Women, check out Rams Collegiate Cycling Team

Looking for a school to go to next year? I grew up in Michigan and spent a good deal of time searching for a good school and cycling mix. Fort Collins, Colorado is now my home, I love it, much more laid back and affordable than Boulder. Plus, many would argue that we have better trails and more roads to ride on. That said, I ride for a trade team based in Boulder, it's a cool town.

Collegiate Cycling is very different than regular racing, to see what I mean, check out this FAQ page, http://ramscycling.com/info which will answer some of the basic questions about collegiate cycling and the Rams Cycling team.

Did you know that we offer cycling scholarships as well, http://ramscycling.com/scholarship . If you send an email to prospectiveinfo@ramscycling.com we will send you info about applying to Colorado State, the Rams Cycling Team and a nice gift - all for FREE!

You can also http://google.com phrases such as "collegiate cycling" or "collegiate cycling scholarship" and "university with cycling scholarships."

You might also check out USA Cycling's site http://usacycling.org/ncca2/ and one of the better conference websites, http://eccc-info.com/

As a fellow collegiate racer, I have to agree- Ft. Collins is a very impressive team... definitely check it out if you are serious about racing.

Where in MI did you grow up? :)

on a side note- mostly re: funding, do you guys rely entirely on sponsorships, school-funding, fundraising as a team, or some combination thereof? just blatant curiosity ;)

i'm always interested in hearing how other schools' teams are run... are the students in charge, or do you have faculty guidance as well?

at UM we're not terribly competitive. a good number of riders... in fact, the vast majority, have never raced before. for some (me last year!) it's their first time on an actual road bike or mtn trail.

we're making attempts at getting more organized... especially recruiting more women; so far there's one off-roadie, 4 roadies, and one that does both (me) :p

Right now we have one of the best teams in the country and we are working very hard to keep it that way. Don't be fooled though, four years ago we could hardly get 10 people to come to a meeting. One of the easiest ways to find out how we operate and keys to the success would be looking at our website, http://ramscycling.com and our alumni booster http://friendsoframs.org . Also I would be happy to answer specific questions just send me a private message and we can go from there.

Thanks for your post, ksonkpro.

I wish CSU had a cycling team 20-something years ago when I was a student. We used to do laps around the Oval for fun.