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Fall Collegiate Mountain Bike Series

Collegiate racing, not just classes, start next month! We are excited to participate in the Northwest Collegiate Cycling Conference’s inaugural mountain bike series.

Races:

September 18 & 19 – Spokane, WA

September 25 & 26 – Bozeman, MT (women race free!)

October 2 & 3 – Boise, ID

Events:

Downhill, cross-country, and short track on the Northwest’s best trails!

There is no better way to kick-off the school year! Email Kamila (kamila@uw.edu) for more information.

Sizzling Summer for Huskies

Summer has held myriad highlights for Husky cyclists. Whether it has been Kamila Gwiazda’s and Lisa Toner’s San Juan Islands tour or a contingent of Huskies riding the STP, riders have been enjoying the region on two wheels. Naturally, this has included plenty of race success. Pete Hall flew the purple-and-gold colors on his mountain bike at Wisconsin’s Suburu Cup, medaling in all three of his events (XC, short track, and super D); Genevieve Gebhart has been speeding around the velodrome; Ryan Larson stood on the podium after the crit at the Mt. Hood Cycling Classic; and Davis Shephard, after tearing up the Cascade Classic, smashed the Cougar Mountain course record.

"You call this a mountain?" Davis breaking the course record on Cougar Mountain. Photo by Don Borin.

These are, of course, only a few of the many successes this summer. Husky Cycling has been at nearly every local road race and Huskies set the bar at the track, albeit under the cover of other teams. Grant Boursaw (Gregg’s Trek), Rad Cunningham (Lenovo), and Jordan Louie (Broadmark) are forces to contend with on Friday nights.

With the days getting shorter, Husky Cycling is getting ready for the Northwest’s world-famous cyclocross season. We are already looking forward to defending our collegiate men’s individual national title and improving on the team’s fourth place overall.

Huskies to Send 6 Riders to Nationals

Grant Boursaw. Photo by Katie Houck.

The Collegiate Road National Championships are this weekend in Madison, Wisconsin and the University of Washington Cycling Team will be sending six riders, including NWCCC Men’s Champion Grant Boursaw.

Backing up Boursaw, will be Jordan Louie, Davis Shepherd and Marc Schwartz. The men’s team will compete in all three events at nationals.

On the women’s side, Lisa Toner and Devon Simpson will line up in Madison with the nation’s best.

Check back to this site frequently throughout the weekend and follow along on Twitter for updates at twitter.com/huskycycling or by clicking the link on the left side of this page.

The University of Washington Cycling Club is an NCCA (National Collegiate Cycling Association) and USAC (USA Cycling) registered club. Over the years, many riders have been launched from the program into the professional cycling ranks. Professional cyclists Morgan Schmitt and Adrian Hegyvary are both Husky alums who flew the Purple and Gold colors in their collegiate years. The club strives to provide opportunities in all cycling disciplines as well as all skill levels. The Husky Cycling Club proudly endorses our sponsors: The University of Washington, Cascade Bicycle Club, The Essential Baking Company, Hincapie Sportswear, Dunn Lumber, Nuun Hydration, Ezell’s Chicken, Corpore Sano, Cycle University, Recycled Cycles, Simbree, Odwalla and ASUW Bicycle Shop.

Summer Introductory Meeting

Boursaw takes the Men's A criterium. Photo by Amara Boursaw.

Interested in riding in Husky colors this summer? We’re going to have an introductory meeting for anyone interested in the Husky Cycling Club on May 26th at 5:45pm in the IMA Meeting Room.  Summer activities include road racing, beginner track racing, mountain biking, and recreational riding under sunny skies!  Everyone is welcome: students (both undergraduates and graduates), faculty, and staff!  No experience necessary.  We will discuss the various opportunities to ride or race with the club over the summer.

Here are the details:

When: May 26th, 5:45 PM
Where: IMA Meeting Room
Open to all current UW students, faculty, and staff.

For more information, contact our club president, Danny Koski-Karell at koski[at]uw.edu.

Huskies Claim Conference Crown

Grant Boursaw won the Men's A overall. Photo by Katie Houck.

The Husky Cycling Club ended one of their most successful seasons on record, capping off with an overall team victory in the Northwest Collegiate Cycling Conference. The final weekend of racing was hosted by Washington State University and University of Idaho cycling clubs. WSU hosted the road race Saturday morning in Palouse, Washington. Idaho hosted the team time trial Saturday afternoon in Genesee, Idaho and then the final criterium on their campus in Moscow, Idaho on Sunday morning.

The Huskies only nabbed one individual win with Michael Kim in the Men’s D criterium and UW cranked out Team Time Trial wins in the Men’s A, B and D fields.

Despite crashing in the final lap of the criterium, Grant Boursaw won the Men’s A overall with an insurmountable lead. But the biggest prize off all was the Huskies winning the conference title by a thousand point margin.

The Men's A Criterium. Photo by Eric Foss.

Nationals are in two weeks in Madison, Wisconsin and we will bring you full coverage of that event along with a preview of our squad that will travel out there. As always, you can follow our every move on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/HuskyCycling or just click on the link on the left side of this page.

Results:

Road Race:

Men’s A:
5th Grant Boursaw
10th Davis Shepherd
15th Marc Schwartz
16th Danny Koski-Karell
17th Graham Meng

2010 Conference Champions. Photo by Julie Houck.

Women’s A:
5th Lisa Toner
6th Devon Simpson

Women’s B:
9th Kim Wood

Men’s B:
2nd Ryan Larson
4th Paul Young
8th Tony Azevedo
18th Evan Schmitt

Women’s C:
6th Jessica Hudec
8th Kamila Gwiazda
14th Mary Whipple
19th Katie Houck
26th Kayla Dantzler
32nd Gennie Gebhart

Men’s C:
18th Brendan Tennefoss
28th David Truong

Men’s D:
11th Daniel Wageman
13th Michael Kim
18th Miles Chang

Husky Love on the roads of Moscow. Photo by Katie Houck.

Team Time Trial:

Men’s A:
1st

Women’s A:
5th

Women’s B:
3rd

Men’s B:
1st

Women’s C:
3rd

Men’s C:
3rd

Men’s D:
1st

Michael Kim wins the Men's D Criterium. Photo by Katie Houck.

Criterium:

Men’s A:
5th Jordan Louie
11th Marc Schwartz
23rd Grant Boursaw

Women’s A:
3rd Jesse Opp
13th Devon Simpson

Women’s B:
11th Kim Wood

Men’s B:
4th Paul Young
5th Tony Azevedo
8th Ryan Larson
10th Evan Schmitt

The Ladies of Husky Cycling. Photo by Julie Houck.

Women’s C:
3rd Kamila Gwiazda
7th Jessica Hudec
13th Mary Whipple
17th Katie Houck

Men’s C:
11th Nate Pitts
17th David Truong
31st Brendan Tennefoss

Men’s D:
1st Michael Kim
10th Daniel Wageman
12th Miles Chang

The Men's B Time Trial Team went undefeated this year. Photo by Amara Boursaw.

Overall Individual Standings:
Men A:
1st Grant Boursaw
3rd Rad Cunningham
5th Davis Shepherd
8th Chris Daifuku
11th Marc Schwartz
13th Jordan Louie
20th Danny Koski-Karell
35th Michael Armfield
39th Graham Meng

Women A:
13th Lisa Toner
17th Devon Simpson
19th Jesse Opp

Men B:
2nd Tony Azevedo
3rd Paul Young
6th Ryan Larson
7th Evan Schmitt

Danny Koski-Karell and Marc Schwartz. Photo by Michael Kim.

Women B:
2nd Devon Simpson
4th Jesse Opp
8th Lisa Toner
24th Kim Wood
26th Christina Norwich

Men C:
2nd Ryan Larson
6th David Truong
27th Brendan Tennefoss
28th Nate Pitts
77th Thomas Gerhardt

Women C:

The Men's A Time Trial Team. Photo by Michael Kim.

3rd Kamila Gwiazda
5th Jessica Hudec
9th Kim Wood
28th Lisa Healy
35th Kayla Dantzler
40th Gennie Gebhart
41st Mary Whipple
45th Liz Patterson
48th Katie Houck

Men D:
2nd Michael Kim
24th Daniel Wageman
36th Liam Bradshaw
54th Miles Chang
72nd Jack Chan

2010 Conference Champion Huskies. Photo by Julie Houck.

The University of Washington Cycling Club is an NCCA (National Collegiate Cycling Association) and USAC (USA Cycling) registered club. Over the years, many riders have been launched from the program into the professional cycling ranks. Professional cyclists Morgan Schmitt and Adrian Hegyvary are both Husky alums who flew the Purple and Gold colors in their collegiate years. The club strives to provide opportunities in all cycling disciplines as well as all skill levels. The Husky Cycling Club proudly endorses our sponsors: The University of Washington, Cascade Bicycle Club, The Essential Baking Company, Hincapie Sportswear, Dunn Lumber, Nuun Hydration, Ezell’s Chicken, Corpore Sano, Cycle University, Recycled Cycles, Simbree, Odwalla and ASUW Bicycle Shop.