Meet The Riders
for
Ride The East 2005

Name:  Judy Barrett
Occupation: Retired teacher
"Retirement is cycling"
Hometown:  New York
 

Name:  Dave and Sandy Boucher
Occupation:
Hometown:  California

Name:  Jim Bredouw
Occupation: Musician
"What you think of me is none of my business"
Hometown:  Washington

Name:  Bob Cohen
Occupation:
Hometown:  Massachusetts

Name:  Jerri Cohen
Occupation:
Hometown:  Illinois

Name:  Keith Crews and Beth Hundt
Occupation:
Beth: RN
"If I look dazed, give me coffee"
Keith: Respirating therapist
"If I looked dazed, give me sugar"
Hometown:  Georgia

Name:  Charles Curless
Occupation: Retired from Lockheed Martin, now a part-time ski instructor/volunteer for the National Sports Center for the Disabled
"I'm not too good on the climb, but I've got the descent down real well"
Hometown:  Colorado

Name:  Jack DeLargy
Occupation:
Hometown:  Washington
 

Name:  David Forester
Occupation: Retirement specialist
"To travel is to live"
Hometown:  Maryland

Name:  Charles Furguson
Occupation:
Hometown:  Connecticut

Name:  Tom and Margaret Gate
Occupation:
Tom: Cyclist
"The race is not always to the swift, but to those who keep pedaling"
Margaret: Grandmother of nine
"Make life count.  Live it to the fullest"
Hometown:  California

Name:  Gary Gilbert
Occupation:
Hometown:  Illinois

Name:  Dave and Dana Harrison
Occupation:
Dana: IT analyst
"Ohhh!"
Dave: Electrical engineer
"Do I want some water?  What?  Are we out of beer?"
Hometown:  Arizona

Name:  William Hawgood
Occupation: Attorney
Hometown:  Arizona

Name:  Tony Hepburn
Occupation:
Hometown:  Bahamas

Name:  Donald Hinchman
Occupation:
Hometown:  New Jersey

Name:  Robert Jepson
Occupation: Software developer
"TANSTAAFL"
Hometown:  Washington

Name:  Rose Marie Lauser
Occupation:
Hometown:  Alaska

Name:  Sara Leonard
Occupation: New York State auditor
Hometown:  New York

Name:  Craig and Marty Long
Occupation:
Marty: Part time cyclist
"Have you ever noticed that "What the hell" always seems to be the right decision?"
Craig: Electrical engineer
"Getting in shape doesn't make cycling easier, you just ride faster"
Hometown:  Arizona
 

Name:  Frederick McGarry
Occupation:  Environmental Engineer
Hometown:  New Hampshire
Homer Simpson is my philosophical idol...doh!

Name:  Pat Miller and David Puetz
Occupation:
Pat: Teacher
"What a way to spend a honeymoon"
David: Retired TWA pilot
"Don't sweat the small stuff ... all things are small"
Hometown: Minnesota

Name:  Kenneth McClung
Occupation:
Hometown:  North Carolina

Name:  Brad Neiman
Occupation:
Hometown:  Colorado

Name:  Tore Nordal
Occupation: Retired ... Hotel management
Hometown:  Pennsylvania

Name:  Mary Jo Peairs
Occupation: Retired teacher
"The wheels on the bike go 'round and 'round ... let's get the job done"
Hometown:  Ohio

Name:  George Pierce
Occupation: Retired Fireman
Hometown:  New Hampshire

Name:  Craig and Evelyn Pisegna-Cook
Occupation: Lawyer
"We've got work to do ... NOW"
Hometown:  Maryland

Name:  Tom Rudbeck
Occupation: Real Estate Developer
Hometown:  Iowa

Name:  Michelle "Mike" Sandifur
Occupation: Retired
"It's not the destination ... it's the journey"

Hometown:  Oregon

Name:  Joan Schlichting
Occupation: Graphic artist
"Thirsty?  A drink will cure it.  If not, a drink will cure it.  Prevention is better than a cure"
Hometown:  Washington

Name:  Gene Teaney
Occupation:
Hometown:  West Virginia

Name:  John and Karen Woods
Occupation:
"Children guessed, but only a few
and down they forgot as up they grew"
e.e. cummings
Hometown:  Virgina

Name:  Bill Bruno
Occupation: Computer specialist
Hometown:  Ohio
North-Central Legs

Name:  Judy Hartley
Occupation: Attorney
"If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space"
Hometown: California
North-Central Legs

Name:  Tom Hoffman
Occupation:
Hometown:  Florida
North Central Legs
"Ah, Matties...a pirate I be!"

Name:  Ann Sims
Occupation:
Hometown:  North Carolina
North-Central Legs

Name:  Deborah Wilson
Occupation:
Hometown:  North Carolina
North-Central Legs

Name:  Travis Walsh
Occupation:
Hometown:  North Carolina
North-Central Legs

Name:  Bill Breunig
Occupation: Director of Marketing and Sales
"Life is about setting expectations"
Hometown:  Pennsylvania
Northern Leg

Name:  Frank Chavez
Occupation:
Hometown:  New Mexico
Northern Leg

Name:  Chris Loyd
Occupation:
Hometown:  Florida
Northern Leg

Name:  Timothy McLear
Occupation:
Hometown:  Pennsylvania
Northern Leg

Name:  Kathi O'Leary
Occupation:
Hometown:  New York
Northern Leg

Name:  Sergey Volkov
Occupation:
Hometown:  Virginia
Central Leg

Name:  Stuart Lawson
Occupation:
Hometown:  Maryland
Central Leg

Name:  John Sanzo
Occupation:
Hometown:  Connecticut
Central Leg

Name:  Lee Tabas
Occupation:
Hometown:  Pennsylvania
Central Leg

Name:  Richard Joss and Cheryl Haak
Occupation:
Hometown:  Maryland
Central and Southern Legs

Name:  Steve Rogers
Occupation:
Hometown:  Chattanooga TN

Name:  John Saul
Occupation:
Hometown:  Washington
Southern Leg