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Cycling host championship hoping to become nation's best
Ashley Emmons
Issue date: 5/1/08 Section: Sports
For competition the team is separated into categories based on experience and skill. Men and women compete at the A, B and C levels.
The "A" level is for pro/semi pro riders; athletes at this level are professional riders or have a lot of experience with cycling competitively.
Riders competing in the "B" level are sport experts, meaning they have cycling experience and are very familiar with racing.
"C" riders are beginners, cyclists who are just starting out and want to race.
Each rider is able to choose which category to compete in.
They are also tested by the coaches to make sure they can handle the competitiveness of each level.
Each cyclist is limited to one level.
While competing plays a pivotal role in the competition, the team strives to create a bigger program that includes riders with all levels of experience.
One of the main things the team focuses on is getting more people involved and excited about cycling.
"We really want to break down the barrier that cyclists are snobs and that you have to have expensive gear and lots of experience," Francis said. "We want people to come and join the team or support us and see what fun cycling is."
MacEachran added that the club is an easy way to ease into the sport and develop skills.
"It's a fun environment," MacEachran said. "They get to go to top notch events and still have fun and be a college kid."
Any student taking classes at CSU can join the team.
Prior racing experience is not needed, and members on the team don't have to race and can simply enjoy riding.
Taylor said he has many goals for the team.
"We want to continue to grow cycling at CSU and in Fort Collins," said Taylor, a graduate student studying journalism.
Staff writer Ashley Emmons can be reached at news@collegain.com.
The "A" level is for pro/semi pro riders; athletes at this level are professional riders or have a lot of experience with cycling competitively.
Riders competing in the "B" level are sport experts, meaning they have cycling experience and are very familiar with racing.
"C" riders are beginners, cyclists who are just starting out and want to race.
Each rider is able to choose which category to compete in.
They are also tested by the coaches to make sure they can handle the competitiveness of each level.
Each cyclist is limited to one level.
While competing plays a pivotal role in the competition, the team strives to create a bigger program that includes riders with all levels of experience.
One of the main things the team focuses on is getting more people involved and excited about cycling.
"We really want to break down the barrier that cyclists are snobs and that you have to have expensive gear and lots of experience," Francis said. "We want people to come and join the team or support us and see what fun cycling is."
MacEachran added that the club is an easy way to ease into the sport and develop skills.
"It's a fun environment," MacEachran said. "They get to go to top notch events and still have fun and be a college kid."
Any student taking classes at CSU can join the team.
Prior racing experience is not needed, and members on the team don't have to race and can simply enjoy riding.
Taylor said he has many goals for the team.
"We want to continue to grow cycling at CSU and in Fort Collins," said Taylor, a graduate student studying journalism.
Staff writer Ashley Emmons can be reached at news@collegain.com.
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Jessica
posted 5/01/08 @ 11:38 AM MST
This is good information about the environment that these cyclist are trying to accomplish within CSU. I find that the idea is a positive outlook on this cyclist group going to Fort Collins. (Continued…)
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