Vaughn Van Note
Martinez, CA
Cat 3 (former 2 who is too lazy to train)
Year of Birth: : 1969
Marital Status: Married
Known Children: 5
Occupation: Mechanical Engineer
Race Disciplines: RR and former Elite MTB cross country


  Cycling Highlights:

Race Highlights:
District Champ New Mexico RR: 1984 and 1986
District TT New Mexico: Silver 1986
District TT California: Bronze 2003

Current Ride: 2008 Wilier Le Roi - Dura Ace 10

First Racing Bike: An early 1970's Atala - Steel and sprayed British Racing Green. Soon moved up to a svelte Zullo with Shimano 600EX. Mmmm. Best Christmas present ever.

First Race: Mesilla Valley RR - Citizens junior category - 1st place. Raced with all the adults and hung in for the sprint. I was only 14! Hooked ever since.

Qualified and attended National RR as a junior in 1986. Course - Morgul Bismarck (yes it was hard). Some dude named Bobby Julich wiped me off the floor.

Trained at the Olympic Training Center in CO Springs in early 1988.

Qualified and attended National Crit, ITT and TTT in 1989: Park City, UT

Qualified and attended National Crit, ITT and RR in 1991: Qualified top 15 in my RR heat. Outlasted many favorites in the RR before the field was whittled down to a precious few. Winner: Lance Armstrong.

Best ITT (40KM): 52:28 in 1991

1st place: La Corrida Albuquerque SR as a Junior.

1st place numerous races as a junior throughout the New Mexico district. Raced one year as a senior Cat 3 before upgrading to Cat 2. Raced many tough races as a Cat 2 including La Vuelta de Bisbee (when it was invitational only), Tour of the Gila (when it was P/1/2), Durango-Silverton RR, Tour of the Sun and many more. Semi-retired in 1992 to concentrate on graduating college. Entered Navy Officer Candidate School in 1993 and active duty until 1999. Didn't really lift a pedal in anger during that period. Then I started racing more seriously again in 2000, but alas I haven't been able to string together a season of good trainig yet.

Favorite Beverage: Bombay Tonic

Favorite Race: Then or now? NOW: Anything flat, preferrably a RR. THEN: Gila Inner Loop stage (not flat)

Favorite Training Ride: Anything in the Berkeley Hills

Talents, Hobbies, Tidbits: Playing guitar and listening to music that doesn't suck

Blog or website: Who has the time for that? You need to be out riding!

Mary Ann or Ginger? Betty Rubble

If you were a character in a movie, who would you be? Sometimes Dante, sometimes Randall.

If you were a fruit, what would you be and why? Mango - "Man, look at him go..."

Favorite Cyclist: Stephen Roche

You can quote me: My how I miss down-tube shifters, but not toe straps...