JAM Fund

Race Age: 30

Hometown: Chicago, Illinois

Favorite Race Conditions: Snow/Ice

Go-to Ride Snack: Bear Bars

Favorite Warm-up music: None

More beta: All the way from Chi’ town, Jeremy is in his second year racing with the JAM Fund, coming to us already with his chops in the elite UCI ranks. Jeremy is an excellent rider and wrench, having served as mechanic for the team last year. He heads back to the Midwest soon to defend his title of Best Hair in Midwest Cyclocross.

Race Age: 29

Hometown: Beverly, Massachusetts

Favorite race conditions: Rain or snow

Go-to ride snack: Nature's Bakery Fig Bars

Favorite warm-up music: Anything from the 2000s, but if you see me head-banging, it’s probably My Chemical Romance

More beta: Call her our ‘Gram Queen, Tanya is in her third year racing with JAM Fund and is always running around the course before and after racing—making videos and content for our Instagram. Give it up for those extra miles!

Race Age: 14

Hometown: Brooklyn,New York

Favorite race conditions: Rainy, cold, and muddy

Go-to ride snack: Haribo gummy bears

Favorite warm-up music: Kernkraft 400 by zombie nation

More beta: Gunther returns to the JAM Fund for another year as the youngest member of the race team. He is a rising talent in cyclocross, bunny hopping barriers and showing his fine skills on the bike. Off the bike, he brings great energy to the program and to the Northampton/Easthampton community. We are excited to watch Gunther grow in the sport. He serves as a constant reminder that “the kids are alright” indeed.

Race Age: 24

Hometown: Easthampton, Massachusetts

Favorite race conditions: Technical and muddy. The more difficult the course, the more enjoyable.

Go-to ride snack: Iced Oatmeal Cliff Z-Bars

Favorite warm-up music: Set the tone with Echoes (live in Pompeii) by Pink Floyd then get in the zone with Figure.09 by Linkin Park

More beta: Pat is in his fourth year racing with the JAM Fund and we’re always excited to have him on the roster. He’s already had a strong season in 2024, finishing on the podium six times thus far and taking the W both days at Uncle Sam Grand Prix. We’re looking forward to his continued rise in the UCI elite men’s ranks.

Race age: 36

Hometown: Staten Island, New York

Favorite race conditions: Fast w/light mud on top

Go-to ride snack: Peach Rings

Favorite warm-up music: Wu-Tang Clan/MotionCity Soundtrack

Nickname: Marky Mark

More beta: After years as a decathlete, Mark started racing with JAM/NCC in 2015 and has been in the JAM Fam ever since. He recently became a proud uncle.

Race Age: 24

Hometown: Shelburne, VT

Favorite race conditions: mud, mud, mud!

Go-to ride snack: Bobos oat bars

Favorite warm-up music: Reflections by Misterwives

More beta: Talia brings strengths from nordic skiing to the cross course and has earned her Cat 2 upgrade. She’s a proud Vermont native and UVM graduate who enjoys hiking in the mountains.

Race Age: 25

Hometown: Harwinton, Connecticut

Favorite race conditions: Muddy / snowy

Go-to ride snack: Oreos

Favorite warm-up music: Tom Sawyer/Rush

More beta: Excel wizard by day and UCI racer by night, Lane juggles work, school and bike racing like a pro. He has an impressive racing history in Cyclocross World Cups and as a bronze medalist in the Pan Am Championships. Lane won the silver medal at the junior U.S. National Cyclocross Championships and raced with Team USA at World Championships. In addition to being tops in the sport, he’s also tops in the community, like the time he raised more than $10,000 for Black Lives Matter when he pedaled 100,000 feet, in a cycling phenomenon called “Everesting.”

Race age: 29

Hometown: Easthampton, Massachusetts

Favorite race conditions: slippery mud

Go-to ride snack: Ideally baked goods, realistically Mott’s gummies

Favorite warm-up music: Certified Swifty (Honorable mention to ABBA and various rap songs for warmups)

More beta: JAM Fund welcomes back Ellen Noble who is making her return to cyclocross in 2024. Ellen raced for JAM Fund from 2014 to 2016. She has four national cyclocross titles and a silver medal at the U23 Cyclocross World Champions among so many world and national podium finishes. Her professional experience and mentorship are huge assets for our program and we are honored to support her return!

Race Age: 18

Hometown: Chesterfield, Massachusetts

Favorite race conditions: mud, mud and more mud!

Go-to ride snack: Scrambled eggs with rice

Favorite warm-up music: Flooded the Face by Lil Uzi Vert

More beta: Sophie got her start racing cyclocross with the JAM Fund seven years ago. She is finishing up high school and hopes to study sustainable economics next year in college. She runs cross-country and does a lot of running around taking care of the family farm with highland cows. Ring your cowbells for Sophie!

Race Age: 21

Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland

Favorite race conditions: Slightly damp, fall weather

Go-to ride snack: Sour Patch Strawberries

Favorite warm-up song/music: Bomb Intro/Pass That Dutch - Missy Elliott

More beta: Olivia returns to the JAM Fund for her second year on the team. She began racing in 2015 as a junior and is now a Cat 2 racer in the elite women’s field. She studies Anthropology at the University of Vermont with a double-minor in Biology and Religion. Watch out for her powerful knowledge and sprints!

Race Age: 18

Hometown: Dunbarton, New Hampshire

Favorite race conditions: Drizzling rain (not too muddy but not too dry)

Go-to ride snack: Untapped Maple Syrup

Favorite warm-up music (song/artist): Rihanna

More beta: Bridget joins the JAM Fund this year as a racer and grant recipient. She is a senior at Killington Mountain School, a hub of strong student athletes. She has serious CX skills and experience racing in the elite women’s field in Belgium, even though she’s still technically a junior. Welcome Bridget!