Doylestown Bike Works Racing Team p/b Fred Beans

Chris was born and raised in Jamison, PA and is a graduate of CB South High School and Appalachian State University. He currently lives and trains in Doylestown. Chris has been a licensed racer since 2009 and raced professionally for the Airgas Cycling program where he was a teammate of 2013 Vuelta a Espana Champion Chris Horner. He is proficient on the velodrome, on the road and on the trail. Chris completed the Leadville 100 MTB Race in 2021 (9:14) and 2023 (8:46). Chris is also an ambassador for BMC racing primarily gravel and mountain bike. Shockingly, he is currently the US National Champion on the Pennyfarthing having won the 2023 National Clustered Spires High Wheel Race in Frederick, MD. Photo: Mike Maney

Sam is a twenty-year old native of Doylestown attending West Chester University. He has raced with the Kelly Benefits Strategy program, and for our elite team since 2019. In July, 2023 he raced in the CCB Racing Academy in Belgium. His 2023 results included winning the Ardmore Rock & Ride Criterium Pro Men's Race, and taking 3rd at the Pro Men's Race at the Wilmington Grand Prix. Sam was 17th at the 2023 Thompson Pro Men's Race at the hometown Bucks County Classic, passing his own home 50+ times.

Connor lives in Sinking Spring, PA and is a student at Penn State University. Connor has been racing for the Bike Works p/b Fred Beans elite team since 2019. He spent the 2022 season training, racing, and studying in Girona, Spain. He won the 2021 Amateur Men's Race at the Wilmington Grand Prix, prior to earning his Category 1 upgrade. His 2023 results included winning the Reading Bicycle Race, and completing the 2023 Bucks County Classic. Connor is a valued teammate who does hard work for the team but can also get to the podium.

Andy resides in the Lehigh Valley in an 1860's farmhouse. He grew up mountain biking with his dad in the Delaware Water Gap. After racing collegiately for Penn State University, he earned his Category 1 road racing license in 2018. Andy's notable results include: 1st 2018 Smoketown Airport Crit; 2018 PCA Elite Men Rider of the Year; 2018 PA BAR Category 2 Champion; 2019 Pro Pedal Series Overall Winner; 3rd 2019 Blueberry Bicicletta Road Race; 3rd 2019 Smoketown Airport Crit; 4th 2019 Historic Marietta Crit; 1st 2019 Reading Radsport Fixed Gear Hill Climb; 1st 2019 Electric City Fixed Gear Hill Climb. He is a fixture in the men's elite track field at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center.

Colin currently lives and grew up mere miles from the world famous Lehigh Valley Velodrome in Trexlertown, Pennsylvania. He grew up watching and racing against past and future Olympians on the track. After a few years away from the sport he returned to racing in 2014, winning his first race back in the Cat 5 field. Fast forward a few years, Colin, now a Cat 1, is building off of his two most successful seasons to date in 2023. As an all-rounder, Colin has goals of winning races and helping teammates to their own podiums.

Key Results:

1st - 2019 Pocono Road Race, 2nd - 2019 Blueberry Bicicletta RR, 2nd - 2018 Smoketown Airport Crit, 2nd - 2018 Giro del Cielo Crit (6th RR and GC) , 3rd - 2018 Amateur Thompson Bucks County Classic, 5th - 2019 Amateur Wilmington Grand Prix, 16th at the USA Cycling Pro Criterium National Championships, 10th at the 2023 Bucks County Classic.

Guillaume Nelessen, otherwise know as “Gui”. Started racing more than 25 years ago at the age of 13. Several of those years were spent as a pro, traveling racing abroad. Some career accolades include: over 90 career wins, 4 Elite National Championships, 1 Masters National Championship, 14 time National medalist and 5 years on the US National Track Team. Gui finished 2nd at the 2023 National Clustered Spires High Wheel Race in Frederick, MD. Gui currently resides in Lambertville, New Jersey with his wife, daughter, and two dogs. Gui still enjoys racing and teaching young aspiring elite cyclists. Oh and beer.

Alden is a Doylestown native and senior at CB West. He has been racing with the Bike Works p/b Fred Beans club and elite team since age 11. Alden is also an alumni of the NICA Bucks County Composite Mountain Bike Team, and the BRL program at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center. In July, 2023 he participated in the DCDevo Racing Academy in Belgium. Alden started his second Thompson Men's Pro Race at the hometown Bucks County Classic in 2023. Photo: Ron Short

Cesar Gallego resides in Brooklyn, NY and is a SRAM Field Representative. He is a veteran of the pro Butcher Box p/b Look program where he competed from 2016-2021, and the Jamison/Cannondale program where he raced in 2022. He is known as the consummate teammate. Photo: Ryan Lavelle

Josh Rovner (Philadelphia) is a veteran of the Jamison Cannondale and Van Dessel Factory Team. When not cycling he is enrolled as a medical student at Thomas Jefferson University. Photo: Ryan Lavelle

New Jersey native Jessica Chong aka Chonger, moved to the Lehigh Valley to pursue teaching and triathlons. During her six years as a professional triathlete, she dabbled in road and track cycling, winning both Elite Pennsylvania Cycling Association (Best All-Around Rider) Track and Road Racing titles as well as an Elite State Road Racing title. She eventually gave up triathlons because it felt more like a job than something she actually enjoyed. She is a national champion in the Team Pursuit discipline of track cycling, winner of the 2022 Madison Cup, and the 2023 Rider of the Year at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center (Trexlertown, PA). Chonger is the 2023 Tour of Somerville and New Haven Criterium pro women's champion. Away from cycling she loves dogs and eating a disproportionate amount of food for her size.

Pennsylvania native Kim Zubris has represented the USA in multiple Elite Track World Cup and World Championships, Silver Medalist at Pan Am Championships in the Madison discipline, US National Champion in the Madison and Team Pursuit, Multi-time National Champ Medalist, Valley Preferred Cycling Center (VPCC) Rider of the Year 2021, VPCC Women's Cup winner 2021, VPCC Madison Cup winner 2022, Master's World Champ in Individual Pursuit, Points Race, Scratch Race, and Team Sprint; and Master's national record holder. She has recently been training at the US Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO. Learn more here. Photo: Ron Short

Dan serves as our team mechanic. He is a partner at Doylestown Bike Works, and a licensed UCI Pro Mechanic. His 2020 goals for the team include having the most fully supported road, track, mountain and cyclo-cross team on the planet!

Brian is a partner at Doylestown Bike Works and has served as the team manager since 2017. In 2024 his goals are to increase the competitiveness of our team on the road, track, gravel road, trail and in alternative formats. Our team mission is to increase the number and representation of local athletes competing in all levels and disciplines in competitive cycling. Thank you to our club members, community institutions, and allied businesses that support our mission.