few minutes behind now world champion Thurlow Rogers. I then took 20 years away from the sport working with different missions organizations in Mexico, Central and South America and here in the states. After my wife was unfaithful with a Chilean Pastor I returned to the states and decided to get back in shape (it has been a slow process). In 2003 I won the 1000m and 3000m master's tt events in state championships on the velodrome. In 2004 I won the Cat. 5 race at Hungry Dog Crit in Tempe and placed top five till I moved up to cat. 4. I was third in the North End Classic enjoying the crit in the rain and meeting my current life partner afterward who was also mud speckled from doing her event in the rain. In 2005 I won the points race at the state championships 25 years after winning the same event in the national championships on the same San Diego Velodrome. That year I was second in the master's race at the first annual "Patent It! Summer Heat Criterium" and fourth in the category 4 event. It was there I first saw and later befriended a fellow who talked me into joining Patent It! Race Results: Now in 2006 I have been; Crashed at Mc Dowell Mtn. and thus forced to miss Valley of the Sun. Fourth at Sun Devil Crit (masters 40+) Fourth at Hungry Dog (masters) 7th in cat.3. Collasal Cave Finished master's 45+ State Criterium Championships 5th master's 45+ Scottsdale Grand Prix 6th master's 40+ Summer Hear Criterium 12th 40+ master's Tucson Criterium Series #1 5th in master's 45+ Summit Center Stage Race 14th master's 45+ Tucson Criterium Series #2 6th master's 45+ AZ state track championships: Master's 45+ Matched Sprint Champion Master's 45+ kilo bronze medalist Master's 45+ 200 meter tt bronze medalist Master's 45+ 3000 pursuit bronze medalist Open 4000 meter team pursuit gold medalist more later... Top  Brennan Kim Nickname: Brennen, Short Stack Sex: M Age: 26 Riding Preference: mountain XC & mountain DH Bike: 07 Epic marathon, 08 Demo 8 Bio: Been riding bikes for years… First year racing. Lived in AZ for almost 2 years, but missing the normal seasons. Hopefully I'll get some races in this year. Race History: 07 Dust Devil Series 2nd White Tanks 2nd McDowell 4th Estrella Top Anson Gilbert Height: 5’ 7” Sex: Male Age: 51 Bike: 2007 Specialized Epic S-Works & 2006 Roubaix Pro Riding Preference: mountain XC & Road Bio: Anson is an Arizona native who raced motorcycles until Specialized unleashed it’s first Stumpjumper and got into mountain biking then. Enjoyed both mountain and road bikes for fitness and fun and started racing them in the late 80’s. A serious back problem got him out of racing for several years but currently that is under control. Started racing again in 2007 in the MBAA series. Anson also enjoys camping, hunting, fishing, and anything which includes his grand children. Race History: (recent) 2007 MBAA Race #1 - 5th place Sport Men 50-54 2007 MBAA Race #2 - 5th place Sport Men 50-54 2007 MBAA Race #4 – 1st place Sport Men 50-54 2007 MBAA Race #5 – 4th place Sport Men 50-54 4th Place overall 2007 MBAA State Championship Series Sport Men 50-54 2007 Dust Devil Race #1 – 3rd place Sport Men 50-59 2007 Dust Devil Race #2 – 2nd place Sport Men 50-59 Top Phil Lovaglio Nickname: Philbert Sex: M Age: 48 Riding Preference: Road Bike: 08 Tarmac SL Bio: I started racing mountain bikes in the early 90's. I purchased my first road bike in 1994 and started racing road racing in 1996 where I took 3rd in district RR in the cat 5. In 1999 I upgraded to a cat 3 an draced primarily in the 35 + 123 category. I've been racing off and on for the past 7 years. Race History: 2007 40 + 4th Usery Pass RR 40 + 8th Roosevelt RR 40 + 12th Superior RR 40 + 16th Colossal Cave RR 40 + 10th Skull Valley RR 45-49 5th AZ RR championships CAT 123 Open 8th, 12th, 8th, 7th, 5th, 6th, 8th NCNCA 45 + 8th District RR 45 + 7th Patterson Pass RR 2006 NCNCA Out due to crash 45 + 19th Wente Vineyards RR 45 + 21st Berkley Hills RR 45 + 11th Panoche Valley RR 45 + 13th Pescadero Coastal Classic 45 + 12th Mt Diablo TT 45 + 8th Leesville Gap RR 45 + 12th District Champ RR (Fort Ord) 2005 Did not race due to broken patella Top  Nicole Dykert Nickname: Nikki (only when in Poland) Height: 5'11" Sex: Female Age: 28 Bike: 2008 Specialized Epic Rim Lg Riding Preference: Road – mountain XC – mountain DH- Endurance – Adventure Bio: Nicole has always enjoyed the outdoors and being in nature. She grew up exploring the woods in Flagstaff, AZ on foot and began riding dirt roads with her family as a child. She got her first real mountain bike while going to college at Northern Arizona University and was hooked ever since. While not ultra competitive, she entered a few races to meet others who shared her fondness of mountain biking. Mostly riding for fun nowadays, she still plans on racing some of the MBAA series as well as some 24hr races to enjoy the scene and make new friends…. Race History: 2002 MBAA Race #3 - 5th place Sport Women’s 2002 MBAA Race #4 – 5th place Sport Women’s 2002 MBAA Race #5 – 3rd place Sport Women’s 2002 MBAA Race #6 – 2nd place Sport Women’s 2002 MBAA Race #7 – 3rd place Sport Women’s 2002 MBAA Race #8 – 2nd place Sport Women’s 2nd Place overall 2002 MBAA State Championship Series 2002 24 Hours of Old Pueblo 2003 MBAA Race # 2 - 2nd place 2003 24 Hours of Old Pueblo Top  Mark Funicello Nickname: Fooni Height: 5'11" Sex: Male Age: 33 Bike: 2008 Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Pro Riding Preference: Road – mountain XC – mountain DH- Endurance – Adventure Bio: Mark has been riding and repairing bikes since first grade. He started off riding to and from elementary school but found himself taking short cuts through dirt filled vacant lots back when there was such things. He took a break from bikes to work on his ’69 Camaro when he got his drivers license. Fortunately he got back into bikes while attending college at Northern Arizona University. Not a highly competitive rider, Mark hasn’t entered many races in the past but always enjoys the atmosphere. But this year, instead of being just the mechanic, you might just find him on the racetrack. Race History: 2002 24 Hours of Old Pueblo 2003 24 Hours of Old Pueblo –team mechanic 2004 24 Hours of Old Pueblo – team mechanic Top  Bryan Thelen Nickname: BT Height: 5'11 Sex: Male Age: 33 Bike: 2004 Specialized Epic Marathon Riding Preference: Endurance Adventure Bio: Birthdate: 01/28/1974 Birthplace: Madison, WI Hometown: Chandler, AZ Hobbies: Running, Kayaking, Camping, Hiking Marital Status: Married Race History: 2002 Downieville Classic point to point 2002 Henderson Harbor Duathlon 2002 Raid The North Mont Tremblant 2003 Raid The North Parry Sound 2003 Salomon Adventure Challenge 2003 Hendeson Harbor Duathalon 2003 Highland Forest Classic 2005 Extreme Heat 1 & 2 2005 Desert Rage Phoenix 2005 Desert Rage Vegas 2005 Gilmore Adventure Race 2006 Flagstaff Adventure Race 2006 Extreme Heat 1 & 2 2006 Desert Rage Phon d' Sutton 2006 Desert rage Vegas 2006 Desert Rage Bartlett Lake 2006 Desert Rage Roosevelt Lake 2006 Gilmore Adventure Race 2007 AXS Moab Adventure Race 2007 Kit Carson 24 Tahoe 2007 Desert Winds 24 hr Adventure Race 2007 Desert Waves 16 hr Adventure Race 2007 Gilmore Adventure Race 2007 Dawn to Dusk 10 hr mountain Bike Race 2007 Desert Rage Tucson 2007 Desert Rage Temecula 2007 Desert Rage Roosevelt Lake 2007 Desert Rage Needle Rock 2007 Extreme Heat #1 (course Designer) 2007 Extreme Heat #2 2007 Gilmore Adventure Race Top  Michelle Kelly Height: 5’5" Sex: female Age: 28 Bike: Specialzed Epic (mtn bike) Giant TCR3 (road) Riding Preference: Road mountain XC Bio: Michelle is an avid adventure racer who enjoys mountain and road biking, trail running kayaking, and more. Always up for an adventure and a challenge, she pushes herself to her limits both physically and mentally through her sports. Michelle races mountain and road bikes between adventure races to keep her at the top of her game. When she isn’t training or playing outside, Michelle spends her days marketing for a Phoenix architecture firm and serving as the chapter president of an industry-related marketing association. Oh, and leading groups on mountain biking and hiking tours for a Phoenix-based adventure company. Race History: 2007 Dawn to Dusk mountain Bike Race, 2-person Co-ed, 5th Place Desert Rage Needle Rock Adventure Race Gilmore Adventure Race Big Blue Kit Carson Adventure Race, Lake Tahoe, AR Extreme Heat Summer Series #2 AR, Phoenix, AZ – 3rd Place Desert Waves Night Race 16-Hour, Las Vegas, NV - tie for 2nd Place Overall Desert Winds 28-Hour AR, Las Vegas, NV - 6th Place Desert Rage So. Cal Adventure Race, Temecula, CA - 3rd Place Overall Desert Rage Tucson Adventure Race- 4th Place Overall McDowell Meltdown, Beginner, 1st Place in age group 2006 Desert Rage Bartlett Adventure Race, Bartlett Lake, AZ - 2nd Place Overall Gilmore Adventure Race, Prescott, AZ – 2nd Place Overall Extreme Heat Summer Series #2 AR, Phoenix, AZ – 3rd Place Overall Tour of the White mountains, 72 miles, 2nd Place Women Desert Rage Roosevelt AR, Lake Roosevelt, AZ – 6th Place Phoenix Urban AR, AZ – 5th Place Overall, 3rd in Division Desert Rage Phoenix AR, Lower Salt River – 2nd Place Overall The Endurance 100 12-Hours of Endurance, Park City, UT, 6th Pl Coed Duo 2005 Phoenix Women’s Adventure Race – 2nd Place Overall Desert Rage Las Vegas Adventure Race – 5th Place Overall, 3rd in Division Los Angeles Women’s Adventure Race, 3rd Place Overall, 1st in Division Gaspin’ the Aspen Duathlon Gilmore Adventure Race, Prescott, AZ – 2nd Place Overall, 1st in Division Extreme Heat Summer Series #3 AR, Phoenix, AZ – 1st Place Overall Extreme Heat Summer Series #2 AR, Salt River, AZ – 2nd Place Overall, 1st in Division Full Moon over Phoenix Nighttime AR, Bartlett Lake, AZ – 5th Place Overall, 1st in Division Desert Rage I AR, Horseshoe Lake, AZ – 6th Place in Division 2004 Anthem Adventure Race, Anthem, AZ – 2nd Place Overall, 1st in Division Phoenix Urban AR, AZ – 4th Place Overall, 1st in Division 24 Hours of Endurance, McDowell mountains, 4-person co-ed team Top
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