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F.A.Q.

What is the basic organization of the team?

The Williams Cycling Team is coached by Tyler Hallenbeck. Ramiro Ramirez (rr16) and Percy Tohna (pst2) are the Captains for the 2025-2026 Season.

How do I join the team? Are there tryouts? What are the requirements for joining the team?

There are no tryouts and everyone is welcome! You can ride with the team for fun and are not required to race! We want the team to be as accessible as possible, so we strongly encourage everyone to try out cycling with no pressure or expectations. Most members of the team had never raced before coming to Williams! Of course, if you are interested in serious racing, there’s still space for you. Just reach out to one of our captains or look for us at the Purple Key Fair.

How intense are you??

About 1/3 of the members of the team are serious about the sport and commit themselves to long training sessions with winning races as their goal. The other third only ride for fun and don’t even compete in races! And the last third are somewhere in-between. There truly is space for everyone on the team :).

What do you folks actually do during the school year?

The cycling year is typically divided into the pre-racing, training, and racing seasons.

     The Pre-race Season (until Winter Study) is the time for long, fun rides; building up base mileage.  During this time, there will traditionally be group rides led three times a week at 4pm, but the timing is often very flexible.

     The Training Season begins after winter break and involves formal, structured training for road racers. This involves daily workouts at 4pm in our indoor training and storage facility, the Ark.  The workouts are challenging, but have produced many successful Williams racers. Some recent alums have gone on to race at collegiate nationals and for semi-professional teams after Williams.

     The Racing Season is the ambiguous transition from daily indoor training sessions to a mix of indoor and outdoor training rides. It’s also the time that races begin! It can often be the most rewarding season for team members.

Does the team provide loaner bikes for team members?

Yes! The team has loaner bikes for team rides!

What should I bring

Not much, we have most things you need for road biking! The bare necessities that you need to bring are a water bottle, athletic clothing (padded shorts/bibs) if you have them, and any other road biking gear you own. If you have biking shoes, we only allow SPD cleats to be used on our bikes (switching pedals around for different riders can be hard on the cranks!).

What about racing?

Predominately, we race in the spring, which is road racing season. We will be attending races in New England at other colleges and universities, such as Yale, Dartmouth, and Rutgers. Races last for almost the whole weekend, and are a huge amount of fun. There are different racing categories based on ability, so you can race regardless of how (in)experienced you are. For more information on racing, check out the Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference (ECCC) website.

Where can I find the Team’s Constitution?

Here!