2008 Jelly Belly Pro Cycling Team
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After a strong 2007 season which included big wins at The Redlands Classic, and
the Tour of Hong Kong-Shanghai, The Jelly Belly Pro Cycling Team is ready to hit
the road again for more exciting racing in ’08. With seven new riders joining
five team veterans, the ’08 squad has the talent and experience to rule the
National Race Calendar.
Returning Riders:
Nick Reistad (US, 3rd season)
Date of Birth: March 14, 1983
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 170 lbs
Strengths: All Around
Favorite Jelly Belly® flavor: Watermelon
Favorite Sport Beans® flavor: Fruit Punch
Career Highlights
• 1st G.C. Albany Georgia Cup 2007
• 1st KOM San Dimas Valley Stage Race 2007
• 3rd Hillsboro Roubaix Road Race 2006
• Most Aggressive Rider Stage 5 Tour of California 2006
• 1st Tour de Leelanau 2005
• 1st La Primavera Road Race 2005
Matty Rice (AUS, 4th season)
Date of Birth: April 29, 1979
Height: 6’3”
Weight: 165 lbs
Strengths: All Around
Favorite Jelly Belly® flavor: Watermelon
Favorite Sport Beans® flavor: Orange
Career Highlights
• 8th Sea Otter Cycling Classic Road Race 2007
• 10th Stage #1 Nature Valley Grand Prix 2007
• 10th Overall Tour of Missouri 2007
• 1st Sea Otter Circuit Race 2006
• 9th Stage #6 Tour de Georgia 2006
Jeremy Powers (US, 5th season)
Date of Birth: June 29, 1983
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 150 lbs
Strengths: Hilly Road Races, Cyclocross
Favorite Jelly Belly® flavor: Margarita
Favorite Sport Beans® flavor: Orange
Career Highlights
• 1st NBX Grand Prix 2007
• 1st Bay State Cyclocross 2007
• 1st U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross Race #1 2007
• 1st Wissahickon Cross Verge Mac Series Round #2 2007
• 1st Gran Prix of Gloucester Race #1 2007
Bryce Mead (US, 2nd season)
Date of Birth: September 2, 1980
Height: 6’6”
Weight: 180 lbs
Strengths: Time Trial, Breakaways
Favorite Jelly Belly® flavor: Very Cherry
Favorite Sport Beans® flavor: Fruit Punch
Career Highlights
• 5th Ray Basso Classic 2007
• 1st Old Capitol Criterium 2007
• 1st Iowa Road Race 2007
• 1st Illinois State Criterium 2007
• 1st Fall Fling Stage Race 2007
Michael Cody (US, 2nd season)
Date of Birth: February 15, 1982
Height: 6’0”
Weight: 165 lbs
Strengths: Sprinting
Favorite Jelly Belly® flavor: A&W® Root Beer
Favorite Sport Beans® flavor: Watermelon
Career Highlights
• 1st KOM Competition Nature Valley Grand Prix 2007
• 1st Chris Hinds Memorial 2007
• 1st York Beach Criterium 2006
• 1st Collar City Criterium 2006
• 1st New England Criterium Championships 2006
New Riders:
Brad Huff (US, 2007 Pan Am Games Champion in 2 events and Omnium Champion, 2006
US Pro Criterium Champion)
Date of Birth: February 5, 1979
Height: 5'10”
Weight: 173 lbs
Strengths: Sprinting
Favorite Jelly Belly® flavor: Juicy Pear
Favorite Sport Beans® flavor: Fruit Punch
Career Highlights
• 1st Pan American Omnium Championships 2007
• 1st Pan American Madison Championships 2007
• 1st U.S. National Team Pursuit Championships 2007
• 1st Stage #8 International Cycling Classic-Superweek 2006
• 1st Stage #1 Tour de Normandie 2006
Bernard van Ulden (US, '06 Stage Winner Stage 5 of the Tour de Toona, '05 3rd
in the US National Time Trail Championships)
Date of Birth: September 11, 1979
Height: 5'11”
Weight: 158 lbs
Strengths: Time Trial
Favorite Jelly Belly® flavor: Buttered Popcorn
Favorite Sport Beans® flavor: Fruit Punch
Career Highlights
• 3rd Stage #1 TTT International Tour de Toona 2007
• 10th Univest Grand Prix Road Race 2007
• 1st Bear Mountain Fall Classic Road Race 2006
• 1st Stage #5 International Tour de Toona 2006
• 2nd Stage #1 Nature Valley Grand Prix 2006
Michael Lange (US, 2004 Univest Grand Prix Best Young Rider)
Date of Birth: April 21, 1983
Height: 5'3”
Weight: 121 lbs
Strengths: Climbing
Favorite Jelly Belly® flavor: Very Cherry
Favorite Sport Beans® flavor: Berry Blue
Career Highlights
• 18th Stage #8 Tour de Langkawi 2007
• 17th Overall Tour de Langkawi 2007
• 5th Stazio Criterium 2006
• 6th Stage #4b Volta Ciclista a Lleida (Spain) 2006
• 1st Stage #5 Tour of Martinique2005
Aaron Tuckerman (NZ, 2007 Ranked 14 in the US NRC standings, Winner of Stage 1
of the Tri Peaks Challenge)
Date of Birth: September 7, 1983
Height: 5’9”
Weight: 140 lbs
Strengths: All Around
Favorite Jelly Belly® flavor: Kiwi
Favorite Sport Beans® flavor: Lemon Lime
Career Highlights
• 1st Overall Elkhorn Classic Stage Race 2007
• 1st Stage 1 Elkhorn Classic Stage Race 2007
• 1st Stage #2 Elkhorn Classic Stage Race 2007
• 1st Stage #1 Tri Peaks Challenge 2007
• 1st FIAC National Team Time Trial Championship 2005
Nic Sanderson (AUS, 2004-5 Australian World Championships Team member, 2005
Stage Winner Stage 6 of the Tour of Japan)
Date of Birth: May 27, 1984
Height: 6’0”
Weight: 159 lbs
Strengths: All Around
Favorite Jelly Belly® flavor: Peanut Butter
Favorite Sport Beans® flavor: Cherry
Career Highlights
• 1st Bendigo International Madison 2007
• 1st Stage #7 Tour of Gippsland 2007
• 2nd Bendigo International Madison 2006
• 1st Bendigo International Madison 2005
• 1st Stage #6 Tour of Japan 2005
Scott Tietzel (US, 1st year pro, 2005-6 he raced in Europe for the Under 23
National Team)
Date of Birth: March 28, 1984
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 165 lbs
Strengths: Climbing
Favorite Jelly Belly® flavor: Very Cherry
Favorite Sport Beans® flavor: Fruit Punch
Career Highlights
• 5th Boulder Roubaix 2007
• 7th Lookout Mountain Hill Climb 2007
• 4th Lincoln Plating Spring Cycling Classic 2007
• 8th Stazio Criterium 2006
• 15th Stage #2 Tour of the Gila 2006
