Posted: Wednesday, May 30, 2008 -- Davis, WV
iPlayOutside.com/WVMBA Dream Teams

At this year's 24 hours of Big Bear iPlayOutside.com and the West Virginia Mountain Bike Association are teaming up to put some of the best riders in West Virginia on the course. Presenting the 2008 iPlayOutside.com/WVMBA Dream Teams. Three different team racing in two different class, Men's Pro and Duo Pro. Check out the riders and their Bios below. Photos by J.R. Petsko.

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Jason Cyr
2007 West Virginia State Champion.
Hometown - Davis, WV
Sponsors - iPlayOutside.com, WVMBA, Cannondale, Blackwater Bikes & Roger Lilly
Would you eat a Rocky Mountain Oyster? - Sure!
Career Highlight or favorite moment on a bike? - Winning the 2007 state championships
Favorite food - Burritos
Favorite Race Course. and why? - Revenge of the Rattlesnake. Cuz it's gnarly.
Favorite movie - Aspen Extreme
If you could take your bike and ride anywhere on the planet where would you go? - Whistler, BC

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Joey Riddle
2007 WVMBA Point Series Runner-Up. 2004 NORBA National Expert Champion 24-29 age group
Hometown - Elkins, WV
Sponsors - iPlayOutside.com, WVMBA, Vicious Cycles (always accepting if your willing)
Favorite food - Chocolate with mint or chocolate w/ pb, or chocolate w/ chocolate.
Favorite movie - Ghandi. An eye for an eye and the whole world would be blind. Terrorstorm by Alex Jones. Endgame by Alex Jones.
Favorite place to ride in WV? - Davis WV. Never gets old
Current bike you are riding? - Vicious Cycles Monolith. My favorite bike ever and forever.
What is on your iPod right now? - iPod, yeah right, just got a cd player.

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Chris McGill
Hometown - Representing West Virginia Via Washington, D.C.
Sponsors - iPlayOutside.com, WVMBA, Cannondale, Team Bi-atch
Favorite food - Thai. GO VEG
Favorite movie - BMX Bandits
Would you eat a earth worm for $100? - Probably not, been a vegetarian nearly 20 years...but I do need a new MTB
Favorite Race Course. and why? - White Park back in the day, a love/hate relationship with Canaan area races, Mt Snow, VT
Your hero? - Lincoln, MLK, JFK, Evel K. and all that buck conformity
Favorite bike you have ever owned? - All have been nice in their own way except that Proflex.

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Andy Wiedrich
Hometown - Morgantown, WV
Sponsors - iPlayOutside.com, WVMBA, Pittsburgh Pro Bikes
Hometown - Murrysville, Pa.
Racing Class - Expert
Favorite preparation method for coffee - Espresso! and or Late.
Favorite bike you have ever owned? - Actually my 29er. i can ride that thing any where and do any thing on it. it rides well on the the road, and on the craziest single track it flies.
Would you eat a earth worm for $100? - Definaltly.

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Betsy Shogren
2007 West Virginia Women's State Champion.
Hometown - Morgantown, WV
Sponsors - iPlayOutside.com, WVMBA, Sobe-Cannondale Mountain Bike Team, Rob Voorhees, Casdorph Piano, Team Bi-atch
Favorite Race Course. and why? - I am not picky. I will happily ride my bike most anywhere! However, my favorite races are usually the ones that have good food afterward.
Career Highlight or favorite moment on a bike? - My favorite moments are meeting up with gunnar on the railtrail on my commute home from work.
Your hero? - dairyDog-- she had the heart of a champion and was always game for anything

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Cassy Smith
Hometown - Bruceton Mills, WV
Sponsors - iPlayOutside.com, WVMBA

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Sam Hill
Mountain Biking Legand with numerous WVMBA Series Championships..
Hometown - Morgantown, WV
Sponsors - iPlayOutside.com, WVMBA, Sobe-Cannondale Mountain Bike Team, Miller D.D.S., Rob Voorhees, Casdorph Piano, Team Bi-atch
Oldest piece of cycling equipment that you're still using - Suntour Sprint front hub from 1986 Schwinn Circuit, my first true "race" bike. Still using it as part of a front wheel on the SS Cross/Commuter.
Favorite color - Blue... no Green. Ahhhh!
Favorite preparation method for coffee - French Press, also known as Press Pot. Freshly ground beans though. or Cowboy coffee; crush the beans w/ the butt of your pistol and throw them in the pot over the fire. Brew for a while, throw egg on top to settle the grinds, or not. Drink and get a bit more surly

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Morgan Miller
2007 WVMBA Point Series Junior Expert Champion.
Hometown - Bridgeport, WV
Sponsors - iPLayOutside.com, WVMBA, Miller D.D.S., Cannondale
Favorite Race Course. and why? - Big Bear, mainly because it's really fast and a lot of fun
Favorite food - pinto beans with corn bread
If you could take your bike and ride anywhere on the planet where would you go? - I would take it to Brasstown Bald in Georgia
Your hero? - Everyone's going to pick Lance with this one so I'll choose Ben Roethlisberger