Racing age: 27

Job: Software Engineer

Category: 4 Road; 5 Track

Preferred type of racing: Flat, 4-corner crits.

Race resume: 9th at Timpani. 8th at Stockton, 5th at EMC, and 7th at Lafayette.

Who is your cycling icon and why: Robbie McEwen. He cause he kills it in the sprints.

Why I started cycling: Lose weight and see sights I wouldn't see otherwise.

Why I am still riding: Keep the weight off.

Why I still Race: The adrenaline fix that comes during the last few laps of a crit.

Favorite Ride: Great America Noon Ride

Nemesis Ride: Anything with a incline or hill. In particular, Mt. Hamilton.

My Race Bikes: Specialized Allez comp for the road, and Felt TK2 on the track.

My worst bike: Some $300 bike I bought on Ebay when I was started riding, but was too cheap to buy anything better.

Training Philosophy: Group rides - it's like free money.

Style: Chilling at the back or attacking.

Short Term Goals: Place top 3 in a race

Long Term Goals: Cat up to the 3s