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John Funke
Birthdate: 09/23/1968
Years Racing: 15 or so...
Events/Categories:
Cyclocross: Elite
MTB XC: Expert
MTB DH: My wife won’t let me
Road: I was a Cat 2 once...
Track: Nah
Other: When I’m not in denial I race Masters
What is your favorite book?
The Potty Book (my son is 2 yrs old…go figure), anything by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
What is your favorite movie?
Umm... I suppose it’s a tie between Raising Arizona and The Royal Tenenbaums
What is your favorite musician/song?
Oh, tough one – right now it’s *anything* by Postal Service (the band, not the cycling team), the Shins, or the New Pornographers.
Describe a memorable bike related moment?
I have two very sad memories. Back when I was a roadie in Georgia, I raced on a Charlotte-based team with a great kid named Sean Johnston. During a road race near Asheville, NC, there was a crash and Shawn was thrown over the yellow line and into the oncoming traffic and was tragically killed. Sad memory #2 is for my good friend Dave Martin, who was the ace sprinter on our Atlanta Cycling road team that dominated the regional scene in the mid-90’s. A couple of years ago he was on a solo training ride and was hit from behind and killed by an elderly woman on a busy road outside Atlanta – he was doing everything right, helmet on, on the extreme right shoulder – he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Am I bumming you out? Be careful out there. As a direct result I do most of my training on the paved circuit around the polo fields in Golden Gate Park, where my biggest risk is a bloody nose from an angry soccer fan.
Anything else you would like to add?
I am the editor of the NCNCA Cyclocross website – required reading for sure!
Photos?
Full speed into the sand trap!
A fine cyclocross steed!
This is why John's jersey's always smell funny.

