Racer Profile: Niki Milleson

Residence: Alpine, WY
Racing Age: 35
Day Job: Doc
Discipline/category: endurance, stage, fatty
Bikes: Scott Spark 910, Scott Genius 910, 9Zero7 fatty, Jamis Satellite 
Strengths: Hour 4-12

Weaknesses: Hour 2-4

Favorite Trail: John 99, Park City, UT
Favorite races: Park City Point 2 Point,
Pre Race Ritual: Sign my husbands race plan with words of encouragement and he signs mine. 

Post Race Ritual: Food, Stretch, and a big smile

Wisdom: Smile, look ahead, pedal damn it, have fun.

Racer Profile: Corey Odermann

Residence: Orono, ME
Racing Age: 30
Day Job: Manager at your friendly, local bike shop
Discipline/category: XC MTB Sport moving up to Expert for 2014
Bikes: Trek Superfly 100 Elite (rocket ship)
Strengths: Riding fast for short distances
Weaknesses: Riding fast for long distances, waiting to commit to a race till the night before
Favorite Trail: B&L Boulevard
Favorite races: All of them!
Pre Race Ritual: Attempting a pre-race dump
Post Race Ritual: If I failed at my pre-race ritual, 
I follow up immediately with a post-race dump.
Wisdom: Gravity is your friend, don’t use your brakes.

Racer Profile: Jeremy Bousquet

Residence: Bangor, Maine Racing Age: 68 Real Age- 31 Day Job: Teacher and Bike Shop Rat Bikes: Too many and all Trek Strength: Ride anything and constantly working to improve Weakness: I crash with glory Favorite Trail- Ridge "Jeremy" Trail Favorite Races: Orono Woods Ramble and Dempsey Challenge Pre Race Ritual: Hydrate
Post Race Ritual: Eat a lot Wisdom: to ride like the great Corey Odermann

Racer Profile: Craig MacDonald

Residence: Bangor, ME

2014 Racing Age: 43
Years Racing: 1

Day Job:  Dirty Rug Sucker & Monkey Trainer

Discipline(s):  XC, Technical Single Track & Endurance?

Bikes:  Trek Superfly Elite 100, Trek Rig Single Speed, Trek Fuel EX8, Trek Farley Fatty & Trek Madone 4.5 Road Bike

Strengths: Being in the wrong gear on a climb, doing inadvertent stoppies on my single speed and scaring the hell outta roadies when I'm invited on a group ride!  

Weaknesses:  Ability to explain what gear I'm in, or was in…. Girls in cowboy boots with mini-skirts.

Favorite Trail:  Eye for an eye and All of the Bangor Bog

Favorite Races:  CBCC, Nordic Trail Fest & 12 Hrs of Bradbury  

Pre Race Ritual:  Hydrating, eating light and getting a good nights sleep

Post Race Ritual:  Eating and drinking whatever the hell I want. Keep moving and try to stop rigamortis from setting in.

Wisdom:  Man who think he is Number One is next to nothing. Riding  mountain bike well is cross between performing fine ballet and engaging in hell of a bar fight! Never raise hands to angry child - it leave groin exposed.  You can't judge a book (cyclist) by it's cover (how he or she looks). Woman who dance while wearing jock strap have make believe ballroom.  Dog's are smarter than most humans…

Racer Profile: Eric Roy

Residence: Bangor, ME/Lexington, MA

2014 Racing Age: 31
Years Racing: 2

Day Job:  Chemistryer

Discipline(s):  Single Speed, Endurance, XC 

Bikes:  Santa Cruz Highball, Trex Ion CX, Trek Remedy

Strengths:  Off bike skills (hiking, trashtalk)

Weaknesses:  Pedaling, Bike Handling

Favorite Trail:  Highline, Sugarloaf 

Favorite Races:  Sugarloaf, Bradbury 

Pre Race Ritual:  At the start line, I tell all the skinny guys that they don't look as fit as the previous year

Post Race Ritual:  Junk Food, fall asleep in the trunk of the Outback

Wisdom:  Don't draft off Justin

Racer Profile: Justin Qualey

Name:  Justin Qualey

Residence: Hampden, ME

2014 Racing Age: 38

Day Job:  Digital Stone Processing

Discipline(s)/Categories:  Enduro and Endurance XC (Expert)

Bikes:  Santa Cruz TRC, Giant TCX

Strengths:  Smashing corners, laying off brakes

Weaknesses:  Steep climbs, IPA

Favorite Trail:  The Abyss

Favorite Races:  Burke Enduro

Pre Race Ritual:  No carb loading and structured breathing

Post Race Ritual:  Cheeseburgers and IPA

Wisdom:  Be water.  Water always flows down the trail in the path of least resistance.

Racer Profile: Josh Lawrence

Name: Josh Lawrence
Residence: Hampden, ME
2014 Racing Age: 45
Day Job: Voodoo head shrinker Discipline(s)/Categories: Endurance xc and enduro mtb/cat 1 this year Bikes: GT cyclocross commuter, Something Fast (TBA) Strengths: Carbo loading Weaknesses: flat sprints Favorite Trail: Anything that is fast and techy Favorite Races: CBCC, Highland Enduro Wisdom: “You know one thing that will really make a woman mad?  Just run up and kick her in the butt (p.s. This also works with men.) .” - Jack Handey