Lots of new faces at the first meeting
2010-08-30
A big welcome to all the newcomers to the team! For those who couldn't make the meeting, most of the important info can be found on the Join page. We're getting ready for the first mountain bike race of the season, hosted at Western State College this weekend - email Lisa if you're interested in going. Check out the Events tab for upcoming races, and stay in touch with our conference website, rmccc.org, the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cycling Conference. They provide some quick details with race info and results, along with little updates about hosting clinics before the races. While it's mountain bike season, a few road bikers will be setting up some long weekend rides.
The biggest thing to do is join the email list, it's our main form for communication. We're off for Labor Day so our next meeting will be Monday, Sept 13, same place and time (Hellems 252, 7pm). So further details about Western State, as well as the School of Mines Race at Sol Vista the week after.
Our coach, Colby Pearce also introduced himself, and described some of the talks/discussions on training and nutrition and such in the coming weeks, as well as some ideas for weekly group ride schedules. Be on the lookout for emails with some more info (i.e. join the email list).
If you have any other questions, you can email us any time, our info is listed on the Contact page. Good luck this weekend to the mountain bike team!
Welcome Back!
2010-08-23
FIRST MEETING is next week, Monday, August 20, 7pm, Hellems 252. We have track nationals, mountain racing season, and 2 months of awesome biking weather to take advantage of, along with some plans for the entire school year. Note that to join the club, you need to sign some forms and pay dues. If you're on the fence about joining the club, come on by to the meeting, get to know us, and see if we fit your interests before you commit. See you Monday night!
Summertime Fun at the Research Park
2010-08-15
Once again, our summer shorttrack series was a hit. We didn't quite get as many racers as we had last year, in part due to some competition with the new Green Mountain Sports Tuesday afternoon series in Golden, as well as track racing down in the springs, but we still had a blast. Many photographers were on hand to capture some great shots of our series, including Dave Wright, Mark Chance, and Prerace.com.
Thanks to all of our volunteers for helping out - setting up and cleaning up the courses, helping with registration, and managing results. A big thanks to Full Cycle for bringing the BBQ! Hot Dogs and burgers were delicious. Thanks to all who raced this year! As a fundraiser for the CU Cycling Team, your participation means a lot to us. Congrats to all of our winners too! Full results can be found here.
Feel free to send us comments about what we did well and what could be improved. We hope you all enjoyed the summer, and we'll see you back at the research park next year!
Short track is cancelled tonight, July 7
2010-07-07
Sadly, so much rain last night and more is on the way for this afternoon. Though there's nothing quite like getting down and dirty with a lot of wet mud, we don't want to destroy the course, or jeopardize anyone's safety. So tonight's races are cancelled. We'll see you on the 14th.
Short Track is under way
2010-05-23
Despite some looming clouds, the weather stayed perfect for the series opener on Wednesday. Full Cycle brought the grill and the bratwursts, CU brought the music and other necessities, and you brought your bikes. Turnout was on the small side for most races, though Kids had a great showing with 12 youngins racing, and Men's A's had a solid 23 racers. PreRace.com was on hand to take plenty of photos, posted in their Photos section. We have also put up results, posted in their usual spot, just click on the date on the race calendar to the right. The total standings will be updated every week as well. Send us an email or a comment if you notice any errors - parsing handwriting and typing rarely goes perfectly.
Some notes for next time:
- Bring your name plate again for next week, new numbers cost extra.
- If you're doubling up on races, the second race is only $6.
- We'd like you to bring your license every week even if we already have you in our system - it helps us out at registration.
- You only have to fill out the paperwork / releases once this summer. So if you filled out the forms from racing this past Wednesday, there's no need to fill them out again, you're set for all summer.
- If you have any additional photos - or were wearing a helmet cam and posted the video, please share the links in the comments section.
See you on the 26th!
6th at Road Nats, and Short Track is almost here!
2010-05-13
12 racers headed to Madison, WI to represent CU at Collegiate Road Nationals, supported by our travel coordinator, Tanya, coaches Margell and Colby, driver Jeff Yeaton, and mechanic Julien. Friday brought near freezing temperatures and plenty of rain for the road race at Blue Mounds, adding to the misery of a 2.5 mile climb that averages 8% and hits above 16% near the top. Thankfully, the wonderful support crew ensured the team was well prepared to handle the weather. At the end of the misery, CU's Josh Yeaton took 7th in the Men's D1, and Flora Duffy took 6th for the Women's D1 race. Saturday's evening crit had a much more beautiful setting: sunny skies, dry roads, and the Wisconsin State Capital Building in the center. Flora Duffy claimed 4th place, resulting in 5th for the Nationals Omnium. Sunday, both CU squads cruised along the mostly flat team time trial, with the Men's team taking 9th place, and the Women's team taking 4th. With all the results tallied from the 3-day weekend, CU is ranked 6th in the nation on the road. Great job to everyone who raced, and to everyone who helped support the team this season!
With the collegiate road season now complete, the team is once again hosting the Summer Short Track Series. 13 weeks of intense mountain biking and BBQing fun, every Wednesday at the Research Park. Check out our flyer for more details.
Nationals, Short Track Series, and local race results
2010-05-05
The bikes have been tuned, the trailer packed, and the Nationals Squad off to Madison. The team is hoping for very strong performances to continue our success from Mountain Bike season (2nd at Nats this past fall), and to keep the streak of Top 5 Division 1 Team in the Nation going.
Back home, several CU racers participated in a few local events. Another Lookout Mountain Hill Climb took place on Saturday, where Tisza Bell took 6th and Noral Oslon took 3rd in the Women's 3's. Gabe Bershenyi put in a great performnace in the Men's 3's, finishing 7th, but within 10 seconds of the winner.
Sunday featured a new crit at Sandstone ranch, a smooth 1.2 mile loop exposed to plenty of wind on the east side of Longmont. Brett Peters reached the podium with a 3rd place in the Men's 4s. Kim Trenbath and Tyera Eulberg finished 6th and 7th in the Women's Open, Jesse Goodrich finished 9th in the P/1/2 race, and Phoebe Erdman won in the Women's 4s!
In other news, our summer Short Track Series at the Research Park starts in 3 weeks. We run races every Wednesday evening from 4:30 to 8pm. Show up for some fun racing, some BBQing, and plenty of prizes. The series runs this summer from May 19th to August 11th.
Conference Champions again!
2010-04-26
Our large CU squad made the trek to Durango to defend our conference lead at Regionals. Strong results in each event secured the conference for us over Fort Lewis and CSU! More details on the successful weekend will come shortly.
Congratulations to all of our strong racers, making the Spring Season another great success. And for our many racers heading to Madison, Wisconsin for Nationals in 2 weeks, keep up the training, recovery, and amazing performances!
Jamie is hosting a Celebration and Awards BBQ at his house on Thursday, April 29. Bring something to grill and a few favorite stories from the past year of racing.
Incoming! CU storms Air Force
2010-04-21
Air Force provides a great warm-up for Nationals, hosting a team time trial, a 4-corner crit with a bit of a hill (just like nationals), and a challenging hilly road race (only a little bit less hilly than UW Madison is putting on for Nats). Unfortunately, Saturday morning brought a very thick fog with intermittent rain and near freezing temperatures. With no visibility, the team time trial had to be cancelled. Fortunately the fog lifted for the later criterium around the Air Force football stadium (the temperature, however did not rise). John Demos raced smart in the Men's C's, but didn't quite have his dominating sprint at the end, finishing in a very respectable 4th. CSU and Fort Lewis broke away from our B racers, but protecting our conference points, Greg Wilken, Davis Miller and Will Buick took 4th, 5th and 6th. Lots of attacks, along with the cold and wind, took its toll the riders. 2 riders eventually managed to get away (including Alister Ratcliff who had soloed 55 minutes at the DU Crit for the win). The chasing pack could capturing only one of them (Ratcliff staying away), and Josh Yeaton managed an 8th Place finish. Despite being alone in the Women's B's, Claire Bensard took the field sprint, 2nd place behind a solo breakaway rider from Air Force. The Women's A's featured a new racer: Heather Fischer (finally) upgraded from the B's, and wasn't intimidated at all. The race came down to a field sprint, where Fischer finished 6th, immediately followed by Megan Cole and Kim Trenbath. Flora Duffy grabbed many prime points, but just missed winning the sprint, taking 2nd (though winning in total points).
The road race on Sunday was sunny and warm, very welcome after the prior day's miserable weather. The 13 mile lap features two tough hills and a fair amount of wind that split up many of the day's races. A solo CSU rider attacked early in the C's, staying away for the duration of the race. CU's C riders grouped well in the pack, and John Demos found his sprint to beat the field to the line, taking 2nd. Grabbing more points, Eric Ebeling took 3rd, and Jacob Kozyra finished 5th. Will Buick took 6th in the Men's B race. In the Men's A's, Jason Woods drilled the pace up the larger hill on the 3rd lap of 5, ultimately cutting the main field in half. Josh Yeaton took 7th at the end. CU's women again dominated the A's, where Duffy soloed to victory, with teammates Trenbath, Nora Olson, and Fischer taking 4th, 5th and 6th.
You can see the full results at USA Cycling. After another strong weekend, we head to Durango for Regionals to secure our place at the top of the conference.