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Last Updated: 04/12/2009
Name: Bruce Grell
Hometown: Bettendorf, Iowa
Category Road: 3 and 30+
Category CX: 3
Category MB: Expert
Years Racing: 18
Career highlights: Illinois State Champ Sport Class MTB, Cat 4 and 5 Cross Champ, a couple 2nd place finishes Cat 5 Crits at Old Capital Crit and Quad City Crit, finishing 1-2 with Greg at the QC Crit
About you: I'm a Bike shop owner/amateur bike racer. I love good beer and food and talking about and riding bikes, all bikes. I love to race, especially long distances off road. I love good beer and food. I love riding with Team Skin. Did I mention good beer and food?
Other interests/activities: Shotguns, fly fishing, coaching my sons soccer team.
Race related goals: Break 2
Non-race related goals: Laugh more at racers who take themselves too seriously
Interests in cycling, and why?: I love to go fast and I love the technology and the bikes and the competition and the people ETC.
Fun Stuff
Favorite food of all time: Steak, Pizza, Sushi, Pasta, Seafood, Pie (all of it)
Pre/during/post race food: Norwegian pancakes/Espresso Hammer Gel/Anything
Favorite Drink(s): Beer
Favorite Bike(s): Moots, Cervelo, Salsa, Raleigh
Favorite type of bike: I love them all, especially the ones with wheels.
Favorite type of bike race: Long distance off-road races, Crits
Favorite Bike Racer/Personality/Team: Laurent Jalabert, Cervelo Test team
Favorite Movie (Cycling related): American Flyers
Favorite Movie (Non Cycling): The Outlaw Josey Wales
Favorite Music (Style and Artist): Alternative/Rock No particular Faves
Favorite Saying: "Be careful what you wish for."
"Walk sofly and carry a big stick."
"A closed mouth gathers no foot."
Favorite method of bike training: Long hot gravel road rides with my friends.
Favorite method of Cross Training (Not Cyclocross): 12 oz. curls
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