BOULDER, Colo. (05/2/12) — The No.1 University of Colorado Division 1 cycling team
continues their journey to the 2012 Collegiate Road National Championships in
Ogden, Utah from May 4th to May 6th where they will be
competing against some of the best riders in the nation.
Josh Yeaton, Mac Cassin, Bill Golembieski,
Camilo Zambrano, Jeff Perrin, Will Buick, Abby Mickey, Heather Fischer, Christa
Ghent, Claire Bensard, Nicolle Bruderer and Megan Cole are all
riding the Buffs, while Jeff Chmielewski
is standing in as an alternate.
Fischer
is currently ranked No.1 in the women’s division, followed by Mickey holding
position No.2 for Colorado. Yeaton takes the No.1 spot in the men’s division,
coming into the competition with a 39 point advantage on his closest
competitor.
Last
year, Colorado rode in the Mountain Bike National Championships that took place
over Halloween weekend. The team came in second, eight points behind the five
time national champions, Fort Lewis.
This
year Fort Lewis is ranked No. 3 going into the championships, 1348 national points
behind the Buffs. Fort Lewis’s riders are trailing behind Colorado with Sturm
ranked No. 3 in the women’s division and Easter right on Yeaton’s tail, in
second place for the men.
The
races will begin on Friday at 9 a.m. when the men and women will both calculate
team time trials. On Saturday, the criterium race will take place at 2:15 p.m.
for the women competitors and 5 p.m. for the men. To conclude the weekend, the
women will participate in the road race at 8 a.m., followed by the men at 12:30
p.m.
On Sunday
afternoon individual and team awards will be handed out with one lucky team
going home crowned the 2012 Road National Champions.
For more
information on the race visit: http://www.usacycling.org/2012/collegiate-road-nationals
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