RACE REPORT: Jacob Shupe represents Purdue at Collegiate Nationals
I found out that I qualified for nationals on my 21st birthday. That morning, I woke up to an email from Matt Jones, the conference director, bearing the good news...
Read MoreI found out that I qualified for nationals on my 21st birthday. That morning, I woke up to an email from Matt Jones, the conference director, bearing the good news...
Read MoreThe elevation map of the regionals road race was "mind boggling"(Mark Zhao), especially considering the typical flat road races that are the norm in the midwest. The course was one big hill that climbed 600 feet...
Read MoreWith the Indy Cycloplex (race venue) being only an hour away from Purdue, it was a short drive. Furthermore, the weather was warm and pleasant, so it was a stress-free weekend of successful racing...
Read MoreThe long rough dirt sections of the road race course made for a radically different racing style. Opinions were divided about this unique feature. Mark Zhao remarked, "racing on dirt roads on Paris-Roubaix weekend is a special kind of feeling. I loved it"....
Read MoreCycling is a team sport, and we felt that especially this weekend, teamwork was the main theme. In the weeks leading up to the races, Eliot Toumey devoted a tremendous amount of his time and effort to planning the home race for the club and the rest of the club pitched in to help in their own ways...
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