Whats it like working with Team QuickStep?
You must also be excited to be working with Team Saxo Bank in 2009. We’ve learned that our goal is to appease the athletes, which was counter to our former beliefs. Now, if the athletes want something, we know we have to do it for them. QuickStep has really upped our game. They require and expect a lot; it’s a learning process for us, but it’s forced us to be better all around. We see working with Saxo Bank as the carrot to really up our game, forcing us to jump up a level or two. We’re ready to support a team like that 110 percent. Finally, what do the next 21 years hold for you and Specialized? I know one thing: I’ll always love bicycles and I’ll always work for Specialized. I’m very efficient when I know what I have to do, so it’s easy getting it all done. I love the people I work with, and seeing how successful Specialized has been. I would love to see us design a bike for Third World countries. Every year we could donate 25,000 bikes to countries that need transportation. How grea
