Name: Bloom, Ryan Nickname: Bloomer Height: 5'11" ish Weight: in the triple digits somewhere Hometown: nepa Year: frosh Bike(s)/Parts (Weapon of Choice): my rusty, trusty, Cannondale Experience: a few tri's Why I Race?: cool threads Favorite Quote: “So do you guys draft and stuff, you know, like Lance Armstrong?”

Name: Bolster, Peter Nickname: Bolster or Old Pete Height: 6'3" Weight: 160 lbs. Hometown: Baltimore, MD Year and School: Arts and Sciences (FINAL YEAR!) Major: Environmental Science and Public Policy Bike(s)/Parts (Weapon of Choice): Trek 5200 Discipline: Road Experience: 1 season Racing Class/Category: Cat 4, collegiate C (B?) Favorite Ride/Route/Race: Tour de Jeudi-Soir, Thursdays in Worthington Valley, MD Pick a Pro and/or Team: Team Jelly Belly Why I Race?: It gets me out of the house.

Name: Chin, Jessica Nickname: Jess Height: 5'2" Weight: 105 lbs. Hometown: Hong Kong Year: Freshman Bike(s)/Parts (Weapon of Choice): sometimes I yell and throw things.... Experience: one season (in high school) Why I Race?:if I race hard, it makes me stronger, but if I didn't, I race again to prove to myself that I can go faster. Favorite Quote: "The past is a foreign place, they do things differently there." -- L.P. Hartly Coke or Pepsi: PEPSI!

Name: Cohee, Brian Nickname: Nothing I want to be called anymore Height: 5'11" Weight: 150 pounds of fast and 20 pounds of slow Hometown: Harrisonburg, VA Year: 19 so far,including kindergarten Bike(s)/Parts (Weapon of Choice): An Aegis Trident and/or borrowed bikes while I sulk over having to buy a road bike. Experience: Let’s just say I would be better off if everyone had to swim before and run afterwards. Highlight of my tri career was finishing Kona in 2004. Why I Race?: I enjoy throwing my body onto hard surfaces. So far cycling has been an excellent sport for me. If I start gaining some balance I will move on to football or base jumping sans parachute. Favorite Quote: “The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep.” –Robert Frost

Name: Coleman, Nathan Nickname: Don't have one yet Height: 5' 8 1/2" Weight: 145 Hometown: Grand Rapids, MN Education: B.S., Biochemistry (Yes, I am a bit of a nerd) University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN Currently a medical student Hopkins Bike(s)/Parts(Weapon of Choice): Giant TCR composite with HED Stinger 60s Experience: Ran cross-country and track Times: Track PRs 3000 - 8:36 5000 - 15:00 1500 - 4:01 Cross County 8K - 25:11 Road 10K - 32:13 5K - 15:18 Half marathon - 1 hr. 10 min. 10 sec. Best running experience was fifth place team national finish Div III. Team average time was 25:30 Why I Race: speed, competition, makes me feel free, giving me a purpose outside of career, and did I say speed Favorite Quote: "suffering is the sole origin of consciousness" - Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Name: Frato, Katherine Nickname: Katie Catilian Height: Taller than Seth Green,,,I think. Weight: Of my fully-loaded touring rig? About 60 pounds dry, including my Trek (see below) Hometown: Mentor, OH Year: First year graduate student Bike(s)/Parts (Weapon of Choice): Either my loyal and often-rebuilt 10-year-old green Trek or my pa's small Giant OCR. Experience: Tandem cycling with my pa since age 4, touring solo since age 13, rode self-contained camping across the northern tier of the US last summer. Why I Race?: The freedom, the people, exploring off the beaten path...but the number one reason -- eggs over easy with bacon, home fries and toast at a diner in a one horse town. And knowing you'll be hungry again in two hours! Favorite Quote: "Climb the mountains and get their glad tidings" ~ John Muir Coke or Pepsi: Trying to avoid both in favor of good ol' dihydrogen monoxide

Name: Gou, Eric Nickname: Gou Hometown: Round Rock, TX Year and School: Senior, Krieger School of Arts & Sciences Bike(s)/Parts (Weapon of Choice): LeMond Reno Race Experience: No race experience, rode cross country with the 2006 Hopkins 4K for Cancer. Disciplines: Road Favorite Ride/Route/Race: Towson Town Loop - I love carrying my momentum from the Joppa downhill through the left turn onto Bellona. Why I Race?: Nothing beats the feeling of wind on the face while cruising along on aerobars. Favorite Quote: "I'M SO COLD!" - Jake, sleeping outside his tent in the pouring rain for no apparent reason, in Bryce Canyon, UT. Other (optional): Heading to medical school in the Fall.

Name: Karmali, Faisal Height: 6'2" Weight: 172 lb Hometown: Edmunton, Canada Year: 11 (6th year Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering) Bike(s)/Parts (Weapon of Choice): Royal Canadian Air Force Experience: Hopkins Cycling 2005 6th, Road Race, Appalachian State University, April 2 1st, Team Time Trial (with Cliff Smoot), Conference Championships, April 24 Why I Race?: I love speed. Favorite Quote: "I'm Superfly TNT. I'm the Guns of the Navarone." Coke or Pepsi: Coke

Name: Koenig, Jacob Nickname: Jake "just give me a nickname already" Koenig Hometown: Woodbridge, CT Year and School: Junior, KSAS Bike(s)/Parts (Weapon of Choice): Bianchi "Roxxy" Virata Discipline(s): Road Racing Class/Category: Men's C Experience: 1 year Favorite Ride/Route/Race: 4K for Cancer - the day into Yosemite Pick a Pro and/or Team: Mario Cipollini, Liquigas-Bianchi Why I Race?: Because I look so good with celeste (Bianchi's color) Favorite Quote: "What is left when honor is lost?" Other: I have the passione celeste.

Name: Knudsen, Janine

Name: Kornweiss, Steve Hometown: If you're from PA, I'm from Hummelstown. If you're not, I'm from Hershey Year and School: Krieger School of Arts and Sciences class of 2008 Discipline(s): Neuroscience, Pre-doctor Bike(s)/Parts (Weapon of Choice): 2006 52cm Fuji Team Pro w/Smitty's old HRM Racing Class/Category: C- Experience: 0 Favorite Ride/Route/Race: Rec-Center Criterium: weekly race during Winter/Spring training that takes place outside the rec-center before weekend rides. Course length: approx. 5 yards around X as many laps as I can complete before everybody shows up Pick a Pro and/or Team: Favorite Rider: Lance Armstrong/Robbie McEwan (wheelies are sweet). Favorite Team: Rabobank, because the name is just too ironic. Why I Race?: The best way to maximize time away from JHU short of transferring. Favorite Quote: "Sometimes I do what I want, the rest of the time I do what I have to." - Gladiator Other (optional): I got my bike this past Summer '06 and I haven't looked back since. There's no feeling like crouching behind your handlebars at 45 mph on an inch of rubber after climbing up the backside of a monster.

Name: Lian, John Nickname: AJ Hometown: Granville, OH Year and School: 1st School of Medicine Bike(s)/Parts (Weapon of Choice): Komda 700C Racer Discipline(s): Road, Recumbent, Mountain Racing Class/Category: Collegiate - Men's Experience: HPRA - Recumbent Racing Favorite Ride/Route/Race: Ohio & Massachusetts countryside, Sierra Nevada Mts. Pick a Pro and/or Team: Jans Ullrich Why I Race?: I missed the bus too many times. Favorite Quote: "Let's get this road on the show." Other (optional): Marathoner

Name: Matsen, Susanna Nickname: Suz Hometown: Seattle, WA Year and School: First year Ph.D. student, Johns Hopkins School of Public Heath, Graduate Training Program in Clinical Investigation Discipline: Road Bike(s)/Parts (Weapon of Choice): Trek Madone 5.2 Racing Class/Category: UCSF Cat 4- Collegiate I really don't know! Experience: A few races for LSV at the end of last season. Favorite Ride/Route/Race:: Heading out north of Baltimore into the countryside. Why I Race?: Fun Favorite Quote: "If you can dream it, you can do it."

Name: Robbins, James Hometown: Avon, IN Year and School: Sophomore, Arts and Crafts Bike(s)/Parts (Weapon of Choice): Fuji Roubaix Discipline(s): Yes, please Racing Class/Category: Men's C Experience: One time, I put a stick in Ryan's spoke while he was warming up for a race Favorite Ride/Route/Race: Piney Grove, and then by Cal Ripken Jr's house Pick a Pro and/or Team: George Hincapie, Discovery Why I Race?: to win Favorite Quote: Play Like a Champion Today

Name: Romeo, Teresa Nickname: Team Seamstress Hometown: Gibbstown, NJ Year and School: '08, A&S Bike(s)/Parts (Weapon of Choice): Hyundai Elantra, but I think I used t ride a Huffy Experience: Fixing tears, rips and assorted holes Pick a Pro/Route/Race: I look up to Cliff Smoot. Seriously, he's more than a foot taller than me. Favorite Quote: After the game, the king and pawn go into the same box. Other (optional): I sew things.

Name: Ross, Katie Weight: ~450 toddler turtles Hometown: Libertyville, IL "L-ville" Year and School: Senior, Krieger School of Arts and Crafts Bike(s)/Parts (Weapon of Choice): Trek, Madone v. 5.2 Discipline: Road Racing Class/Category: Women's A/Cat 4 Experience: 2.5 years collegiate Favorite Ride/Route/Race: Hillside in Baltimore; Trial Ridge Road, CO; Tioga Pass, CA Pick a Pro and/or Team: Going with Vino as well Why I Race?: To stay sane, and I think spandex leggings went back into style at some point this past year Favorite Quote: Anything about Eric and Cliff's mothers. Other: (Insert Nelly song here)

Name: Sargent, Peter Nickname: Date of Birth: 8/14/1984 Height: 6'4" Weight: 200 lb. Residence: Unionville, PA Category: Road - 2 Track - 1 Strengths: Sprinting, Criteriums, Flat Time Trials Racing Goals?: 2005 Track Nationals, Tour of Somerville, Baltimore bike Jam. Racing Biography: 1st 2003 Cargas Criterium Cat 3/4 1st 2003 Tour de Christiana Stage 3 Cat 3/4 1st 2003 Tour de Christiana Overall Cat 3/4 1st 2003 MABRA Track Championships, Kilometer TT, Match Sprint, Points Race, Scratch Race, and Overall 2nd 2003 Cat 2 Keirin Night 10th 2003 Elite Track Nationals, Match Spring 10th 2004 Clarendon Cup Cat 1/2 2nd 2004 Tour of Somerville Cat 2 Personal Biography: Peter grew up on his family's farm in Unionville, Pennsylvania, where he began his racing career atop a horse. And after become disenfranchised with lacrosse at The Hotchkiss School, where he graduated in 2003, Peter became interested in cycling. He took a year off to travel, work, and race his bicycle before matriculating at Johns Hopkins University, where he is currently pursuing a degree in International Relations. When he is not busy attempting to end all religious based political tensions or answering questions about the absence of breaks on track bikes, Peter enjoys playing his guitar, napping, and eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

Name: Singer, Lauren Nickname: Lu Lu Age: Just call me grandma Height: 5'5" Weight: 125 Hometown: Hillsborough, NC Year: Major: Medicine Bike(s)/Parts (Weapon of Choice): Brownies Experience: Zero Why I Race?: Still trying to figure that one out. Favorite Quote: “The cure for everything is salt water – sweat, tears, or the sea..” Isaak Dineson

Name: Smits, Jonathan Nickname: Smitty Hometown: Worcester, MA Year and School: Junior, W. School of Engineering Bike(s)/Parts (Weapon of Choice): Trek 1500 Discipline(s): Road, Mountain Racing Class/Category: USCF - Cat 4, Collegiate - Men's C Experience: 1 year Collegiate Favorite Ride/Route/Race: Wed. night Bicycle Alley team ride around Wachusett Reservoir - West Boylston, MA Pick a Pro and/or Team: Alexander Vinokourov, Astana-Würth Why I Race?: Too much testosterone Favorite Quote: "Mess with the bull and you get the horns."

Name: Smoot, Clifton Nickname: ClifBar Height: 6'5" Weight: 170 Hometown: Stratford, NJ Year and School: 2007, A&S Major: Sociology Bike(s)/Parts (Weapon of Choice): Seven Alaris, custom ti; Bridgestone modified singlespeed. Discipline(s): Road Racing, Race Promotion, Bike Messenger, Spinning Instructor. Favorite Ride/Route/Race: WVU's RR Pick a Pro and/or Team:Martin Lembeye Why I Race?: You become intimately familiar with your own limits and then how to break through them. Favorite Quote: "Lightly mist martini glass with vermouth, and rim the edge with bacon grease. In a cocktail shaker, mix 3 oz. vodka, one dash tabasco, and one dash olive juice. Shake well and strain into cocktail glass. Skim excess bacon grease from the surface of cocktail. Garnish with one slice of bacon." Other: My bike is massive enough to eat your bike. No lie.

Name: Sznol, Evan Nickname: Indoor Hometown: Woodbridge, CT Year and School: Freshman, Arts and Crafts Bike(s)/Parts (Weapon of Choice): Riced up Lemond Reno, FSRxc Discipline: Road, MTB Racing Class/Category: USCF Cat Meow, Men's C/D? Experience: Clif's/Eric's/Whoever's mom Favorite Ride/Route/Race:: Connecticut Hills Pick a Pro/Route/Race: Janine Knudsen, Team Cate Wilson Why I Race?: Skinny is the new sexy Favorite Quote: Evan, will you go out with me?

Name: Tan, Frederick Nickname: "that bitch who drives the bikes" Height:5'6" Weight: 135lb Hometown: Trumbull, CT Year: Graduate Student Bike(s)/Parts (Weapon of Choice): granny gear Experience: 1 season Why I Race?: chipotle fajita burrito, mcdonald's french fries and trika's rap music. Favorite Quote: "that practice didn't sit too well with me" Coke or Pepsi: coke

Name: Upchurch, Patrick Hometown: Bunnell, FL Year and School: First Year Graduate Student, Physiology Bike(s)/Parts (Weapon of Choice): 2001 Schwinn Fastback Pro Discipline: Road Racing Class/Category: Collegiate Men's C Experience: I dabble Favorite Ride/Route/Race: Cemetery Time Trial, Gainesville, FL Pick a Pro and/or Team: Vino gets the style points Why I Race?: For the humility that follows Favorite Quote: "Christ is the path and Christ the prize." - John Samuel Bewley Monsell Jr., 1860

Name: Weatherall, Toby Height: 5'8" Weight: 130 Hometown: Jersey Shore Year: 2008 Major: International Relations/Writing Bike(s)/Parts (Weapon of Choice): Trek Madone 5.9; Trek Team Time Trial Experience: Lateral Stress Velo 2005, 2007 Oxford University Cycling 2007 Hopkins Cycling 2005-2007 Team Beacon 2004-2006 Disciplines: Road Racing, Time Trialing, Climbing. Favorite Ride/Route/Race: Brill Pick a Pro and/or Team: Ivan Basso, George Hincapie; Team CSC Why I Race?: To justify my obsessions: showing people how fast I am and spending excessive amounts of money on sweet swag. Favorite Quote: "Well, I could be wrong, but I believe, uh, diversity is an old, old wooden ship that was used during the Civil War era." - Ron Burgundy Read about Toby's coach

Name: Werbin, Jeffrey Nickname: The Werbinator or "hey Fatso" depending on season and work Height: 6'4" Weight: Varies along with nickname. Somewhere between 190-230. Hometown: NYC Year: I lost count. Grad school does that to you, I think it is a defense mechanism. Bike(s)/Parts (Weapon of Choice): My enormous 63cm Blue Caad7, or my tiny 59cm Fixie Experience: 2 years light racing and many years of lazy. Oh and 3 years of tri's. Why I Race?: Where else would my huge draft be useful? Favorite Quote: "I still feel that variable gears are only for people over forty-five. Isn't it better to triumph by the strength of your muscles than by the artifice of a derailer? We are getting soft... As for me, give me a fixed gear!" -- Henri Dessgrange Coke or Pepsi: Coke

Name: Wilson, Allie