Racing specialty: Highly technical terrain and very long races

Best moment on a bike: Passing Bart Brentjens for eighth at the World Championships in New Zealand. There were guys running next to us with air horns and boom boxes wearing costumes and screaming at us!

Must-have pieces of riding equipment: Eyewear and fresh Bontrager Race X Lite 2.2 tubeless tires

Best racecourse: Michaux Iron Masters Classic. Big mountains, big rocks and backcountry kick ass!

If your favorite trail were a song, it’d be: "Mountain Song" by Jane’s Addiction.

Who’s your nemesis?: Adam Craig. He’s not afraid to smack talk. I love it. Once he loses a few pounds, I’m really going to have to watch out for him.

If I were a Superhero... I’d be Flash. He was involved in an accident that gave him super powers. I, on the other hand, had to work my ass off to get where I am now, but I’m equally amazed at how fast I actually can go.

Mom would say... “Oh, he’ll try to ride anything once! He’s my boy, and I worry about him a lot.”

Career Highlights: 5x NORBA XC winner, 3x NORBA Marathon XC winner, Pan Am Games gold medalist, 11x U.S. Nat'l Team member

2007 Highlights: 1st XC - Showdown at Sugar NCS
2nd XC, 8th STXC - U.S. Nat'l Championships, Mt. Snow, VT
2nd XC, 7th STXC - Snowmass NCS Final, Aspen/Snowmass, CO
U.S. Nat'l Team, UCI World Championship, Fort William, Scotland
U.S. Nat'l Team, Continental Championship, Villa la Angostura, Argentina

2008 Goals: Putting together a winning race at the U.S. Nat'l Championships. Representing the U.S. at the Olympics would be an honor and a lifetime achievement. I’m going to have fun traveling the world and racing my bike. Along the way, I’ll capture as many photos and memories as I can.

Racing specialty: Getting the hole shot

Best moment on a bike: Racing through an indigenous village in Guatemala with Lea.

Must-have pieces of riding equipment: 100mm Rock Shox and Bontrager FIT women's race saddle

Best racecourse: Revenge of the Rattlesnake in Davis, WV

If my favorite trail were a song, it’d be... "Space Oddity" by David Bowie

Who’s your nemesis? Heather Irmiger

If I were a Superhero . . . I’d be The Road Runner

Mom would say . . . “Isn't she lovely?”

Career Highlights: 9-year member of the Trek/VW MTB Team, 3x Nat'l Champion, World 24 solo champion, 2x pan American champion, 6th World championships 2003

2007 Highlights: 1st - La Ruta de los Conquistadors; 1st - Trans Rockies; 1st - Shenandoah 100; 3rd - NMBS Phoenix, 11th - World Cup Germany; 6th - Nat'l Championships

2008 Goals: Be strong, Be fast and smile a lot, oh and there's that Olympic spot!

Racing specialty: XC, technical racecourses, altitude

Best moment on a bike: The first few pedal strokes I rode without training wheels.

Must-have pieces of riding equipment: Knobby tires

Best racecourse: Mt Snow, VT and Angel Fire, NM

If my favorite trail were a song, it’d be... Over the Hills and Far Away, Led Zeppelin

Who’s your nemesis? Me, because I always crash myself and get injured

If I were a Superhero . . . I’d be Atom (DC Comics). Atom gained his superpowers from being exposed to Cyclotron's radiation (not unlike my days working in Radiology). Powers include; the "Atomic-Punch" (radioactive energy focused into a punch), Strength, Stamina, Speed, Radiation Immunity.

Mom would say . . . “Speaking off the dribble, my boy has wicked mad street cred. His A and B the C of D bike skillz is off the chain! Ross and his Trek posse will drop mad bombs on those badger tossers. Word.”

Career Highlights: 7x BMX State Champion, 2x Collegiate Nat'l Champion (XC and Dual Slalom), Ranked 7th Overall 2006 Nat'l Series XC

2007 Highlights: 3rd TT, 5th STXC - NMBS #1, Phoenix, AZ
1st STXC, 2nd XC - MSC #3, Angel Fire, NM
2nd XC - Teva Mountain Games, Vail, CO

2008 Goals: To stay healthy, no injuries! Consistent podium finishes at National Series Events, U.S. Marathon Nat'l Championships. Have a lot of fun!!!

Racing specialty: East Coast muddy cross-country

Best moment on a bike: Looking up on the first lap of the Mt. Snow National Championship Short track and realizing I made the break to the front pack. Then, having all of the Little Bellas and home crowd cheer me on while I bumped elbows with my cycling idols.

Must-have pieces of riding equipment: Cell phone, silver Oakley M Frames, and my sister/training partner

Best racecourse: Mt Snow, VT

If my favorite trail were a song, it’d be... "Feel It" by the Black Eyed Peas

Who’s your nemesis? That French girl at World's who just barely beat me to the line

If I were a Superhero . . . I’d be Super Girl

Mom would say . . . “Lea's bike skills kick butt.”

Career Highlights: 5x Nat'l Champion (2x U-23 Nat'l Champion, Junior Nat'l Champion, STXC and XC Collegiate Nat'l Champion), 7th place and fastest lap time at Junior World Championships

2007 Highlights: 7th XC - Nat'l Championships; 6th STXC - Nat'l Championship, Mt. Snow, VT (in front of the home crowd!); Member, U.S Elite Women's World Championship Team; 25th - World Championships, Scotland

2008 Goals: To be a regular NMBS podium contender and to become an occasional threat on the World Cup circuit. To get closer to having (Trek Team Manager) Zack Vestal's calf muscles and teammate Sue Haywood's fire in the short track.

Racing specialty: Endurance (24 Hour Solo, 100 Milers, multi-day stage races)

Best moment on a bike: Ripping singletrack with friends

Must-have pieces of riding equipment: Comfy saddle, Oakley glasses

Best racecourse: Michaux, PA

If my favorite trail were a song, it’d be... "I love Rock and Roll"

Who’s your nemesis? The clock in a 24 Hour Race

If I were a Superhero . . . I’d be Iron Man - impenetrable in his armor, but just a man underneath with human emotion and human soft spots.

Mom would say . . . “His bike skills got him home in time for dinner.”

Career Highlights: 6x 24-Hour Solo World Champion, 4x 24-Hour Solo Nat'l Champion, 2006 Nat'l Marathon Series Champion

2007 Highlights: 24 Hours of Moab Champion, NUE Series Champion, 24-Hour Solo National Champion, BC Bike Race winner (with teammate Jeff Schalk)

2008 Goals: Cape Epic, BC Bike Race, 24-Hour Solo Nationals, 24 Hours of Moab, NUE series of 100 milers.