Ben Acree - Ben is the newest member of the MOB, and is a Chiropractor from Fort Dodge. That is a good thing, be cause we tend to fall a lot.
Aaron Bieker - Aaron is the youngest member of the MOB, and races mountain bike and even races a road bike once is a while. Aaron also ran cross country in high school, so he is no stranger to endurance sports.
Bruce Brown - Bruce races mountain bike and finished 2nd in Sport Open in the IMBCS in 2006. Bruce was also a professional opera singer in Europe for many years and now teaches music a Simpson College. Read about Bruce's adventures here http://bbbiking.blogspot.com/.
Stephen Carney - Stephen is another one of our endurance racers. His idea of fun is spending the summer riding his bike across the country. He is also Andrew's little brother.
Brian Farrell - Brian races both road and cyclocross for the MOB, is a hellava nice guy, and is Jeff's brother (see below).
Jeff Farrell - Jeff races both road and cyclocross for the MOB, is a hellava nice guy, and is Brian's brother (see above).
Matt Den Harthog - Matt races mountain bike. He owns a cyclocross bike but we've never seen him in a cyclocross race (yet). We didn't see much of Matt in 2007 because he and his wife Amy had a baby. He says he'll be back strong in 2008.
Travis Jass - Travis is new to road racing and new to the team. We look forward to seeing what he can do.
Paul Jacobson - Paul is one of those guys that just doesn't know when you quit riding his bike. He is a veteran of both Trans-Iowa and Dirty Kanza. You get the idea. Ride until you can't.
Eric Knox - Eric races on the road, is a dentist in Fort Dodge and goes by 'Tooth Killer'. Hmmm.
David Krenz - Dave races mountain bike in expert class. We didn't see much of Dave in 2007 because he and his wife Cassie had a baby. He also says he'll be back strong in 2008.
Chris Hansen - Chris races mountain bike for the MOB. Chris won two of the three sport class races he entered in 2007. Nice! You can read Chris's stream of consciousness here http://alwaysonthebike.blogspot.com/.
Cory Heintz - Cory is another member in our growing ultra-endurance section of MOB Racing. He finished 4th single speed and 10th overall in Trans-Iowa in 2007. His first ever mountin bike race was solo at the Boone 24. Is that messed up or what?
Sean Myers - Sean races expert in mountain bike, road and cyclocross. He's a triple threat! He finished first in +35 Expert in the IMBCS in 2007. He has been racing mountain bikes in Iowa as long as anyone we know.
Bruce Neil - Bruce always races a mountain bike with a smile on his face. He finished first in the +45 Sport class in the IMBCS in 2007. He is 'Dad' and helper to the whole team.
Matt Piepel - We really don't know too much about Matt, except that he is a freind of Jubil Young's so he's probably going to be fast.
Scott Sumpter - Scott races mountain bike and cyclocross for the MOB. He is also runs http://www.bikeiowa.com/, the premier cycling web site in Iowa.
Rob Versteegh - Rob races mountain bike, road and cyclocross. He's another triple threat. He's one of the Godfathers of Cyclocross Mafia. He is also the Oakley rep for Iowa and several surrounding states. Oakley is a sponsor for the MOB.
Paul Varnum - Paul races mountain bike, road, and cyclocross for the MOB. What is the best thing you can say about Paul? He hardly ever finishes last any more. Paul's tales from the back of the pack are located here http://pcvarnum.blogspot.com/.
Nick Wooley - Nick races mountain bike and is know as Smiley. Anyone who has ever raced a mountain bike in Iowa has probably met Nick. That goes for anyone watching the races, too.
Jubil Young - Jubil is a really fast youngster. Lately he has been racing a single speed mountain bike, and has been getting some pretty good results, including a win a Boone in 2007.
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