2013 Team Mike’s Bikes

Team Manager

Henry Scholz

Nickname(s): Hank, Hankus, Hankles, Benjamin Hanklin, Hankinator, Man-Child
Age: 24
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Which Mike’s Bikes do you most frequent?
Sausalito
What got you into cycling?
Adrian Richardson
What is your top cycling accomplishment?
Winning Snelling Road Race and OG Merced Crit in the same weekend.
What is your favorite NCNCA Race?
Early Bird Road Race
Who is your favorite Pro Rider?
Alexander Vinokourov
What is your favorite Pre-Race Food?
Oatmeal with Apple, Blueberries, and Cinnamon, Hard Boiled Egg, Bagel with Butter, Bacon, and Cup of Coffee
Post-Race?
Burrito the size of a large child.
What is your favorite thing to do off the bike?
I don’t really do much off the bike.
What do you do for a living?
Physical Therapists Aide at Renew Physical Therapy
What is your favorite quote?
“We are more real when all our energies are focused, our attention riveted, when we are alert, functioning completely, utilizing our (valuable) powers.” – Robert Nozick

Team Director

Steve Pelaez

Nickname(s): The Cobra
Age: 40
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Which Mike’s Bikes do you most frequent?
Sausalito
What got you into cycling?
My parents could not buy me a cool car so I opted for a cool Raleigh bike and a neon green kit head to toe, instead.
What is your top cycling accomplishment?
Representing team Philippines in the track world cups and Asian games, where we won the gold.
What is your favorite NCNCA Race?
Merco Weekend
Who is your favorite Pro Rider?
Gilbert
What is your favorite Pre-Race Food?
Kale shake with oatmeal and peanut butter
Post-Race?
Chocolate milk and tacos.
What is your favorite thing to do off the bike?
Sleep
What do you do for a living?
I have my own business – Printme.com; mobile printing technology for the hospitality market.
What is your favorite quote?
“Everything works out in the end. If it doesn’t feel like it, then you’re just not at the end yet.” – Steve Pelaez

Andy Goessling

Nickname(s): GOS-ling, Anybody’s Guess-ling
Age: 23
Hometown: Berkeley, California
Which Mike’s Bikes do you most frequent?
Berkeley and San Rafael
What got you into cycling?
I joined the Berkeley High School Mountain Bike team my freshman year and never looked back.
What is your top cycling accomplishment?
I was very happy to win the now defunct Brisbane Circuit Race in 2009. Reigning champion! It was also an honor to help out Team Mikes Bikes to win the NCNCA Best Team Award in 2012
What is your favorite NCNCA Race?
San Rafael Twilight
Who is your favorite Pro Rider?
Tom Boonen
What is your favorite Pre-Race Food?
Oatmeal with lots of accoutrements, snobby coffee, and maybe a kale shake
Post-Race?
Pollo asado burrito or a burger
What is your favorite thing to do off the bike?
I like keeping up with new movies and music, expanding my digital design knowledge, and working on my car (sometimes)
What do you do for a living?
I work at a small communications company in Berkeley, as well as part time at Mikes Bikes of San Rafael.
What is your favorite quote?
ìThe greater the suffering, the greater the pleasure. That is natureís payback to riders for the homage they pay her by suffering. Velvet pillows, safari parks, sunglasses; people have become woolly mice. They still have bodies that can walk for five days and four nights through a desert of snow, without food, but they accept praise for having taken a one-hour bicycle ride. ëGood for youí. Instead of expressing their gratitude for the rain by getting wet, people walk around with umbrellas. Nature is an old lady with few friends these days, and those who wish to make use of her charms, she rewards passionately. -Tim Krabbe, The Rider

Daniel Holloway

Nickname(s): Hollywood
Age: 25
Hometown: Morgan Hill, California
Which Mike’s Bikes do you most frequent?
San Jose and Los Gatos
What got you into cycling?
A summer sport from Speed Skating
What is your top cycling accomplishment?
2010 USA Pro Criterium Champion
What is your favorite NCNCA Race?
It is easier to pick which one isn’t. But I will go with Snelling.
Who is your favorite Pro Rider?
Steve Cozza
What is your favorite Pre-Race Food?
Morning race, Bacon and Egg Sandwhich and some oats with Toast covered on PB and Honey. Evening race, Sushi.
Post-Race?
Almost depends on where I am at. Cali races, you cant beat a local taco/burrito place.
What is your favorite thing to do off the bike?
Heading to the range with the family.
What do you do for a living?
Race bikes
What is your favorite quote?
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.

Roman Kilun

Nickname(s): Romie
Age: 31
Hometown: Oakland
Which Mike’s Bikes do you most frequent?
Berkeley
What got you into cycling?
Mountain Biking the Oakland Hills
What is your top cycling accomplishment?
Winning two stages of Tour de Nez
What is your favorite NCNCA Race?
Nevada City
Who is your favorite Pro Rider?
Marriane Vos
What is your favorite Pre-Race Food?
Eggs Benedict
Post-Race?
Carnitas Burrito
What is your favorite thing to do off the bike?
Clean my bike and work on my car
What do you do for a living?
Huh?
What is your favorite quote?
Показать кузькину мать

James LaBerge

Nickname(s): LaBerge
Age: 20
Hometown: Napa, CA
Which Mike’s Bikes do you visit most frequent?
Petaluma
What got you into cycling?
My dad (Dean LaBerge), who has been racing bike since he was a teenager.
What is your top cycling accomplishment?
Winning Tour De L’Abitibi (UCI Junior Nations Cup) Stage 2 in 2011
What is your favorite NCNCA race?
San Rafael Twilight/ Cat’s Hill Classic/ Road Nationals
Who is your favorite pro rider?
So many to choose from but if I had to choose one person, I would choose Lucas Euser. He is from my hometown and he’s a great guy and has an unbelievable story behind his riding.
What is your favorite pre-race food?
Roast beef or ham sandwich
Post-race?
Coke and a burrito
What is your favorite thing to do off the bike?
Spend time with my girlfriend and family, travel,and hiking.
What do you do for a living?
Student at Napa Vally College and Team Member at Jamba Juice in Napa
What is your favorite quote?
Live for today. Remember yesterday. Plan for tomorrow.

Steve O’Mara

Nickname(s):
Age: 30
Hometown: San Anselmo, California
Which Mike’s Bikes do you most frequent?
San Rafael
What got you into cycling?
Tri, Hill Climbs, and a boss who was into it.
What is your top cycling accomplishment?
Tour of the Gila Stage Win
What is your favorite NCNCA Race?
Challenge Challenge
Who is your favorite Pro Rider?
Vino
What is your favorite Pre-Race Food?
PB&J and Oatmeal
Post-Race?
Steak Burrito
What is your favorite thing to do off the bike?
Climb Mountains
What do you do for a living?
Grassroots Advocacy for Education Non-Profit
What is your favorite quote?
ìI once met a man who was better than I, and he was, until he told me so.î

Eric Riggs

Nickname(s):
Age: 26
Hometown: Antelope, California
Which Mike’s Bikes do you most frequent?
Sacramento.
What got you into cycling?
All the cool girls are into cyclists
What is your top cycling accomplishment?
Youngest rider at 2007 Tour de Georgia
What is your favorite NCNCA Race?
Nevada City Classic or Ward’s Ferry Road Race
Who is your favorite Pro Rider?
Barry Wicks ever since he autographed my copy of Harry Potter
What is your favorite Pre-Race Food?
Cereal and fruit
Post-Race?
Ryan Johnson’s snack pack care packages
What is your favorite thing to do off the bike?
Fill out surveys, read Cosmopolitan, drunk dial John Piasta
What do you do for a living?
LOL
What is your favorite quote?
“I just closed my eyes and went hard” – James Wingert reflecting on his 2012 Sea Otter Circuit Race win

Shawn Rosenthal

Nickname(s): None yet
Age: 27
Hometown: Berkeley, California
Which Mikeís Bikes do you most frequent?
Berkeley
What got you into cycling?
Injury from running
What is your top cycling accomplishment?
Collegiate National Championships TTT
What is your favorite NCNCA Race?
Pescadero RR
Who is your favorite Pro Rider?
Roman Kilun
What is your favorite Pre-Race Food?
Rice Gruel w/ Coconut, Almonds & Fruit
Post-Race?
Coca Cola & sandy cookies
What is your favorite thing to do off the bike?
R&R
What do you do for a living?
Cycling Coach
What is your favorite quote?
Any fool can know. The point is to understand.

Marcus Smith

Nickname(s):
Age: 18
Hometown: Pleasanton
Which Mike’s Bikes do you most frequent?
Pleasanton
What got you into cycling?
My parents: My mom crashed twice before she knew she was pregnant with me. Ever since then I’ve been on a bike riding, crashing, racing, and having fun.
What is your top cycling accomplishment?
2nd at Junior Tour of Ireland Stage 2
What is your favorite NCNCA Race?
Wente RR
Who is your favorite Pro Rider?
Jens Voigt
What is your favorite Pre-Race Food?
Eggs, bacon, and an english muffin
Post-Race?
Coca Cola and a burrito
What is your favorite thing to do off the bike?
Hanging with friends and programming
What do you do for a living?
Student at UC Berkeley
What is your favorite quote?
“A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.” Wayne Gretzky

Rainier Schaefer

Nickname(s):Pannier Schaefer, Raino, Rainy
Age: 26
Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii
Which Mike’s Bikes do you most frequent?
San Francisco
What got you into cycling?
Needed to find an alternative to the bus that was faster than skateboarding.
What is your top cycling accomplishment?
Riding the 2009 Tour of California on a track bike.
What is your favorite NCNCA Race?
Santa Cruz Classic Criterium
Who is your favorite Pro Rider?
Phil Mooney
What is your favorite Pre-Race Food?
Irish oatmeal with peanut butter and banana
Post-Race?
A shake first then anything in season, new for me, and delicious. Preferably with rice.
What is your favorite thing to do off the bike?
Mushroom forage
What do you do for a living?
I work at a restaurant
What is your favorite quote?
“What is hard to endure is sweet to remember.” -Anonymous

Adam Switters

Nickname(s): Switters
Age: 25
Hometown: Citrus Heights
Which Mike’s Bikes do you most frequent?
Sacramento
What got you into cycling?
Dad
What is your top cycling accomplishment?
KOM 2010 San Dimas Stage
What is your favorite NCNCA Race?
Nevada City Classic
Who is your favorite Pro Rider?
Vino
What is your favorite Pre-Race Food?
Fired potatoes with eggs and bacon
Post-Race?
Rice Pudding and a coke
What is your favorite thing to do off the bike?
Sleep
What do you do for a living?
Cycling Coach
What is your favorite quote?
“America is all about speed – hot, nasty, badass speed” -Eleanor Roosevelt

Dana Williams

Nickname: TBD
Age: 37
Hometown: Mill Valley, CA
Which Mike’s Bikes do you most frequent?
Sausalito
What got you into cycling?
Riding ‘Ride the Rockies’ with family in 2001
What is your top cycling accomplishment?
1st – 2012 Giro di San Francisco, 2012 NCNCA Masters State Crit Champion, 3rd – 2012 NCNCA Premiers Series P12 Standings
What is your favorite NCNCA Race?
San Rafael Twilight & Leesville Gap RR
Who is your favorite Pro Rider?
Tom Boonen
What is your favorite Pre-Race Food?
Anything team chef Ryan Johnson whips up
Post-Race?
Isalean shake with IsaCalcium, IsaFruits, WantMoreEnergy and CleanseForLife
What is your favorite thing to do off the bike?
Spend time with wife and kids, ski and golf.
What do you do for a living?
Business owner, personal trainer and coach, Best of Both Golf & Ski.
What is your favorite quote?
“What you believe you will create.”

Ryan Johnson

Nickname(s): Ryjo, Lil’ Ryjo, Cream Puff
Age: 22
Hometown: San Carlos, California
Which Mike’s Bikes do you most frequent?
Sausalito
What got you into cycling?
Tricycles. Fun.
What is your top cycling accomplishment?
Crashed out of Santa Cruz criterium before finishing a lap
What is your favorite NCNCA Race?
Leesville Gap RR
Who is your favorite Pro Rider?
Svennys
What is your favorite Pre-Race Food?
Rice and an egg or oatmeal and kefir, granola on top, and coffee
Post-Race?
A burrito and a carbonated drink and a cookie
What is your favorite thing to do off the bike?
Cook and eat
What do you do for a living?
Learn about the human body
Get your ass to mars!

Travis Lyons

Nickname(s):
Age: 19
Hometown: Walnut Creek, California
Which Mike’s Bikes do you most frequent?
Walnut Creek
What got you into cycling?
Dad
What is your top cycling accomplishment?
Winning Snelling RR in a field of 100 then OG Merced Criterium the next day
What is your favorite NCNCA Race?
San Rafael Twilight
Who is your favorite Pro Rider?
Alessandro Ballan or Peter Sagan
What is your favorite Pre-Race Food?
Oatmeal & berries and whole wheat toast with almond butter
Post-Race?
Osmo Acute Recovery, a mini can of Coca-Cola and a double-double
What is your favorite thing to do off the bike?
Clean my bike & play/listen to music
What do you do for a living?
I work at Vanessa’s Bistro 2 in Walnut Creek, CA
What is your favorite quote?
“Forces beyond your control can take away everything you possess except one thing, your freedom to choose how you will respond to the situation” – Harold S. Kushner

Nicholas Newcomb

Nickname(s): Dukem, Duke Nukem
Age: 20
Hometown: Nicasio
Which Mike’s Bikes do you most frequent?
Los Gatos
What got you into cycling?
Racing mountain bikes with the Drake High School Team
What is your top cycling accomplishment?
San Dimas Stage Race
What is your favorite NCNCA Race?
Leesville Gap RR
Who is your favorite Pro Rider?
Dave Zabriskie
What is your favorite Pre-Race Food?
Clif Bars
Post-Race?
In and Out 3×3 everytime
What is your favorite thing to do off the bike?
Stare at my bike until my next ride
What do you do for a living?
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What is your favorite quote?
“I’m just a big Hairy American Winning machine” Ricky Bobby

Dr. Kristin Wingfield

Dr. Wingfield is the team physician for Team Mike’s Bikes. She looks after our guys and takes care of us when things go wrong.

Dr. Wingfield is a primary care sports medicine specialist, board certified through the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine and fellowship trained at Stanford University. She practices at Post Street Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in Corte Madera and San Francisco, California. http://www.drkristinwingfield.com/

Zimbabwe Sister Team

Phathisani PK

I was born and raised in Bulawayo and part of the Ndebele tribe, the 2nd largest tribe in Zim but the main tribe in Bulawayo. I have ridden bicycles my whole life and when I was 12, I started riding at a local BMX track. I have a background in auto mechanics and that has helped me as a self taught bicycle mechanic. In addition to cycling, I also have a passion for running and swimming although I only race bicycles. I am a big fan of Hip Hop and Jay Z is my favorite artist.

I started entering races in high school and have been successful on the local level. My long term goals are to race in the Tour de France and to train younger cyclists like Nkulumo. I spend a lot of my time now training on my bike, working out, and training Nkulumo. Next season, I hope to win at least 5 races at the elite level and possibly quality for the Zim National Team. I?d like to travel to Harare for the bigger races in Zim and maybe even to South Africa.

I raced in six races last year with a 2nd place in the Tour de Falcon (70 K) and a 1st in the Matobo Game Park Fun Ride (70 K).

Nkulumo

I was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and have lived here my whole life. I am part of the Ndebele tribe, the 2nd largest tribe in Zim but the main tribe in Bulawayo. I grew up riding my bike and using it to get to school, that?s where my passion began for cycling. While growing up riding my bike, I was also an active swimmer and soccer player. I?m a big supporter of the local Bulawayo club, The Highlanders. Everyone here in Zim also supports an English Premier League team and Chelsea is my club. In addition to cycling, I am also an artist. I enjoy painting landscapes the
most.

I started racing last year when I entered a three day race from Bulawayo to Beitbridge, about 350K. I won my category and have been hooked on racing since. My long term goal is to be a professional cyclist and my goal this next season is to upgrade from intermediate to elite and be successful.