Athens Bicycle Team Member Profile:
Ellen Gerl

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Birthdate: 12/18/52

Nickname: Ellie

Resides: Athens, Ohio

Hometown: Athens, Ohio

Occupation: OU assistant professor

Category: Beginner women

Years Racing: 2 races total

Cycling Goals: Get fit, gain confidence

Personal Cycling Strengths: Hard to say

Personal Information/Hobbies: Running, XC skiing, kayaking

Favorite Race: None yet

Favorite Doughnut: Old-fashioned raised doughnuts

Likes: Books, strong coffee, morning walks in the woods with our dog

Dislikes: Bad movies, pickled herring

Other Information: A women's mtn. biking clinic at Elk River in 2004
(?) psyched me up for riding trails again after more than a decade off.

Cycling Career Highlights: First place woman in a Zanesville mtn. bike
race in 1980-something with a DNF; OK, I was the only woman there,
but I did finish the first lap.

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