This is Garrett Gerchar, hipster, coffee aficionado, and Super Clif Bar Man
CU: Where are you from?
GG: Boulder, baby!
CU: What year are you? What’s your major?
GG: I’m a sophomore studying mechanical engineering
CU: What disciplines of cycling do you participate in for the team?
GG: I race Road, Mountain, and CX
CU: How long have you been riding? What category do you race in?
GG: I’ve been riding for 15 years or so and now I’m in the A’s
CU: What got you into cycling?
GG: My parents started me off young and I just stuck with it
CU: What is your favorite kind of racing? What is your favorite collegiate race?
GG: XC is my favorite style of racing and the Steamboat XC would have to be my favorite course
CU: What are your cycling ambitions?
GG: Foot out, flat out! All day, every day!
CU: Are you sponsored by an outside team? If so, who?
GG: Clif Bar
CU: What do you do besides cycling at CU? Other clubs, jobs, etc.
GG: Sleep, it’s very important for success
CU: What is your favorite part about Boulder as a city?
GG: The mountains are awesome. Great hiking and biking up there
CU: Biking is a big commitment time wise, how do you balance your academics and social life with cycling?
GG: I don’t!
CU: A lot of wise, successful cyclists live by a specific mantra… Do you have one?
GG: Send it!
CU: If you could have lunch with anyone, who would it be and why?
GG: Andre Szlendak because of his amazing jorts
CU: What's a fun fact about you?
GG: I hit a deer on my bike once
CU: You would say you are a ________ person
GG: Dog
CU: What’s your favorite music to ride to?
GG: Rock n' roll
CU: What’s one thing you never ride without?
GG: My bike. It would be hard to ride without it
CU: What bikes do you currently ride?
GG: Niner on the mountain and a Colnago on the road
CU: What were some of your goals for the past season?
GG: Be fast!
CU: Thanks for taking the time to talk! Anything else you want to say?
GG: Follow me @hipsterg23