About Us

The Columbia University Cycling Team is a club sport offered to both men and women who are full time students of the university and its affiliates.   The team is operated and managed by the club's members under the supervision of Columbia University's Club Sports Program and is not governed by the NCAA, but by the National Collegiate Cycling Association (NCCA). All collegiate cycling teams and the NCCA are overseen by USA Cycling , the national cycling federation.

Every team in the country is assigned to one of 12 conferences that cover their region.  Columbia is part of the Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference (ECCC) - the most competitive conference in the United States. The ECCC includes 30 teams from states along the northeast coast from New Jersey to Maine.   The road cycling competitions take place on most weekends from from March to May.   The races are divided into categories so that riders of similar experience can race with their peers.   The mens' fields are divided into four categories (A through D) while the smaller womens' fields are divided into two (A and B). For information on moving between the fields and other specific rules, please visit the ECCC's website.

The cycling team is active throughout the entire academic year. We train together and work on our riding skills during the Fall semester. During the beginning of the spring semester we hone our conditioning and during the last part of the spring we race.  Fall is a great time for newer riders to learn the roads of the area, build a conditiong base, and learn the nuances of the sport.   The cycling team also plans activities during the fall to get to know the interested riders and newer members.

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