Get to know the team! Post # 5 of 13 - Devin Corboy

Name: Devin Corboy

Age: 37

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA

Place of Birth: the Womb

Interesting fact that most people don't know about you: I was a Pipe Organ Builder

If you had a snail that could magically grant wishes, what would you name it? "BS"

What nocturnal animal would you be if you had to choose and why?  Grey Wolf-independent but likes a small pack, is opportunistic, monogamous, and really aggressive when backed into a corner or needs to defend the pack

2013 Cycling goals:top 3 Jefferson Cup-contend or support for all ABRA road/crit series-Win Tour of the Valley and Cat 2 upgrade (not necessarily in that order)

Favorite Movie: North Shore

Favorite Musical Artist/Band: DJ Sasha and John Digweed

How often are you late for work? Always Early 

Would you rather have super strength or super intelligence?  50% both

If you were given the opportunity to spend 48 hours with absolutely anyone (living or dead), who would you spend it with and what would you do? God-and we would giggle at HUMANITY or Madonna 

Do you still watch cartoons? yes-just finished an episode of HeeeMannn

At a movie theater which arm rest is yours? Lets be realistic-which ever one my wife didn't take!

Get to know the team! Post # 4 of 13 - Derek Clark

Get to know the team! Post # 4 of 13 - Derek Clark

Name: Derek Clark 

Age: 32

Hometown: Morgantown, WV

Place of Birth: Morgantown, WV

Interesting fact that most people don't know about you: I was in a ska band called "The Green Apple Splatters."

If you had a snail that could magically grant wishes, what would you name it?  Sneak the snail

What nocturnal animal would you be if you had to choose and why?  I would definitely be a snail named Sneak that could magically grant wishes. Why? Because I could grant wishes.

2013 Cycling goals:  Obtain at least another 10 Strava KOMs. 

Favorite Movie:  Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Favorite Musical Artist/Band:  The Clash

How often are you late for work?  Never. Patients get upset if they beat the clinicians in the door. Upset patients equals absent patients. Absent patients equals no cycling team. Basically I'm forced to be on time to my job to keep my cycling teammates happy.

Would you rather have super strength or super intelligence?  Super intelligence

If you were given the opportunity to spend 48 hours with absolutely anyone (living or dead), who would you spend it with and what would you do?  I would spend my two days with Sneak the snail because he would grant me several of my life's greatest wishes. 

Do you still watch cartoons?  Occasionally. Something like Sponge Bob. None of the good cartoons I grew up with are on anymore though.

At a movie theater which arm rest is yours?  Both. Or neither. Leaning to one side for two hours is hard on your back. Who am I kidding, I don't go to the movies. 

Get to know the team! Post #3 of 13 - Jeff Gernert

Name: Jeff Gernert

Age: 40 but USAC racing age =41

Hometown: Crafton PA

Place of Birth: Waynesburg PA

Interesting fact that most people don't know about you: I once had lunch with Kirstie Alley.

If you had a snail that could magically grant wishes, what would you name it? wouldn't a magical snail deserve the right to pick its own name?

What nocturnal animal would you be if you had to choose and why? coyote. Because they can adapt to and prosper in any environment. They are extremely intelligent and illusive and can thrive on their own but still recognize that there are times when acting within the pack, will prove to be the most successful.


2013 Cycling goals: I want to stand on the new podium boxes

Favorite Movie: Last of the Mohicans

Favorite Musical Artist/Band: John Denver

How often are you late for work? Rarely

Would you rather have super strength or super intelligence? super intelligence so I can race smarter not harder

If you were given the opportunity to spend 48 hours with absolutely anyone (living or dead), who would you spend it with and what would you do? putting the obvious answers aside, I'd like to spend 48 hours with Eddie Rickenbacker. while best known for being one of the greatest fighter pilots in WWI, his life as a civilian is unparalleled in both success and failure.

Do you still watch cartoons? of course. not a fan of the the new stuff but still love the classics.

At a movie theater which arm rest is yours? I get both arm rests.

Get to know the team! Post #2 of 13 - Anne Foreman

Post #2 of 13 - Anne Foreman

Name: Anne Foreman

Age: 28

Hometown: Morgantown, WV

Place of Birthday: Wheeling, WV

Interesting fact that most people don't know about you: I can't wink.

If you had a snail that could magically grant wishes, what would you name it? I hate slugs so much, but if they have a shell, they are so much less repulsive. Anyway, I would name him Dumpling.

What nocturnal animal would you be if you had to choose and why? Tarsier. Because they are adorable.

2013 Cycling goals: Ride smarter! After a full season of road riding under my belt, I hope I've learned what to do and what not to do (i.e., pull at the front too much!) With regards to cross, I'd like to not concuss and subsequently have no memory of 40 min of my life this season!

Favorite Movie: Bringing Up Baby ( I ♥ Katherine Hepburn)

Favorite Musical Artist/Band: Neko Case

How often are you late for work? I'm late when my service dog in training decides to take a big, slow poo on the way.

Would you rather have super strength or super intelligence? Super intelligence, duh.

If you were given the opportunity to spend 48 hours with absolutely anyone (living or dead), who would you spend it with and what would you do? I'd like to spend it with my maternal grandmother, whom I never got to meet. I could ask her all about how my mom was as a kid.

Do you still watch cartoons? I have always disliked cartoons. Except for JEM, and later on, Daria. I remember being SO DISGUSTED by Ren & Stimpy.

At a movie theater which arm rest is yours? I also hate going to movies. I know that's like blasphemy to some people, but that's part of the reason Derek and I get along so well.

Cyclocross: Video Recap

Just a quick video showing some of the team racing throughout the mid-Atlantic area.
Look for a Tandem video to come soon.

Happy Holidays

DPT p/b PF Cyclocross Video

Get to know the 2013 Team! Post 1 of 13!

Name: Billy Slutz

Age: 37

Hometown: East Canton, OH

Place of Birth: Canton, OH

Interesting fact that most people don't know about you: 

I'm a huge Rat Pack fan.

If you had a snail that could magically grant wishes, what would you name it?   

Billy's wish granting snail

What nocturnal animal would you be if you had to choose and why?

A dingo because I think the word "dingo" is funny.

2013 Cycling goals:

Have more fun on the bike this year and help out teammates.

Favorite Movie:

Rudy

Favorite Musical Artist/Band:

Thousand Foot Krutch

How often are you late for work?

What's work?

Would you rather have super strength or super intelligence?

Definitely super strength. 

If you were given the opportunity to spend 48 hours with absolutely anyone (living or dead), who would you spend it with and what would you do?

Jesus.  Ask Him what my purpose on earth is.

Do you still watch cartoons?

All the time.  Scooby-Doo rocks!

At a movie theater which arm rest is yours?

Left unless a scary looking stranger is sitting to the left of me.

What a long strange journey it has been!

The 2012 race season has finally come to a close, and I cant say that I am not feeling the least bit sorry about it. My racing started in mid February, got rolling full bore by April, and never really slowed down until the season wrapped up on 12/2/2012. 60 road races, 3 mountain bike races, 2 UltraCross races, and 24 Cross races and the legs and body are good and tired. The last 3 months, I have been trying to hold on to what little fitness I had, but slowly and surely, it started slipping away. Guys that I could crush on the road, were not only passing me, they were actually lapping me towards the end. I went from Road Nemesis to Cross Victim in just 60 short days.

BUT, I can't say that the Cross season was a complete bust. I mean, I did win my third ABRA championship jersey and my first state championship title. The fact that we only ever raced against 1 other tandem, and we were soundly defeated, does not even begin to tarnish the luster of my new trophies. The season of memories that the tandem brought will never fade either. Easily the most fun I have ever had on a bike, ever.  You only have to compare the pictures taken over the season and do a side by side comparison of tandem photos and Master 40+ & Cat 3/4. Tandem is all smiles and riding by myself is all PainFaceBlog worthy. It hurts just as much to race the tandem, but is 10X's more fun.  Here is just a BRIEF comparison of photos from the races this season. Please check out Fred Jordan's awesome photography for even more examples!

I love how everyone is standing around, praying for the train wreck to happen!

Same day as above (Kickoff Cross) but there isn't a glimpse of fun on this face

Military Cross 2012

No smile, even with that long downhill coming up....

This was SKETCHY on the tandem, but probably the second most fun all season.

Same descent as above but not a trace of enjoyment!

Celebrating the coveted ABRA Championship Jerseys

State Championships and Silly String make for great fun!
(check out the front wheel! Even when we crash, it ends up being food related. TACO anyone?)

A huge thanks goes out to JR Petsko and Gina Desmond for putting on the whole series and allowing me to be a part of such a wonderful team of athletes. I was nervous last off season that I wasn't worthy of riding for such a strong organization and at times I felt like I let you down in the final stretch. I know there isn't pressure to perform, but I hope my early season results make up for my late season slump! Thanks and I look forward to next season.

Also, I want to thank Rick Plowman for helping live the dream and winning my third ABRA jersey in 18 months. I know that it took big kahonas to ride a tandem and put your safety in my hands. I owe you big time... oh wait, I did find a few pictures of you riding with your feet off the pedals, so I guess you owe me since I carried you to your first ABRA Jersey and State Medal. ;-)

I want to thank Dynamic Physical Therapy, for without out the support of such a great company, the team would have never got off the ground. I know we made an impression on people, no matter where we went this season. Overhearing competitors talk about the the "Big Blue Streak" when we would work together in our road races or how pro our team areas looked made me proud to be a part of your efforts.

Pathfinder of WV... what can I say. Wasn't always smooth, as I made a few rookie mistakes in the beginning, but you stuck behind me and made me feel welcome. Your staff saved the championship bacon on the eve of the final race weekend. Big shout out to your employees James Braswell and Sean Hilty for going the extra mile to get the REAR wheel to us at the 9th hour.... literally. Thanks to Sequoya Moore for hauling it up to the race. I owe a couple of 6 packs and a tank of gas to yinz. You guys did a fantastic job truing that rear wheel, I only wish I had sent the front wheel to you to check at the same time... Think you can change a few spokes and get her true??? Miracle workers if you do!

I would be remiss if I didn't appropriately thank Cannondale for getting behind us with some of the finest equipment in the world. I raced on both a Cannondale tandem and a CAADX cross bike this season. I wish I was as physically as strong and fast as the equipment you manufacture.  I can't wait to get my 2013 model bike, I just have to decide which one I want.

The best bikes in the world still need traction. Having a variety of Kenda tires to choose from made the job of tire selection a whole lot easier. Between the Kenda Kwickers, Small Block 8's, and Happy Mediums, we had all our bases covered. And only Kenda makes a tire tough enough to to take the torment of 500#'s of flesh pounding around on all the bumps and holes we found on the course. Thanks for making products that keep us safe and help put us on the podium!

One of the best cycling related products I have in my possession is my Luber Pen from ProGold Lubricants. I've never been a meticulous bike cleaner, and when I do clean the bikes, I tend to become over zealous with the lube. Thanks to that little pen, the lube goes exactly where you want it and you can apply as much or as little as you like. Problem is solved!  Also, the Pro Towel wipes, Bike Wash, and lube are now mainstays on my work bench. After 2 previous seasons filled with derailleur, chain, and bearing failures, I didn't suffer a single mechanical failure this entire year. Coincidence that this was the first year I used your products exclusively?? I think NOT!

One doesn't need to hang out with me for too long to know how much I love Honey Stinger Waffles. I eat them several times a week, even when I am not on the bike. Although they are all tasty, my favorite is the lemon flavor, and it is especially good with a bowl of vanilla ice cream. Without out their support, there is no way I would ever be able to pull off racing 3 races a day during the cross season. Having the best Energy Supplements money can buy, makes it doable and worthwhile.

Having only 3 kits to ride and race in all season, I admit I was more than a little bit concerned that they wouldn't hold up. But after 89 races and thousands of training miles, they are still going strong.  Since they are still in such great shape, I know that they will last me for several more years of training. I shouldn't have doubted JR when he said they were the best, he made me a true believer. I wish you made work attire that was as long lasting as your cycling gear. But I guess if I was a pro rider, technically they would be my work attire. I guess I have something to shoot for.  

Thanks to not having a mechanical all year, I didn't have to replace any broken parts, but you can be expecting an order very soon as it is time to start upgrading the worn out parts on all my bikes. I have heard nothing but great things about you from my teammates who have used  your services, and I know you will come through for me like you have for all the others.

mmmmm..... enough said?? If you're in Morgantown and you like great craft brewed beer, get yourself over to Morgatown Brewing. Of course, you are partly to blame for my continued success in the Clydesdale class at MTB races!  Keep up the good work as I stand no chance against all those vegans.

You know you are a sock snob when your run out of clean socks and are faced with wearing a pair of a different "performance" brand socks... if you dig through your laundry and do the sniff test and you opt for a pair of socks your raced in rather than wear a clean pair of "other socks" you know you really in love with a brand. True story, as I sit hear today, I am wearing a pair of Aspire 7" socks that still have mud on them from West Pennsylginia Cross this weekend.  Best sock I have ever owned. Now, do you make those things with a baby blue and white argyle weave???....

While I won't pretend I was a client this year, watching Brian DeCann, Jonathan Suite, and JR made me a believer in your programs. You will be enrolling a new "athlete" in the upcoming year, that is if you will have me. I hope you can make me as strong and fast as you have made my teammates. Thanks for helping them kick my butt all year long!

Mackenzie and Amber Ziviello

But most of all, I want to thank my cheering section, Amber and Mackenzie. Its nice to finally have people in my life who not only are willing to go to a race but actually want to go to the races because she can appreciate the fun that is involved with in the sport. Amber enjoyed the racing so much, she even suggested that we go to the North Park Month of Mud race to watch (I had a bum knee and didn't want to do any further damage). When I told her that we could do something she wanted since we had already spent the previous day at Military Cross, she said "Great, I want to go watch the race", so off we went. At this point she still refuses to consider even riding with me, but I am hoping with a little encouragement, she will one day hit the rail trail with me and my new best friend, Kenzie. The two of you made a tough period in my life easier and I am forever grateful to have you in mine. The last 3 months have been a roller coaster ride (and I'm not talking about course design) and you've helped keep things on an even keel. Thanks for everything! I love you both!