Adam Penny

Age: 38

Place of Birth: Valdosta, GA

Race Categories: Mtn Pro / Road Cat 3

Strengths: Long sustained Pisgah style climbing (and descending).  Give me a 2500′ single track climb deep in the woods and I am in heaven.  All-arounder on the road, but I seem to find myself in breakaways a lot. I guess I like the odds better in a final sprint.

Previous Teams:
Caloi Mountain Bike Farm Team 1996-2000
Hearn’s Cyclery 2003-2005
Asheville Bicycle Racing Club 2005-2007

2011 Goals:
- Win Double Dare

- Complete ORAMM in under 6 hours

- Take a WIN in a 12-Hour Solo MTB Race

-Defend my Pisgah Badass Crown

Past Results/Palmares:

2010:

2010 Chainbuster Racing 12-Hour MTB Solo Series Open/Pro Champion.  Blogpost here.

2010 Pisgah Badass KING. Blogpost here.

1st, Chainbuster Racing 12-Hour MTB Solo Finale, Jackrabbit Trails, Hayesville, NC. Blogpost here.

2nd, Chainbuster Racing 12-Hour MTB Solo, Fort Yargo, Winder, Ga. Blogpost here.

2nd, Chainbuster Racing 12-Hour MTB Solo, Tribble Mill, Lawrenceville, Ga. Blogpost here.

2009:

9th, Georgia State Road Race Championships

2007:
7th, Cat. 3 Donaldson Center Road Race
2nd, West Virginia Wild 100 MTB Endurance Race
3rd, Double Dare MTB Endurance Race
10th, Dilworth Criterium
2006:
2nd, Cat. 3 Georgia Cup Gainesville Criterium
5th, Cat. 3 McMinnville Highland Rim Classic Omnium
9th, Cat. 3 Avery Trace Road Race
8th, Cat. 3 Avery Trace Time Trial
7th, Cat. 3 French Broad Cycling Classic Time Trial
2005:
9th, Cat. 3 River Falls Road Race
8th, Cat. 3 Roan Groan
2004:
1st, Cat. 3 Tryon Vineyards Road Race
2003:
2nd, Sport Senior Stump Jump MTB Race
1999:
11th, Expert Senior Class Showdown at Sugar MTB Race
1998:
6th, Cat. 5 Dividing Waters Road Race
1st, Cat. 5 Blue Ridge Cycling Classic Criterium
1997:
NORBA Nationals Series Rank 18th

Why are you racing for Velosports?

The chance to be around people who are truly dedicated to excellence in whatever they put their mind to.

Hobbies/Interests while not on the bike:

Beagling (dog shows, agility trials, field work, and lots of floppy ears and wet kisses).  My wife, Cheryl and I own 4 AKC Beagles (one of which has won his Championship).  Also, whenever I get back to the ocean, I fall back into my pre-bike sports of surfing and windsurfing.

Your favorite team sponsor:

Mathews Architecture because they truly believe in the cycling culture and its impact it can have on the world.  Check out Adam’s profile on the Mathews Architecture website.

In His Own Words:
My grandfather, Charles L. Penny, was the 1928 U.S. National 6-Day Track Champion (see picture below), therefore I feel that cycling is in my blood.  My Dad has ceramic art work in the Smithsonian, so I feel that achieving a bit of fame also runs in my veins.  My wife is a retired Pro Downhill and Pro Cross-Country MTB racer, so I’ve even married into good genes.

Charles Penny August 15th, 1927

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