Ben Barbera

Stats

DOB: 9/15/1973
Currently Resides: Milwaukee
Height: 5’8″(ish)
Weight: 145
Education: M.S. Kinesiology; pursuing M.A. in Public History
Years Racing: 5
Racing Classifications: Road 4, M 3-4; Cross 4, M35+ 4
Strengths On The Bike: Willing to take pulls on the front
Strengths Off The Bike: Running
Nickname: None
Family: Wife and Infant Daughter
Favorite Movies: Breaking Away (of course, but I did live in Bloomington for 10 years)
Currently on my MP3: It’s on shuffle – Mix of everything from jazz to punk to old-school hip-hop

Race Highlights

Kept rubber side down for all of 2011

In My Own Words

I spend my off-season doing: Running, lifting weights, drills
My goals and expectations for 2012 are: Some top 10s on the road, move up a category in Cross.
I started racing because: Knee surgeon told me running 50+ mile weeks was no longer an option.
My cycling mentors and/or influences are: Buddy from college.
I consider my finest moment on the bike to be: Two third places in back-to-back Cross races in the mud and snow.
The one thing I’ve done on a bike that I will never do again: Carry an open case of beer after mountain biking for several hours.
When I’m not on my bike, I like to: Eat, drink, read, cook, listen to music, hang with my family
Something you probably don’t know about me is: I’m way too old to still be in college