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! 

      

2009 SWCCC Road Shedule

Here's a brief shedule of events coming up for UA Cycling this Spring. If you don't already know, the SWCCC is the Southwest Collegiate Cycling Conference. A huge thanks goes out to our Conference Director, Nancy Ellis, for pulling this all together. Here it is:

• ASU Crit - February 22
• Lobo Classic (Albequerque, NM) - February 28-March 1
  
• Hillsboro Classic (Las Cruces, NM) - March 14-15
• UA Crit (Home turf!) - April 5th
• Collegiate Road National Championships (Fort Collins, CO) - May 8-10
  

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.

bike snob on training

"Personally, I'm against training. In fact, I feel that if you're against doping in cycling then you should be against training too. Some riders have access to more and better training, which in turn forces their competitors to attempt to match that training in order to level the field. In turn, the former riders seek out increasingly esoteric training methods to reclaim their advantage. The result is a cycle as vicious as it is dorky, and as anybody who's spent any time around bike racers knows, training (like drugs) can take a horrible toll on a person. Sure, training is much less likely to kill you than drugs are, but in large doses it is almost guaranteed to make you incredibly boring and unpleasant to be around. If I want to have fun, I'll ride my bike. But if I want to spend a lot of time around people who constantly monitor their bodies with electronics, can't drink alcohol, and go to bed early, I'll volunteer my time at a hospital."

- bike snob nyc

Bike Swap Donations

The University of Arizona bike club is trying to raise money for our events like the U of A criterium, which has been a huge success, as well as sending a team to races and Nationals this has been equally successful.

We are asking that anyone who has some old cycling gear that they no longer need and would like to get rid of to donate it to us to sell at the up coming bike swap, November 15th. We have a couple of donation sights one at Fair Wheel, our sponsor shop, and at a few other shops around town. All the proceeds go directly to the club and any thing that is left over will be donated to those in need. We are always looking for donors and support and it is greatly appreciated.

Friday Ride

Every Friday afternoon, Matt Jones leads a mellow road ride through the Catalina Foothills. The Friday ride time has changed to 3:30pm so nobody has to worry about a lack of sunlight. Here's the details:

What: Matt's Friday Ride
When: Friday's from 3:30pm-5:00pm
Where: The flagpole just West of Old Main (see picture below)
Distance: 15-25miles
No drop (we don't leave anyone behind on this ride)
Great for beginners
Helmet's required

UA Criterium Promo Video

The tentative date for the University of Arizona Criterium is April 4, 2009. Please note that this date is subject to change. Below is a promo video that was made for last year's criterium.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjU7ZJZdUnU&fmt=18