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About Me
The cliffnotes tour of my life...
My Favorite
Hobbies
Biography
My Life Philosophy
My Favorite ...
City: Gent, Belgium.

Movie: The Matrix

Movie Director: Kevin Smith - Cause life is so much better as
a comic book

Car: 1975 280z Datsun .... my car ....
Bike Race: GP Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen (Belgium)

Bike Racer: Mario Cipollini - Class and style make him "THE
LION "

Musical Band: Eve 6

Book: Dune Series by Frank Herbert

Author: Ayn Rand - www.aynrand.org

Beer: Westmalle Trappist (blonde) from Belgium

Web Design: I enjoy just relaxing and making my stake in cyberspace.
Writing: I really enjoy to write. I picked up the passion during
my first year of college with a professor named Reverend Bob, who wasn't
preacher and talked like a sailor. He taught me that writing isn't about
the grammar and punctuation, but the feeling and passion one places
behind the words and changing them from letters into feelings. I write
a weekly in season column on PezCyclingNews.com
and freelance whenever I can.
Reading: I am big fan of the Dune series by Frank
Herbert. His compelling and complicated story of the planet Dune inquires
into economic, environmental, religious and social structures of life.
My favorite idea from the books is how people are a product of their
environment and the pressures of that society. I also enjoy novels by
Ayn Rand and her Objectivism approach to life, the idea that Man contains
within himself all that is needed for success in life.
Photography: I like being behind the camera and capturing life
in split second intervals. Each picture is a freeze frame of life, forever
giving us a link to our past and capturing moments for generations to
come. I would like to continue my passion for photography after I finish
up my cycling career.
Movies: Who doesn't love movies. The good ones will take your
mind off of everything going on around you and pull you in and you forget
your are even at the movies. You become part of the movie. I personally
like comedies the best and there is nothing better than falling out
of your seat laughing. Kevin Smith is by far my favorite director and
all his movies rule.
Electric Cars: Just recently I really go into the idea of making
an electric car. My plan is to conver my 280z Datsun into an all-electric
(no internal combustion motor) car which can go at least 70 miles (110km)
on one charge. Combined with my planned solar pannel instalation, this
should lead to very cheap driving!
I guess I will start at the beginning, it seems
like a good place.
I was born in Corpus Christi, Texas. Lived there
for about two years and then moved to New Orleans, Louisiana. The Big
Easy, New Orleans, was a great place because of the people, the most friendly
neighbors around. After 10 years in New Orleans I moved to Houston, Texas
during the summer between 6th and 7th grade. This was when I got into
cycling.
How I started cycling? It's an interesting story.
When I moved to Houston it was right before school started, so we stayed
with my Uncle for a couple of days to find a house to rent. While there
me and my brother were fighting and my Uncle decided to take us out to
the Alkek Velodrome to wear off some of the energy we had. I didn't know
what to expect, but once I saw the velodrome, I knew it was something
I would like to do and from then on I was hooked.
After racing in Texas during my youth I made
my first trip to Belgium in 2002 where I spent two years racing as an
amateur. In 2004 I turned professional with the Flanders Pro Cycling team
and spent two years with them. I returned to the pro peloton after a year
off in 2007 with the Klaipeda Cycling team. In 2008 I stopped racing and
focused on starting my two current businesses. This first is a full service
cycling tour company, Chainring Tours with the other being a long term
accomodation for cyclists, The ChainStay. I also do freelance work, both
written and photographic, in my spare time.
-Gregg-
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