Mitch Yoder

Job Title or Cycling Interest

Cyclocross

Describe your current involvement in cycling.

Race cyclocross and short track MTB. Member of Rebound/Tireless Velo.

What’s your earliest memory of riding your bike?

My first time riding a bike when I was five. It was an full-size Schwinn cruiser and I took off with no training wheels or adult supervision.

What’s your favorite cycling event?

Cross Crusade at Barton Park; I really miss the course from 2004 – 05, but it’s still the most fun cross course out there.

What’s the most epic ride you’ve ever done?

Tireless Velo’s annual Hell of the North team ride. Cross bikes, 47 miles of gravel roads and single track; 5500 vertical feet of climbing in and around Livingston Mountain.

List your current bikes and anything special about them.

• 2011 Kona Major Jake
• 2006 Kona Jake
• 2009 Kona Caldera MTB
• 1989 Specialized Hardrock that I’ve kept because I used it to ride around Ireland and Scotland when I was 30.

Where is your favorite place to ride? (specific route or general area)

When I need a quick chill out, I love riding out Hwy 30, up Saltzman Rd. to Skyline and then down Germantown Rd.

What are the essentials for your jersey pockets?

A spare tube, a pump, a cell phone and pop tarts.