End of Collegiate Road Season

The WCU Cycling Team concluded their collegiate road season on April 14 at Clemson University. It was a fantastic season for the team, boasting at least 7 podium finishes and many more top-ten spots.

WCU Cycling plans on making their presence known in the fall during mountain bike season.  Matt Schumaker and Nick Lacombe are riding strong and ready to get some great results in cross-country and short-track racing as we pave the way towards Nationals at Banner Elk!

The upcoming year will have a much greater emphasis on racing, both mountain and road. We are working on encouraging more members to come out and give it a try and are very excited about the upcoming year.

Cobra Classic Race Report

WCU Cycling attained 2 podium finishes in this weekend’s race at Bristol, TN. Patrick O’Neal got 3rd in the C Individual Time Trial and 2nd in the C Road Race, with a 2-man breakaway with a Clemson rider.

The final collegiate road race is this weekend, April 13-14 at Clemson University. More podiums to come from WCU and hopefully a win!

Georgia Tech + Brevard Race Report

WCU Cycling has had a good showing the past two race weekends, securing a 1st place finish in the Men’s C Time Trial at Georgia Tech, a 3rd place finish in the Men’s B Time Trial, a 3rd place finish in the Men’s C Road Race at Brevard and a top-ten finish in the Men’s B Road Race at Brevard College.

The next race weekend is on April 6-7 hosted by King College and Virginia Intermont. Here’s to another great race!

WCU trail system officially opens

The long-awaited WCU trail system is now open to the public. 6.7 miles of single-track trail for mountain biking, hiking and trail running are accessible from WCU’s campus in 2 locations. Read more about the trail system here.

WCU Trail System Grand Opening!

The long-awaited trail system at Western Carolina University for mountain biking, hiking and trail running is having a grand opening celebration on Saturday, February 23rd! There will be workshops, group rides, clinics, free food and more! Come out and experience a historical moment for Western Carolina University. Below is an itinerary of the events beginning at 11:30 am.

Wolfpack Classic

The 2013 Wolfpack Classic was a great success by the WCU Cycling Team. We had a 2nd place finish, 4 top-20 finishes and lots of first-time racers! We look forward to conference races in the near future and to get more members out racing! The next race we intend to attend is at Georgia Tech on March 9-10.

Special thanks goes out to the Lacombe family for hosting us, and providing support.

Here is a link to an article about the race: http://www.thewesterncarolinajournalist.com/2013/02/12/wolfpack-classic-road-race/

Start of Collegiate Road Race Season!

The road race season is about to start, this weekend WCU Cycling will be travelling to NC State for the 2013 Wolfpack Classic. Follow the link on the left for the race flyer and info about the route is posted below… Go Catamounts!

Course Map

Icycle 2013

The WCU Cycling Team traveled to Fontana Village Resort on Saturday, January 26 for a cross-country mountain bike race called the Icycle. It was an awesome time filled with laughs, a podium finish and good times were had by all.

Here is a link to an article about the race with a slideshow of pics/audio from the race.

 

New article!

Check out the latest article written by WCU Cycling: Team Globalbike: The Other Side of Pro Cycling

http://www.thewesterncarolinajournalist.com/2013/01/25/team-globalbike-the-other-side-of-pro-cycling/

WCU Mountain Bike Trails: Volunteers Needed

The WCU mountain bike trails are just about finished. We still need some help finishing clearing out 2 miles of trail, below are the upcoming volunteer work days:

- Monday January 21st: MLK day (no classes) Day of Service 10am-3pm (meet at Base Camp at 10am, bring lunch)

- Monday, January 28th: 2-5pm (Meet at Base Camp at 2pm)
- Monday, February 4th: 2-5pm (Meet at Base Camp at 2pm)
- Monday, February 11th: 2-5pm (Meet at Base Camp at 2pm)
- Monday, February 18th: 2-5pm (Meet at Base Camp at 2pm)

Volunteers are asked to meet at Base Camp Cullowhee, located at the Brown building.  Recommended things to bring to a work day include long pants, sturdy shoes, bottled water, gloves, backpack and snacks.

There will be a grand opening party February 23rd from 11-5pm. There will be organized rides, free food and hiking opportunities. The party will be located behind the softball field at the picnic shelter at WCU next to Cullowhee Creek.

http://www.thewesterncarolinajournalist.com/2012/09/16/new-cullowhee-trail-is-near-completion/