Dream Team 2005 Is Here!
A couple weeks ago we ran an ad on this website. The deal was simple: we offered five lucky individuals the chance to race on our 24 Hours of Temecula relay team. We simply asked that candidates stray as far from the "typical mountain biker" mold as possible. We don't even know what "typical mountain biker" means, but you sent in your applications anyway. What we wound up with is one of the most diverse & intriguing groups of riders to ever assemble at a 24 Hour Race: international supermodels, truckers, ultimate fighters, self-proclaimed Truth Makers... Who'd a thunk it? Now, on the eve of the big race, we are proud to announce the Dream Team 2005 official line up. You can watch their progress this weekend by going to Granny Gear's website or by simply clicking on the following link: www.grannygear.com
Fow: a take-no-crap fighter, war veteran and pretty nice guy.
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Sgt. Paul Fow At 6-foot-4, 235-pounds, Sgt. Fow is not someone you’d want on your bad side. On top of his sheer size, the 38-year-old Sgt. Fow is in expert in underground muay Thai boxing, fought for the U.S. in Iraq and spent 10 years struggling as a Hollywood actor. Currently Sgt. Fow is finishing a degree in Criminal Justice and waiting to take the state exam for California State Park Rangers, because he says, “what other job can I be outside all the time, in the mountains, on my bike, helping people?”
Buzzini: the World's 1st Male Supermodel.
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Brian Buzzini The Dream Team’s star rider, Brian, was literally the first male supermodel. The son of two professional athletes, Brian raced flat-track motorcycles professionally until a lack of discipline and a string of injuries motivated a shift to modeling. His career skyrocketed: world’s highest-paid male model in 1985, Play Girl Magazine’s Man of the Year in 1986. You’ve seen Brian’s million-dollar smile in global advertisements for Kool Cigarettes, Versace, Cool Waterman and others. A stalled career combined with a couple poor choices in women have left Brian with enormous child support payments, a short temper and without a home. But he’s excited to regain his fighting spirit and flash his smile atop the podium at the 24-Hours of Temecula.
Cannonball: the next Zap Espinoza? He says so.
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Cannonball Truthmaker A self-proclaimed free-spirit, Cannonball keeps a daily web-log (or blog as the cool kids call it), wears purple shirts, lives in the Bay Area and calls himself the next Zapata Espinoza. He insists that he’ll give the Dream Team some “zing” and he “lives to fight the establishment.” He also believes the Dream Team to be a direct result of his rants to Granny Gear Productions founder Laird (and of course, the two are in no way related).
Garnet: former pro, current-day trucker and sawmill worker.
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Garnet Vertican Garnet, 32, is the epitome of the tough-as-nails mountain bike racer. He lives in the San Bernardino Mountains, drives a 16-ton log truck (running both long- and short-haul trips), operates a saw-mill and builds log cabins. Garnet has been racing mountain bikes since 1993, turned pro in 1999 and retired in 2003. Throughout his pro career, he worked on his feet in a noxious plastics factory. He hoped truck driving would boost training time, but he hasn’t ridden since the birth of his daughter, Kira, in early March.
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