Cougar Cycling and Triathlon Team
What it takes to be a member:
o Student at UH
o Interest in cycling
o $25/semester dues
o Filled out Cougar Cycling information sheet (third to last page of this packet) and get to Kris Young along with the $25 dues ASAP
o Fill out the last two pages of this packet and get them to Jay Parks (upstairs offices at the REC) ASAP. These must be turned in if you want to race.
o Visit our forums (
www.cougarcycling.com/forums2) on a regular basis for the most up to date information on rides and team activities
o Get out on your bike and ride!
What you get for being a member:
o Community of people who enjoying riding their bikes as much as you do
o Entry fees, hotel and some transportation to collegiate racing events within our conference are covered by the team
o Discounts from out sponsors
Sugar Cycles discount once your name is on the roster. If you want to purchase large ticket items, let us know first. This discount is available to any team member.
Specialized Twice a year orders where the items we have access to we receive at approximately cost (higher end items). The discount for cycling goods is available for all members, the discount on bikes is only available to members who have raced for the team.
Hincapie Manufacturers our uniforms. If you order when we place the large team order the price (currently) per piece (shorts and short sleeve jerseys) is approximately $45, if you get them outside of the order the price per piece (shorts and short sleeve jerseys) is approximately $65. Prices for non members are $75 per piece. Prices are subject to change. Uniform orders take place once or twice a year depending on demand.
Other sponsors include: Polar, Third Coast Training, Gu and more..
o Team water bottle
o When we get team T-shirts made you will receive a t-shirt
Racing Information
Requirement for racing for the team
o Be a team member in good standing (ie fulfilled steps above)
o Want to race
o Have a collegiate license for University of Houston from USA Cycling (more information below). If doing triathlons you will need a USAT License as well.
o There is no pressure to race and there is no pressure (from us) during races. If you want to race, but think you will come in dead last. Then do it and own it! We want people out there having a good time on their bikes.
o If you dont want to race, but still want to come to races and cheer us on. That is a wonderful way to get the feel of the team and be a big contributing part of it. There is nothing more wonderful than having someone cheer you on in the middle of a hard race and give you bottle feeds.
Types of Racing we Participate In
o Mountain Bike Fall
o Road Bike Spring
o Track Bike Summer
o Triathlons Rarely (very few collegiate events)
o Some other types of cycling events are starting to grow in our conference; however they are few and far between.
Racing Schedule
o Texas Tech Feb 27th & 28th (Lubbock, TX)
o Texas A&M Mar 6th & 7th (College Station, TX) Hotel Sat Only
o D/FW HS/Collegiate Weekend Mar 13th 14th (Dallas, TX
o Texas State Mar 27th and 28th (San Marcos, TX)
o Baylor Apr 10th & 11th (Waco, TX)
o Midwestern State April 17th-18th (Wichita Falls, TX)
o Conference Championships (Texas) April 24th 25th (Austin, TX)
Procedure for Racing
o Three weeks prior to the Friday before the race notify the coordinator (will be listed on forums) of you intention to attend this event. If you are unsure, but may want to go you still need to notify the coordinator at this point, but make them aware of this situation.
o Before two weeks before the race you must file a waiver for that event with the coordinator.
o With one week to go before the race, confirm with the coordinator that you are still planning on attending the race.
o Check on the forums for information pertaining to travel arrangements for the race
o Show up at the correct times and be ready to race. Being ready to race means that you should have the following items with you and they should be in working order
Bike
Helmet
Racing License (see below)
Shoes
Uniform (if you do not have a UH uniform try to see about borrowing at least a jersey from someone. If you are unable to acquire a jersey from someone you may NOT wear a jersey that has any large names or advertising on it. Worst case scenario, wear a white T-Shirt)
Water Bottle
Food and Drink needed for racing usually not potable water sources available at races so you will need to bring your own.
License Information
o Two types of licenses
Annual licenses - purchased at USA Cycling (info below), last for all of 2010. Allows you to race all collegiate cycling events. $30 per year or Free with the purchase of a regular road license ($60)
Daily License purchased for $10/day at the event. Can be applied towards an annual license if you keep the receipt. If you are unsure if you want to race this is probably the way to go for the first race.
Purchasing an annual license - Copy and Paste this link into your browser:
https://www.usacycling.org/myusac/index.php?pagename=loginThis is where you will need to create an account. You do this by entering your name and birthdate in the "Create Account" section.
Click "Continue"
This takes you to the create an account page where you will need to fill in the required information. When you are done click "Continue"
You will then need to activate your account from your email account by clicking on the link provided.
Once your account is activated go to
www.usacycling.orgClick on MY USA Cycling button in the upper left hand side of the screen. This will bring you to the log in page. enter your name and password in the "Log In" section and click "Sign In" (If you don't have a password, click on "Forgot your password?" and it will direct you how to get a new password.)
Once you have signed in you will be brought to your page which shows all of you account info.
In the top middle of that screen there is a link that says "Purchase/Renew License". Click on this link.
THhis brings you to the license purchase/info screen.
If you look down under the license information heading you will see a row "Collegiate Rider" you will click on the button that says "Primary $30" in that row.
Once that has been clicked, scroll down and click "Next"
On the next screen you need to agree to the waivers and enter your citizenship status on the bottom of the page, then click "Next"
On the next page, under "Purchase Summary: Licenses" you need to choose your club as "University of Houston - Houston, TX", then click "Next"
This brings you to the payment page, enter your payment information and you will have purchased a 2010 Collegiate Racing License for all collegiate disciplines.
