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We struck gold today! Our women’s team (Kat, Cara, Chloe, Shelby) took home the win with the top five rounded out with Stanford, MIT, CSU, and Army!
The crit is tomorrow 9am (8 AZ time) for the women and 12:15pm (11:15am AZ time)- follow along on Twitter: @uacycling or #collnats!
We hit our goal today! A huge thank you to everyone who has donated to our campaign- we’re so excited to represent the U of A and all of our supporters in Grand Junction, CO! We're busy booking lodging, getting signed up, reserving vehicles, and more. We’ll leave the campaign open as the original goal covered about 75% of the trip. Additional donations will help us avoid dipping into the team savings account.
We also wanted to let you know that we captured our third straight conference road title this weekend! Our riders having front row call ups at the crit and road race at nationals. Joey will have the road race call up, Adam the crit, and Cara both call ups in the women's races.
Stay tuned for more!
Good evening Wildcats!
We've had an awesome Arizona Gives Day so far! With your help we've broken $1,000 and currently are well over one third of the way to our goal! And we've done hit both of these benchmarks in under a week. At this rate, we'll be done in no time and ready to bring home the gold to Tucson! Thank you, again, for your support and trust in us. The majority of the nationals team will be in Albuquerque NM for the 505 Classic. Keep a look out on our Facebook page for updates.
Bear Down! And full speed ahead!
-Joey
(swʌnˈjə)/ noun / Definition in English: In cycling, a person who gives nutrition, massage, and other assistance to a team, especially during a race. A $16 gift provides a full day of meals for one rider (32 needed). You’ll receive: a thank you letter plus your name listed on the website and e-mail updates.
/məˈkanik/ noun / Definition in English: In cycling, the mechanic is the unsung hero of the team. Steeped with mechanical knowledge and prepared with every tool under the sun, the mechanic works long hours to keep the racer's machines in top shape. A $53 gift ensures our bikes are in tip top racing shop! (8 needed) You’ll receive: the above, plus a signed team photo. (53 is also the size of the outer chain ring on our bikes!)
/dɔ.mɛs.tik/ noun / Definition in English: the domestique is the loyal teammate- willing to sacrifice their own success for the good of the team. A $75 gift covers one rider's entry fee. The more we have in a race, the better we can support our team leaders! (24 needed- 8 in the road race; 8 in the crit; 8 for the time trial). You’ll receive: all the above, plus an invite to join the team for coffee to hear about the race.
/diʁɛktœʁ spɔʁ.tif/ noun / Definition in English: The directeur sportif (sports director) coordinates all aspects of the team- travel, lodging, and race tactics. The directors make the team run like a well-oiled machine. $125 covers one night of lodging (3 needed). You’ll receive: all the above, plus an invite to dinner with the team.
Definition in English: The team champion is who the domestiques ride in support of and they are the one with the best chances of winning the race. $200 will get us halfway to Grand Junction with gas and rental fees (4 needed)! You’ll receive: all the above, plus an invite to join the team on a group ride.
