Who we are

Endurance racing had always been a part of me. It started in 9th grade on the cross country team. While I was never the fastest, I relished in the combination of mental and physical pressure. I smiled when other students commented as I ran past in the rain "I could never do that." It continued during my time in the Marine Corps., every day seemed liked a mental and physical test of one's capacity to push yourself further--sometimes with actual life and death consequences--sometimes it was just for the fun of sub 17 minute 5k's. Two worn out knees and a herniated disc later led me onto my first, used racing bicycle. As it happened it was Lemond's year in the TDF and I was hooked.

Fast forward 25 years on a rather typical fifty mile training ride. About 40 miles in I sat up into the headwind, unzipped my Italian made jersey all the way down letting the sides flap like a tail, calmly unhooked my HRM strap, and tossed it on the side of the road.

It was at that moment I quit all forms of competitive cycling and said goodbye to beating myself up for missing training, weighing a couple pounds more, and not getting any faster. The sport that once was my mental healer had become my tormentor. The next year would see the death of my mother, a fiftieth birthday, and a global pandemic, all of it spent searching for where to go after that moment of recognition. It was time spent volunteering for races and rides, taking a bike mechanic course, and spending some time in a shop for needy citizens. And while none of that seemed to indicate the direction forward, it established the foundation of what I would do next.

Unify Cycling is grounded in the belief that the bicycle is a powerful and fun transportation machine. The primary purpose of Unify is to grow the sport of bike racing and a cycling lifestyle by cultivating the bicycle’s influence for the common good, promoting youth cycling, and elevating the access of non-traditional riders. By advancing safer roadways and more connected bicycling infrastructure, I hope to ensure bicycling is the healthy and sustainable alternative for which it was created.

Because the philosophy of Unify Cycling is Us. Together. By bike., I am committed to giving back to the communities in which we live and recreate. We all recognize that we are stronger when united together and firmly bonded by common goals. Each Unify cycling event will donate proceeds to a social organization making things better in the spaces around us. I will also encourage both participants and sponsors who can to contribute as well. As an organization based on service and inclusivity, our goal is to organize fun, safe, and entertaining bike races while simultaneously donating proceeds to causes much bigger than ourselves and a bike.