The Cyclist Psyche – Nicholas Katsonis From Charter Mason Drapac Development Team

New for the 2013 National Road Series is our Cyclists Psyche survey. A standard interview about a riders form and target races will get you a standard answer. Only here will you find out what type of dinosaur a rider is, and what they will do to someone who scratches their bike! Today we meet?Nicholas Katsonis of the Charter Mason Drapac Development Team, the man who you wont be able to draft behind! Name: Nicholas Katsonis????????????????????????????????????????????? Team: CharterMason Drapac Development Team Riding Role: All Rounder/Domestique Age: 18 Weight: 66kg Physical condition profile Jan-Mar: Creeping?????????? Apr-June: Building some form??? Jul-Sep: Some form would be nice right about here.??????? ??????????????? Oct-Dec: Trying to hold onto as much fitness as possible before I go back to creeping. How would people describe you as a cyclist? Hard working, tall and skinny, someone who you?re unable to draft behind. How would someone who likes you describe you as a person? Quiet, generous and easy going. How would someone who doesn?t like you describe you? Stubborn and lazy when it comes to non-cycling related things. What are the 3 things more important to you than anything else? Family, friends and good health. You end up replacing Tom Hanks in ?Castaway? on an Island for 4 years. What are the 3 things you take with you and why? My iPhone to check Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Toilet Paper (I don?t want to use a leaf) A monkey butler You can have dinner with anyone you want. Who would it be? Miranda Kerr Someone scratches your newly arrived race bike. Do you: a)????? Kill them b)????? Kill them in an extremely creative way c)?????? Plan to kill them in an extremely creative way after getting close to them, researching their weaknesses and then striking when they least expect it d)????? Tell them not to stress, it?s only a bike: the sponsors are paying for it On a training ride do you: a)????? Load up on coffee before you go b)????? Load up on coffee before you go and during the ride c)?????? Load up on coffee before you go, during the ride and stop for more at the end at your favourite coffee haunt d)????? WADA is following my caffeine levels closely so I can?t answer that question until after the findings are returned You?re a dinosaur. Are you: a)????? A Monstrous Quadrosaurous b)????? A Skinnius Soclimbus c)?????? An Allroundus d)????? A Helpus Everyonelseus The phone rings at 6am. Do you: a)????? Answer it immediately with a chirpy uplifting welcoming response b)????? Answer it after it rings for a full minute with a chirpy uplifting welcoming response c)?????? Let the answering machine take the call for you d)????? Answer it immediately so you can find out exactly who wants to ring you at this un-godly hour and then plan their ultimate demise What?s more important to you? a)????? Finishing household chores b)????? Getting others to finish the household chores for you c)?????? Getting others to finish their household chores and then your household chores d)????? Resting What are you most opinionated about and why? The necessity of having a routine. By not having one and not being organised, you?re not going to make the most of the day. If you had the power to change one thing in the cycling world, what would it be? Better coverage in news reports and other media outlets. Who do you admire most and why? Roger Federer. The way he goes about his business on the court by not letting his emotions get in the way of his tennis is something to admire. Also the class that he presents himself with is something all sportspeople should take note of. Who do you ?have difficulties with and why? Nobody. I tend to get along with most people I meet. What do you want people to know about you? I am currently undertaking full time study at the University of Melbourne. I?m doing a Bachelor of Science majoring in Mechanical Systems, which in the long run will lead to mechanical engineering. Its good to have a balance between cycling and study and I?m looking to take the challenge of balancing both things head on. If you weren?t a cyclist what would you want to be? An F1 driver.