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Fall Introductory Meeting October 12

Evan — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:56:06 +0000

2010 Conference Champion Huskies. Photo by Julie Houck.

Interested in joining Husky Cycling? We will be having our Fall Introductory Meeting on October 12th at 5:30 pm in Smith Hall Room 304. Here we will discuss joining the club, try on team kits for sizing before we do our clothing order, and answer any questions you may have.

Here are the details:

When: October 12th, 5:30-7:30 PM
Where: Smith Hall, Room 304

Looking forward to see you there!

Fall Collegiate Mountain Bike Series

Danny — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:03:44 +0000

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

Danny — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:38:54 +0000

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.

Zach McDonald leads Huskies to a 4th place at Cyclocross Nationals

Evan — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:40:45 +0000

UW Freshman Zach McDonald wins the first ever Cyclocross National title for the University of Washington. Photo by Dave McElwaine

The University of Washington Cycling Club claimed its first Collegiate National Cyclocross Championship this past weekend at the US National Cyclocross Championships. Former Junior National Champion and World Championship team member Zach McDonald won the Division I men’s individual title and led the Huskies to a fourth place overall finish in the team category. McDonald, a freshman, spent the first half of the race chasing down the lead and eventually took control with two laps remaining from Ben Sonntag (Fort Lewis College). The lead duo had a heated battle all the way to the finishing tarmac. Sonntag led out the sprint and McDonald came around in time to strike gold in Bend. It was a strong comeback after a mechanical de-railed McDonald’s under-23 chances the previous day. Marc Schwartz and Paul Young also represented the Huskies in the race. Young came in 26th place on the day and Schwartz was forced to abandon the race early due to a tire puncture. The Huskies had one rider in the Women’s field in Devon Simpson. Simpson battled with the nation’s fastest women to come out 18th on the day.

The race venue was in the historic Mill District of Bend, Oregon. The course had been hammered the previous week with snow and below freezing temperatures that continued through the weekend of races, making the course treacherous and a true test of bike handling skills.

McDonald holds his jersey. Photo by Evan Schmitt

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 Hedgevary 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 endorse 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.

Cyclocross is the winter bicycle racing discipline. The races are short ranging from 30 for beginners to 60 minutes for the elite athletes. The bikes are a hybrid between a road bike and a mountain bike, with knobby tires and cantilever brakes to allow clearance. The courses consist of a 2-2.5 miles in length and contain various types of terrain and obstacles, some of which force the riders to dismount their bikes and run. The cyclocross season runs from September to December so the weather plays a major factor in the racing.

News and Updates

Michael Armfield — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:17:39 +0000

The calendar feature has been updated and now includes weekday team rides. The weekday rides will have one or two husky cycling officers leading them. Coach Galen has recommended that new and returning racers continue with base miles until the end of January–slow and steady rides with attention to on the bike posture, breathing, and cadence. The more slow riding you get in, the better your aerobic capacity, meaning you’ll be able to train harder and become faster as the collegiate season progresses. At least that’s the gist of it. For a more detailed explanation, contact Galen or post a question on the new team blog…

You’re probably wondering, ”what team blog?” Well, I have created a new community team blog and you can find the link above in the navigation menu or below this paragraph. Any team member can register and post topics about cycling and life. For more details, see the first post on the team blog page.
- Team blog
- Register to post on the team blog

Also, make sure to order 2008 gear by Friday!

-Michael

2008 Clothing

Michael Armfield — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 04:43:57 +0000

This year, we will be ordering cycling apparel through a company called Pactimo.

Here is a sizing chart: CLICK

An updated pricing sheet will be sent out on the email list.

Essential Baking Photo Contest

Michael Armfield — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:48:12 +0000

Our sponsor, the Essential Baking Company, is having a photo contest. Essential Baking would like too see the most creative, classy, questionable and awkward photos that you’ve got featuring you eating your favorite baked deliciousness from Essential Baking Company. Essential will be awarding prizes for the best photos submitted!

More more information on how to submit photos, rules, deadlines, and prizes, visit the — Official Contest Site

- Michael

New Website Design

Michael Armfield — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 07:07:18 +0000

Hey everyone, I updated the website design tonight. There is still quite a few things that I have to do such as configuring the new gallery program, constructing an improved roster, and updating the calender… but I should be finished by the end of this week.

- Michael

edit: some events are on the calender

First Team Meeting

Michael Armfield — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 05:00:01 +0000

We will be having our first meeting of the year this on Monday October 8th at 6:30 PM. It will be in room 209A of the HUB. We will discuss all pertinent issues regarding the club from waiver cards, member dues, bike and clothing orders and much, much, more. If you have any friends that are interested in joining please bring them along! Remember to bring your checkbooks so that you can pay your team dues and get your waiver cards signed at the same time.

Weekend Team Rides

Michael Armfield — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 07:39:23 +0000

Hey everyone, we’ll be having our first team ride this weekend (Sept. 29 & 30).

Here is some general information and a few nuggets of wisdom from an email Dave sent out yesterday:

Our team rides will start this Saturday and Sunday at 10 am. Each ride will meet at the North entrance to the HUB. On each day we’ll take a route that has several options for length. We’ll have options if you feel like a shorter ride (~15-20 miles) and we’ll also have people continuing along the full route (~40-50 miles). The pace of these rides will be very relaxed. We’ll institute a “no drop” policy where there won’t be any attacks or accelerations along the way. The routes are relatively flat with no significant hills. These first few rides are intended as a way of meeting people and getting to know how our club functions while you’re on your bike.

Don’t feel limited by your level of fitness – it’s the off-season! More formally, our main goal is to introduce people (of many different athletic abilities) to the sport of cycling and foster their growth at a competitive level if they so wish.

Anyone can show up (UW students/faculty/staff) to ride but you MUST HAVE A HELMET. If you show up without a helmet, we cannot let you ride with us. I also highly recommend clipless pedals if you have them as well as wearing bike shorts. You do not want to find out why we wear our über sexy purple Euro spandex the hard way after 50 miles.