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Join
CU Cycling
Are you looking to become involved in CU Cycling?
This document should answer most of your questions. Also,
jump over to the Contact
Us section and look at the Contacts for New Members.
Any of these people should be able to help you out.
Anyone is eligible to train with the team and race
USCF and NORBA in CU colors. To race collegiately, you must
be a full time student at the University of Colorado at
Boulder. For undergraduates this means 12 credit hours a
semester (6 for graduate students) and you must be in good
standing with the university (i.e. pay your tuition and
don't flunk your classes).
Collegiate mountain bike season is in the fall culminating
in Collegiate Mountain Bike Nationals in early November.
Road season begins in mid March (training starts
much earlier, bring your cold weather gear!) and ends with
collegiate road nationals in late May.
As with most collegiate cycling teams, the CU Cycling team
is not a varsity team. Therefore scholarships are not offered.
However, CU is a large school and there are many academic
scholarships for which you can apply. Check the CU
Financial Aid Website to find out more.
As far as hooking up with the team when your roll into town...
Member Meetings are Mondays at 7:00pm in Hellems room 199.
Again, anyone is eligible to join the team. Semester dues
are inexpensive (about $60) and the many benefits/deals
of joining will be explained at the first meeting.
Collegiate
races are divided into three categories: C, B, and A; corresponding to
beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels respectively.
For the A races CU is limited to 10 entries for each race
so A racers must be selected by the coaches. From the A-Team the
coaches and team leadership select the national teams for
each discipline (road, MTB, track and cyclocross). As with
the A-Team, the competition for national selection is fierce.
It takes much more than a fast pair of legs to make our
national teams. Coaches look for excellent teamwork and
a level head in addition to the desire to give back to the
team.
Lastly, come with an open mind and be ready to have a lot
of fun as that is the soul of collegiate cycling. All are
encouraged to join the team and try to befriend as many
team members as possible as it will only add to your experience
with the team. Your teammates will have years of collective
experience to offer from the beginner to the seasoned elite.
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