Sunday, December 31, 2006

Evan Cooper


Age: 17
Hometown: Closter, NJ
Category: Road 4 Track 4
Evan is the lone team member from "across the bridge", meaning Closter, New Jersey, meaning Evan lives in the hills we City dwellers ride hours to get to. And it shows. Since becoming a dedicated cyclist Evan has gotten lean and mean. On a recent team training ride we were trucking along at a good 19-20mph when Evan realized he was late for a family function and scurried up the road. I figured we'd reel him in on the next hill but we never saw him again that day. Evan debuted for CRCA JrDev mid-season and has been scoring points in local cat. 5 events. Evan's off-season is occupied by hockey, in which he plays goalie for his high school's varsity team.