Why Join Team BBC ? ? ?

TEAM BBC is affiliated with the Baltimore Bicycling Club (BBC), an organization that promotes cycling in the Baltimore metropolitan area and throughout Maryland. The team began with the 1999 racing season and our goals are simple: get stronger and have fun. As such, we offer a low key approach that's an excellent training ground for new racers.

Our team provides strength and conditioning training from Krista Schultz, an exercise physiologist and personal trainer. Krista emails a novice and a more advanced program each month from December through the end of the racing season. Chris Newell is an accomplished road, mountain and cyclocross racer who has competed at very high levels and is also a USCF coach. He teaches basic skills and strategy, and will hold two practice sessions or training rides each month from December through June. Krista's strength and conditioning program and Chris's racing fundamentals allow our novice riders to become competitive very quickly. On our password-protected Member Only Pages, we provide Racing 101, Strategy 101, and Sprints & Intervals articles.

TEAM BBC is primarily composed of cat 3 and 4 women; and cat 3, 4, 5 and 50+ men. We are truly a co-ed team. To foster communication, we maintain a team directory and an email list. During the fall and winter, we offered a Saturday training ride from Oregon Ridge in northern Baltimore County to keep teammates connected in the off-season.

TEAM BBC also has a host of great sponsors listed on our Sponsors Page. They provide monetary support and/or significant discounts on products and services as spelled out on our Member Only Pages which will be available once you join.

It costs $25 per year to join TEAM BBC. Since our parent club pays for our coaches; the Baltimore Bicycling Club (BBC) requests that team members become BBC members. It's also $25 per year. A BBC newsletter describing weekend rides and special events is published every two months. A team jersey is approximately $45, and a USA Cycling racing license is $60 per year. That's all one needs except for a bike!

If you'd like more information on joining or are ready to join, please contact us @ join@teambbc.net

Updated 5/7/2009