Roster

Fred Bunn - Age 44; Director, East Grand Rapids Parks and Recreation Department; top local and national caliber runner, in only 2 years of cycling Fred has risen to one of the top age group cyclists in Michigan and in 2006 won the category 4 race at the Rockford Criterium and placed 23rd overall at the 2006 Tour De Leelanau road race.

Larry Crabbe - Age 37; Sales, Aztra Zenica Pharmaceuticals; A new team member in 2006, Larry’s racing was limited this past season due to the birth of his daughter, Kate.

Dean Cohen - Age 44; Sales, Has been riding for over 20 years; competed in the Ironman Hawaii; winner of the Reeds Lake Triathlon and many other races over the years.

Dave George - Age 43; New Dimensions Construction; Dave is a category 2 racer and has been a competitive cyclist for over 15 years. He has won several past Michigan road championships and has competed in a number of national events.

Mike Krywanski - Age 57; Retired supervisor of Field Operations, State of Michigan; 2006 and numerous prior State Time Trail Championships. 2006 winner at Cone Azalia RR, 2006 winner of the Dragon’s Challenge TT and RR (Ft. Bragg NC), 2006 Festival of Speed winner (Orlando Fl.), 2006 and 2004 winner of the Kensington RR, Prior wins at the Rockford Criterium, Proctor Classic (Peoria, Il.), ABR National RR and Criterium, North American Championship RR (Montreal Qc.), 3rd place at the 2006 U.S. National Cycling Championships (Pittsburgh, Pa.)

Jim Meekhoff - Age 61; Owner/President, Meekhoff Builders; Although Jim does not race as much as other team members, he competes successfully at Michigan Senior Olympics races as well as competitions in Wisconsin and Illinois. He has placed top 3 in his age group several times since 2001 and in 2006 he qualified for the National Senior Olympics competition with a 2nd place finish in the Time Trial. Jim is also a leading team supporter and sponsor.

Jeff Haney - Age 43; one of Michigan's top masters duathletes and triathletes. This will be Jeff's first year as a road racer.

Dave Ryskamp - Age 62; Engineering Supervisor at Calvin College; In 13 years of cycling Dave has won his division at the State Time Trial Championship the last 6 consecutive years, he won the State Road Race in 2005 and 2006 and also won his division at the past two State Criterium championships. Dave also won every event he entered at the 2006 Michigan Senior Olympics.

John Demmink - Age 48; Mercedez Benz technician for Betten Imports; In his 6th year of racing as a masters cyclist, John competes in road, mountain and cyclocross events. He placed 5th in the 45+category at this year’s Cone Azalia RR..

Glenn Dik - Age 51; Vice President, Senior Architect, Progressive AE; 13 years as a competitive road and mountain cyclist, 15 year participant in the National 24 Hour challenge logging a total of 4750 miles (high mileage of 425 miles in 2005), in 2005 Glenn placed 2nd at the 6th Street RR in Kalamazoo and has had numerous top 10 placings in Michigan road events.

Marty Finch - Age 50; HVAC engineer at Alticor Corp; Marty is one of the founding members of the team and has been a competitive cyclist for many years.

Loren Simons - Age 60; Controls Engineer for Federal Mogul; Loren has been a competitive cyclist for 22 years. He has competed in over 800 races and has previously won state championships in road racing and criterium. In 2006 he competed at the Masters National Championships in Pennsylvania.

Dave Stebbins - Age 52; Sales, Valley Truck Parts; 2nd overall in 2006 and winner overall in 2005 of the National 24 Hour Challenge, 2004 division winner of the Kensington RR, 2006 division winner of the Steelhead Triathlon, 2006 competitor at Ironman Hawaii. Dave is an outstanding runner, cyclist and triathlete

Mike VanHouten - Age 47; heavy equipment operator for Anlaan Bridge Construction; A relative newcomer to competitive cycling, Mike is a very strong cyclist and has participated in a number of races over the past two years.

Jeff White - Age 40; Physician Relations Director, Lacks Cancer Center; years cycling – 6; In the last two National 24 Hour Challenge races, Jeff has placed 5th and 3rd respectively in his age division; he is a team division winner of the Steelhead Triathlon and in 2004 he won his division at the Grattan Race Series.

Lee J Christensen- Age 38; Kent Count Road Commission; years cycling 19; he has been an avid runner and competed at Ferris Sate University; has several high finishes in local duathlons and triathlons; 16th overall Reeds Lake Triathlon 2005; 3rd overall Great Lakes Duathlon 2006; looking to improve his road racing skills this year.