A Special Thanks
The team at KindHuman Sports would like to throw a special little shout out and thank you to the following people. They influence daily in our personal and professional lives, and help push us to be the cyclists that we are becoming or are trying to become. On behalf of our entire team, thank you.
MARK ADAM: Thanks to my mom and dad for being awesome and for all of their support over the years. Josh Tucker and Travis Beane at Clemmons Bicycle for all the laughs, patience, education and punishing rides. Dan Barnes at Velo Vie Cycles for all of his guidance and advice. Julie, Peyton and Blake at TOMS Shoes for being such incredible people and doing what they do that inspires our team, on a daily basis. Jen Franko for all of her awesome design work. Ryan Dudek/ck for his amazing web design capabilities. Brad and Shane at DeFeet International for their merino wool socks. Rob, Chris and Paul at Rudy Project. Eric at VeloEuropa for our Gaerne racing kicks. John Landino for being a pretty badass jersey outfitter and “guest” team member. Joe Cahoon for all of his deep and kind words. Chad Andrews for giving Team TOMS shout outs during the Crossroads Classic. Duncan Satchell for his good rubber and bum supporters (Continental and FiziK). Jeremy Johnson. Bill Messenger. Galen and Kris at Bell, Davis and Pitt Law Offices.
RYAN: John B. for tricking me in to racing a bicycle. Scott Gibbons for teaching me to leave it all on the course. Spud for helping me put my bikes together so I don't have to be angry at myself when they don't work. (Amazingly, they work when he puts them together... mechanics). Jill, Yo, and Jim V. at Proteus bikes for being the most fun people who yell my name when I am on my bike. Jen, for being the team mom and bringing us water at the finish and dealing with our shenanigans. Ben Popper for letting me talk his ear off about bikes while we both accomplish nothing at work. Julie Popper for making Ben so damn happy all the time. All of the Chicago kids for making me feel at home when I'm not. My parents for coming to watch me race at least once a year even though I live seven hours away and the Franko family for being supportive of me for so many years. Lastly, I need to thank everybody in the Mid-Atlantic for being awesome and fun and fast, and especially The Doug for keeping the spirit alive.
SEAN: Bike Tech Miami.
GREG B: I'd like to thank the Carrollton Cycling Club(Texas), for a year of group riding, personal challenge and camaraderie. I'd also like to thank all those I encountered on the roads and trails this year who responded to my smile with a smile and not a frown.
NATE: Thanks to Drew and Tom for convincing me to get on an old C'dale mountain bike and do a cross race four years ago. Thanks to Empella for making a 1" threadless integrated headset for one year just to drive me crazy while I built my first CX bike. Thanks to the ECCC for outlandish race weekends and free razors. Thanks to the New York State Thruway for always being clear of snow while driving to races. Thanks to Ryan and Jen for chauffeuring me around the mid-Atlantic for the last two seasons. Thanks to Mark/Adam/Andy for doing all the work I could never do myself and putting together a great squad.
ROBERT: Trevor & Lizzie Taylor, for all their help over the past years. Manu Esclapez for getting me to ride the bike again. My coach Tomas Gonzalvez for the fine tunig. Bernie O’Donovan for fixing my back. Pakito, my pet cat, for clawing my hand three seconds after the alarm goes off and not letting me sleep in, when I should be training. And last but not least, KindHuman Sports for doing what they do and letting me be a part of it!
TO ALL OF OUR FACEBOOK GROUP FANS: Emily Smith. Tricia Serdy. Pamela Sattergren. Amy Simpson. Melissa Lituma. Kevin Bosefus McHugh. Rebecca Much. Jeremy Powers. Myers McKenzie. JD Parker. Abbey Abramowicz. David Buckner. Erin Martin. Ricardo Van Der Velde. Niki Gudex. Danielle Milne. Shelley Olds. Ian Hambleton. Pip Gregson. Andrea Duroy. Samantha Galassi. Todd Lewis. Shawn Frack. Sarah Lukas. Adam Guske. Brunello Fanini. Chad Gerlach. Louis Conti. Kelsey Markham and Juan Vasquez.