Flo & Zach

Florinka "Flo" Pesenti and Zachary Golden "Zach" Behr are a team of Friends on the 3rd season of The Amazing Race.

Profile
New Yorkers Flo, 23, a public relations associate, and Zach, 23, a production assistant, have been good friends ever since they met five years ago in a cafeteria at Vassar College. While wearing a funny hat and a camouflage suit, Zach instantly caught Flo's eye. Although Flo and Zach have shared a mutual attraction for each other over the years, they've never pursued a romantic relationship.

One of their most memorable times together was when they were both bartending in college. Says Flo, "We would go crazy making drinks for the whole bar, trying to be Tom Cruise in Cocktail. It was so fun to be silly with someone while working." Ironically, one of the worst experiences they've ever had took place while they were working together. When a young girl became extremely ill from drinking too much, Flo and Zach had to rush her to the hospital. "We had to deal with the EMS and it was a really scary situation," says Zach, who adds, "It was reassuring to go through it with Flo."

Although Flo and Zach are seasoned travelers, the couple has only shared one 24-hour trip together. This Team is convinced, however, that they have what it takes to come out on top. According to Zach, "I am the logistics man. I'm good with directions, roughing it and keeping a cool head. Flo is very good at keeping things fun. She's also great at getting people to do things they might not otherwise do." Flo and Zach are looking forward to seeing some great places during the Race, and hope the experience will bring them even closer together.

Flo's birth date is January 17. Zach's birth date is June 29.

Interviews

 * Post-Race
 * Harry Smith on The Early Show (12/18/2002): Race Win Amazing For Flo and Zach"
 * FansOfRealityTV interview transcript (12/19/2002): "The Amazing Race 3 Winners: Our Interview with Flo and Zach"
 * Donna Petrozzello on New York Daily News (12/20/2002): "Reality Check Amazes 'Em"
 * Post-Show
 * TARflies interview (05/02/2003): "Catch up with Zach"
 * TARflies interview (07/30/2003): "Go with the Flo"
 * TARflies interview (10/11/2004): "The World-Wide Games" with Zach
 * Mary Anne Potts at National Geographic Adventure (09/27/2009): "The Amazing Race: A Previous Winner Tells All"

Post-Race

 * From Seasons 10 to 18, Zach co-hosted a TAR segment with Shawn Pooley on Radio NL 610 and CKRV 97.5 in Kamloops, British Columbia.
 * Flo became romantically involved with Drew after the Race
 * They asked to participate in All-Stars as a new team but Flo reportedly declined for two reasons: she felt that the Race had brought the worst out of her, and Zach was not invited to join her. The honor of becoming the newly created team would go to Eric & Danielle.

Trivia

 * Flo & Zach were the first winners to be the youngest team of a season.
 * Flo became the first woman to win the race.