John Strobel
 
Ripped and ripping it
Age:30
Place of Birth:Winchester, Connecticut
 
Race Categories:Road/5, MTB/Expert
 
Strengths: Descending on a hardtail faster than some people do on full suspension.  The view from sitting in on my road bike.
 
2010 Goals: To learn from the experienced racers on the team to upgrade to Cat/4.  Work on sprinting and getting stronger to drive the pace to help team mates
 
Why are you racing for VeloSports? To gain racing experience and be part of a great team that not only races and trains together but works with the community and supports youth cycling and development.
 
Hobbies off the bike: Hiking, Camping, Kayaking, woodworking, traveling, working on my bikes, (editor’s note insert) feeding his horse (see pic below).
 
In his own words: I have spent the last 7 years living/riding/racing,  in Durango, Boulder and Wisconsin racing my mountain bike. I just moved to Asheville and am really excited to give road racing a try and participate in a couple 6/12/24 hour mtb races when they are available. I have raced quite a bit all over the country but have dont really have anything exciting or tremendous as far as results go, I just enjoyed the ride. I am looking forward to working hard for teammates this year however I can and learning a whole bunch along the way.
         
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