After years of resistance, Austin now believes gravel is lit as fuck. Austin has previously resided in the remote Sierra Nevada mountains, the Oklahoma Panhandle, and rural Colorado, where gravel roads were the only place to ride. Now that gravel is a full-blown hipster phenomenon, he is excited to race with the country's elite team and beat Colin Strickland. With an FTP of 204 and an 18.5" thigh circumference, he is well on his way.

In his spare time, Austin enjoys drinking saisons, backpacking, and watching The Bachelor. His favorite meats include ribeyes, chicken drummies, and pulled pork.

Meaty Tidbit: Austin broke his left pinky finger trying to bunny hop a railroad tie at a CX race in 2015. He didn't even go to the hospital.

Jessica is a recovering professional triathlete and gravel racing is step 4 in her 10 step program. Jessica grew up in Houston running, playing soccer, and swimming. She dabbled in cycling and triathlon in high school, but focused on just running in college. She attended The United States Military Academy at West Point where she was a NCAA Division 1 qualifier in the 10,000. Upon graduation she served as an Army Officer in the Corps of Engineers which included combat time in Baghdad. Never losing sight of becoming a pro triathlete, Jessica was accepted to the World Class Athlete Program her last year in the Army where she was a resident at the Olympic Training Center. Her pro career was initially cut short to have her twins, Rowan and Gwyn. After moving to Tulsa and the kids getting a little older, she got back on track and her career includes several professional Ironman 70.3 victories and Ironman podiums.

After having Frankie in 2018, Jessica has focused primarily on cycling and relinquished her pro tri status in 2020. She hopes gravel racing feeds the beast, along with inflicting minimal bodily harm.

Meaty Tidbit: Jessica cannot leave her porch without a training partner to put her against the ropes. Between her husband Jake, sketchy junior step-son Seth, avid runners Rowan and Gwyn, super baker step-daughter Trinity, wicky stunt rider Frankie, and bold bulldog Liz Lemon, there is never a dull moment, nor a moment alone in the bathroom.

Kindler is a long-time cyclist. Software Architect. Scone Snob. Cookie Baker. And Tea Connoisseur. Who rides the road, gravel, and occasionally impersonates a mountain biker.

In his spare time, Kindler enjoys playing with his cats while watching The Bold Type. His favorite meals include steak bowls, spicy chicken over bespoke rice, and a thick-n-meaty bolognese.

Meaty Tidbit: Kindler is a knock off version of The Six Million Dollar Man, with titanium-pins and a corpse's ligament in his left knee, titanium-buttons and pins and a corpse's ligament in his right shoulder, a kevlar patch on his aorta, and a kevlar vein attached to his kidney.

Bill has been in the bike scene since a child. BMX, Freestyle, backyard ramping, he's done it. After a stint working as a mechanic building and repairing Italian road bikes and gluing tubular tires, family life set in. He and Cherish began raising two amazing kiddos, who are now adults. After a few decades of real life responsibilities, he is ‘clipped in' again. You can find him on the local Monday or Wednesday Night Worlds or a spirited group ride...And any classic rock fan will recognize his Van Halen themed gravel bike.

In his spare time, Bills competes internationally with the United States National Rifle Team and travels with his wife, Cherish. Together they cycle, hike, vacation and take road trips.

Meaty Tidbit: Bill dislocated his pinky finger in a crossfit workout. Instead of waiting around, he relocated it on site before realizing his hand was also broken.

Rumored to have been corralled by the Meat Train primarily due to his well-marbled beefiness, JJ adds a hint of nuttiness to the team's already lean flavor profile.

As a former offensive lineman ("hog") on TU's football team, he tipped the scales at 285lbs and has been dry aging ever since. After being put out to pasture as a footballer, he finished up his academic pursuits with an MBA from the U of M Ross School of Business. The "has-been" Golden Hurricane and Wolverine grad has since gone on to get slaughtered as a distance runner, stampeded across Texas as a crossfitter, and now focuses most of his time marinating on two wheels both on and off road.

Along the way he met and married his beautiful soul-cow, Hayden. Together they've raised three blue ribbon calves. The two older heifers are currently pursuing business degrees at Baylor and the young bull currently has plans to attend Ohio State where he's been recruited to play lacrosse.

To help subsidize his growing herd, JJ has been in the energy industry for the past twenty years. He currently serves as a refined products Trading Manager for QuikTrip where he enjoys access to a roller grill menu bountiful with all the hot sweaty meats he craves.

Meat puns aside...

In his spare time, JJ enjoys any and all things food and drink. Providing charity BBQ's, "How to Cook Like a Man" father/son and "How to not Wreck Good Meats" BBQ classes, moonlighting as a pitmaster at local BBQ shops, perfecting the art of charcuterie and tequila based mixology for his private label cocktails-all top the list of hobbies. He also enjoys serving on a local not-for-profit board, FabLab Tulsa and has recently been elected as the "El Jefe".

Meaty Tidbit: Catch phrase: "Better to be a has been than a never was." Names all of his vehicles including his green gravel bike "Green with Enve's". Strategically joined the Meat Train with secret plans to recruit them as his RAAM solo ride support team for his 50th. Finds good company with hitchhikers..

With a background in soccer and running, Sam has more recently been converted to the two-wheeled variety of competitive sports. He first started group riding in 2018, then quickly became the OTB King of the local cat 5 CX scene, and could even be found joining the sockless brigades of triathletes. He now finds gravel an ideal balance of adventurous terrain, endurance challenges, minimal cornering, and post ride beer consumption.

Outside of cycling, Sam is a husband, dog dad, engineer, and woodworker. He enjoys all of the meats, but a pulled pork sandwich paired with an ice cold crispy boi is hard to beat.

Meaty Tidbit: Sam has titanium plates in his forehead from breaking his skull in a high school soccer game. He's considering having them replaced with carbon to improve his W/kg.