Racer Profile: Angus Rose

Residence: Portland, ME
Racing Age: 26
Day Job: Engineer
Discipline(s)/Categories: Mountain, Road, (and maybe Triathlon this year)
Bikes: Trek Fuel ex 9.8, Trek Madone 5.2, Voodoo Wanga
Strengths: Always having fun!
Weaknesses: Time trials... And spending too much money on bikes.
Favorite Trail: Anything offroad!
Favorite Races: 24 Hours of Great Glen, anything with a free BBQ at the end
Pre Race/Post Race Ritual:  Sleep, eat/ eat, sleep.
Wisdom:  Work hard play hard.

Racer Profile: Bill Brown

Lives in: Stetson

 

 

Racing age: 45

Passionate about: Mt Biking and Back Country Skiing. Doing anything outside with my nephew.

Bike: Tall Boy LT

Favorite Trail: Eye for an Eye and Charlie's Trail (down) in the Bog.

Strengths: Chasing Dave Hughes.

Weaknesses: Slowing down and relaxing.

Favorite Race: CBCC, NH-100, Bond Brook

Goals: To do well in the 100k  and 6 hour races.

Wisdom: Watch out for porcupines in the Bog and what Eric Roy said - I'm still chuckling.  Pace yourself...

Racer Profile: Scott Johnson

 

 

Residence: Orono, ME

Racing Age: 53, or so I am told

Day Job: Geology prof
Discipline(s)/Categories: Endurance, XC
Bikes: Trek Fuel EX 29, Trek Superfly single speed
Strengths: I don’t actually believe that I am in my 50s
Weaknesses: None that I know of?
Favorite Trail: Wasatch Crest Trail, Park City, Utah
Favorite Races: Racing sucks – I do it to attract chicks
Pre-Race Ritual: Make sure the cooler is near the finish line
Post-Race Ritual: Find the cooler
Wisdom: It supposedly comes with age, so Jim Rose and I must have the lion’s share
One thing I will never do: Beat Abe Furth
One thing I would like to do: Ride as fast as Bill Brown

Racer Profile: Eliza Cronkite

 

Residence: Orono, ME
Racing Age: 29 (2^nd anniversary)
Day Job: Geology Graduate Student
Passionate About: Ma Nature, being a tomboy
Bikes: Trek Crossrip, “The Ripper” and Trek Superfly, “The Fly”
Strengths: Never gives up, strong legs, puts up with all of these boys and their silliness
Weaknesses: Relaxing, rest days, the dreaded rocks-roots-trees-turn combo on trails
Favorite Trails: Almost anything in the Kingdom (VT)
Favorite Races: Have only done CBCC and Nordic Festival 6-Hour Solo; both are adventures…
Goals: Continue to improve mountain biking skills, finish my masters
Wisdom: Keep moving, you’ll get there eventually

Racer Profile: Julie Brown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lives in: Stetson

Racing age: 47

Passionate about: Biking and Skiing with family/friends. And, my fur babies:)

Bike: Jet 9 Niner

Favorite Trail: "The Pickle" in the Bangor Bog.

Strengths: I love to ride!

Weaknesses: Bad falls when NOT on my bike (and, Ice Cream)

Favorite Race: Nordic Trail Festival in Presque Isle.

Goals: To stay on my bike!

Wisdom: Play hard when you can :)

Racer Profile: Frank Cookson

 

Residence: Old Town, ME

Racing Age: 27

Day Job: Selling rocks, granite specifically.

Discipline(s)/Categories: XC, Enduro, straight up cruisin’

Bikes: Santa Cruz Bronson Carbon, Trek 1 series, and an 80’s era, made in the USA, steel Ross Professional Pro Tour

Strengths: Finding a good line in a moment of fear

Weaknesses: Pizza, err….Beer, well both.

Favorite Trail: Hard to say. Anywhere the trail starts to point down.

Favorite Races: Green Mountain Enduro hosted by Onion River Sports in Northfield VT. Single handedly the most fun that I’ve ever had on a bicycle. Smiles for days.

Pre Race/Post Race Ritual: Before the race: Listen to Slayer, drink some fluids, and try not to panic. After the

race: Assess the damage, be glad that I finished (if applicable), grab a hot dog and a beer and make for home or

the beach, whichever is closest.

Wisdom: Enjoy the ride!

Racer Profile: Gabriel Crooker

Residence: Stillwater, ME
Racing Age: Sport Senior (33)
Day Job: Full time cook at Applebee’s
Discipline(s)/Categories:  Mountain biking, Road, Charity rides
Bikes: Mountain bikes: SE Stout (SS), Salsa ElKaboing (FS), Road: Basso (antique Campy), Fuji Roubaix Pro 2007 (For sale), Trek Ion Pro 2013(CX)
Strengths: The willingness to push on no matter what.
Weaknesses:  Puppies
Favorite Trail:  The River Trail along the Stillwater River, which goes from Orono to Old Town, Maine. This trail is fast and flowey which is a good route to Rose’s Bike Shop.
Favorite Races: I have found through my experiences while racing that if I meet new people, and ride on new soil the race at hand will be a favorite. However, I have a favorite because it’s forever embedded in my brain. The race I speak of is the Hampshire 100; this race is an endurance mountain bike race. A racer can choose from 100km or 100 mile race. 
Pre-Race/Post Race Ritual: I stretch thirty minutes before, and listen to a heavy metal tune that I can memorize the words to keep me going. I also try to spin a mile before race time. For post-race, I find food, water, and then I grab a beer with the company of friends/team to converge about the race.
Wisdom: Never give up! Don’t try new things before a race! Check your helmet! Listen to your team mates about trail conditions, and anything else they have to offer for wisdom.