Start of 2008
1/1/08: So, here we go again. Think Racing is back to racing in 2008 as the CRCA/ DieHard-Think Racing Cycling Team.
Who is Think Racing? The short version is we’ve been around the New York City bike racing scene since 1998. Peter Barlin and I met George Suter in 1997. The guy was as gung ho about racing as we were. I was instantly drawn to him, as were a bunch of other guys. I liken him to the Pied Piper of bike racers. That first year was a lot of fun. We really had no clue how to run a team, or race together as a team, but we learned quickly on the fly.
That’s me our first year racing together in 1998 at the Harlem Skyscraper Criterium. I’m in the foreground with Jeff Shandel over to the left, and Rob Oswald to my right.
George put in a ton of effort to get the team up to the elite racing level. Over the years, hundreds of bike racers have come through the ranks of Think Racing. There are hundreds of highlights. Our breakthrough moment came in 2002 when Todd Herriott scored the team’s biggest win at the Univest Grand Prix.
Guys who have raced for Think Racing have gone on to become pros, race in Europe, and medal at State and National Championships.
For 2008, we are racing in the NYC cycling scene with 13 riders. We got great sponsors in DieHard Batteries, Shawn Warren Designs, Berstein Display, Union Square Cafe, Performance Labs HC, Javelin Bicycles, and a few more to come.
We got a great bunch of riders who are looking forward to the racing season. We have 13 guys in total. 4 new guys, 9 returning racers. We all have different ambitions in racing, but we all love the sport. We all race the CRCA club races, and go out to breakfast at Jackson Hole Diner on the east or west side after the races.
There’s too many people to thank individually, but we want to thank all the riders, coaches, sponsors, supporters, and family members who have helped over the past 10 years.
What we have raced as:
Bridge (1998 - 1999)
Union Square Cafe (2000 - 2001)
Breitling -Tradewear (2002 - 2003)
Visit Britian (2004 - 2006)
The Princeton Review (2007)
DieHard (2008)
2008 DieHard Think Racing Roster
Returning Riders
George Suter, New York, NY (Team Captain)
Peter Barlin, New York, NY
Leon Moser, New York, NY
Roger Friedman, Brooklyn, NY
Stephen Harvey, New York, NY
Kenneth King, New York, NY
Daniel Lim, New York, NY
Piers North, New York, NY
Ed Zimmermann, Brooklyn, NY
New Riders
Frank Leija, West Point, NY
Kevin Zutell, New York, NY
William Crowley, New York, NY
Antony O’Malley, New York, NY
