SBRT/Dutch Wheelman Rider Profile

Frans Verstraeten

Orangeville, PA

Occupation: Bicycle shop owner

USCF Category: master

Age in 2004: 48

Year began racing: 1966

Favorite Cyclist: Roger de Vlaeminck, 4 time winner of Paris-Roubaix and Eddy Merckx, the best there ever was.

Bike: Trek 5900, Campy equiped

Favorite Races: Amateur edition of Paris-Roubaix and racing in Germany as a 19 year old against the current world champion.

Why I Ride, Why I Started: I got the bug at the age of 10 and by the time I was 16, I was doing about 80 races a year. I rode and raced so much, that it became a major part of my life. And I am lucky that I could change my hobby into my work. After all these years I still have a passion for the sport. I just love to ride, compete and the camaraderie of the sport. Racing as a team is so much fun.

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