Racing

The club races in the Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference (ECCC) against schools all over the northeastern United States and even some parts of Canada. The ECCC fields a vast variety of racers ranging from first-timers to experienced racers competing at the elite amateur and professional levels.

The ECCC sanctions collegiate racing for road, cyclocross, and mountain biking at all levels. The club will reimburse entry fees, gas money, and lodging for all collegiate races. However, the club only competed in the road season in the 2024-25 school year. If you are interested in competing in mountain biking or cyclocross races in the 2025-26 season and would like support from the club, please contact the club leadership.

The road season is during the spring. Collegiate racing is open to all levels, with categories A, B, C, D, and Intro ensuring that there is a level of competition for everyone ranging from beginners who have never raced before to people interested in racing at the national level! Road racing is not only a test of who has the greatest fitness, but also who can outsmart their competition which makes it a fascinating sport to watch and compete in.

The mountain season is during the fall. The mountain riding in Ithaca is some of the best in the Eastern United States.

The cyclocross season comes during the late fall and early winter. Cyclocross combines the technical skills of mountain biking and the tactical skills of road racing to make CX a discipline open to a variety of backgrounds.