Monday, September 28, 2009
Conference Championships
We're hosting ACCC MTB Conference Championships this weekend at Big Bear and Wisp. We plan to dominate the weekend and take our 10 consecutive conference title. The flyer can be downloaded HERE
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
WVU gets Wins over VT, Out Numbered 3 to 1
Article by Robbie Loehr. Results can be found Here
The WVU Cycling team racing for 10th consecutive conference championship
The WVU cycling team kicked off its season this past weekend with a strong performance at Virginia Tech, facing tough competition from Virginia Tech (VT), North Carolina State University (NCSU), Appalachian State University (ASU), University of Virginia (UVA) as well as several other schools.
WVU traveled with 16 riders spread over 5 different racing categories, including six new members.
The racing started Saturday morning with an uphill time trial covering 800 vertical feet in only 1.5 miles of technical singletrack. In the A field WVU rider Robert Loehr set the top time of 13:06, besting teammate Ian Beckner in second place by 37 seconds. WVU also placed Balaji Seward and James Schulte in 4th and 6th respectively. Emily Moy took the win in the Women's A division.
The next race was a downhill race back down the uphill course. Loehr showed that he can go fast both up and down hill, taking another victory in the Men's A division with a time of 5:14, followed Seward and Beckner close behind in 2nd and 4th place respectively. New team member Anne Walker placed 3rd in the Women's B division.
The next event was the dual slalom in which two racers go head to head on a track with large jumps and bermed turns. Seward took a strong 3rd place in the Men's A.
Saturday's racing concluded with a short track race held around VT training fields. In the 30 minute Men's A event, Loehr, Beckner, and Seward placed 3rd, 4th, and 5th respectively in a fast and tactical race. James Braswell showed strong form with a 5th place in the Men's B event.
Sunday held the main event, a 19 mile cross country race held on challenging trails in the Jefferson National Forest outside of Blacksburg. Moy continued her strong weekend, taking the win in the Women's A race. Loehr and Beckner rode a strong race to finish 2-3 behind a hard charging Ross Bowden from ASU.
The WVU cycling team races in the Atlantic Coast Collegiate cycling conference (ACC) which includes schools in WV, NC, VA, and MD.
WVU cycling has produced multiple national champions, and professional riders and has been a dominant force in ACC mountainbiking for the past 10 years, wearing the title of conference champion every years since 2000.
The team will be traveling to William and Mary this weekend for more racing. WVU will host the conference championship races the weekend of October 3rd.
The WVU Cycling team racing for 10th consecutive conference championship
The WVU cycling team kicked off its season this past weekend with a strong performance at Virginia Tech, facing tough competition from Virginia Tech (VT), North Carolina State University (NCSU), Appalachian State University (ASU), University of Virginia (UVA) as well as several other schools.
WVU traveled with 16 riders spread over 5 different racing categories, including six new members.
The racing started Saturday morning with an uphill time trial covering 800 vertical feet in only 1.5 miles of technical singletrack. In the A field WVU rider Robert Loehr set the top time of 13:06, besting teammate Ian Beckner in second place by 37 seconds. WVU also placed Balaji Seward and James Schulte in 4th and 6th respectively. Emily Moy took the win in the Women's A division.
The next race was a downhill race back down the uphill course. Loehr showed that he can go fast both up and down hill, taking another victory in the Men's A division with a time of 5:14, followed Seward and Beckner close behind in 2nd and 4th place respectively. New team member Anne Walker placed 3rd in the Women's B division.
The next event was the dual slalom in which two racers go head to head on a track with large jumps and bermed turns. Seward took a strong 3rd place in the Men's A.
Saturday's racing concluded with a short track race held around VT training fields. In the 30 minute Men's A event, Loehr, Beckner, and Seward placed 3rd, 4th, and 5th respectively in a fast and tactical race. James Braswell showed strong form with a 5th place in the Men's B event.
Sunday held the main event, a 19 mile cross country race held on challenging trails in the Jefferson National Forest outside of Blacksburg. Moy continued her strong weekend, taking the win in the Women's A race. Loehr and Beckner rode a strong race to finish 2-3 behind a hard charging Ross Bowden from ASU.
The WVU cycling team races in the Atlantic Coast Collegiate cycling conference (ACC) which includes schools in WV, NC, VA, and MD.
WVU cycling has produced multiple national champions, and professional riders and has been a dominant force in ACC mountainbiking for the past 10 years, wearing the title of conference champion every years since 2000.
The team will be traveling to William and Mary this weekend for more racing. WVU will host the conference championship races the weekend of October 3rd.
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