|
A busy season last year for the entire team, and no exception for
Rob, who found that much to the chagrin of his ever-supportive wife
Erin, he was racing almost every weekend.
But then again, for Rob it felt almost like the heydays of
the late 80’s and early 90’s when he raced for what he then
thought was going to be a career, traveling around the country and
living off race winnings and generous sponsor support.
Nowadays, it’s nice to have a real job and a paycheck, but
the racing has been great; stress relief, and an outlet for everyday
troubles and anxieties.
It was a good year for the man from Howell, he found some great
form and won a race, despite his busy family calendar, and along the
way gave some self-gratifying support and sacrifice to his teammates
to allow them the win or place on the podium.
Rob would of course like to thank his very supportive wife, Erin.
Thank you for all her sacrifices.
Thank you for those weekends driving to races and cheering on
her grateful, loving husband. Thank
you for those late dinners on Wednesday nights after getting back
from a tough team training ride. And thank you for those anxious
feelings when he was racing in a tight, twisty pack of 135 racers at
the USCF Criterium Nationals, where he performed beyond his own
expectations in a field mainly consisting of riders 10 years or more
his junior.
Now that he has a new addition to his family, a 18 month old
beagle named Harry, Rob plans to fine–tune his form this year more
in keeping with a hectic work and social schedule, emphasizing
quality rather than quantity and picking high profile events to peak
for, rather then trying to maintain a consistent level of fitness
throughout the season. Of
course, there will still be a few late Wednesday nights, because the
Wednesday night ride in Ann Arbor is the best and the toughest in
the Midwest…
|
|
2005
Highlights
Masters
35+:
- 1st
- Michigan State Time Trial Champion
- 1st
Place, Allen Park Criterium
-
3rd overall Michigan Points Series
Championships
Senior
1-2:
- 3rd
Place, Allen Park Criterium
- 7th
Michigan State Criterium Championships
|
Career
Highlights
-
Over
45 career victories
-
1990
Michigan state road champion
-
1988
Olympic Road Trials - 15th Place in qualifying Race #1
(televised, so it was pretty cool)
-
Overall
and individual stage winner - 1986 Superweek, Wisconsin –
Junior level
-
1986
Junior World’s Road trials
-
All
around good guy
|
