Originally Posted by
TyluhS
1. Join your cycling team.
a. They set up a schedule for when you can ride, and for me, i know i need to get my work done before i can so then i spend my time wisely
b. they hook you up, i broke a pedal and one of them gave me an old set of theirs.
+1
- If there is no college team or club...START ONE! Here's how:
http://www.usacycling.org/forms/coll...ing_a_club.pdf. It may be a pain to jump through the hoops of starting a club, but it's probably no different than jumping through hoops to join a pro team.
- Colleges will more often than not PAY EXPENSES for races. Some guys that I race with also race for a local university. The university pays for AIRFARE, HOTEL, GAS, and ENTRY FEES for any collegiate race. If the race is close enough, they can take the university van. This is an intramural CLUB not even a full-on team.
- MANY of the guys you race at collegiate events are also PRO. The current USAC Collegiate Road champ is also on the Mountain Khakis pro team.
Beat them at collegiate events and get noticed.