GW Cycling Returning Racers 2010-2011

Here's what you've all been waiting for: the team as it returns for another siege on the ACCC.


Name: John B. Macchione III
Vitals: 6’0”, 208 lbs.
Hometown: Tewksbury, NJ
Program: Undergrad
Major: Business Administration
Year: Sophomore
Racing History: Started April 2010
Sweet Ride: 2010 Cannondale CAAD9/Shimano 105 components and wheels
Sweet Ride’s Name: Amanda
2010-11 Plan: Race Road unless I win the lottery and can get a ‘cross bike
2010-11 Goals: Win one road or crit race and dominate ITTs.
Racing Category: 5/D
Type of Rider: Rookie/aggressive/TT
Favorite ACCC Race: The upcoming GWU crit (ed. note: fingers crossed!)
Favorite Pro Rider: Sylvain Chavanel
Favorite Food: Anything Italian or that I actually have time to make
Only Weakness: Busy schedule and lack of sleep
One Song on Repeat for 60 Miles: Skillet – Hero

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Name: Samantha Rynas
Hometown: Morehead City, NC
Program: Master’s (Pfeiffer Univ. 2009)
Field: Forensics
Year: Second
Racing History: 4 seasons
Sweet Ride: 2010 Cannondale Six Feminine/SRAM Rival
Sweet Ride’s Name: None
2010-11 Plan: First ever ‘cross season
2010-11 Goals: Get muddy dirty and have some fun in the ‘cross races
Racing Category: 3/A
Type of Rider: Endurance
Favorite ACCC Race: Wake Forest downtown crit
Favorite Pro Rider: Tom Boonen
Favorite Food: Anything mexican
Only Weakness: Hills
One Song on Repeat for 60 Miles: Jack’s Mannequin - Dark Blue

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Name: Matt Kapuscinski
Title: President
Vitals: 6’3”, 210 lbs., 21 years old
Hometown: Summit, NJ
Program: Undergrad
Major: International Affairs
Year: Senior
Racing History: N/A
Sweet Ride: 2005 Orbea Onix/Campagnolo drivetrain
Sweet Ride’s Name: None
2010-11 Plan: Put on a successful race; get more people to join/ride for the team
2010-11 Goals: Same as above
Racing Category: 5, technically (Matt doesn’t race)
Type of Rider: (Drives the SAG wagon and we love him for it)
Favorite Pro Rider: Magnus Backstedt
Favorite Food: Beef
Only Weakness: Hills
One Song on Repeat for 60 Miles: Zebrahead – Get Back

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Name: Nick "Smash" Sachanda
Title: Directeur Sportif
Vitals: 6’4”, 239 lbs. and falling
Hometown: Hinsdale, IL
Program: Law (Case Western Reserve Univ. 2009)
Year: 2L
Racing History: 1 season
Sweet Ride: 2010 Cannondale CAAD9/Shimano Dura-Ace, 2011 Ridley X-Ride/SRAM Rival
Sweet Ride’s Name: “Stealth;” and in a tip of the hat to a teammate, the ‘cross bike is named after someone but I will never tell anyone who it is
2010-11 Plan: 2011 Road, at least one 2010 ACCC ‘cross race, 2010 MABRA ‘cross season
2010-11 Goals: 2011 Road Nationals, drop down under 200 by the end of the collegiate season
Racing Category: 3/B (hopefully – if not, then 4/B)
Type of Rider: Sprinter/breakaway artist: all about speed – hot, nasty, badass speed
Favorite ACCC Race: W&M Road Race
Favorite Pro Rider: Fabian Cancellara, Tom Boonen
Favorite Food: Clif Shot Bloks, because they mean that IT IS ON; also, hummus
Only Weakness: Jelly Belly jelly beans, long climbs
One Song on Repeat for 60 Miles: Brand New – You Won’t Know

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Name: R. Andrew David
Vitals: 5’11”, 172 lbs., Taurus
Hometown: Arlington, VA
Program: Master’s (Univ. of Virginia 2007)
Field: Health Services Administration
Year: 2012
Racing History: 1 season
Sweet Ride: 2007 Specialized Allez/Shimano mix, silver and black with white bar tape
Sweet Ride’s Name: Lucy
2010-11 Plan: Road
2010-11 Goals: Chalk up my first W
Racing Category: 4/C
Type of Rider: TT/sprint
Favorite ACCC Race: Wake Forest RR, short yet sweet, decent, fast 2K run into the finish
Favorite Pro Rider: Tom Boonen
Favorite Food: Beer?
Only Weakness: Climbing, or maybe beer
One Song on Repeat for 60 Miles: Buckcherry – Lit Up

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Name: Mike Taylor
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Program: Undergrad
Major: Civil Engineering
Year: Junior
Racing History: 5 seasons
Sweet Ride: Blue RC8/Shimano Dura-Ace
Sweet Ride’s Name: No name
2010-11 Plan: Road
2010-11 Goals: Get back into racing, got burnt out in high school but I think I’m done taking a break
Racing Category: 5/D
Type of Rider: No particular type but not a climber
Favorite Pro Rider: George Hincapie
Favorite Food: Pasta
Only Weakness: Hills
One Song on Repeat for 60 Miles: Survivor – Eye of the Tiger

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(Photo credit: Bruce Buckley)
Name: Catherine Miller
Hometown: Savannah, GA
Program: Law, L.L.M.
Field: Intellectual Property
Racing History: 4 seasons
Sweet Ride: Specialized Tarmac Pro SL w/ DA 7900, Specialized Roubaix S-Works SL w/ DA 7800; DT Swiss Mon Chasseral or MAVIC Carbone SLR wheels.
Sweet Ride’s Name: Sigfried (the White Tiger); Friedrich
2010-11 Plan: Whatever
2010-11 Goals: Whatever
Racing Category: 3/A
Type of Rider: Rouleur/time trialist
Favorite ACCC Race: NCSU Crit
Favorite Food: I don’t really discriminate
Favorite Pro Rider: Spartacus
Only Weakness: Boredom in the pack (leads to ill-conceived attacks), mountains, sprints

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Name: Mona Herold
Hometown: Flemington, NJ
Program: Undergrad
Major: Biology
Year: Sophomore
Racing History: 1 road season
Sweet Ride: Cannondale, red
Sweet Ride’s Name: None yet!
2010-11 Plan: Road
2010-11 Goals: Be competitive in the Bs
Racing Category: 4/B
Type of Rider: I like climbing hills
Favorite ACCC Race: W&M
Favorite Pro Rider: Sabine Spitz
Favorite Food: Mango
Only Weakness: Don’t want to fall
One Song on Repeat for 60 Miles: Bon Jovi – Bad Medicine - never gets old!

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Name: Michael Carlson
Hometown: Bloomfield, CT
Vital Stats: 5’8”, 135 lbs.
Program: Undergrad
Major: Undecided
Year: Sophomore
Racing History: Rookie
Sweet Ride: 2010 Cannondale CAAD9 w/ Shimano 105
2010-11 Plan: Road
2010-11 Goals: Gain racing and riding experience and hope to win a race
Racing Category: 5/D
Type of Rider: Probably will prefer hilly road races because of weight
Favorite ACCC Race: GW’s planned race
Favorite Pro Rider: Andy Schleck/Tony Martin
Favorite Food: BBQ ribs & lobster
Only Weakness: Rainy days
One Song on Repeat for 60 Miles: Avenged Sevenfold – Nightmare

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Name: Sigberto “Bert” Garcia
Nicknames: Siggy; Sig-Sauer
Title: “Alumni Advisor” (Cranky older dude who yells at rookies.)
Hometown: Dumfries, VA
Vital Stats: 5’8”, 145 lbs.
Status: Alum, GW School of Engineering 2006
Racing History: First raced in August 2005, got serious in 2008.
Sweet Ride: 2007 Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL/DA7800, Mavic Carbone SLs for crits/TTs, Easton EA90 Aeros for the climbs
Sweet Ride’s Name: "Let’s just say you don’t know her"
2011 Racing Category: 2 (Cat 3 in 2010)
2010-11 Plan: Resist Rich’s attempts to make me race cross; survive Cat 2
Type of Rider: Hills/all-arounder (As former GW Cat 2 racer Mark Parrett said, "Like Paolo Bettini, he's not particularly intimidating, but keeps beating the sprinters in the sprints and the climbers in the climbs.")
Favorite ACCC Race: Johns Hopkins Road Race circa 2006
Favorite Pro Rider: Sylvain Chavanel, Phillipe Gilbert, Alexander Vinokourov
Favorite Food: Potbelly’s oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, Five Guys burgers
Only Weakness: Cornering, early mornings, and ice cream
One Song on Repeat for 60 Miles: Blind Melon – Time

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Name: Rich Hohenbrink
Hometown: Oak Ridge, TN
Status: Graduated (MA in Security Policy 2010) (Univ. of Tenn. 2006)
Racing History: 3-ish seasons
Sweet Ride: Nude carbon, 6700 Ultegra, red lipstick
2010-11 Plan: Road/cross/whatever
2010-11 Goals: Score in the MABRA CX series
Racing Category: 4/4 CX
Type of Rider: Generally slow
Favorite ACCC Race: Navy weekend
Favorite Pro Rider: In the fall, Tim Johnson, Niels Albert; in the spring, it's just all about the Saxo boys
Favorite Food: Stuff that tastes like meat but doesn't have meat in it
Only Weakness: Not winning, embrocation addiction
One Song on Repeat for 60 Miles: Yeasayer - Ambling Alp

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