Michael Jaffre

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=70 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="09c28461erlcgo.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><B>Michael Jaffre</B></FONT><B>     |   </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Comic Sans MS" >Back to <A HREF="id55.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rider Profiles"><U><B>Rider Profiles</B></U></A></FONT><B>        </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="REI Austin Cycling Team"><U><B>home</B></U></A>       <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Comic Sans MS" > </FONT></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=450 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG SRC="40044880.jpg" border=0 width="324" height="392" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=410 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Type of Riding?</B></div> <div> <I> Road, Cyclocross, and Mountain</I></div> <div> <B>Your Rides/Rides?</B></div> <div> <I> Trek 5200, Cannondale F2000, and Surly Custom Check</I></div> <div> <B>Years Cycling?</B></div> <div> <I> </I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><I>Started up again in 1999.... but really since age 5....</I></FONT></div> <div> <B>Favorite Pro?</B></div> <div> <I> </I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><I>Too many to name. Lance is the favorite but close behind are Hamilton and Ulrich.</I></FONT></div> <div> <B>Age?</B></div> <div> <I> </I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><I>27 in 2004</I></FONT></div> <div> <B>Favorite Training Ride?</B></div> <div> <I> </I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><I>The Dam Loop on a cool morning with a southerly wind.</I></FONT></div> <div> <B>Favorite Foods?</B></div> <div> <I> Tex-Mex and beer.</I></div> <div> <B>Best Race Experience?</B></div> <div> <I> Moritz CX 2003: Bad start left me at the back of the pack. I put my head down, raced as fast as I could, and clawed back 5 riders and ended up in 6th. place, getting nipped at the line in a two man sprint. It taught me a lot about the mental challenges of bike racing. </I></div> <div> <B>Other Interesting Facts:</B></div> <div> <I>Mike's other hobbies include raising money each year for the Lance Armstrong Foundation, woodworking, cooking, kayaking, running, and swimming. Mike moonlights as a triathlete but wears socks on team rides so he doesn't draw attention to himself. Mike is also a geologist who is more than willing to bore you with fun science facts while riding along the beautiful Central Texas scenery.</I></div> </td> </tr></table></body>