Meet the CRCA Sub-teams
CRCA is the umbrella club for a variety of sub-teams that make up a vital element of our community. Information on each of CRCA's currently active sub-teams is included below. Visit each team's social media pages or look up team contacts in the CRCA Membership Database. To learn how to form your own sub-team or how sub-teams operate, visit CRCA Sub-Teams.
Any questions regarding sub-teams may be directed to the Director of Teams.
Automatic Lonely Hearts
About the Team
Look Good. Ride Fast.
Development Team for the USAC Domestic Elite team, Automatic Racing. Primarily based in the NY Metro area, who complete both locally and nationally.
Racers: Men and Women 1-5
Contact: Charlie Stein
AXIS THEATRE
About the Team
We are a masters team composed of category 2 and 3 riders.
Racers: Men Cat 2-3
Social:
Contact: Paul Carbonara
Big Hit Racing p/b Tullet Prebon
About the Team
A NYC based elite cycling team.
Racers: Men Cat 1-3
Contact: Paul DeBartolo
BlueRibbon – Talent Cycle
About the Team
USA Cycling co-ed bicycle racing team based in New York City, with contingencies in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Boulder, and New Mexico. We compete in national, regional and local races across the country.
Racers: Men Cat 1-3
Contact: Paskal Lamour
breakaway courier
About the Team
We are a group of men and women who, as part of CRCA, race bikes across the region in multiple disciplines including road, track, mountain, and cyclocross.
Racers: Men & Women Cat 3-5
Social: FB
Contact: Evan Fineman
century road club development foundation
About the Team
We are a non-profit foundation focused on promoting the growth and development of youth cycling in the New York City area. Our team is a junior and U23 cycling program that competes in and around New York City. For 2016 the team features a roster of nearly twenty riders who receive on-and-off the bike coaching and equipment support from the CRCDF.
Racers: Men & Women Juniors & U23
Contact: Matthew Vandivort
dave jordan racing
About the Team
We are committed to developing the best bicycle racers through competition, coaching, and team training. We value teamwork and aspire to excellence.
Racers: Men & Women Cat 1-5
Contact: Sandra Buday
deno's wonder wheel
About the Team
Formed as a team in 2001, we are a masters bike racers dedicated to competing, training, and racing locally, regionally, and nationally.
Racers: Men Masters Cat 1-3
Social: FB
Contact: Ken Hochman
e2value p/b verge sport
About the Team
We are a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. We provide the structure for racers to develop their skills and race at the highest level of their abilities with the ultimate goal of racing at the national level. In 2017 we expect to again have racers participating in local, regional, and national events.
Racers: Men & Women Cat 1-4
Contact: Allen Carr
echelon cycles
About the Team
Echelon Cycles was founded in 2009 by veteran racer Pablo D. Castro and friends Daniel DeNigris and Sha Ran Kim, M.S., both avid cyclists.
Pablo was a great bike racer for more than 25 years, his passing away last November deeply saddens us and the racing community. In memory of his legacy we continue to aspire towards his commitment to road racing and development of new talent. We also participate in track and CX as well. We are a NYC based team with 4 team members. If you are passionate about racing please feel free to contact us. Men and woman are welcome to join the team.
Racers:
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Contact: Mark Inaba
fire cycling team
About the Team
We are a group of predominantly, but not exclusively, Mexican and Latin American men who have been riding together socially for approximately 12 years. For these many years, the group has trained informally but intensively, participating in various cycling events, such as GFNY, GFNJ, and Battenkill. In 2017, the team shall embrace and commence formal group training and competition as a team by way of USA Cycling and CRCA.
Racers: Men Cat 4-5
Social: IG
Contact: Maura Hayes
foundation
About the Team
Our primary goals are to develop racers at varying levels and provide continuous support to help enable them to reach their true potential. Foundation has 50 members based in New York City; 10 race in Category 1 races on the elite team.
Racers: Men Cat 1-4
Contact: Alex Sanborn
gf capital/h&e enterprise
About the Team
We are a NYC based racing team.
Racers: Men Cat 2-4
Social: IG
Contact: Stephen Chang
good guys racing p/b highwaterwomen.org
About the Team
We are a NYC based racing team. Team motto: The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Racers: Men Cat 1-4
Contact: Michael Tan
houlihan lokey
About the Team
We were originally founded in 1999 as a group of former recreational cyclists who wanted to test their fitness and competitive nature in the local club race scene. Our roster includes riders that are nationally ranked in their respective categories. We have a unique mix of individuals who all successfully dedicated themselves to the sport of cycling while balancing their work and family responsibilities.
Racers: Men & Women Cat 3-4
Contact: Stephen Chang
kruis cx
About the Team
We are a cycling development team focused on introducing more people to the sport of road and cyclocross racing
Racers: Men & Women Cat 3-5
Contact: Evan Bauer
Lonely Hearts Cycling Club
About the Team
Racers: Men’s 4-5
Social:
Contact: Beau Duncan
major taylor development team
About the Team
We are comprised of competitive road cyclists who are committed to competing in the Category 3-5, Junior and Master’s level of road racing as defined by USA Cycling.
Racers: Men & Women Cat 3-5
Contact: Patrick Merosier & Darrell Tucker
nycc racing
About the Team
We are a racing and development team formed as part of the New York Cycle Club. We are a group of avid cyclists, based in NYC who like to ride hard, race and have fun.
Racers: Men & Women Cat 1-5
Contact: James Gilbert
SUGOI nyc velo
About the Team
As New York City's largest f/t/w (femme, trans, and women) bike racing and development team, we are focused on building community, increasing access to the sport, and creating a safe space for new riders and racers. Our mission is to get more f/t/w and BIPOC individuals on bikes by sharing resources with these communities that have traditionally been underrepresented in cycling. Our riders come from a range of diverse, vibrant backgrounds with differing levels of experience. We primarily develop riders for road racing, but we also encourage our racers to explore gravel, mountain bike, track, and cyclocross events.
Racers: Women Cat 4-5
Contact: sugoinycvelonewriders@gmail.com
outcycling
About the Team
OutCycling is a fab nonprofit cycling network based in New York City for LGBT people of all abilities, up, down and sideways. We love lycra and we promote healthy living through cycling for all! Our youth team, the Fearless Flyers, fearlessly bikes around the city to learn how the bike thing fits with city living in all its crazy dimensions. Our fitness rides bring members together for fun and frolicsome adventures to beaches and mountains and beyond. As part of our mission to rock any biking of any kind, we’re fielding a subteam of experienced racers who bust their booties on those hills in Central Park. Let’s keep it real!
Racers: Cat 4-5
Contact: Bob Nelson
Sponsor: Colavita
radical media
About the Team
Competitive women’s cycling team based in New York City. We compete in top amateur and pro-level races in the New York metropolitan area, New England, and the mid-Atlantic region. We are professional women in our 20’s, 30’s, and 40’s who love the sport of bike racing and are fiercely committed to it. We compete in single- and multi-day events every weekend from March through September, and are dedicated to becoming a dominant force in local and regional racing while maintaining our commitment to the development of women’s cycling.
Racers: Women Cat 1-4
Contact: Nanci Modica
rapha cycling club
About the Team
RCC is a New York City-based amateur racing team. We focus on helping transition our club members into the racing community, and acting as a development team to promote riders to the CAT 3+ range.
Racers: Men & Women Cat 1-5
Contact: Andrew Evenden
rbny racing-verge sport
About the Team
NYC based road and cross racing team founded in September 2012 by David Blume and Per Rosenkvist. The roster consists of riders racing Cat 3/4 and Masters categories, and they can be seen all around the metro NYC area. RBNY focuses on teamwork: riding, training and racing together as a team. Rather than focus on individual riders RBNY works to improve all riders. Showing respect for all riders on the team as well as anyone the team encounters along the way is a very important aspect of the team concept.
rockstar games
About the Team
We are comprised of an active and tight-knit men's and women's squad based in NYC. Our primary focus is road racing, but you'll see our team racing and training throughout NYC and beyond in multiple disciplines. We also pride ourselves in giving back to our local cycling community through volunteerism and partnerships with local businesses and CRCA.
Racers: Men & Women Cat 1-4
Contact: Christopher Shaw
Team fuoriclasse p/b NY Vision group
About the Team
We are a CRCA sub-team focused on development and competition in the NY area. We race locally, regionally and nationally. We aim to race hard and have fun.
Racers: Men & Women Cat 1-4
Contact: Russell Bogin
Team Starchild
About the Team
Team motto is “Enjoy the Bicycle yourself with friendly and respectfully for others” welcome any type of riders with safety first. Starchild of the sponsor is dedicated to young child development in Daycare at East Village.
Racers: Cat 1-5
Social: Website
Sponsor: Starchild Daycare
Contact: Futoshi Mukai
team veselka
About the Team
We are managed under Taniguchi Racing and have been an active racing team under CRCA for over a decade. Our team philosophy is based on 3 pillars: team racing, team training and team socializing; all with a twist of humor and diversity. We are grateful for the generous support of our sponsors.
Racers: Men & Women Cat 1-4
Sponsor: Veselka
Contact: Etsukazu Taniguchi
To Be Determined
About the Team
We are a collection of racers that have been a major presence in the New York City peloton since 2012. The team is active across categories and is focused on all disciplines of racing including road, cyclocross, mountain bike, and gravel.
Racers: Men Cat 1-4
Contact: Matthew Vandivort
