Michael Wenzel

Stats

DOB: 05/02/1987
Currently Resides: Union Grove, WI (starting sometime in May)
Height: 6’2.5″
Weight:168
Education: B.S. in Exercise Science from UW-La Crosse, May 2010, Presently in UW-L Physical Therapy doctoral program
Years Racing: 2
Racing Classifications: Cat 1 MTB, Cat 4 Road, Cat 3 Cyclocross
Strengths On The Bike: Anything Uphill
Strengths Off The Bike: Eating, strength training
Nickname: multiple: wenzinator, dubs, Spartacus, and more
Family: Oldest of four, 1 sister and 2 younger brothers
Favorite Movies: Sports and Action movies, like Chariots of Fire, Sandlot, Steven Spielberg movies
Currently on my MP3: classics, current hits, pretty much anything but rap, though some country is iffy, too

Race Highlights

24th in 2011 Rhinelander WORS Pro/Cat1

WiSport Worlds: 2nd in both the hill climb TT and street sprints, 4th overall in open category road race

In My Own Words

I spend my off-season doing: Snowshoeing, a little skiing, biking on snowmobile trails.
My goals and expectations for 2012 are: Improve placing in mtb and road. Looking forward to Ore to Shore, Chequamegon 40, and Iceman races.
I started racing because: I was looking for something different to compete in after finishing CC and track.
My cycling mentors and/or influences are: Gerald Finken, Jim Moore, I’m relatively new so I try to learn all I can from everyone.
I consider my finest moment on the bike to be: Is probably yet to come.
The one thing I’ve done on a bike that I will never do again: Finish assembling a bike 15 minutes before a race.
When I’m not on my bike, I like to: Work on my bikes. Travel.
Something you probably don’t know about me is: I like telling jokes, though my friends think I emphasize quantity over quality.