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BUZZ WRIGHT
Race Team Director, USAC Level III Coach, Level C Race Director
Races: Cat 4 Road
Specialty: Criteriums
Bike: Ridley Noah
Favorite ride: Windy Point
Favorite race: Whichever crit is this weekend
Loves most about riding: When the bell rings and announcer shouts, "last lap!"
Other hobbies: Travel, scuba diving, hiking
Favorite verse: "And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him." (Luke 15:20

Notable Finishes
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2017 Tolero Criterium 35+  1st place
​2015 Valley of the Sun Stage Race Criterium 4th place
2015 Avondale Criterium 5th place
2015 Santa Catalina Omnium Criterium 4th place
​Various top 5 finishes in Criterium

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MICHAEL HAST
Tucson Spoke Director
Races: Cat 3 Road
Specialty: Stage Races, Road Races
Bike: Giant Propel
Favorite ride: Mt. Lemmon
Favorite race: Oracle Road Race
Favorite verse: 
"Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen." (Jude 24-25)

Notable Finishes
​2019 Az. State Masters Championship 45+ Cat 1/2/3/  1st Place
2019 Flapjack Team Time Trial - 1st Place
​2019 Tucson Bicycle Classic Road Race Masters 45+ - 3rd Place
2019 UofA Criterium  Masters 45+ 1/2/3 - 2nd Place
2018 El Tour de Tucson 50 Mile Race 1st Place
​2018 AZ. State TTT 2 Man Championship - 1st Place
2018 Az. State Masters Championship 45+ Cat 1/2/3/  2nd Place
2017 El Tour de Tucson 54 Mile Race 1st Place
​2017  Arizona State Road Race Champion 45+ Cat 1/2/3  1st Place
2016  Arizona State Road Race Champion Cat 4  1st Place
2017 Cochise County Cycling Classic 47 miler 2nd Place
2016 Cochise County Cycling Classic 47 miler 1st Place
​2016 State Criterium Championships Cat 4 2nd Place
2016 Avondale Criterium and Road Race 40+ 1st Place
2016 University of Arizona Criterium and Road Race 40+  1st place
​2015 Arizona State TTT Championships 2nd Place

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JIMMY DAVIS, JR.
Races: Masters 55+ Road
Specialty: Sprinter/Time Trial
Riding since: 2012
Bike: Giant Propel
Favorite ride: Saguaro National Monument East
Favorite race: Tucson Bicycle Classic
Favorite race to watch: All the Grand Tours
Favorite pro: Alberto Contador
Loves most about riding: Enjoying God's Creation is liberating.
Other hobbies: Sleeping is my favorite hobby... really!
Favorite verse: "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" (Philippians 4:13)
Other: ​My wife and kids are phenomenal and I am very blessed!

​Notable Finishes
2019 Flapjack Team Time Trial - 1st Place
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2016 El Tour de Tucson 54 miler 1st Place
2016 Time Trial Series Champion Cat 4 - 1st
​2016 Cochise County Cycling Classic 47 miler 3rd Place
​2016 Cotton Classic TT 20k 1st Place
2015 Arizona State TTT Championships 2nd Place
2015 Arizona State ITT Championships 2nd Place​
2015 Time Trial Series Champion Cat 5- 1st 
​2015-1016 (6 first place, one 2nd, two 3rd) Various TT Podium Finishes 

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KEN HUIZENGA
Races: Cat 4 Road
Specialty: Road Races
Riding since: 2011
Bike: Pinarello Dogma
Favorite ride: Pistol Hill
Favorite race: Valley of the Sun Stage Race
Favorite race to watch: Tour de France, sprint stages
Favorite pro: Mark Cavendish
Loves most about riding: Long descents, group rides
Favorite verse: "Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away. When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known. And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love." (1 Corinthians 13:4-13)

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DAVE ROPPEL
Races: Cat 4 Road
Bike: Trek 5500 Project One
Favorite ride: South Mountain
Loves most about riding: The rush of conquering a long climb and the sound of a pack of riders flying through the flats.
Other hobbies: Bowling
Favorite verse: "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." (2 Timothy 1:7)

Notable Finishes
2016 TriFecta Omnium Collegiate TT 1st Place
2016 Race Against Time TT 1st Place
​2015 TriFecta Omnium Criterium 4th Place

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JJ SCHMIDT
Races: Cat 5 Road
Riding since: 2012
Bike: GT Strike
Favorite ride: Pistol Hill
Favorite race: Tucson Bicycle Classic
Loves most about riding: Being outside and getting exercise
Other hobbies: Hiking, camping, fishing
Favorite verse: "Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away. When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known. And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love." (1 Corinthians 13)

​Notable Finishes
2016 3 Bears TT Cat 5 2nd Place
​2016 3 Bears TT Cat 5 3rd Place
2015 Arizona State TTT Championships 2nd Place

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2018GARY SCHOBEL
Races: Cat 4 Road
Specialty: Road Races
Riding since: 2007
Bike: Specialized Tarmac
Favorite ride: GABA's Tumacacori Century
Favorite race: Tucson Bicycle Classic
Favorite race to watch: El Tour de France and Amgen Tour of California
Favorite pro: Peter Sagan
Loves most about riding: The socialization and health benefits
Other hobbies: Cycling is the only hobby I have time for
Favorite verse: "These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world." (John 16:33)

Notable Finishes
​2019 Tour of Sky Island 3rd
​2019 Flapjack Team Time Trial - 1st Place
​2019 UofA Criterium  Masters 45+ 4/5 - 2nd Place

​2018 AZ. State TTT 2 Man Championship - 1st Place
2018 Az. Masters State RR Championship 50+ 1st Place
2018 Musselman Honda Criterium Cat 4 2nd Place
2018 Flapjack TT Cat 4 2nd Place
2018 Oracle Road Race Masters 45+ 2nd Place
2017 Cochise County Cycling Classic 47 miler 1st Place
​2017 Arizona State TT Championships 3rd 
​2016 3 Bears TT 20k Cat 4 1st Place
​2015 Tucson Bicycling Classic Cat 5 TT 3rd Place
Arizona State TTT Championships 2nd Place
2015 Arizona State TT Championships 2nd
​Various TT top 3 Finishes

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RAY THIBAULT
Races: Cat 5 Road
Specialty: Road Races
Riding since: 1980's
Bike: 2015 Ridley Orion Ultegra
Favorite ride: Old Spanish Trail / Pistol Hill
Favorite race: I'll say after the 2017 season :)
Favorite race to watch: El Tour de France
Favorite pro: Tejay Van Garderen and Greg Lemond
Loves most about riding: God displays His majesty around me every ride
Other hobbies: Using and maintaining my 5th wheel RV
Favorite verse: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct[a] your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil." (Proverbs 3:5-7)
Other: ​I have always been a reasonable recreational rider and God has ushered me through a few very nasty accidents.  I tried to race in 2015 and 2016 but life got in the way - it looks like 2017 may actually happen!  I thank the Lord every time I get out to ride, knowing that is it Him who has given me the skill and passion for it.  I hope my cycling with Christian Cycling will allow God's power, grace, and mercy to be seen by others who need Him so badly, but don't realize it or are hesitant to embrace Him.

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CONOR JOHNSON
Races: Cat 4 Road
Specialty: Sprinter
Bike: Giant Propel
Favorite Ride: Mt. Lemmon
Favorite Race: Man v. Machine
Loves most about riding: Bunch sprints to the line
Favorite pro: Peter Sagan
Other hobbies: Mountain biking, basketball, trail running, rock climbing
Favorite verse: "All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments" (Matthew 22:40)

Notable Finishes:
2019 Gila Grand Fondo 1st
2019 Tour of Sky Island 1st

2019 Tour de Mesa 50k - 2nd Place
​2019 La Vuelta a Santa Catalina RR 35+ 4/5 - 3rd
2018 Tour de Tucson 55 mile - 3rd
2018 Tour de Mesa 34 mile - 1st
2017 Tour de Tucson 55 mile - 3rd
2016 Tour de Tucson 55 mile - 3rd
2016 Tri for Kindness Duathlon - 1st
2015 Tri for Kindness Duathlon - 2nd

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TOM COLLINS, JR.
Race: Cat 4
Specialty: Road Races
Riding since: 2018
Bike: Specialized Allez DSW SL Sprint
Favorite Ride: Torrey Pines into PCH - San Diego
Favorite Race: Tour de France
Loves most about riding: Climb hills and pacing with cars!
Favorite pro: Julian Alaphilippe
Other hobbies:  I love hockey.  Go Blackhawks!
Favorite verse: "And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the image from one degree of glory to another.  For this comes from the Lord who s the Spirit."
(2 Corinthians 3:18)

Notable Finishes:
2019 AZ. State Road Race Championship 35+  1st
2019 CCT : "A" Mountain Hill Climb -1st
2019 State Masters Hill Climb Championship - 2nd
2019 Flapjack Team Time Trial - 1st Place
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2019 La Vuelta a Santa Catalina RR​ 35+ 4/5 - 1st
2019 Tolero Crit Cat 5 - 1st
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ART BOUBION
Race: Sprinter
Specialty: Road Races
Riding since: 2015
Bike: Giant TCR
Favorite Ride: Mount Lemmon
Favorite Race: Tour de France
Loves most about riding: Adrenaline Rush!!
Favorite pro: Nairu Catana
Other hobbies: Playing Guitar
Favorite verse: "But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that." 1 Cor. 2:9

Notable Finishes:

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BEKAH COLLINS
Race:
Cat 4
Specialty:
Whatever they tell me to ride, I’ll ride it but I am an endurance athlete so the longer the race the happier I am.
Riding since: 2018
Bike: Trek Madone
Favorite Ride: Swami’s Famous - San Diego (Leucadia to Elfin Forest)
Favorite Race: I’ll let you know after 2019 season
Favorite pro: Kathyn Bertine
Loves most about riding: I love pushing my body to new limits, being outside in amazing weather, and the feeling of being completely physically wrung out.
Other hobbies:  I LOVE to run! My hubby and I (Tom Collins- on CCT as well) have 3 AMAZING kids and I consider it a true privilege that God chose me to be their mom. We are super active and they are troopers that love the outdoors as much as we do so anything with them is fun whether it’s biking, running, hiking, swimming, fishing, etc.
Favorite verse: "Because he holds fast to Me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows My name. When he calls to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.” (Psalm 91:14-16)
Notable Finishes
2019 State Criterium Championship​  Cat 5 - 1st
​2019 State  Hill Climb Championship - 1st
2019 Nogales Bicycle Classic RR 1st Place Female (6th overall)
​2019 Tucson Bicycle Classic Time Trial Cat 5 - 3rd
2019 Tucson Bicycle Classic Road Race Cat 5 - 2nd
2019 Tucson Bicycle Classic Circuit Race Cat 5 - 2nd
2019 Tucson Bicycle Classic Cat 5 General Classification - 3rd
​2019 Cat 5 Tolero Criterium -2nd

2019 La Vuelta a Santa Catalina RR 4/5 - 3rd Place
2019 Avondale Criterium Cat 5 - 4th Place

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BILL DOLAN
Race:
Cat 3
Specialty:
Criteriums,  keeping road races welded together and leading out.
Bike: Hand built steel frame from Machine Bicycle Co.
Favorite Ride: Santa Barbara: Old San Marcos Pass/Painted Caves/Camino Cielo with a Gibraltar descent
Favorite Race: St. Honore' crit
Favorite Pro: Matteo Del-Cin #humblebeast
Loves most about riding: I love riding because it is always a needed mental health break!
Other hobbies:  Violin/Viola
Favorite verse: Proverbs Chapter 3:5-6 Trust in the  Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.  In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Notable Finishes:
​2019 El Tour de Tucson 50 Mile Race - 1st Place
2018 Oregon Criterium State Championship  - 3rd Place
2016 Oregon Criterium State Championship - 3rd Place
 

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 RYAN HOFF
​Races: Cat 4 Road (recovering triathlete)
Specialty: Climbing/Time Trials
Riding since: 2011
Bike: Specialized Allez (Road) / Cervelo P2 (TT's)
Favorite ride: Mt Lemmon (the whole thing!)
Favorite race: Tucson Bicycle Classic
Favorite race to watch: All the Grand Tours
Favorite pro: Phil Gaimon (wait... does that count...?)
Loves most about riding: Experiencing God's creation!
Other hobbies: My amazing wife and two kids!
Favorite verse: "Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing." (James 1:2-4)


Notable Finishes:
2021 AZ State Road Race Championship - Cat 4 - 10th Place
2020 Mt Graham State Hill Climb Championship - Cat 4 - 2nd Place 
2019 Mt. Graham State Hill Climb Championships Cat 5 - 1st
2019  Lake Havasu Olympic Triathlon - 1st Overall and 1st Age Group
2019  Tucson Bike Classic Stage Race - Cat 5 - Raced like a noob. Attacked a lot... blew up.
2018  Mesa Turkey Trot 10k - 38:22 - 24th of 830 finishers
2018  Kitt Peak Time Trial Men 30-34 - 1st
2017  Charleston Sprint Triathlon Series Race #2 - 3rd Overall
2017  Charleston Sprint Triathlon Series Race #1 - 5th Overall
2016  Charleston Sprint Triathlon Series Race #1 - 1st Overall
2015  ITU Age Group World Triathlon Olympic Championships - 33rd of 105 in Age Group
2015  Charleston Sprint Triathlon Series Open/Elite Series Champion
          Race #2 - 3rd Overall
          Race #4 - 1st Overall
          Race #5 - 2nd Overall
2014  US Air Force 10k - 37:10 - 2nd Overall, First Military Finisher
2014  USAT National Championships - 33rd in Age Group
2013  US Air Force 10k - 38:19 - 3rd Overall, First Military Finisher

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