Name: Geoff Kuyper

DOB: 11/19/1983

Cat: Road 2, MTB 1

Bike(s): Gary Fisher Superfly, Trek Madone 6.5, Gary Fisher Rig, Trek XO1,

Bridgestone X02

Favorite Race(s): Ore to Shore, Terry Reisch Memorial Race, and Mount Pleasant

Hobbies: Cycling, XC Skiing, anything that involves bikes.

I ride for fitness, fun, and the people I have met riding. I started riding competitively

after using cycling to drop nearly 80 pounds and have found some of the best friends

and people I know simply by riding my bike.

My best cycling memory is probably the 2010 Hanson Hills mtb race. I had a good ride

and then got to ride with Keegan and watch/encourage him to a huge win. Watching

him bounce all over the place and almost crash on the last downhill was scary and

exhilarating.

Crashing at the Grand Cycling Classic in 2008, the crash itself wasn’t pleasant and was

50 meters from the finish in front of everyone, and that wasn’t the worst part. I went to

the medical tent, talked to friends and teammates, and waited to change because I was

going to the med center for stitches. After leaving the race site I discovered I had been

mooning everyone for the last 30 minutes where the crash had torn my shorts.