2010 UA Cycling Clothing Order!

It's that time when you can order a 2010 UA Cycling kit! This year, all orders will be placed online through Voler which makes it really easy to get what you want. You can fully customize your order down to your zipper style.

If you're interested, please send me an e-mail through the 'contact' form on this website and I'll send you a link to the order with pricing information.

The jersey design will be consistent with the past few years. Click on the 'Media' page if you don't know the design I'm talking about.

Please let me know if you have any questions. You have until November 22nd, 12:00am to place your order!

Thanks,

Fall '09: What's Happening?

It's the time of Fall where midterms, bike racing, class projects, and pig flu, have finally come to pass (for me anyway). Those are my excuses for not keeping this website updated as often as it should. Especially, since the club has some exciting news! Here's the summary:

• UA Cycling takes home the 2009 MTB SWCCC Conference Title. Our club had it's largest turnout at a mountain bike race since (ever possibly). With 16 racers, we took 3 category wins, and qualified our team to race at Collegiate Mountain Bike Nationals in Truckee, CA.
• Chloe Forsman wins D1 cross-country Collegiate Mountain Bike Nationals & Kevin Clegg rides to a 10th place in the men's D1 race with a broken finger! In her last collegiate mountain bike nationals, Chloe unseated the reigning XC champion, Carla Swart, to add to her XC titles from 2006 & 2007. Matthew Jones and Michael Sencenbaugh rounded out the UA nationals team.
• Clif Bar sponsors UA Cycling. This means that UA Cycling members will have access to all the wonderful, nutritious, organic goodies that Clif Bar makes.
• Specialized sponsors UA Cycling. That's right, UA Cycling now has a bike sponsor.
• Planning begins for the 2010 UA Criterium. The race will be the 4th running of the UA Criterium. The race course is one of the best in Arizona and takes place in the heart of central Tucson on the U of A campus. The club will begin a search for event sponsors soon.

Thanks for checking in!

Sports : U of A students post top times at 30th Mt. Graham Hill Climb - Eastern Arizona Courier

Sports : U of A students post top times at 30th Mt. Graham Hill Climb - Eastern Arizona Courier

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Week of Sept 14th

There will be lots happening on campus this week with the UA Cycling Club.

• Tuesday, Sept. 15th (9am-12pm): We'll be out at the Bike Station with Parking & Transportation Services helping out students with their bikes.
• Thursday, Sept. 17th (7pm-8pm, Campus Rec Center): A guestspeaker will talk about defensive biking skills, group riding etiquette, and your rights and responsibilities as a bicycling road user. There will be snacks and time for questions. You will need a CatCard for entry into the Rec Center unless you send me a note with your name using the 'contact' page of this website.
• Friday, Sept. 18th (9am-5pm): Park(ing) Day Bike Fix-It. Volunteers needed! The club will be 'adopting' a parking spot along University Ave. and use the space to provide the local community with basic bike maintenence services for free.

Spring 2009 'Bike Fix-It'

First Race Weekend Coming Up!

Next weekend is the first race weekend of the '09 Collegiate MTB Season. Everybody is welcome to come and race and enjoy some camping Saturday night. It'd also be great to have someone come along who's not racing to help with feeds. From what I've heard, I expect about 8 people to go, but more would be great. We're going to try and leave Saturday with enough time to pre-ride the course, camp, and race Sunday morning. A car could also leave later if some people are working Saturday. Here's a little information about the event, cost, camping, licenses, and carpools.

• Please let me know this weekend if you're thinking of going so we can set up a separate e-mail list.
• General race info: http://nmors.org/
• Map to Las Cruces, NM: http://www.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=E+University+Blvd,+Tucson,+AZ+(University+of+Arizona)&daddr=Las+Cruces,+NM&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=38.826758,79.013672&ie=UTF8&z=8
• Trip cost: $25 (registration fees + gas+dinner)
• Camping: Last year we camped at the race venue which worked out great. If you don't have any camping gear, you can rent some equipment from Outdoor Adventures at the Campus Rec: http://campusrec.arizona.edu/outdoor/equip.html . Some of us probably have some extra equipment, so don't let the camping keep you from going.
• Carpools: We'll work this out later, once we know who's going. If you end up driving, you won't have to pay as much for the trip.
• Collegiate race licenses: You need one to race. The license will cost between Free-$30. If you have another USA Cycling license, it's $15, if you purchase another licence you can add the collegiate license on for free, or it's $30 all by itself. Here's where you start: http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=579

If you want to go, or are thinking about it, please e-mail me your name (first and last). Thanks,

Chloe

'09-'10 Membership Interest Form

Thursday, Sept. 10th, 6:30pm, Student Rec Center

That's the next meeting, so make note and come on by. We'll be discussing the upcoming mountain bike season, putting together our members roster and organizing our events for the season. We'll also have clothing for sale, so bring a checkbook!

Here's a quick agenda

• Park(ing) Day, Sept. 18th - Club involvement? Sign up to get involved!
• Horny Toad Hustle MTB Race, Las Cruces, NM - Everyone welcome and we'll talk about race licenses and logistics.
• Training ride dates
• Sponsors/Donations - The club needs your support.
• First Clif Bar order will happen on September 14th (checks due by then)!
• Campus Rec Forms - Turn them in, please.
• Free CarbBoom! gels.
• Officer elections! The club needs a Records Officer, Public Relations Officer, and many ride leaders.

Thanks everyone for joining us on the Labor Day Ride. More than 20 people came out for a casual ride out Mission.

Ride safe,

Labor Day Ride

Let's meet at 6:30 Monday at the flagpole for an easy getting to know you ride. We did this last year and it was a great way to integrate the new Cycling Club members. I know you all come from a great deal of different experience levels (road and mountain), so we'll ride at an easy pace (no getting separated, no running stop signs or stoplights, etc). The route:

1) Ride W of campus on University, end up on St Mary's;
2) Turn S on Grande, take Mission and turn W on Ajo;
3) Turn S off of Ajo and proceed to either Irvington or Valencia;
4) Turn N on Mission, ride back to campus;
6) End up at Cafe Paraiso for coffee, etc.

First Fall Semester Meeting!

That's right, and it's about time this announcement came along. The Cycling Club will hold its first meeting this Thursday, August 27th from 6:00-7:00pm in the North Conference Room of the Student Rec Center. You need a Cat Card to get entry to the Rec Center, unless you fill out the form on the "Contact" page of this website with your full name.

Wildcat Night @ the Rec Center!

Come meet a few cycling club members on Monday, August 24th from 6:00-8:00pm at the Student Rec Center. We will have a table set up among all the other sports clubs in the North gymnasium. Keep your eyes open for some U of A cycling jerseys (but please don't mistake us for the Tricats!).

Find out about collegiate mountain bike and road racing, become a member, and network with some other bike-loving students on campus. Free Clif Bars!

Welcome back!

2009 SWCCC Mountain Bike Race Schedule

The SWCCC (Southwest Collegiate Cycling Conference) has a prelimenary race calendar for the fall collegiate mountain bike season. The series will have races for categories A, B, and C. So there's a race for everyone. Here's the current schedule:

• September 20th - Horny Toad Hustle MTB Race, Las Cruces, NM (hosted by NMSU)
• September 26th - High Desert Screamer MTB Race, Gallup, NM (hosted by UNM)
• October 10th - Dust Devil MTB Race, Fountain Hills, AZ (hosted by UA)
• October 16-18th - Collegiate MTB Nationals, Truckee, CA *Category "A" riders only

To race with the UA Cycling Club, you must purchase a USA Cycling Collegiate License and become a club member. The annual collegiate license costs $30, and a single-day license costs $10 (purchased at the event). If you're considering trying to go to Collegiate MTB Nationals, you must purchase an annual license. Unfortunately, you must be a full-time student to race.

But anyone associated with the University of Arizona or wider Tucson cycling community can join the club. Membership benefits are in the works for the Fall but include a discount at Fairwheel Bikes, and special pricing on our team clothing. To become a member, just fill out this form, and bring a check to cover the $35 annual dues (written to "UA Cycling Club") to the next meeting.

We hope to see you this Fall!

Ryan's Collegiate All Stars

For a second year in a row, a University of Arizona rider has qualified for the Ryan's Collegiate All-Star Team. The selections for the Ryan's team occur at Collegiate Road Nationals where the top riders in the women's individual omniums are invited to race the Nature Valley Grand Prix fully supported. This year, Erica Zaveta made the trip along with the nation's best collegiate racers. Here's what she has to say about the experience:

"After collegiate road nationals I was contacted by John Barron to race with a composite team of collegiate women racers. I was so excited when I read this email; I couldn’t believe that anyone would seek me out to ride for them! I raced the Liberty Classic in Philadelphia, packed my bike up on the sidewalk in Philly after the race, grabbed my bag, and got on a plane to Minnesota! The Nature Valley stage race had 6 stages over 5 days. There were 2 road races, 1 time trail, and 3 criterums. My favorite stage was the 91 mile road race. This road race was relatively flat up until the end circuit, which was four laps containing a super steep climb. I felt great coming into the circuit and was climbing well. This stage was my best finish with 42^nd. The criteriums were so fast. Kristin Armstrong rode on the front driving the pace, she didn’t even look tired!

The team was great; it was a lot of fun hanging out with the girls on the team. We drove to the stages together in the team van, cooked dinner together, and worked through each stage together. All the girls on the team were amazing cyclists; everyone seemed to have different cycling strengths. It was so cool that we all came from different schools from all over the country and so quickly became good friends and teammates."

Collegiate Road Nationals – Fort Collins, CO

Overall – The UA Cycling Club had 6 podium appearances during the 2009 Collegiate Road Nationals and finished an astounding 4^th place overall competing against cycling’s top schools. The omnium points separating the top four teams in the overall (1^st – UC-Davis, 2^nd – Lees McRae, 3^rd – CSU, 4^th U of A) were so close (and the finishing times so tight), that two seconds in the team time trial ultimately made the difference between a fourth and third place finish for the U of A. The women’s team was comprised of Erica Zaveta, Judy Jenkins, Melanie Meyers, and Chloe Forsman. The UA’s men’s team consisted of Kyle Colavito, Jon Scholnick, Jason Karew, David Glick, Matt Jones, and Kevin Clegg.

Day 1: Road Race – The women had a successful day, with two riders finishing on the podium and everyone collecting points for the team overall. Both Melanie and Chloe made the race-winning selection on the opening climb with 7 other riders. The group worked together most of the day and gradually lengthened their lead on the climbs. With only two short climbs remaining, Melanie rode away from the group, initiating some attacks. Carla Swart (Lees McRae) went on the claim the road race win with Melanie finishing fourth, and Chloe sprinted for the line in fifth.

During the men’s race, Kyle finished in 10^th place, and David finished in 17^th both collecting some valuable points for the team overall. All six men’s starters finished the race against some of the top bike racers in the country. The University of Vermont standout, Jamey Driscoll, took the win. The University of Arizona finished the day in third place in the D1 Team Omnium.

Day 2: Criterium – Both the men and women made huge improvements over their 2008 performance during the hour-long criterium in downtown Ft. Collins. The course was a flat, figure-eight that did not favor breakaways and both races finished in a pack sprint. Chloe, Melanie, and Erica all placed in the top-ten with a fourth, seventh, and a ninth place finish. Chloe collected bonus sprint points throughout the race, finishing second in three out of five sprints. The bonus points aided the team omnium and put Chloe on the podium in the Individual Omnium. Kevin Clegg also finished in the points during a bonus sprint in the men’s race. The UA Cycling Team finished Day 2 in second place in the D1 Team Omnium.

Day 3: Team Time Trial – The women’s and men’s teams finished 4^th and 13^th, respectively. The Arizona riders were greeted with pouring rains, strong winds, and relatively frigid weather. Despite the weather, the teams pulled through with some decent rides. UC-Davis took the spotlight for the day winning both D1 team time trials.

Thank You - The UA Cycling Club owes many thanks to the individuals, businesses, and organizations that support us. Special recognition for our Road Nationals trip goes out to Neil Stewart for the unparalleled race support and logistical help. Also, huge thanks go to Barbara and Nigel Renton for the use of their beautiful home.

It's not another fixie hipster bike movie.

But a little history. You can also find David's micro 3:20 through the video clip. Enjoy!

Collegiate Nationals Podium

Bike 2 UA Day

Here's a few pictures to sum up Bike 2 UA Day.  The Cycling Club would like to thank Trek Bicycles of Tucson, City of Tucson Transportation Department, and UA Parking & Transportation for putting on such a fun event.   And thanks to Clif Bar for the Clif Bars (and Shot Bloks too!).  

Club members probably lubed 50 squeaky chains, installed 100 Incredibell's (a Bike Fest giveaway), fixed 5 flats, adjusted many brakes, cables, and fed many pounds of food to hungry campus bike users.  

TDOT on the left (Clif Bars, Commuter Challenge Registration, Tucson Bike Maps, Share the Road Guides).  UA Parking & Transportation on the right (Free bicycle registration and Campus Bike Maps).

UA Cycling Club tent with bagels, croissants, cookies, iced tea, and free labor for bike adjustments.

Neil's bike rack getting lots of use.  

Kate, David, and Alex enjoying the calm before... 

 that 10 minutes between classes.

The entire setup.  

   

 

Hi Bike Clubbers,

Just wanted to give everyone the heads up about the bike swap this weekend.

Hope to see you there!

Also, check out http://www.bikegaba.org/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=60&year=2009&month=04&day=19&Itemid=61&catids=39

or just www.bikegaba.org for more info.

Thursday, April 16th: Bike 2 UA Day

The UA Cycling Club, UA Parking & Transportation Services, and Trek Bicycles of Tucson are celebrating biking as transportation on the UA Mall from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Bring your slick 3-speed, rusted fixie, or your race machine to get some special treatment on the Mall. Trek Bicycles and the UA Cycling Club will offer bike commuters free tune-ups, coffee, and snacks.

There will be a limited number of free giveaways, bike maps, stickers, Clif Bars, and more! Don't miss out on this bike extravaganza! We'd like to thank the Student Union Corporate Sponsors for providing food and coffee.

To learn about Tucson's Bike Fest events, please visit: http://dot.ci.tucson.az.us/bikefest/

As always, thanks for riding bikes.

VeryCoolHouse - Fall Rentals

Our most supporive sponsor, VeryCoolHouse.com, has only 3 rentals left for the fall of 2009.  These homes are beautiful, remodeled, and located in Tucson's best neighborhoods.  For a complete listing of the rentals, please refer to the "Sponsors" page of the website where you can download a .pdf.

Each of the remaining listings for which we can find a tenant, VeryCoolHouse.com will give $1,000 to support UA Cycling.  If you were refered through our website, please mention "UA Cycling."  If you're interested in a rental, please contact Phil at phil.voorhees@cbre.com. 

Here's some information on the remaining rentals:

927 E. Caddie Street

2 BDR, 1 BA house with an additional den/dining room

$900 per month

Landlord pays water, landscaping and trash

Tenant pays all other utilities

Hard wood floors, clean, quaint, historic house

Walk to U of A

Off street parking for 2 cars

Fenced back yard

 

3434 E. 5th Street

4 BDR, 3 BA house renovated in 2006 at a cost of $80,000

$2,250 per month

Landlord pays water, landscaping, hot tub maintenance and trash

Tenant pays all other utilities

Huge lot, huge back yard, bocce ball/horse shoe court, large patio

Hot tub

2 car garage or "party" room, with off-street parking for 2 additional cars, ample street parking

 

2934 E. Exeter (Broadway & Country Club)

4 BDR, 3 BA house renovated in 2006 at a cost of $110,000

Nicest house in my portfolio

$2,200 per month

Landlord pays water, landscaping, hot tub maintenance and trash

Tenant pays all other utilities

2 car garage, 2 car carport, off-street parking for 8 cars

Huge corner lot with very private backyard

Hot tub

Concrete floors, hardwood kitchen with stainless steel appliances; great house for those who like to cook

   

Lo Que Pasa - UA Crit

The UA Criterium, coming up this April 4th, got a little press among the UA community in Lo Que Pasa.  Check it out.

Club Meeting

Hi Again,

Just a reminder that we have a meeting tomorrow night in the Rec Center, second floor. It starts at 6pm. Be there or be square!


-Jay

UA Crit Volunteers

Hi clubbers,

I just wanted to post the link to the doodle sign up that Shane put together for the UA Crit. If you can volunteer please do, and please fill in your name and select at time ont he doodle! Free lunch is provided. If you want to race, you still can, no problem. As of now, it looks like we are thinnest from 2pm-6pm. So if we could get some people to donate some time there, that would be fantastic. Thanks again for contributing to the club community and helping to make the crit a fun event.

http://doodle.com/v97i6z7yk2y9efdf

Peace,

Jay

Hillsboro Omnium - SWCCC Road Race Championships

...and the 2009 SWCCC Road Champions are the University of Arizona in the Men's A/B and Women's A categories -- wooohoo!  We had 14 racers competing in Hillsboro, the largest group we've had at the SWCCC Road Championships in a number of years.  We'd like to thank David Rutledge and the NMSU Cycling Club for organizing the Hillsboro Omnium and accomodating the UA Cycling Club.

Here are the results from the weekend:

Men's A TT:

1st - David Glick (7th Pro-1-2)

2nd - Jon Scholnick (9th Pro-1-2) 

3rd - Kyle Colavito (10th Pro-1-2)

4th - Jason Karew

5th - Matt Jones

6th - Kevin Clegg

Men's B TT:

1st - Matt Giardina

2nd - Ben Hobson

3rd - Shane Durkin

4th - Noah Barker

5th - Makko DeFilippo (flatted, thanks to Nancy Ellis for the wheel!)

Women's A TT:

1st - Judy Jenkins (2nd Cat 1-2)

2nd - Erica Zaveta (2nd Cat 1-2)

3rd - Melanie Meyers

4th - Brianne Loya (NMSU)

Men's A RR:

1st - Kyle (1st Pro-1-2)

2nd - David

3rd - Kevin

4th - Jason

5th - Matt

Men's B RR:

1st - Makko Defilippo  

2nd - Matt Giardina

3rd - Ben Hobson

4th - Shane Durkin

5th - Noah Barker 

Women's A RR:

1st - Chloe Forsman (1st Cat 1-2)

2nd - Erica Zaveta

3rd - Melanie Meyers

4th - Brianne Loya (NMSU)

5th - Judy Jenkins

And Some Pictures:

Meeting 3/12/09

It's time for a meeting.

When: 3/12/09, 6:00 p.m.

Where: Rec Center, North Conference Room

What: XOOD is a local Tucson business and the sponsor of our UA Criterium.  They will be at our meeting to talk about their company and hand out some samples.  Show them some support and come to the meeting tomorrow.

What else: We will also discuss some logistics for the Hillsboro race weekend.  

ASU Crit - February 22, 2009

So the UA Cycling Team continues to dominate the "A" catagories in the SWCCC.  We occupied the top-6 spots in the Men's A race and the top-4 spots in the Women's A race.  You can look at the results here to get an idea of the competition we were up against in those categories.

Niko Skievaski (ASU) won the Men's B event and Terrin Lane (ASU) won the Women's B event. Cedric Bosch was the first UA racer in the Men's B event in third.  Kate Van Roeckel and Kim Truitt both started the Women's B race for the UA but were forced to abandom due to an early crash.  

Altogether, we had 18 racers representing the UA.  Everybody raced in the Collegiate races and most racers doubled-up for their category races as well.

What a great start to the race season.  Next up we've got the Hillsboro Omnium, the SWCCC Road Race Championships.  UA Cycling is out to defend our SWCCC title!

    

Colossal Cave Stage Race

Hi Racers,

I just wanted to toss up the link to the flyer for the Colossal Cave Stage Race, March 28 & 29. The link to the flyer is: http://www.presteza.com/CCRR.html . Hope to see some of y'all out there. There is not a collegiate race category for this event, but it still promises to be a great time!

Peace,

Jay

Tucson Bicycle Classic

Hi racers,

It may not be a collegiate event but it's in Tucson so please sign-up and race.  Try to register before February 25th to avoid a hefty late fee.  Here's the race info: http://www.tucsonbicycleclassic.com/2009_Flyer.pdf

    

Support UA Cycling at the JW Marriot Resort & Spa

The cycling club is selling raffle tickets for a chance to win a night for two at the JW Marriot Spa & Golf Resort in Tucson. The package includes greens fees for two. If golf isn't your thing, the JW Marriot also boasts trail access to some of Tucson's best mountain biking. All proceeds from the ticket sales will directly benefit the cycling club.

The tickets can be purchased by check or cash by using the "Contact" page of this website. Or, pay with a credit card via Paypal through www.uacyclingraffle.blogspot.com. That's also the website with all the nitty-gritty details of the raffle.

Bottom line, $10 gets you a raffle ticket and a warm fuzzy feeling that you've contributed to something great. The UA Cycling club sends a huge thanks to the JW Marriot Spa & Golf Resort for their generous donation and to the rest of our sponsors.

Now we thank you.

Into Thick Air: Biking to the Bellybutton of Six Continents

What: Meet the Author Jim Malusa (UA Prof & Biker) 

Where: UA Bookstore

When: February 10, 4:30-5:30pm

For a little more info: http://www.redroom.com/author/jim-malusa

Velonews article on collegiate cycling.

http://velonews.com/article/86826/rick-crawford-college-days

Rick Crawford has a few inpiring words at the end of this article.  And he's right, just a little involvement in collegiate cycling can go a long ways.

    

Next Meeting - Thursday, Jan 29, 6pm

Same place as last time, on the second floor of the Student Rec Center.  If you don't have a Cat Card, please send me an e-mail (via "Contact" page of website) with your complete name so I can get you access to the Rec.   Please do so by Wednesday, Jan 28th.

Also, our 2009 team clothing will be in and ready for pick-up.  We ordered extras so if you missed the order, you've got another chance.  The other big item on the agenda is officer elections.  We're electing the following UA Cycling Club officers: 

Public Relations Officer

Records Officer

Any club member can run for office.  I hope to see you all the 29th!

  

Ride with UA Cycling on MLK

The UA Cycling Club will be hosting a ride at 10am on MLK Day (Jan. 19th). Please meet the club at the Flagpole just west of Old Main on campus. Plan on riding between 12 and 20 miles. This is a no-drop ride, so we won't leave anyone behind. Unless you're Andy and you start the ride on a flat tire...

The ride will be slow and all beginners are welcomed and encouraged. Depending on the size of the group, we may choose to break the ride up a bit. Helmets are required and please bring a spare inner tube.

See you tomorrow!

First UA Cycling Club Meeting.

 Please consider joining the UA Cycling club for the first meeting of 2009.  Here's the important info:

Where: The Student Rec Center, in the PACR.  It's upstairs and straight ahead on your right.  Please, don't forget your CatCard.  If you do, or you simply don't have one, let the fronk desk people know you're there for a cycling club meeting and hopefully they'll let you upstairs.  

When: 6:00pm; Thursday Jan 15th!

What to bring: If you'd like to become a member, a checkbook.  Our dues are just $35/year and you'll find out about all the cool perks tomorrow (at the meeting).

If you can't make it: Join the listserv on this website under the "Contact" page.  Then you'll learn a thing or two about the club from our meeting notes. 

We have a little bit of free stuff to give away so don't miss out!

Bike Fix-It Day #2

The UA Cycling Club will set up shop on the campus mall, once again, to spread some good will among the students and faculty pedaling around campus.  The club will be fixing bikes from 10am - 2pm on Wednesday, Jan 14th--that's the FIRST DAY OF CLASS. 

We can do minor adjustments and safety checks.  We'd be happy to lube chains and fill up your tires if they're running low on air.  Spread the word!