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