Collegiate Road Nationals Recap
The weekend of May 3-5 saw a group of Cal Poly's A riders in Ogden, Utah competing in the 2013 edition of Collegiate Road Nationals. The riders that made the trip to Utah
included Brian Funk, Blake Anton, Adam O'Camb, Bryan Duke, Nicholas Jerabek, and Jacob Gerhardt. First up were the team time trial and individual time trial events. Blake, Nicholas,
Bryan, and Jacob posted a strong time of 43:32 on the 33.7 km TTT course, good enough for a seventh place Cal Poly finish. In the individual time trial, Bryan Duke hammered through the
20.1 km course with a time of 28:55. When it was all said and done, Bryan would end up taking 6th place for the Wheelmen! On Saturday, riders participated in the criterium race in downtown
Ogden, on a 1.6 km course around City Hall. Cal Poly saw two riders finish in the top 25 with Bryan Duke in 15th place and Brian Funk crossing the line in 21st! Finally, on Sunday riders competed
in the ever-popular road race event. Riders participating in the road race faced a grueling 125 km race with just under 10,000 feet of elevation gain. Despite the challenging course, Cal Poly
was able to pull off some strong results! Bryan Duke finished in 14th place, Brian Funk in 21st, Adam O'Camb in 32nd, Nicholas Jerabek in 65th, and Blake Anton in 88th place. Overall, it was
a successful weekend for Cal Poly, earning the title as the 13th best DI road team in the country!!
For full race results and photos, please visit USA Cycling's website.
For full race results and photos, please visit USA Cycling's website.
Wednesday Night TT Results!
Here it is...The moment you all have been waiting for...Results from the Wednesday night TT series out O'Connor can be found: HERE
April 2, 2013
2013 Road Season Update
With road season now in full swing, it's time for another set of race recaps. At the UC Santa Cruz road race the Wheelmen saw a solid fourth place finish
from Brian Funk in the men's A race. In the women's B race, Erin Phillips finished strong in sixth place. Jason Hull had another good showing, finishing in eighth place
in the Men's C race. Meanwhile, at the UCSC criterium race on Sunday, Blake Anton finished on the podium in third place in the Men's A race. Erin Phillips kept the podium
finishes coming with a third place result in the Women's B crit. Next up was the UC Santa Barbara race weekend. In the Team Time Trial, the Men's A team finished in second
place only five second behind UC Berkeley. In the road race, Cal Poly's Brian Duke and Erin Phillips finished on the top step of the podium in the Men's A race and Women's B
race respectively. In a field of nearly 50 riders, the Wheelmen saw two of its riders finish in the top ten of the Men's D race. Mitchell Cooledge finished in eighth place
and Chris Ha finished in ninth. In the UCSB criterium race, Justin Russo pulled off a strong performance, finishing in fourth place in the Men's B race. Erin Phillips kept her
winning ways going, finishing first in the Women's B race. Chris Ha picked up the silver in the Men's D crit. The following weekend had the Wheelmen up in Nor Cal for Stanford's
race weekend. In the road race, Justin Russo rounded out the top ten in the Men's B race. Mitchell Cooledge was Cal Poly's top finisher in the Men's D race, finishing in seventh place.
In the criterium race, Brian Funk just missed a podium spot with a fourth place finish in the Men's A race. At UC Berkeley's race, the Men's A TTT started off the race weekend with
a fourth place finish. In the road race, Adam OCamb finished fourth in the Men's A race. Mitchell Cooledge had another strong race, also finishing in fourth place in the Men's D
race. At the criterium race the following day, Brian Funk was Cal Poly's top Men's A rider, finishing in a solid sixth place. At the Fresno State race, Cal Poly started the weekend
off strong, finishing first in the Men's A TTT. In the road race, Blake Anton cracked the top ten, finishing in ninth place in the Men's A race. Next up is Humboldt State 4/6-4/7
and collegiate nationals is right around the corner! Cal Poly currently sits in fifth place in the team omnium scoring. Stay tuned for the next race recap!
Cal Poly racers rocking the stylish green and yellow dot helments at the UCSB crit
Photo courtesy of Kyle McCarty (Current Wheelie)
Photo courtesy of Kyle McCarty (Current Wheelie)
Nicholas Jerabek pinning it in the Stanford TTT
Photo courtesy of Kyle McCarty (Current Wheelie)
Photo courtesy of Kyle McCarty (Current Wheelie)
February 19, 2013
2013 Road Season Update
Road season is off and rolling once again! Three races into the road season and the Wheelmen are off to a strong start. This year's road season started in San Diego with the Boulevard Road Race and Red Trolley Criterium. It didn't take long for the dots to record their first win with Adam O'Camb taking the top step on the podium in the men's B road race. Another strong performance came from Brian Funk, finishing fourth and fifth in the road race and crit respectively. Next up was Cal Poly's home race comprised of a team time trial, road race, and perhaps the most technical crit in the collegiate circuit. The Wheelmen put up solid results in all three events. Some of the top results were: 1st Men's A TTT, 2nd Men's A RR (Nicholas Jerabek), 2nd and 3rd Men's D Crit (Ryan Chandler and Niels Grether), and 2nd Women's C Crit (Erin Phillips). After that, it was off to UCLA/USC for a hilly road race and criterium. The Wheelmen received a big performance from Jason Hull with a second place finish in the Men's C road race. Through three races, the Wheelmen stand in 4th place overall in the team omnium scoring with only 40 points separating the top 4 teams in the conference. Stay tuned for future race recaps!
Brian Funk in the UCLA RR
Photo courtesy of Kyle McCarty (Current Wheelie)
Photo courtesy of Kyle McCarty (Current Wheelie)
Eliana Stefani in the Cal Poly crit
Blake Anton in the Cal Poly crit
Wheelmen Alumni Weekend 2013
Dear Wheelmen Alums, friends and families,
We miss you!
To fix this we've decided that it is about darn time to get you all back here for alumni weekend May 17-19!
Trust me, this is going to be a weekend you don't want to miss!
All of the info can be found HERE
Yours In Dots,
Joshua Marcum
Alumni Weekend Organizer
P.S. Here's a photo to help bring back all of those wonderful memories of time spent in polka dot spandex!
We miss you!
To fix this we've decided that it is about darn time to get you all back here for alumni weekend May 17-19!
Trust me, this is going to be a weekend you don't want to miss!
All of the info can be found HERE
Yours In Dots,
Joshua Marcum
Alumni Weekend Organizer
P.S. Here's a photo to help bring back all of those wonderful memories of time spent in polka dot spandex!
September 19, 2012
Parkfield is Here!!
Welcome back wheelies! It's that time of year again. Time for some mountain bike racing! The season starts this weekend with our home race in the bustling metropolis that is Parkfield! Get ready for an epic weekend of camping, BBQs, and plenty of bike racing on bikes of all sizes (yes even the pixies!). Make sure that you have all membership forms submitted and dues paid in time to go. Also MAKE SURE YOU VOLUNTEER!! The more people we have out there helping, the smoother things run. Get excited for another fun year full of bikes and remeber: keep the rubber side down!
July 8, 2012
Current and Former Wheelies at 2012 XC Nats
Current Wheelmen riders Tony Smith and Victoria Yoham and Wheelmen alum Chris Jackson did the Wheelmen proud at the 2012 U.S. Cross Country National Championships. Tony Smith had a strong showing, finishing fifth in the U23 XC race for his Whole Athlete team. Victoria Yoham took home two silver medals competing in the women's 19-29 XC and Super D races. Chris Jackson went three for three finishing first in the men's 19-29 XC, short track XC, and Super D races!!! Congrats wheelies!!!
Chris Jackson in the stars and bars!!
Photo courtesy of USA Cycling
Tony Smith pinning it on his way to fifth place
Photo courtesy of cyclingnews
Victoria on the podium after her XC racePhoto courtesy of USA Cycling