Filip takes a podium win at the Menlo Park Grand Prix.

Filip is a cat 2 road racer who joined LGBRC in 2006.

He first got interested in cycling in his native Belguim. He jokes, "When I was young, I always dreamt of wearing body-tight outfits and shaving my legs." Then on a more serious note, "When you're born and raised in Belgium (moved to the US when I was 16), some may venture to say cycling is in your blood. And there's some truth to that as you do get exposed to cycling in many different ways. The more personal answer to how I first got into cycling is that I got into long distance running after my collegiate soccer career at Stanford, then became a triathlete that could run fast, ride okay and was lucky to not drown swimming. Soon that tune became: run fast, ride fast and lucky to not drown swimming. Finally, my friend Eric convinced me to start racing."

When asked what he considers his greatest cycling achievement, he comments,
"Hopefully there will be more...

In terms of road racing, I've been finishing consistently in the top 10 and took 2nd place at the 2006 Pescadero Road Race after attacking and solo'ing on the last climb to finish in 2nd.

In terms of cyclo cross racing, I'm proud of my first win at the 2006 Central Coast Manzanita Park Cyclo Cross Race in Prunedale, which was only my 4th cyclo cross race.

In terms of the team, I really enjoy the friends I've made, the advice and guidance they've provided and the camaraderie on training rides and at races. Recently, Steve Stewart and I decided to organize a Saturday club ride and that has been a fun and rewarding experience as well."