MTB results

Congratulations to all that raced these past two weekends. Here are the results from the Horny Toad Hustle and the High Desert Screamer:

Horny Toad Hustle:

Collegiate Women A
1st- Madeline Hack

Collegiate Men A
1st- Matt Jones
7th- Andrew Suter
8th Sean Canterbury

Collegiate Men B
1st- David Carlson
2nd- Fabian Reize

High Desert Classic
Collegiate Men A
1st- Matt Jones
3rd- David Carlson
7th- Sean Canterbury
11th- Andrew Suter

Collegiate Men B
4th- Alejandro Grajal

UA Dominates the SW Conference Crit Championships

The UA Cycling Club had 16 racers representing the University of Arizona at the SWCC Crit Championship race in Tempe, AZ over the weekend.

Read about the race on Velonews: http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/02/news/ua-dominates-sw-conference-crit-championships_105750

Next up is the Lobo Classic in Albequerque, NM. Stay tuned!

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.

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!

    

Collegiate MTB Nationals - Banner Elk, NC

Chloe Forsman and Erica Zaveta

Here are some pictures from Collegiate MTB Nationals. A huge thanks goes to Erica's Dad for taking the pictures. We'd also like to thank Travis Woodruff of momentumendurance.com for providing valuable race support and keeping our bikes in good working order. Consistency characterized the weekend of racing with Chloe finishing 6th in the XC and 6th in STXC. Erica Z finished 11th in the XC and 11th in STXC. Some other notable facts.

• We were the highest ranked team in the omnium for only collecting points in two events: D1 Women's XC and D1 Women's STXC.
• We were the only team consisting entirely of women.
  
• Arizona riders have no problem handling mud, drizzle, fog, and 40 degree weather.
  

Now for some pictures.

2008 MTB SWCCC Champions

That's right. The Cycling Club took home the 2008 MTB conference champions trophy. New Mexico State University hosted the event in conjunction with the Horny Toad Hustle in Las Cruces, New Mexico on September 21st. Melanie Meyers finished 1st in the women's A category, with Erica Zaveta finishing shortly after in 2nd. For the men's A event, Kyle Colavito (UA) finished 1st and "The Real" Matt Jones of NMSU finished 2nd. Justin Berkompas finished 1st in the Men's B event.

Chloe Forsman sat out the event with a stitched up knee. She also found out that hiking out to the feed zone to sit in the sun for a couple hours is hard work, maybe even more draining than racing.

Overall, the team performed well and qualified riders for the 2008 Collegiate National Championships held in Banner Elk, NC.