4 Steps to Starting a Collegiate Cycling Club

Step 1: Registering with your Club Sports Office 

The application process to start a new club varies by school. Check with your club sports office to
obtain the proper applications and criteria necessary to form a cycling club. It is also important to
understand that every school has rules governing their club teams. Make certain that you read and
understand these rules when developing the club and make the rules available to other club
members as well.
It may also be helpful, if not necessary, to contact your campus activities office, to register not only
as a club sport, but also as a campus organization/club. By doing this, your club may be eligible for
additional funding from other sources within the school, and you can attract additional
recreational riders without the immediate pressure of racing competitively. 

Have them fill out the Collegiate Club Eligibility Form.

Step 2: Contact your Regional Conference Director

The Conference Director (CD) is the best resource for all your needs. Log on to the USA Cycling
collegiate conferences page for a current list of names and email addresses for all directors.

Step 3: Registering with USA Cycling 

Every year all collegiate cycling clubs must register with USA Cycling to be officially recognized,
insured, and permitted to host events. The annual membership fee for a collegiate team is $125.
New clubs, (defined as any club that has not been a member for at least three years or more), may
register for free for the first year. All you need to do is fill out the USA Cycling Club Application Form and the Collegiate Club Eligibility Form  (that was filled out by your school admin) and send them in to USA Cycling (contact information can be found on the form itself). 

Step 4: Reading the Rules 

This may sound a bit dull and/or superfluous, but the best and also the easiest thing you can do to
ensure a successful season as a team, is to read the collegiate rules & policies. The collegiate
rulebook and policies are included on the USA Cycling regulations page and linked below.

Rulebook 

Policy IX - Collegiate Cycling 

Additionally, some conferences have additional rules, which determine a number of important
specifics within each conference. These rules can be found on each conference’s web site, a
directory of which is available on the USAC collegiate web page.

Once the club is registered and in good standings with USA Cycling start planning out your race schedule. We will update our main collegiate homepage with what races are going on nationwide.