Welcome to UMBRC.com!

This is the online home of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Bicycle Racing Club. The UMBRC is a student organized group dedicated to recreational and competitive bicycling. We strive to serve the campus community by creating and sustaining a club of friends and teammates who share a passion for bicycling. Our members range in ability from novice to professional racers and represent all cycling disciplines. New members are encouraged to join!

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2009 Spring Racing a Successss

With a better showing than we have had for many years, UMBRC is on on the map. We are making our mark , and pushing other teams out of the spotlight. MAKE WAY, HERE COMES THE UMBRC TRAIN!!! For results check our blog, umbrc.wordpress.com. We have plenty of results to boast about, so make sure to check them out and email me with your "wow" comments.

Fall 2008 Comes to an End...

What a season, WHAT A SEASON! With many rambunctious newcomers to add on to an already stacked line-up, UMass had a strong presence at each and every mountain bike race last fall. YES YES and YES. The more the merrier. With so many seasoned veterans on board for next fall, it can only get better. Stupendous job to everyone who raced. There were some thrills and some spills (along with a little puking) which made this season …legendary at that. Seriously though, thanks to everyone for a great season. It was a good one.

Brief Recap

- We got 4^th overall in Division I. LOVELY.

- Tom Sampson won individual overalls and represented UMBRC at Nationals in North Carolina. What a season. What a freshman.

- Mike Bartlett dominated in Men’s A XC and ST, and Sean Kennedy also represented in Men’s A

- Elie smashed his head multiple times throughout the season (resulting in 3 new helmets), and Mike Bartlett smashed his cranial polymers during the Eastern’s ST. The EPIC CRASH AWARD goes to Nelly Nelson Klein. He had some great ones throughout the season, but the end of UNH Downhill #2 really took Nelly for a ride...into a waterhole. Just to give you an idea of how intense this kid is, check this video out (pay attention at 91 seconds in). What a hunk.

- Elie sacrificed the maxima while off-roading in RothRock State Park (we were lost and trying to find the XC start line). Later, Hucker Joe Clemenzi noticed that the threads in Elie’s tires were exposed through worn rubber, so Elie, being the man he is, rushed to Walmart that night to buy spankin' new shoes for his car in order to make it home. Czar Elie is a truper.

- Uri Halevi, Matt Zanchi, Jeff Cronin, and Mike Akresh rode Men’s B/C XC and did dam well.

- Jake Marguiles came to the UNH race and threw up from excitement during his first lap.

- Hucker Joe, Shaun LaPlante, Nelson Klein, Chris Cook, and Tom Sampson finished a bunch of gravity events and managed to pile up plenty of broken parts

- Chris Cook…oh Chris… sacrificed his sensitive parts trying to place in the dual slalom at Eastern’s. He came away with 4^th.Much respect.

- Angry Kim Russell represented Women’s A XC again, and Taryn Barrette did super well while racing for the first time…until she got a bummed knee.

Top 5’s of the Season

            Lehigh:
            Men’s A XC: Tom Sampson (4^th), Mike Bartlett (5^th)
            Men’s A Short Track: Mike Bartlett (3^rd)
            Men’s B Short Track: Sean Kennedy (2^th)
            Women’s B Short Track: Taryn Barrette (5^th)
            Men’s C Downhill #1: Nelson Klein (3^rd), Shaun Laplante (4^th)
            Women’s B Downhill #2: Taryn Barrette (2^nd)
            Men’s A Downhill #2: Joseph Clemenzi (5^th)
            Men’s C Downhill #2: Shaun Laplante (2^nd), Nelson Klein (3^rd)

            UNH:
            Men’s A XC: Mike Bartlett (1^st), Tom Sampson (3^rd)
            Men’s B XC: Sean Kennedy (2^nd)
            Men’s A Short Track: Mike Bartlett (1^st)
            Men’s B Short Track: Sean Kennedy (1^st), Matthew Zanchi (5^th)

            Union, RPI, MIT:
            Men’s A XC: Tom Sampson (3^rd)
            Men’s A Dual Slalom: Tom Sampson (4^th)
            Men’s A Short Track: Tom Sampson (2^nd)
            Men’s B Downhill: Sean Laplante (4^th)

            Penn State:
            Men’s A Time Trial: Mike Bartlett (2rd), Tom Sampson (4^th)
            Women’s A Time Trial: Kimberly Russell (4^th)
            Men’s C Downhill: Nelson Klein (4^th)
            Men’s A XC: Mike Bartlett (3^rd), Tom Sampson (5^th)
            Women’s A XC: Kimberly Russell (4^th)

            Eastern’s:
            Men’s A XC: Tom Sampson (4^th)
            Men’s B Dual Slalom: Chris Cook (4^th)
            Men’s Short Track: Tom Sampson (4^th)
            Men’s C Downhill: Nelson Klein (5^th)

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