Location: Haas Club Room, inside Haas Pavillion. Call 510-292-6791 if you can't find it.
Start: 1 Sep 2010 - 7:00pm
End: 1 Sep 2010 - 9:00pm

Come learn all about Cal Cycling. We'll cover the following topics tonight:

*How to join
*Racing
*Sponsorships
*Events, team rides, and non-racing activities

The meeting is at the Haas Club Room, inside the Haas Pavillion (where the basketball team plays). Can't make it? E-mail me any questions you might have to jayanathans@gmail.com

Not sure if you want to join? Cal Cycling is for racers, recreational riders, and anyone who loves bikes and wants to meet other riders. We have rides and racing for mountain bikers, road riders, cyclocross, and even track riding and racing. If you're not sure if Cal Cycling is for you, come by Wednesday and find out!

In 2007, UC Berkeley graduate student Corinne Crawford was struck by a car while returning from a ride to the summit of Mt. Diablo. Join her friends, family, and teammates as we ride in memory of Corinne and in support of safe roads for cyclists everywhere.

The Corinne Crawford Memorial Ride will take place Sunday, June 27th, 2010. For more information, visit http://calcycling.org/tutacsc/.

The home race weekend is scheduled for April 4,5 this year. We are returning to hills of Crockett for the road race on Saturday. Cyclists will have to make it up McEwen Rd at least 3 times, and even 6 for the Men's A's. To make the day harder, we've added a Team Time Trial that will go along Franklin Canyon Road beforehand. The Criterium returns to the same location, the College-Durant-Bowditch-Bancroft block, with the Start/Finish line in front of the Art Museum. The racing begins Sunday at 9 am and should provide entertainment all day long. Also, the Alumni Race returns, starting at Noon. We welcome alumni from any WCCC university (or anywhere else for that matter), even if you took up cycling long after you left college. Entry fees for the Alumni Race are $10 to cover our expenses plus a suggested donation of $15 (which you can make to your school of choice - hopefully Cal!). Collegiate entry fees are $15, and all registration will take place day-of.

The link to the flyers:
http://wccc-info.com/2009/Road/index.html

See you at the races!

Check out the new design for Cal Cycling for 2009. We've got cycling caps and aero booties now! Also, thermal jackets, bib knickers, DH jerseys, and more! Check out the photo page for the whole line-up. Our spring clothing order goes out March 20th. This is the last chance to order clothing before the summer, so if you're interested, contact calcycling.clothing@gmail.com right away.

Spring semester is in full swing, and with the new semester a new season of racing is upon us! Come to the Haas Club room on January 28th at 7pm to learn all about the upcoming road racing season, training camps, and team events. After a couple year hiatus we're out to reclaim the coveted west coast collegiate conference title, and we need your help! We'll also be going over sponsorship orders for the semester and distributing clothing orders, so don't miss out!

Expert Men (Senior) - 4 laps

1. Jeff Landauer (The Hub) 2:27:50

Expert Men (Junior) - 4 laps

1. Riley Predum 2:26:20
2. Devin A Masterson DNF
3. Colby Pastoro DNF

Beg/Sport Men (Senior) - 3 laps

1. Krishna Dole 1:41:04
2. Rider 415 1:55:37
3. Gareth Jones 1:55:37
4. Sean Sevilla 1:58:17
5. Brendon Glueck 1:58:25
6. Stephen Jaynathan 2:00:36
7. Todd Fernandez 2:03:03
8. Michael Solis 2:05:20
9. Charlie Wirtz 2:07:14
10. Daan Stevenson 2:07:57
11. Cody Boone 2:08:50
12. Nick Polmko 2:14:59
13. J.L. DeJong 2:26:04
14. Andrew Kertra 2:20:42
15. Dan Pollard 2:37:14
16. Harry Keally 2:40:42

17. Kris Pederson 1:47:52 (2 laps)

Beg/Sport Men (Junior) - 2 laps

Please email jacobsb@berkeley.edu to clear up results question.

Beg/Sport Women - 2 laps

1. Katherine Pollard

It's that time of year again! The Cal Cycling Classic is our annual Western Collegiate Cycling Conference home race...but this year with a twist. We have secured two of the best venues in the Bay Area (Tamarancho XC and Sandhill Dual Slalom), and will be running NORBA/USAC categories in addition to collegiate!

Download the complete race flier here. (Updated!)
Tamarancho driving directions and XC course map.

Saturday 11/8 - Tamarancho XC
-see flier for start times/lap counts
-course will be very similar to the Friends of Tamarancho route...map to come
-Cal Cycling Classic Chocolate Milk Glasses for all podium finishers!
-Schwag for NORBA/USAC category winners
-Parking Note
-Collegiate teams limited to 3 cars/team
-NORBA/USAC RIDERS HAVE TO PARK IN FAIRFAX. Sorry about this, but parking is extremely limited, and this is a collegiate race first and foremost. Think of it as the perfect warmup!

Sunday 11/9 - Sandhill DS (and STXC for collegiate racers)
-Sandhill's sweet Slalom course!
-Practice starts at 9 AM, qualifying at 11:30
-Cal Cycling Classic Chocolate Milk Glasses for all podium finishers!
-Schwag for NORBA/USAC category winners

Entry Fees
-NORBA/USAC: $30 per event, or $50 for both (XC and DS)
-Collegiate: $15 for your first event of the day, $5 for your second
-NorCal High School Racers: $25 per event, $40 for both (XC and DS)
-All registration is ON SITE ONLY.

Hope to see you there!

Jacob Seigel-Boettner
Race Co-Director
jacobsb@berkeley.edu

This past weekend, 4 Cal Cyclists headed up to Lake Tahoe for the Xterra Collegiate Championships. Xterra is an off-road triathlon featuring a 750 meter swim in Lake Tahoe, a 20 mile mountain bike ride up to the Tahoe Rim Trail (2500 ft of climbing), and a 5 k trail run. With the weather turning stormy Friday night into Saturday morning, the conditions on the Lake turned treacherous causing the officials to cancel the swim. Instead they started us off with a mile run around the block, before hopping on the bikes. We were somewhat disappointed as we had put in a lot of training by swimming in the Bay to get used to the cold temperatures and waves. We shrugged it off, put away our wetsuits, and laced up the running shoes. The mountain bike took us to the top of the ridge overlooking the Lake, but there was no time to soak in the views along the Flume Trail, as we were solely focused on pushing it while not falling off the cliff side. Roughly 2 hours later, the mountain bike portion was finished off with a screaming descent down the fire road back to transition. Up next was the 5k trail run, made tougher by the tired legs and lack of oxygen at altitude. Thankfully for us cyclists the run was on the short side, because by the end of it the legs and lungs were cramping badly. Over the last creek crossing on a slippery log, and the finish line was in sight with the Cal crew at the top of the leaderboard. Maureen Kunz was the first Collegiate women across the line, claiming the National Title, and was the 5th overall women. Rob Dahl finished on the podium as the 3rd Collegiate male and 8th overall, while Russ McBride was right behind him in 4th place and 11th overall. Tom Reynolds rounded it out with a 6th place collegiate finish and 39th overall (out of 250+ athletes).

The Big Ride is back in the East Bay this year, coinciding with the Cal-Stanford football game on Nov 22. Since the game is in the morning, we'll move the ride to Sunday morning. We will have some tailgating and BBQ'ing options for those coming to the game on Saturday. On Sunday come dressed in your old Cal or Stanford kits, as we'll be heading out into the East Bay hills for some great riding. Whether you're looking for a quick spin or a challenging ride to the top of Diablo, we'll have something for you.

The next clothing order will be going out on Sept 29. This is usually the best bet to pick up specialty items that the team normally doesn't stock (full zip jerseys, long sleeve jerseys, wind vests and jackets, thermal gear, bib knickers, skin suits, etc.). The order will arrive mid November so get ready for winter. Check out the clothing page in the upcoming weeks for an order form to fill out.

Also, stay tuned for the jersey design contest. Submit your design and it could possibly be selected for the upcoming year!