Lastly, the youngest and cutest team: TIAA-CREF/5280 Junior Development. The development of this junior team would play a vital role if we plan to have sustainable success.
Coach Erik
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Erik has a fun nickname: Rico. He has certain experience in racing over past years. We do trust him and his ability to lead and train the junior. Coach Erik is considered as the most important person to the whole team. He would plan things out and guide kids to practice correctly.
Erik has a lot of hobbies when he gets spare time such as: riding, golfing, playing guitar and bass, chasing the Mudskippers around. He loves red and wants to eat ice cream: Hazelnut gelato and enjoy fresh herb-crusted fish or Indian food all the time.
Speaking of his pets, Erik proudly said that he has 4 cats: Eboo, Niko, Oskar and Zaphod. He also considers The Adventures of Baron Munchausen as his most favorite movie.
Coach Erik loves red which indicates the enthusiasm. His favorite cross-drill is barriers. When we asked what subject you would like to study in the school, he just thought of the band. There are many interesting things to discover from this good coach.
When speaking of his quality, we all agreed Erik has enough good qualification to control and improve the junior team. Thus, choosing him for this position is totally right. For now, we just wait to see a decent generation developed and contributed to the success of our team. It would not take so much time.
Liam
Liam was named Monkey Man as a fun nickname in the team. He has 3-year racing. He has a passion for racing and was registered to join the team.
He wants to build legos and it is one of his hobbies. Besides, Liam loves yellow and has a pet: Scorpions. Same as other kids, Liam enjoys eating ice cream and he always chooses mango flavor. His favorite cross drill is Power Slides.
When being asked about favorite food, Liam mentioned rack of lamb – his most preferable one. Holes is his favorite movie. Another thing we asked him is what his favorite subject in school was, he mentioned PE.
Chelsea
Chelsea is an adorable kid cyclist in the team. She has a cute nickname: Cody. A special thing about this girl is she has many pets in the house: 5 dogs, 6 cats and 10 horses. She is just the newcomer in the team.
Chelsea loves lime green and wants to enjoy language arts at school. She also has other interesting hobbies: Reading, riding horses, soccer, listening to music, painting, playing my flute, baking, running, riding bikes and playing with friends.
If you asked about favorite ice cream flavor, she would definitely answer: Cherry cheesecake. She loves banana cream pie. It would be great for her if you take her to the movie theater and watch Sky High. Finally, her favorite cross drill is remounting
It is not so easy for a girl and her family to allow her race at the very young stage of life. She tried a lot and she proved her ability.
Jeremy
Jeremy is a little boy with a name: J-man. He is super cute and brilliant. Although he just has 1 year in racing, Jeremy showed his ability. He also has a certain passion for racing.
He has an infinitive passion with legos, cars, bicycling. Like Chelsea, Jeremy has plenty of pets: 5 dogs, 10 horses, 6 cats. He likes purple and enjoys the ice cream flavor: Espresso Crunch.
His favorite cross drill is remount. He loves the movie: Kicking and Screaming and always wants to learn science at school. You would feel great when meeting this boy. Jeremy wants to eat Burritos. You can see how little and cute a young boy if you see him racing on the road.
Laurel
The next member is a beautiful young lady in the team: Laurel. She has 2 years in racing. This is another girl on the team. Compared to Chelsea, Laurel has experience and skills in racing. You will also see the desire and ambition in Laurel when she is on the road.
Laurel is called by a fun nickname: Lulubelle. She is also a promising talent for the next generation of the team. In her free time, Laurel will choose to play Board Games and Acting (Drama Club).
She loves raspberry sorbet flavor when eating ice cream. She also likes shrimp pasta and maryland crab cakes. Laurel really fancies Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire movie. She will prefer writing as a subject at school. That’s a competent member for the U23 team and the professional team in the coming time.
Zane
Zane is a good boy in our junior team. He experienced 4 years in racing and became the skillful kid cyclist. Zane seemed to be the most experienced member in the team. We do think he can be a supporter for other kids.
Everyone named him a fun nickname: Spike. His definite hobbies are cycling Lacrosse and most sports. He has 2 rat terriers: Zig and Danny. Like most boys, he loves blue.
When being asked about food, he delightedly said chocolate chunk flavor in ice cream. His favorite cross drill is starts. At school, he prefers Math. At home, he wants to watch Lord of the Rings.
We expect him to become a key member in the next generation. He could be trained professionally by the senior cyclist to have enough skills to compete in national or international level.
Joe
Joe is considered as the experienced junior cyclist in the team when he spent 6 1/2 years in racing. He is nominated as one of the best members of the team.
Joe has a fun nickname: J~Dogg. He wants to cycle, play hockey, and video games in his spare time. He took care of 2 pets: 2 dogs Floyd & Steady.
This talented boy loves blue and enjoys cherry garcia ice cream flavor. Furthermore, he wants to eat Sloppy Joe’s. He prefers Math at school and enjoys watching Date Movie.
It was so exciting to have him on the team. Joe has joined, trained and enjoyed his time in the team. He is primed to become the core member in the coming time as well. We all hope to see these next talented and elite members to increase the team’s reputation soon.
Cormac
Cormac is another cute boy in our junior development team. He is always a sweet boy. When you just met him, you would fall in love with his smile. He can cheer you and others up.
He was called by a fun name: Cheese it. He wants to build Legos as the best hobbies. He has 3 years in racing, which is so cool. He enjoys mint flavor in ice cream and loves green.
His favorite cross drill is power slides. He likes Ravioli. At school, he would love to study Math. When we asked about movies, he instantly answered: James Bond.
We are delighted to have Cormac on the team as well. With his 3-year experience in racing, we do think he can develop and go further in the near future.
Dean
Dean also has 3 years in racing, but he brings about the strength and fast speed to contribute to team overall performance. His nickname is Bean.
He has hobbies: Baseball, camping, snowboarding. Compared to other kids, Dean shared the same thing when he has many pets: Tony (cat), Wednesday (cat), Sydney (Australian Cattle Dog).
Since he is quite enthusiastic, he loves orange. But sometimes he enjoys the sweet things like Mint Chocolate Chip flavor. He likes Chinese food.
At school, he wants to study Band. He loves watching The BenchWarmers. His favorite cross drill is Barriers.
Even though he is still in the junior team, we can foresee his potential to improve. We think he can contribute to the U23 team in the coming time. By investing in the young and talented kid, we are confident to bring him chances and create a better future.
Rhys
And lastly, we introduce Rhys – a star of the team. He was named Oscar as a fun nickname. He is the last member we are introducing here.
Oscar has 2 years in racing. He enjoys reading and eating in his spare time. He loves blue the same as other young boys.
Rhys prefers mint chocolate chips when eating ice cream. For cross drill, he would opt for power skid. He loves the food: Macaroni and Cheese and Maryland Crab Cakes. If you asked him to choose a movie, he would select Lord of the Rings.
With 2-year experience in training, Rhys can show his skills and enough passion for racing. The thing we can see from his eye is he always tries his best and manages to reach the target. And thanks to this great attitude, we can help him to level up and get more opportunities in coming years.