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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

The Matrix

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

Kevin Smith

Car: 1975 280z Datsun .... my car ....

 

Bike race: The Sixth street crit course in Austin, Texas

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 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.


    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.

    Ummm... what else... I have a great family, one brother, Chris, two parents, Denise and Gregg Sr. Many great friends, so many to name, but just a shout out to a few... Tyler Y., Melissa M., Sheldon B., Jeff S., Joe T., John B., Nick K., and Doug B.. I have a great cycling team in Houston to, the Ambush Racing Team, the best bunch of crazy guys one can ask for.

     I have been to two different colleges, the University of Houston and Collin County Community College. I want to eventually get a degree in Sports Management, but my schooling has been put on hold while I pursue cycling. I spent two years in Europe racing for an amatuer team before moving on to the professional ranks with the Flanders Pro Cycling team for two years. After that I took a year off to help with my family and then signed for the Klaipeda Splendid Cyclingteam in Belgium for 2007.

    -Gregg-