Cycling Team Rider - Profile

Melodie Metzger

Name: Melodie Metzger

Nickname: Sweetpea

Age: 30

Hometown: Berkeley, CA

Occupation: Graduate Student

Marital Status: single

Years Racing: 6

Who are your non cycling Heroes?: My Dad, Rosalind Franklin, Spiderman
What's your favorite Sport other than Cycling?: Ultimate Fighting
What's the last CD you bought or downloaded?: Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Wine? Red or White?: Red all the way
Place I'd like to road-trip to?: Sun Valley, ID, Fruita, CO, Crested Butte, CO, Monogahela, VT or any other mountain bike Mecca that I have not yet experienced.
People say I look like?: My mama
What's your biggest weakness in life?: A good Pinot Noir or Zin, over-committing, and being too hard on myself
Worst car you ever owned?: Geo Prism, it felt like driving a golf cart.
Favorite way to eat Strawberries?: I am not picky when it comes to berries! Straight out of the package or in a delicate dessert, it doesn't matter…
What is your favorite pre-race meal?: Musliex or toast and eggs over-easy.
Who would you take on your Dream Date?: Prince Charming or the Knight in Shining Armor
Movie that made you cry?: The Notebook, Mrs. Doubtfire, and probably a bunch more that I can't think of.
Song that pumps you up?: Anything by AC/DC, or the sound of Richard Fries voice….
Porsche or Ferrari?: Porsche
Favorite childhood memory?: There are lots, but I would say for the purpose of this website it would have to be: Learning to ride a bike without training wheels with my Dad in the church parking lot across our street. He tricked me into thinking he was holding me up and when I turned around and looked back I saw that he was still standing way on the other side of the lot - I remember being so impressed that I made it all by myself.
Beach or Mountains?: Both (and yes, I would like to have my cake and eat it too.)
What's your Favorite Race?: Napa Valley Dirt Classic, Downieville, the NORBA course at Mt. Snow (when it isn't raining)
Eric Cartman or Homer Simpson?: Homer
What's your most embarrassing moment?: I usually commute to school on my fixed-gear, figuring that there are less parts for someone to steal. Well, a few months ago I was riding back home and the cuff on my corduroy pants unfolded and got caught in the gearing. Unable to stop, the pants continued to wrap themselves around the crank tearing them all the way up to my butt. I had to ride the rest of the way home with a good portion of my rear-end exposed. quite embarrassing!