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Daniel
Kopp
Nickname:
Dan
Favorite
bike:
My Cervelo P2K
Why/how
I started cycling?
I started cycling in an attempt to become a better multi-sport
athlete.
Date
started cycling:
1970 - Age 4
First
bike:
Schwinn 10 speed
Current
cycling motivation:
My current motivation is to improve my overall fitness, speed
and endurance. Just riding with the Frazier group and wanting
to prove that I can hang every ride is motivation enough to push
beyond my comfort zone.
Goals
and cycling interests:
I want to qualify for the Hawaii Ironman World Championships.
I just completed my first Ironman Triathlon and it was such a
great experience that I really want to build a base and improve
speed and endurance to the point of qualifying for the big one
in Hawaii.
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Other
interesting facts:
I have a supportive wife, Kristin, and two children who let
me spend a number of hours training every week.
Best/favorite
sport:
Triathlons, duathlons, and running.
Number
of bikes:
Three - a mountain bike with a child seat, a road bike, and a
triathlon bike.
Dream
bike:
A Cervelo P3
Favorite
Ride:
The Flowery Branch 50 with my cycling friends.
Longest
Ride:
147 miles, Chattanooga Ride, April 26, 2003.
Fastest
race/ride:
August 10, 2003. Lunch-time 20-mile course, 26.724 mph.
Worst
crash:
Completing one of my first rides with the cycling group, I hit
a curb and went over the handlebars into a ditch. It took about
three weeks to recover from the bruised ego and rib damage.
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