Northwestern University Cycling Team

[Ken Robb]

I just learned that my alma mater has a cycling team. My first thought was "How can they train in that nasty climate?" Then I realized that the weather in Belgium is pretty nasty too and some decent riders have developed there.

I graduated in 1965 and I can only remember ONE guy who rode a bicycle. There were about 5 of us on motorcycles. My last visit to campus was Spring 2008 and there were LOTS of crummy "beach cruisers" fastened in racks by locks and RUST. Apparently the owners had parked them at the first snowfall and left them sit for months. I don't remember any options for indoor bike storage in my day.

I found a few cool pix of current inter-collegiate races with team kit from Michigan, Indiana, etc.