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the Webcor Cycling Team riders racing the 2003 San Francisco
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| Ted
Huang |
Cycling
is Ted's 2nd sport. After competing in the 1996 Atlanta
Olympics, and the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games in Windsurfing,
Ted set his sights on professional cycling. He has
an incredible ability to raise the level of his game
in the biggest events, which has resulted in strong
performances in top level races including the Housatonic
Valley Classic, the Univest Grand Prix, and The San
Francisco Grand Prix.
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2003 Results:
- 2nd,
Northern California District Championships
- 2nd,
California State Championships
- 2nd,
Pine Flat Road Race
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| James
Mattis |
James
is the two-time defending California State Road Race
Champion, winning on the tough Vandenberg course in
2001 and 2002. He is a strong all-around rider able
to climb, ride in the cross winds, and packs a tough
sprint at the end of long, hard races.
James
has degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Economics
from U.C. Berkeley, and spent time in advanced study
at MIT.
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2003 Results:
- 1st,
Cal Cup Omnium
- 1st,
San Ardo Road Race
- 1st,
Herk-de-Stad Kermesse, Belgium
- 1st,
Sea Otter M 30+ Road Race
- 1st,
Elkhorn Classic, Stage 2
- 2nd,
Nevada City Classic
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| Dario
Falquier |
A
die-hard team worker with an acute sense of race tactics
and dynamics honed in 17 years of bicycle racing.
Dario excels on the hilly and tough race courses.
Dario
is also a founding member of the Webcor Cycling Team
"brain trust" with a Ph.D. in Applied Physics
from Stanford
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2003 Results:
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| Lionel
Syne |
Lionel
- a native of Belgium - is the team's star sprinter.
Lionel has earned victories around the globe including
two stage wins and the green points jersey and pink
sprint jersey in the 2002 Tour du Faso.
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2003 Results:
- 2nd,
Pomona Valley Stage Race, Stage 2
- 3rd,
McLane Pacific Grand Prix
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| Marc
Hagenlocher |
Marc
is the 2002 Northern California Champion, and one
of the strongest riders in the Northern California
Peloton. Marc has an enormous engine and seems to
get stronger and stronger as the race gets longer.
In
his spare time, Marc is the events manager for the
Luther Burbank Center in Santa Rosa, CA
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2003 Results:
- 1st,
Esparto Time Trial
- 2nd,
Tour de 'Toona, Stage 2
- 3rd,
Cal Cup Omnium
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| Mike
Taylor |
Mike
kept the title of Best Californian Cycling Team
firmly in the grasp of the Webcor team with an excellent
victory in the Northern California Road Race. Mike
is a strong team rider, willing to help out when necessary,
but able to take advantage of any opportunity to gain
a top result for the team.
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2003 Results:
- 1st,
Northern California District Championships
- 2nd,
Tongeren Kermesse, Belgium
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| Darren
Baker |
Darren
Baker - a former member of the United States Postal
Service Cycling Team - is one of the strongest and
most experienced riders in the country. In the past
two years he has lent his legs and his cycling wisdom
to help establish Webcor among the top echelons of
the US peloton.
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| Greg
Drake |
Greg
is a 32-year old phenomenon. In only his second year
of racing, Greg rose through the lower categories
to reach the top levels of professional cycling. Greg
is a superb climber able to ride with the best whenever
the road turns up.
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2003 Results:
- 1st,
California State Climbing Championships
- 2nd,
Elkhorn Classic, Stage 4
- 7th,
Cascade Classic, Stage 1
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