Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Two days-two Hall of Famer's

Bart Gillespie, has a sweet write up on him in VeloNews, just follow this link http://www.velonews.com/article/73012/gillespie-emmett-win-intermountain-cup-opener

If you are one of the few who doesn't know Bart, here is the down and dirty...

  • He goes 140lbs and puts out the watts of a race horse.
  • He trains on his way to work and back, which he does throughout the year.
  • He trains himself on feel, without the use of a HR monitor or wattage meter.
  • He works full time at the VA Medical Center and treats the Vet's like he would treat his mother.
  • He also teaches at the U.
  • He is wicked awesome in all aspects of riding, cross, mt and road.
  • He ripped to a 7th last year at the cross nat's when placed in a back row to start.
  • He doesn't require any food or sleep (for you Sly).

And to top it off, as mentioned, he just had another nice spread in VeloNews for winning the Desert Rampage, way to go, and also to local Kathy Sherwin, 2nd place Women Pro's.... others represented well also, too many to mention, but two Canyon Boy's Scott Allen first in 30+ expert and Curt "gottabehip" Bates 2nd in Expert 40+....

Everyone raise a brew for Bart-mang, the 40hr+ working man's version of a nationally elite rider... To the Hornet Hall of Fame you go...

3 comments:

primetime formerly known as slyfox said...

you forgot 7th at mt snow mtn bike nationals in july.

StupidBike said...

Man Crush??? ;)

B-Horn said...

That's man lust...anyway nice segway for this SB...saw Greg Freebarin at Costco last week, I was in the next line over and commented on how ripped he looked (he's been training hard) so he whispered to the cute checker, "don't worry about him he's way gay" so I yelled back to him immediately "there's no reason to be shy sunshine, I'm totally hot for you!" Yeah, after about 20 customers and 5 employees turned around to him, needless to say he won't try to one-up me again... course I can't date the hottie chick from Costco, but everything has it's price I guess...