![]() “We’re so amped up from the crowd,” he says. No matter the outcome, he will be celebrating. Scarano says he usually finishes in the first quarter of men in the Twilight Criterium, and he has high hopes for this year. Scarano’s parents, along with his sisters, girlfriend and friends, will be at the race to support him. His dad actually shares the track with him each year at Twilight as a motorcycle official, following or leading the cyclists. They both raced in the ’80s, and his dad raced for the Air Force. ![]() Scarano’s parents have been big influences on his sport. “That kept me off the bike for quite a while, but I’m back to where I want to be,” he says. Last summer, Scarano did suffer an injury when he fell toward the end of a race in Boise, ID and broke his collarbone. I think that’s just because of how excited everybody is, and the atmosphere is sometimes crazier than anywhere else with the fans and everyone’s more excited. “There are a lot of crashes at Twilight every year. Thankfully, Scarano has never gotten hurt at Twilight. “That’s probably the best preparation I can do,” he says.Īnyone who’s been to Twilight has witnessed one of the many crashes during the races. Scarano also competes in races across the country on the weekends leading up to Twilight. He works out at Sports Performance and Rehabilitation Center (SPARC) in Athens. He says he rides every day, or at least six days a week. Training entails about 20 hours on the bike a week. Scarano, 27, estimates he’s already biked 4,000 miles this year. “It’s already, I guess, special for that reason, and then me being here with kind of a hometown advantage and more support definitely makes it better. “It’s the biggest event of all the criterium races that go on,” he says. His team is based out of Athens, and he’s gearing up for what he considers his hometown race.
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