Scott was a Cat 3 racer at age 16. He was the #5 ranked junior in the US for 2 years; he rode for the same team as SheFly. When he did his brief stint at U of A he rode with the team a bit and did several trips up Mt. Lemmon with various pros who live in Tucson.
He didn't ride at all from the time he enlisted in 04 until last winter (07) when he brought his bike to San Diego. He rode a bit with a club, but said they were all my age! It was kind of hard for him to find time to ride, too. Then he went to Virginia for schooling for almost 5 months. We did ride together last summer when he was home and I must say, he is still a flying machine, even on his old Serotta that is sitting in our bike shed. He has been running and swimming since he enlisted (this from the kid who cried through all swimming lessons) and he runs like a 5:45 mile...
I don't know how many of these races are in Fallujah. I think most of them have been on Army bases, not Marines. But, I will definitely tell him about them.
One of the things he noticed when he was riding here last summer was how many more women are riding now, compared to 6-7 years ago. In his words, "Man, all I have to do is sit with my bike in Concord Center and the women just come up and talk to you."
Of course, those are the words of a 23 year old.