RIDER PROFILES
Submitted with permission from the following Members
Name: Royce Beck
Age: 39 Star Sign: Virgo |
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Favourite Food/Meal: ALL First Bike: TREK 4300 Current Bike: GIANT XTC CO Dream Bike: LOOK 595 Sweetest Bike Moment: Beating Clyde, David G, David L, Benny, Randall, Brian and especially AJO. Nastiest Bike Moment: First race out Nine Mile - Tossed the cookies everywhere. Conquered: Finished Poker Race. Unconquered: Time Trial - Poker Race, 3rd race. What keeps you getting back in the seat: Trying to beat ARK, ARK |
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Name: Barney Stevens
Age: Lost count Star Sign: Taurus |
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Favourite Food/Meal: Prawns and yabbies First Bike: Unidentified bitsa Current Bike: Trek 7000 Dream Bike: One that goes faster than Dave’s Sweetest Bike Moment: Beating Benny around the Memorial Oval. Nastiest Bike Moment: Broken rib and punctured lung in road race near Dareton, hitting the pavement with face and shoulder near Berri, coming off sideways on rocks near Belmont. Conquered: One thing or the other. Unconquered: Lots more to do. What keeps you getting back in the seat: Never give up until you have to. Get out there and just do it! |
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| Name: Randall Burt
Age: 40 and some Star Sign: Sagittarius |
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Favourite Food/Meal: Coffee, cake, pizza all that sort of healthy stuff. First Bike: 24” with big handlebars and streamers Current Bike: Avanti Hammer Dream Bike: One that goes fast with no extra effort. Sweetest Bike Moment: Riding into Sydney at 16yrs old after a fundraising ride from Broken Hill. Nastiest Bike Moment: Being hit by a car. (nothing wrong with me) Conquered: Fear of losing Unconquered: Winning What keeps you getting back in the seat: Too tight to put petrol in my car. |
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Name: Corey Sammut
Age: 13 Star Sign: Cancer |
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Favourite Food/Meal: Chicken Schnitzel First Bike: BMX Yellow 16" Current Bike: Trek Mountain 3900 Dream Bike: Trek 8000 Sweetest Bike Moment: First Mountain Bike Nastiest Bike Moment: Falling off and grazing knee Conquered: ALL club tracks Unconquered: Beating Cec What keeps you getting back in the seat: Beating old track times. |
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| Name: Daniel Hines
Age: 22 Star Sign: Scorpio |
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Favourite Food/Meal: Rump Steak First Bike: Repco Super light 10 speed Road Bike Current Bike: Avanti Aggresso + Trek 4700 + Giessauf Dream Bike: Trek Fuel 30 or specialized Epic 30 Sweetest Bike Moment: Winning 60km road race in Port Pirie. Nastiest Bike Moment: Entire Poker Race '04. Conquered: Skills to ride MTB - Randall Burt Unconquered: Round Hill Challenge What keeps you getting back in the seat: Pure Adrenalin of two wheels. |
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Name: Dave Clarke
Age: 34 Star Sign: Libra |
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Favourite Food/Meal: First Bike: Shogun Trail Breaker3 (Second Hand) Current Bike: Avanti Team Competitor Dream Bike: Titus Racer X Exogrid Dual Suspension 100mm travel, 19lb weight, made in good ole USA, $11,000!!!! (Yeah, when I win Powerball!!). Sweetest Bike Moment: All I ever wanted to do, was to catch Barry Gentle and Benny Goodman! That was my goa,l and I have achieved that. Nastiest Bike Moment: Getting beaten by an elite woman in Canberra, in a 25km race! Conquered: Round Hill Challenge. Taking $50 off Luke Pickering - the look on his face, handing over the money was worth every effort!! Unconquered: Riding as fast as the other Dave Clark, and taking out the Poker Race. What keeps you getting back in the seat: A fear that my wife, Shelley, might beat me! The heckling from my workmates would be unbearable!!! |
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| Name: Brian Devlin
Age: 41 Star Sign: Taurus |
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Favourite Food/Meal: First Bike: 28" ex postie bike. Current Bike: There's a few. Dream Bike: Have it - Whyte JW2 Sweetest Bike Moment: Finishing the 160 km Diabetes Ride. Nastiest Bike Moment: Dislocated shoulder when I was 19. Conquered: Being able to climb. Unconquered: 'Wild Side' - Tasmania 24 hr solo What keeps you getting back in the seat: Friends |
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Name: Shelley Clarke
Age: 33 Star Sign: Sagittarian |
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Favourite Food/Meal: Hmm? Chocolate! First Bike: Giant Rincon Current Bike: Avanti Team Competitor Dream Bike: The one I own. She's a dream, and she has been very good to me - I'm very loyal!!! Sweetest Bike Moment: Taking out the '05 Poker Race Nastiest Bike Moment: Seeing the Mt Torrens track for the first time! Conquered: Mt Torrens, SA. Unconquered: Crack-me Caldwell What keeps you getting back in the seat: The dream of one day getting within 5 minutes of my husband!!! |
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Name: Abi Beck
Age: 11 Star Sign: Libra |
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Favourite Food/Meal: Salmon with Chille & Lime First Bike: AVANTI Current Bike: AVANTI Hurricane Dream Bike: Same as Dad's Sweetest Bike Moment: When I came 3rd on my frst race. Nastiest Bike Moment: First race out Nine Mile - Tossed the cookies everywhere. Conquered: Unconquered: What keeps you getting back in the seat: Catching up with my Friends. |
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Name: Tony Hepburn
Age: 53 Star Sign: Pisces |
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Favourite Food/Meal: First Bike: Skid Kid Current Bike: can't remember. Dream Bike: Faster One. Sweetest Bike Moment: Not getting lapped on my second Round Hill race. Nastiest Bike Moment: Getting a flat on Sunday morning ride. Conquered: Mud and rain on the Silverton time trial. Unconquered: Beating Shelley Clarke. What keeps you getting back in the seat: Enjoyment of the whole thing. |
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| Name: Cec Fraser
Age: 15 Star Sign: Libra |
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Favourite Food/Meal: Chicken Parmy/Hot Dogs First Bike: Trek 3700 Current Bike: Trek 8000 Dream Bike: Kona Stinky Sweetest Bike Moment: Being the 2006 and 2007 Junior Champion Nastiest Bike Moment: When I broke my arm. Conquered: Being the 2006 and 2007 Junior Champion Unconquered: Beating Billy from Adelaide in the Poker Race. What keeps you getting back in the seat: Getting fit and having fun. |
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| Name: David Goodman
Age: middle aged Star Sign: Ram |
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Favourite Food/Meal: Anythink First Bike: Super Elliott Current Bike: Trek Dream Bike: 70's Dragster Sweetest Bike Moment: Conquering Mount Buffalo Nastiest Bike Moment: pranging Super Elliott in Rainbow Avenue Conquered: Poker Race Unconquered: most other races What keeps you getting back in the seat: coz I can! |
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Name: Alexis Lenton
Age: 12 Star Sign: Aquarius |
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Favourite Food/Meal: Vegetables/pasta & Chicken Schnitzel Parmajama First Bike: Age 10 - TREK Current Bike: TREK Dream Bike: Avanti - Hard Tail Sweetest Bike Moment: When I won my first race. Nastiest Bike Moment: When I fell off my bike. Conquered: I did the Heritage Trail. Unconquered: Try not to talk all the time :) What keeps you getting back in the seat: I have fun on my bike all the time with family & friends. |
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Name: Jo Lenton
Age: 45 Star Sign: Aquarius |
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Favourite Food/Meal: Pasta & seafood First Bike: TREK 3700 Current Bike: AVANTI Agressor Dream Bike: AVANTI $6,000 one that makes me beat my husband Sweetest Bike Moment: Beating Previous times. Nastiest Bike Moment: Nine Mile Creek Conquered: Heritage Trail Unconquered: Beating my husband - Someone! -Anyone! What keeps you getting back in the seat: My husband & Family |
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Name: Mark Lenton
Age: 48 Star Sign: Virgo |
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Favourite Food/Meal: BEER! First Bike: Dragster Current Bike: AVANTI Agressor Dream Bike: KTM (motor bike) Sweetest Bike Moment: Beating my wife (Everyone) Nastiest Bike Moment: Snake Gully falling off. Conquered: Full Season Unconquered: Beating Dave Clarke What keeps you getting back in the seat: Wife & Family |
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Name: Kirstie Lenton
Age: 12 Star Sign: Aquarius |
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Favourite Food/Meal: Pasta & Fruit First Bike: Age 11 - TREK Current Bike: TREK Dream Bike: Anything Sweetest Bike Moment: Coming first for the fist time. Nastiest Bike Moment: ?? coming last Conquered: Round Hill Unconquered: Haven't finished a race without talking. What keeps you getting back in the seat: My family & friends. |
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