Proven Results
They are what drive the ProCycling Mountain Bike Racing Team. Our team jerseys are the most recognizable jerseys out there and we’re proud of it. With racers from the Expert ranks to the Pro’s, Team ProCycling has bagged dozens of wins in off-road races across the country – including numerous Regional Championships and National Championships. The team pours their heart into it, and it shows. See for yourself…
Rider: Russ Asleson
Age: 54
Class: Expert
Team member since: 2005
Racing mtb since: 1989; road since 1973
| First mtb | Gary Fisher Paragon |
| 2010 Race Bike | Specialized S-Works Stumpjumper carbon 29er HT (Sram XX) |
| Tip of the Day | Active recovery is key during race season. Even 30 minutes of riding at a very low heart rate will help get the lactic acid out of your legs after a race weekend. |
| Favorite ride | Ute Valley in winter, near Rampart Reservoir in summer |
| Career highlights | Over 25 medals in NORBA National Series events; 2005 National XC Champion; 5th place Masters World Championships 2005; 1st place 2005 Mountain States Cup; ‘07-’08 National Marathon Champion; ‘08 CO State Champion XC, STXC; 1st overall ‘08 Mountain States Cup |
| 2009 highlights | 1st place Sand Creek Series, 1st place Colorado State Games, looking to regain US XC National Championship in 2010 |
Rider: Kalan Beisel
Age: 28
Class: Pro
Team member since: 2008
Racing mtb since: 2006
| First mtb | Specialized Stumpjumper |
| 2010 Race Bike | Specialized Stumpjumper Comp 29 (Sram XX) |
| Tip of the Day | Rubber side down |
| Favorite ride | Lookout point |
| Career highlights | Ranked #1 Expert 25-29 in the nation 2007; 07 MSC Expert 25-29 Overall Champion; 07 Winter Park Expert 25-29 Overall Champion; 4th place overall in 24hrs. Moab (4-man); 1st place 07 Snowmass Nationals Expert 25-29 |
| 2009 highlights | Top 10 Mountain States Cup overall, 1st place and National Champion Pro 4-men team 24 Hours of Moab |
Rider: Ron Bollenberghe
Age: 42
Class Expert: 40-49
Team member since: 2003
Racing mtb since: 1987
| First mtb | Diamond Back Axis |
| 2010 Race Bike | Felt Nine Team |
| Tip of the Day | Cross train: we as cyclists, myself included, get hung up on only riding. Cross training can take you to the next level. |
| Favorite ride | Peaks Trail, Summit County |
| Career highlights | Qualifier, national time trial championship, 1990. 1st overall, Mountain States Cup 2003 (Sport 35-39); 1st overall, Winter Park Series 2007 (Expert 40-45) |
| 2009 highlights | 1st place Sand Creek Series #1, 1st place Texas King of the Causeway 40+ |
Rider: JJ Clark
Age: 37
Class: Pro
Team member since: 2007
Racing mtb since: 1994
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| 2010 Race Bike | Specialized S-Works Epic |
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| Career highlights | 2009 highlights 1st place Colorado State Games, 1st place Sand Creek Series, 1st place and National Champion Pro 4-men team 24 Hours of Moab |
Rider: Larry DeWitt
Age: 52
Class: Expert 50+
Team member since: 2004
Racing mtb since: 1994
| First mtb | Cannondale Delta V |
| 2010 Race Bike | Yeti ASR-SL |
| Tip of the Day | Long epic rides rule! |
| Favorite ride | Frosty’s Loop, Monarch Crest, Deadman’s Gulch (Crested Butte), Porcupine Rim |
| Career highlights | 2 x Leadman Champion(2006 & 2009); 1st place Silver Rush 50 miler (Masters) 2-time Masters Team Champion, 24 Hours of Moab; 1st place, Durango 100 (Masters); 1st place, LaRuta (Costa Rica)(Masters);1st place, Mountain States Cup Expert 40-49;2nd place, 24 Hours of EROCK(solo); 13-time finisher, Leadville Trail 100 MTB Race, 3-time finisher, Leadville Trail 100 Run. |
| 2009 highlights | 1st place masters Silver Rush 50; 1st Overall, Leadman (First & only Leadman ever to “Big Buckle” in both the 100 mile MTB race & the 100 mile trail run, also fastest all time overall Leadman Time in the history of the Leadman) |
Rider: Charlie Dunn
Age: 30
Class: Singlespeed
Team member since: 2008
Racing mtb since: 2007
| First mtb | Specialized Hard Rock |
| 2010 Race Bike | Custom Black Sheep Single Speed |
| Tip of the Day | Don’t be a jerk… nobody wants to ride, or race, with “that guy.” |
| Favorite ride | Overlook Trail, Monarch Crest |
| Career highlights | Being marginally competitive in the singlespeed class |
| 2009 goals | 1st place Sand Creek Series, singlespeed; 1st place Colorado State Games, singlespeed; 2nd place Leadville Silver Rush 50 |
Rider: Dan Durland
Age: 40
Class: Single Speed
Team member since: 2005
Racing mtb since: 1994
| First mtb | Gary Fisher Hoo-Koo-E-Koo |
| 2010 Race Bike | Specialized S-Works Stumpjumper 29er Singlespeed |
| Tip of the Day | You really don’t need gears…now that is a tip for every day! |
| Favorite ride | South Boundary Loop out of Valle Escondido, Taos |
| Career highlights | 7 Leadville 100 Finishes (5 on Single Speed), 2nd overall Mountain States Cup 3 years running, 1st SS 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo 4 person team, Not riding a geared MTB for over 5 years (notice a trend?) |
| 2009 highlights | 1st place San Ysidro Dirty Century, 1st place Singlespeed Silver Rush 50, 5th place Singlespeed Leadville 100, 2nd place singlespeed, Breck Epic |
Rider: Kara Durland
Age: 39
Class: Single Speed
Team member since: 2005
Racing mtb since: 2001
| First mtb | Diamond Back |
| 2010 Race Bike | Black Sheep High Roller (Single Speed) |
| Tip of the Day | Run Stan’s tubeless; it’s worth it! I have also found, as a smaller rider, that it is important to play around with your tire pressure. I run 32 psi or lower. Riding is not just a physical sport; for me, 95% of it is mental. Don’t just focus on the bad days. |
| Favorite ride | Indian Creek near Denver; South Boundary near Taos; anything that’s a smooth climb. |
| Career highlights | 1st place, 2007 24 Hours of Old Pueblo, Solo Single Speed; 1st place Duo 2006 24 Hours of Old Pueblo; 7 Leadville 100 finishes including 4 Single Speed 1st places; 2005 Women’s State Champion, Single Speed |
| 2009 highlights | 1st place Singlespeed San Ysidro Dirty Century, 3rd place Singlespeed 12 Hrs Mesa Verde, 1st place Singlespeed Silver Rush 50, Leadville 100, Gunnison Growler, and Stone Temple 8. |
Rider: Sharon McDowell-Larsen
Age: 49
Class: Pro
Team member since: 2004
Racing mtb since: 1998
| First mtb | Cannondale |
| 2010 Race Bike | Specialized Eva Expert |
| Tip of the Day | The more suspension the better….and don’t wear a Camelback during a race – it just ain’ t cool. |
| Favorite ride | ALL of them…actually, Palmer Park is my fav. |
| Career highlights | 1st place, 2007 Marathon National Championship (Canadian citizen), multi-time Canadian National Team Member, former Pro racer. Also holds a PhD in Exercise Physiology |
| 2009 Highlights | Finishing the Breck Epic stage race (in spite of a broken wrist), 3rd place overall Pro, Winter Park Series |
Rider: Bruce McGrew
Age: 53
Class: Expert
Team member since: 2003
Racing mtb since: 1991
| First mtb | Mongoose Amplifier. This was my first “real” mtb, and it was a sweetheart …visible flex in every direction, 1 inch of fork travel, regular catastrophic frame failures. It had it all. |
| 2010 Race Bike | Specialized S-Works Stumpjumper carbon 29er (Sram XX) |
| Tip of the Day | Hydration…it’s way overrated! Don’t drink lots of useless fluids, then drag them around like some overloaded tanker. Save your hydration efforts for post ride beers! |
| Favorite ride | Palmer Park. I cut my mtb teeth there, and I still think it’s the most fun, challenging, and convenient piece of real estate in the county. It’s one of those gems we natives tend to take for granted. |
| Career highlights | 1993 Beginner world champ, Vail, CO world championships.Hey, it was the world championships!1998 Colorado State Champion, Senior Expert Motocross. (The heading says “Career” highlights, not MTB career highlights). |
| 2009 goals | Race hard and have lots of fun at all the great Colorado venues we get to compete at this year. |
Rider: Doug Ryden
Age: 34
Class: Pro
Team member since: 2004
Racing mtb since: 2001
| First mtb | 1986 Trek Antelope |
| 2010 Race Bike | Yeti ARC |
| Tip of the Day | Smile, and when in doubt, air it out…..braaaap! |
| Favorite ride | Palmer Lake, CO |
| Career highlights | 30th place, UCI World Cup, Angel Fire, 2005 |
| 2009 highlights | Winter Park Series, Sand Creek Series |
Rider: Matt Simmons
Age: 34
Class: Pro
Team member since: 2004
Racing mtb since: 1991
| First mtb | $365 Nishiki Backroads |
| 2010 Race Bike | Specialized S-Works Stumpjumper carbon 29er HT (Sram XX) |
| Tip of the Day | High performance drink mixes are most efficient when mixed at the recommended concentrations. When you use a mixed bottle and a plain water bottle, you’re just diluting the mixture, which makes it much less effective. |
| Favorite ride | Barr Trail |
| Career highlights | 44 career podiums between Junior Expert, Expert, and SemiPro, Pro during my now 18-year mountain bike racing career. Have lined up with such legends as Ned Overend, Travis Brown, Tinker Juarez, and Thomas Frishknecht over the years (but it’s not who you line up with, it’s how you finish…) |
| 2009 highlights | 3rd place overall Pro, Winter Park Series; 2nd place Trestle Bike Park Pro Super-D, 6th place CrankWorx Colorado Pro Super-D, 4th overall, Sand Creek Series |
| Personal Blog | http://twowheeledworld.com |
