Introducing Nature Valley Pro Rider Tim Rugg, our qualifier from the Jefferson Cup in Charlottesville, Virginia. He has had a similar meteoric rise to some of our other qualifiers this year since he began racing bike in 2008. It sounds like he’s a natural, but he started off just as much of a novice as any of us. Here he is:

Who I am. Why I race. (NGVP – Part 1)

Today marks two weeks until the start of the Nature Valley Grand Prix.  My e-mailbox is starting to fill up with updates and excitement from my NVPR coach Marion Clignet and the rest of the NVPR staff.  From a joke, to a dream, to a goal… I’m almost there.

PART 1

Who I am.
My name is Timothy Rugg.  Most of the local cycling community refers to me as Ruggles.  The name doesn’t make, because there’s nothing cute about me.  After a fierce battle at Speedweek with a metal barrier, sinus infection, and women in general… the name has evolved into Struggles.

I am a bike racer.  I currently race for the Elite National team, XO Communications/Battley Harley-Davidson.  I started racing exactly three years ago.  I remember seeing Harley at races and group rides and thinking about how awesome it would be to one day get to ride on the squad.  It was a feeling much like Dave Stoller’s interest in the ‘Italian Cycling Team’ in Breaking Away.  Thanks to a lot of trust, guidance, patience, and no frame pumps in spokes from their riders and team management – I’ve rapidly developed and am now working towards my next step.  I owe a lot to getting to ride for this squad and am very thankful for the support the team has given me. … read more

Blog: http://timrugg.blogspot.com/

Twitter: @TimothyRugg

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