Name:  Steve Diers
Trainer for Group/Groups: 3 & 4
Bike: Specialized S-Works Tarmac
Number of years riding a two wheeler: ... ever since I was a kid. (No photos of me and my Schwinn Sting-Ray!)
Biking Highlights/Accomplishments:  I participated in the Maywood Distance Training Program for the first time 3 years ago. I was always a recreational cyclist, but it had been almost 20 years since I had done a ride of more than 25 miles. The group rides sparked my latent cycling interest, and I rode over 3500 miles that year, including my first century. It's been non-stop ever since. In bullet points: 4-year participant in Maywood Distance Training Program. Averaged over 4500 miles per year (on the bike) since then. Have ridden at least 6 century rides every year, and typically one metric century a week during June-September since then. Rode a 5-hour century last year. Reduced my body weight by almost 50 lbs. since then.
Cycling Club/Group affiliations:  Fatkats and Gear Grinder Cycling teams
Favorite place to ride:  I love to ride in Sheboygan County. We've got it all!
Summertime Goal:  My goal this summer is to ride at least one 150-mile day and,
maybe, ten centuries. I'll be pushing the fund-raising envelope!