cyclocross announcer & pro trainer gardie jackson

a few years ago he drove me to vegas, we went to my brothers wedding. in beaver we stopped for gas and he drove off without me.
my phone and everything in the car i had to call him from some one else phone. he was 20 miles down the free way, he said "sly why are you calling me from the back seat" i said im still at the gas station, come back and get me.
A.D.D. gardie, yes.




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back in 2002 i met gardie in a break at the rmr. it was spring time in the big city and i found myself at the front and he was cheering me on. "go fox go" but he wasnt spectating. he was the only guy with me in the break. usually the guy with you in the break says nothing, does nothing and tries to kill you in the sprint. so the whole time he is cheering for me, while im throwin him in the pain cave.

"hi im gardie and you are doing so good, just let me know if i can pull through and help you in any way!!!" "and by the way you are doing so good!!!!" yes it was like this for the next 45 mins and i had to stop laughing cuz i was going over the limit hard.

i was like wow, this guy super happy and supportive, maybe hes pulling my chain. but ever since then he has been the same so i guess i got the real deal.

if you have ever been to a utah cyclocross race you have heard gardie and sandy do the play by play announcing, and even last year at the tour of utah that was him too.

fun to hear, more fun to talk to, so if you need a pro trainer, go see him at his club in down town park city.

oh ya, and he likes the red sox.

1 have you ever been to jail, if yes what for
2 what do you tell all the girls who want to go out on the town with you
3 do you really like turbo
4 how is it to be the most entertaining announcer since phil ligget
5 if you could have super powers what would it be
6 how are you so happy go lucky all the time



1. I've never been to jail but once, when I was 6 years old or so, my father told me he would take me there to see what it was like if I was ever to lie to him. That did the trick.

2.I tell them not to believe everything that they have heard about me, I open doors and pull out chairs too!

3.Turbo is such a character on our team! That guy always has something funny to say about just about everyone we race with and against. He has good intentions. I'm glad he is my teammate....I sure as heck don't want to have to race against him.

4.Thanks for the compliment....I see myself as cross between Al Michaels and Rodney Dangerfield. I know the people and the set the race up as a story but I really don't think that anyone takes me seriously.

5.If I had super powers, I would like to be able to follow T-Bird's wheel up the toughest climbs, beat Dave H. in a sprint, hang with chicks like Beckham and spin the tables like Tiesto!

6.I guess the answer to that is: I consider myself to be so lucky to be alive after that near fatal accident a few years back. I don't take anything for granted anymore and try to live life like everything counts from here on out. I feel like I am such a different person now since that fall.

Thank you Fox!

Gardie
no gardie, THANK YOU!!!

i got all these pics from sandy, thanks side kick. check umpacast 10 its the best yet