About Us Columbia University Cycling competes in collegiate and USCF races. Our collegiate squad is open to full-time students and our USCF team is open to students, alumni, employees and their family members. The collegiate squad is made up of 40 racers, some who have raced since they were 10 years old, others who are racing for the first time this season. We compete at 10 race weekends each year in March and April, but training begins well before that in October. Each weekend typically consists of a criterium, a road race and an individual or team time trial. We also host one of the races, a criterium around Grant's Tomb Park in Manhattan. The collegiate squad has been incredibly successful, qualifying for the collegiate national championships in each of the past 7 years and putting riders on the podium three times. The USCF team is new in 2009. Our goal is to bring together students, alumni and employees of Columbia (and their family members) for training and racing in the New York City area. The team is open to racers and non-racers, although the focus is on racing. We will race as a team at 6 events at which our goal is to execute team strategy that can maximize the strength of our riders. Both teams are overseen by Rob and Samantha Rowan. The Rowans are volunteers who spend hundreds of hours each year on logisitics, fund raising, training and skills enhancement for the team's members. Sam is a graduate of Barnard who came to cycling later in life. Rob is a USA Cycling certified Coach (level 3) and Official (category C). |