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Andy Guptill
Andy is one of the most promising young cyclists racing in the North American peloton and has established his racing talents over the past three years with Colavita/Sutter Home. His aggressive and strategic riding skills were demonstrated at the 2009 Tour of Utah when he earned the Best Sprinter jersey in stage five. Andy’s overall riding abilities help lead his team to the front of the peloton race after race. Andy also pulled in a 1st place win at the Giro d’Jersey in a fast and furious fourth stage..
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| Name | Andy Guptill |
| Hometown | Hannacroix, New York |
| Riding Disciplines | Road |
| Favorite Race | I want to say Tour of California because we did the prologue around the (state) capitol and rode across the Golden Gate Bridge, among many other amazing things…but the race was so hard I never actually enjoyed a single minute of it. |
| Cycling Heroes | Dan Vaillancourt |
| Started Riding at age | 13 on the Mountain Bike |
| Favorite Music | Rock, Rap, Alternative, and starting to appreciate some Oldies. |
| Favorite Movie | Rushmore |
| Favorite Book | Not Non-Fiction |
| Favorite Food | It’s hard to beat a really good, quality pizza pie. |
| Favorite Wine Varietal | Pre-Sideways: Merlot. Post-Sideways: Pinot Noir |
| Other Hobbies | The Internet |
| Any nicknames? How did you earn that name? | Guppy. Apparently it is just a natural progression of my last name Guptill, because all my friends start calling me that after they have known me for a while. |
| Where do you live? | Batesville, Virginia |
| Do you own a car/motorcycle? | I own a car. It’s a red Chevy Cavalier. Depending on who is the passenger, it is called either the “red rocket” or the “pimp ship.” |
| Have you ever named one of your bikes? | Of course I have. |
| If you were an animal, what would you be? | Any bird really; at least any bird that can fly. |
| I’d like to say thanks to | My parents, Barry and Debbie. |
