Name: Jeff DeMaagd

DOB: 4/14/1984

Cat: 4

Bike(s): 2011 Trek Madone 5.5; 2010 Felt Breed

Favorite Race(s): Tour de Gaslight; Barry-Roubaix; Das Tour de Frankenmuth

Hobbies: Music; Beer; Hanging out with my wife and kids

Family: Liz (wife); Violet (daughter); Olive (daughter)

I ride for a number of reasons. I initially got into cycling to keep in shape and lose the

20lbs that I packed on during college but I’ve come to appreciate the friendships and

community that are supported by the sport. If you have a great day there are always

people to celebrate with and if you have a bad one there are people who lift you up and

help you get past it. Plus there is no other feeling like traveling 30mph on 23mm wide

strips of rubber while surround by 40 other people.

Probably surviving my first gravel road race (Barry-Roubaix) on a road bike. I knew I

was in trouble when I got to the single track section and endoed in the sand. After that

I had to run my bike the whole single track section and struggled to keep traction on

some of the steeper gravel hills. I’m proud to say I survived.

I was doing laps around Reeds Lake and got hungry so I stopped to pick up a snickers

bar to get me through the rest of the ride. I decided to eat while cruising down the road

and my tire got caught in crack and made me crash. So for my first crash on the road I

going about 10mph and eating a snickers.