New Recruit- Kaylee Rakowski

TUCSON, AZ- Kaylee Rakowksi of Sahuarita, Arizona will be joining the University of Arizona’s cycling team starting in Fall 2014. Rakowski joins the Wildcats from Pima Community College where she played volleyball for the Aztecs. She plans on majoring in nutritional sciences and will focus on racing road for the Wildcats.

“Kaylee expressed interest in joining us last fall and it is great to have her join our team this year,” said president Joey Iuliano. “With her volleyball experience she brings a lot of athletic talent and mental toughness which will transfer over well to cycling. She’ll be able to learn a lot and grow quickly as a rider on the team.” Rakowski is excited to compete in events this coming fall and spring.

Team is looking for 2014-15 Sponsors

The UA Cycling Team is in the process of solidifying our sponsors for the 2014-15 school year! We are looking to work with companies who share our vision of creating the best collegiate cycling program in the nation while helping create a better cycling environment in the Tucson area. If you, or someone you know, might be interesting in sponsoring our team, please check out our sponsorship package for more information: UA 2014 Sponsorship Package

If you are an alumni who would like to support your Wildcat’s quest to be the best, you can donate here: UA Foundation All donations can be used as a tax deduction and every amount helps. We’ve set a goal to raise $15,000 before the start of the semester and already have a generous donation from Claris Eye Care!

Help us close the gap to our goal! Bear Down!

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Road Nationals 2014

The University of Arizona cycling team sent eight members—Joey Iuliano, Max Rich, David Carlson, Quinn Keogh, Andrew Keller, David Greif, Jake McLaughlin, and Allison Alterman—to Richmond, VA for the 2014 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships.

The team focused special training efforts on the Men’s Team Time Trial this year, holding weekly practices where Iuliano, Keogh, Rich and Carlson took turns pulling the team around the river path each week.  The hard work paid off in Richmond where they placed eighth—only five seconds short of a podium—compared to their seventeenth place result in 2013.The TTT Squad Greif, Keogh, Keller, Rich and Alterman participated in the technical and hilly downtown criterium the following day.  Greif, a first-year racer and freshman, showed great promise in the race, holding onto the pack for a majority of the laps.  Keogh, a former pro, held good position until a mechanical forced him to withdraw.  The Wildcats’ best crit result came from Rich who, despite a mid-race crash, finished nineteenth in a field of 110.

The road race course was a ten-mile loop featuring many sharp turns, short climbs, and two sections of cobble.  The women raced five laps, and the men raced seven.   166 men started the road race, and the pack quickly strung out.  Some crashes up the road left several UA men chasing the field, in valiant efforts that, in the end, were made in vain.  Rich’s crash the previous day prevented him from starting, and Carlson experienced a mechanical.  Keogh pulled through, however, with final sprint into 33rd.Libby HillOverall, UA Cycling is pleased with the improvements they saw in their results this season, and look forward to doing even better in Ashville, NC in 2015.