Rider Profiles

Jody Stange, a.k.a. Home Slice, The King, Ten-Time Ironman, The Mule

Age: 37
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Weight: 155 lbs (70.5 kg)
Residence: Los Angeles, a.k.a. "SoCal, Baby"
Hometown: New York
Biking Quote: "I bike, therefore I am."




Ride: Motobecane "Le Champion," 10-speed
Components: SRAM Force Full Gruppo
Riding on: Continental Gatorskins, 700x25 (zero flats!)
Cycling Since: 1999
Longest Rides Prior to C2C: X-Country JJ (Pacific Ocean - Gulf of Mexico - Atlantic Ocean, 22 days, February, 2006); B2B (Vancouver to Tijuana, average of 180 km/day, October 19-Nov 2, 2010, with Jeremy)


Jeremy Berg, a.k.a. Yama, White Bread, White Rice, The Linguist

Age: 45 (but 29 at heart!)
Height: 6'1.5" (187 cm)
Weight: 176 lbs (80 kg)
Residence: Gokase, Japan, a.k.a. G-Town
Hometown: San Francisco
Biking Quote: "Pedaling is overrated."





Ride: "Yamasonic" DX4000, steel frame, self-painted, 10-speed
Components: Ultegra 6700 Groupset
Riding On: Continental Gatorskins, 700x23 (zero flats!)
Cycling Since: 2009
Longest Rides Prior to C2C: Tour of Taiwan (800 km in 8 days, including two off-days, with a maximum one-day ride of 185 km, from Taipei to Kaohsiung, December 24-31, 2009); B2B (Vancouver to Tijuana, average of 180 km/day, October 19-Nov 2, 2010, with Jody)