Cal Cycling

Check out our new website

calcycling — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:42:07 +0000

Cal Cycling’s home on the web has moved! Check out the new page at cycling.berkeley.edu for up-to-date information about UC Berkeley’s official cycling team.

Cal Cycling LOVE IN!!!

calcycling — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:40:41 +0000

Hey Everyone, it’s time to FEEL THE LOVE!!

OK, while we fully admit that it will be slightly less elaborate than a gigantic German techno-fueled dance party in the streets, all current and prospective members of Cal Cycling will do themselves a favor by joining us for our annual Love-in. First-and-foremost a social event, the Love-in is a fun, no-stress way to get to know your fellow Cal Cyclists and participate in some fun low-key rides. The team will supply the food, all you have to do is show up with your bike!

This year, the Love-in will be held Sunday, September 9th. We will meet up in Berkeley at 8:30 am, and Caravan to the Love-in location. Sign up HERE, and be on the lookout for further details!

Mentor Program

calcycling — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:32:47 +0000

If you’re interested in joining the mentoring network for Cal Cycling, please fill out the corresponding forms. Cycling can be a little intimidating for newer riders, and it can be useful to have someone you can approach to ask questions or advice about cycling, or even just find out where the best place to grab a post-ride burrito in Berkeley is (psst….it’s Gordo’s!!!).

As a Mentor, we invite you to get in touch with new team members, and organize rides geared towards getting them out onto some of the roads and trails around Berkeley, and encourage people to attend team social and racing events. We’ll do our best to match people based on similar backgrounds, goals, and experience.

For new or prospective team members, please fill out this form.

For team members wishing to be mentors, please fill out this form.

Beginning of the Semester Meeting

calcycling — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:27:11 +0000

Cal Cycling will have it’s general team meeting this Wednesday, August 29th at 7:00 pm. The meeting will be located in the Team Room at Haas Pavilion. For new riders this will be a great orientation towards learning more about joining the team and important upcoming events that we are organizing. For existing riders, please come by to meet new members, answer questions about the team, and learn about upcoming events.

See you all there!

The Starting Line

calcycling — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 21:52:36 +0000

In only a few short weeks faces old and new will start trickling back into Berkeley. In the span of a few days Berkeley will awake from it’s summer slumber as students start roaming the streets once again. In their midst, the cycling team will start gearing up again for another great season of events and racing. For new members, as well as those returning: Welcome and Welcome Back.

This year, the officers are planning an awesome lineup of fall events to introduce new riders to the road and mountain disciplines, as well as extended trips to some of the best mountain-biking destinations in California. Even if you’re new to cycling, have no worries: We’ll have skills clinics and training camps to get you comfortable both on and off the bike. Even if you don’t plan on racing with us, feel free to join us at these events, as the cycling team is a great way to meet new people at UC Berkeley.

We are also rolling out a mentoring program to connect new riders with existing team members. By making these connections, we hope to reduce the perceived barriers people may feel in asking for advice related to cycling and school, as well as make it easier for new riders to be introduced to the team. The program is voluntary and will be open to both incoming graduate and undergraduate team members. Further details and sign-up sheets will be presented at the introductory team meeting.

Enjoy the rest of your summer, and GO BEARS!

Summer Lovin’

calcycling — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:51:34 +0000

Sup, y’all. Summertime is a great time to ride bikes! Whether you’re Oski the bear, a new Cal grad student who just moved into town, or even a visiting Professor from Stanfuerd (spelling?), if you like riding bikes you are welcome to ride bikes with us! Lots of Cal Cyclists are away for the summer but there is usually a group ride on Saturday mornings leaving from Sproul Plaza (at Telegraph and Bancroft) at 9:30 AM. You can also contact us on “TheFacebook” where you can “post” on our “wall” and find some people to ride with! Give us a shout, we’re generally a friendly bunch of haberdashers.

Updated Flier

jordankestler — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:24:27 +0000

We made a few changes to the crit schedule. Registration opens at 630am, and there are more collegiate primes. You can view the finalized flier here: TTT, RR, and Crit Flier (Updated 3/13).

2012 Home Race Fliers are Posted!

jordankestler — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:14:03 +0000

We are hosting our race on March 17-18. There’s a collegiate TTT and RR on Saturday, and a crit on Sunday. The crit will have both collegiate and uscf categories. Check out the flier here.

Kick Off Meeting

jordankestler — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:19:47 +0000

Our start of semester meeting will be on Tuesday, January 24 at 7:00pm in 56 Barrows. There will be a presentation about the team and road racing for any new recruits. Even if you don’t need a review on how racing works, it would probably still be a good idea to come to meet with your team captain to discuss the season and regular training rides, and watch a silly PowerPoint. And we’ll have some free swag!

Home Race Recap & BIG RIDE with Stanford Cycling

jordankestler — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:31:42 +0000

For those that haven’t heard, we ended up second place in the Conference in the mountain bike season, with three omnium champions; Kyle Zampaglione (MC), Joanna Bechtel (WA), and Jessica Kuo (WB). Nice job! Also, Joanna was voted “Most Talented Women’s A” in the awards. Let’s keep this momentum up for the road season!

Speaking of road season, our first official road event is this Sunday.

The BIG GAME is this Saturday, which means the BIG RIDE is on Sunday. For those that don’t know, this is an annual tradition between us and that Jr. college in Palo Alto where we just hand out and ride together. It’s hosted by whoever’s hosting the BIG GAME, which means this year we are driving to Stanford. There will be a 30 mile option, a 60-70 mile option, an 80 mile option with some dirt, and a mountain bike option!

Although their school is vastly inferior to ours, their riding is comparable. They’ll have coffee and bagels available at 930am. Yes that’s right, FREE BAGELS AND COFFEE. They’ve been completely left out of the whole occupy movement, so let’s do them a favor and occupy their campus while we devour their bagels and coffee.

We will be meeting at West Circle at 815am on Sunday morning to carpool down to their campus with a small tower. Please sign up before Thursday night at 10pm. See you there!

Spreadsheet of Who’s Signed Up

See you this weekend!