Guide Bios

Name:	Lynnda Chinkes
How long riding:	25 years
First bike:	I bought a 10 speed powder blue Huffy with my babysitting money when I was a teen. It was fun test riding it in the parking lot at the bike shop.
Favorite Ride (ever):	Riding a century up to some friend’s cabin and carbo loading with a huge spaghetti feed once we finally got there.
Favorite Racer:	Pantani or Cipolini
Comments:	The freedom of riding a bike was fascinating to me as a kid. Getting the first bike under the Christmas tree and riding them around in the basement during the cold winters was fun. More to come later…

Name:	John Chinkes
How long riding:	29 years
First bike:	Huffy BMX, I think, we painted it black and did not replace the stickers
Favorite Ride (ever):	My house up Coal Creek Canyon back to Boulder and home
Favorite Racer:	Jens Voigt
Comments:	I have been riding since I was six, I learned at a friend’s house. He lived at the bottom of two hills and you could coast down one and most of the way up the other. So I started learning how to pedal up to the top of the other hill so I could keep riding. Since then I have been racing all over the US and even a little in Europe. Mostly not winning but a few times, ah, it is nice to be first. Knowing the effort it takes to win at my level I love watching the professionals dueling it out!

Name:	John Twa
How long riding:	30 years
First bike:	An orange Schwinn... not a very memorable bike.
Favorite Ride (ever):	2006 mountain bike tour through the Indian Himalaya
Favorite Racer:	Geoff Kabush
Comments:	The only reason I ride my bike is so that I can eat Pop-Tarts, drink Belgian beer, and still fit into my britches. Oh, and I like shaving my legs too.

Name:	Geert Vancraenem
How long riding:	39 years
First bike:	A little red kids bike with white fat tyres and little side wheels.
Favorite Ride (ever):	La Marmotte 2007
Favorite Racers:	Tom Boonen / Filip Meirhaeghe / Bart Wellens
Comments:	What makes bike riding so fun is the pure freedom, nature, good company, the beers afterwards!