Masters 40+ Team Roster
Walter Risse
Age: 47
Residence: Springfield, NJ
Hometown: Westfield, NJ
Years Racing: 28
Category: 3
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 175
Website: _blank
About:Walter is a 2nd generation racer from New Jersey. He raced collegiate for Rowan and Kean Universities, then for Somerset, CRC of A, CTS/Cranford, and now MLC. How does Walter like to race? Doug O'Neill (former National Champion and CTS Teammate) once said "Walter races like every race is his last." Enough said.
Highlights:2007-Pinecone 40+ RR 5th / Rahway Crit.Cat3 5th /Rahway Crit.45+ 3rd / Watermelon Crit.45+ 2nd / Watermelon Crit.35+ 6th / NJ Masters 45+ RR 3rd / Mt.Holly Crit.45+ 5th / Velocity GP 45+ 6th / PA State Crit.35+ 6th / Tour de Sales 40+ CR 6th
2006-Tour de Ephrata 40+ Crit.4th / Montclair 40+ Crit. 2nd / NJ Masters 45+ RR 5th / Silver Spring GP 40+ 5th / Riverhead NY Open CR 1st / Phillipsburg 45+ Crit.4th / Bob Beals Masters 45-49 Crit.1st
Walter Risse
Age: 45
Residence: Springfield, NJ
Hometown: Westfield, NJ
Years Racing: 26
Category: 3
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 175
Website:
About:Walter is a 2nd generation racer from New Jersey. He raced collegiate for Rowan and Kean Universities, then for Somerset, CRC of A, CTS/Cranford, and now MLC. How does Walter like to race? Doug O'Neill (former National Champion and CTS Teammate) once said "Walter races like every race is his last." Enough said.
Highlights:2005 - 5th Iron Hill Crit.,West Chester, PA / 7th Lemon Hill Crit., Philadelphia, PA / 1st Riverhead NY CR / 3rd Firecracker Crit., Augusta, NJ / 5th USBHOF Crit., SOmerville, NJ / 5th Denville NJ Crit.
Todd Kapeghian
Age: 49
Residence: Vestal, New York
Hometown:
Years Racing: 26
Category: 3
Height: 5' 6"
Weight: 145
Website: www.myspace.com/steeltodd
About:Toddler as he's know to his teammates is all but that. When he's not fast fingering the 6-string, or double-clutchin his 18-wheelers, Todd is busy tearing up the road circuit. Todd excels in the TT and hilly road races, but he's a man to fear in the crit as well!
Highlights:2005 1st Place 35+ Hollenbecks RR
3rd Place 35+ Strawberry Lap RR
2nd Place Open Men Race for Sight RR
Gold Medal 45+ Empire State Games Crit
Silver Medal 45+ Empire State Games RR
Bronze Medal 45+ Empire State Games TT
Jim 'Bubba' Danvers
Age: 42
Residence: Berkshire, NY
Hometown:
Years Racing: 24
Category: 3
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 150
Website: www.bikeguy.org
About:Former BMX racer, loves to go fast on the hills, sometimes even up them.
Highlights:
Mike Tacci
Age: 46
Residence:
Hometown: Nimmonsburg, NY
Years Racing: 24
Category: 3
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 160
Website:
About:Talkie, the 40+ team strategist, when not calling the play by play from inside the peloton he can be heard on the radio or the public address system. Recomendation from his teammates: Bring earplugs.
Highlights:2nd NYS District Championships 1988;
1st NYS District Championships 1989
Jay Gaunt
Age: 49
Residence: Woolrich, PA
Hometown:
Years Racing: 22
Category: 3
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 145
Website:
About:Jay 'the man', father of four including dad to two time Junior National Champion, Elliott. When Jay's not 'drilling it' on the road he busy doing the same in his Dental office.
Highlights:Career Highlights: Past Pa. State TT and Crit. Champion
2005 Highlights: 1st Doubling Gap TT
2nd Masters State TT Championships
Helping Andrew VanKuren win Thater
Joseph John Manacchio
Age: 47
Residence: Phila. Pa.
Hometown: Philadelphia
Years Racing: 21
Category: 2
Height: 6'-1
Weight: 200
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About: I enjoy our sport of cycling, when I am in form and flying down some road with a finish line around the next turn, and absolute mayhem all around me, I just LOVE IT. Wine making is also something I have fun with. I am married to Diana for 24 years, we have 2 beautiful daughters Arbella 23 yrs. and Romina 18 yrs. Music is also a love of mine, being a child of the 70's I can dig Motown, Soul, British rock and of course The Allman Brothers. I have lived my entire life in Philly and love everything about it. From the beautiful architecture to the small mom and pop resturants you can find in any neighborhood.My ultime goal in cycling is to win the National Crit.Champ.
Highlights:Lower Providence 2006 40+ 1ST / 5 wins - PA BAR 2005 40+ 2nd / PA STATE CRIT 40+ 2nd 2004 PA STATE RR 40+ BRONZE / Lemon Hill and LPC 40+ 1st 5 wins - PA BAR 2003 2nd / favorite win Blue Bell RR 40+ 2002 Bethlehem Crit. 40+ 1st / 2001 Pine Cone RR 35+ / Harrisburg Crit 40+ / 1st 1999/1998/1997/1994 PA STATE CRIT CHAMP. 1994 Keystone State Games 35+ Gold / 1995 Clearveiw RR 35+ 1st 1992 Tour of Colts Neck/ Memorial Hall / Vineland 1st 1999 Bethesda Grand Prix 40+ 1st /1998 LPC CAT.3 1st / 1980 Tour of Flemmington / 1979 Westbury Grand Prix / 1st
Ron Livingston
Age: 49
Residence: Paoli, PA
Hometown: Pittsburgh
Years Racing: 20
Category: 3
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 195
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About:Ron, Mainline Cycling's executive director, works tirelessly for the club and his teammates alike. He was born in Pittsburgh and moved to the Philadelphia area in 1995 for work reasons.
Highlights:Helping to rebuild the Main Line Cycling Club. Seeing the masters teams grow and become competitive. Winning at Rhonde Van Mullica in 2005. Racing at Chris Thater and seeing an MLC jersey cross the line with his hands in the air(Andy VanKuren) Competing at Nationals in Kentucky & Park City. Working on Time Trials and becoming competitive in that discipline.
Andrew Van Kuren
Age: 42
Residence: Endicott, NY
Hometown:
Years Racing: 17
Category: 2
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 175
Website:
About:Andrew also known as Cat2Gerb.com He's one guy that knows how do "get it done".
Highlights:2005 Highlights:
1st Thater Memorial Crit.
1st Concrete Crit.
1st Firecracker Crit.
8 - Top Three finishes
5 - Top Five Finishes
15 - Top Ten Finishes
Career Highlights:
1st Loren Holl Road Race
1997 Co Rider of the Year - TVC
Four time Road Race Champion - TVC
1st 2004 Empire State Games - Points Race
1st 2005 NYS USCF Masters 40 - 44
12th 2005 USA USCF Masters 40-44
Dave Panella
Age: 42
Residence:
Hometown: Endwell, NY
Years Racing: 16
Category: 3
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 175
Website: www.davepanella.org
About:Big 'D' forever our teammate and eternal motivator. Godspeed Dave
Highlights:
Matthew Harrington
Age: 40
Residence: Chester Springs, PA
Hometown: Lewisberry, PA
Years Racing: 15
Category: 3
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 165
Website:
About:First race at 12.
Competed as a Junior in USCF events and in the New England Prep Cycling Federation.
Member of Main Line Cycling Club since 1996.
Editor of MLC Newsletter.
Married Angela Steel in 2002.
Operate Streamway Intelligence, a strategy consulting firm.
Highlights:2004 5th PA Best Area Rider Cat. 3/4
2004 5th Wilmington Classic Criterium Cat. 3/4
2004 5th Blueberry Road Race Cat. 3/4
1996 1st Farmers Trust Bank Classic Cat. 4/5
1985 Junior National Time Trial
Kevin Saint Clair
Age: 47
Residence: Philadelphia, PA
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Years Racing: 11
Category: 3
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 165
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About:Philadelphia born, raised and educated, Kevin comes from a running and rowing background he now races road and cyclocross.
Highlights:2005: 9th in the 45+ cyclocross MAC series & 22nd 35+.
10 top 20 road finishes.
Steve Sambrano
Age: 40
Residence: Lansdale, PA
Hometown: HI
Years Racing: 8
Category: 3
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 167
Website: www.sambranozoo.com
About:Steve a.k.a "Bone" is MLC's club president and sprinting extraodinaire. When he's not busy making babies, he can be spotted a nearly every non-hill race in the mid-atlantic.
Highlights:2005:
2nd – Route 29 TT, 6/15 (35+)
2nd – Route 29 TT, 6/22 (35+)
10th – USBHOF Crit Cat 3
11th – Philly 2 Day, Day 2 Cat 3
12th – Blueberry Road Race Cat 3
2004:
3rd
Diamond Circuit Race
Cat 3/4
5th
Overall GC, Philly 2-Day
Cat 3/4
6th
BCRC Criterium
Cat 3
6th
Route 29 Time Trial (6/23)
Cat 3
7th
Hawaii State Criterium
Cat 1/2/3
7th
Route 29 Time Trial (6/16)
Cat 3
5th
Skillman (Mildred Kugler)
35+
7th
Hermes Watermelon Criterium
35+
8th
May’s Landing Criterium
35+
Bill Wittman
Age: 49
Residence: Coatesville, PA
Hometown:
Years Racing: 4
Category: 3
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 155
Website: www.mlcycling.com/Bill
About:
Highlights:
Joel 'Cheeze' Brazy
Age: 45
Residence: Exton, PA
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
Years Racing: 3
Category: 3
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 198
Website:
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