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GivingTuesday · Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2026

Help send cadets to the start line.

The Air Force Academy Cycling Club races road, criterium, mountain bike, and cyclocross across Colorado and at Collegiate Nationals. As a cadet club, we rely on private support for travel, race entries, and equipment. This GivingTuesday counts donors, not just dollars, so a $5 gift matters as much as a $500 one.

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USAFA Cycling riders with their bikes at the Pikes Peak summit sign
Dec. 1GivingTuesday
Goal: 300 donorsAny amount counts. Give early, or on Dec. 1.

Fall 2026 results

The season by the numbers

39
individual top-10 finishes
15
podium finishes
8th
team relay at Collegiate Mountain Bike Nationals
13
cadets on the Memorial to Memorial Ride

This season

Racing across Colorado

Summer started with local criteriums, including the Lucky Pie Crit and the Table Mountain Crit Series, where riders earned upgrade points for the 2027 collegiate road season. Between races the team trained up Pikes Peak and Mount Blue Sky, along the Lariat Scenic Byway, and through the Copper Triangle.

The fall mountain bike season opened at the Thunder Valley Short Track with a 1-2 finish in one of the men's races. The team raced Powderhorn, CU Boulder, Black Hawk, and Fort Lewis College before Collegiate Mountain Bike Nationals at Powderhorn, where the relay team finished 8th and C4C Cole Alexander took 10th in a very muddy short-track race.

Thanks to past donors, 13 cadets rode the Air Force Heritage Memorial to Memorial Ride, where C2C Madeline McNeill received the Rider of the Year Award from Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach.

Next up: Denver-area cyclocross this winter, a February stage race, and a return to Grand Junction for Collegiate Road Nationals.

Two USAFA riders racing a mountain bike course at Collegiate Nationals
Collegiate Mountain Bike Nationals, Powderhorn
USAFA Cycling cadets with their bikes at the Air Force Memorial
Finishing the Memorial to Memorial Ride at the Air Force Memorial

Where your gift goes

What a gift buys

Every gift supports USAFA Cycling Club racing, travel, and equipment.

  • $5Keeps us rollingA backup tube for race-day flats
  • $15Protects our rideTire sealant to keep tires healthy
  • $20Get a gripA set of grips for our mountain bikes
  • $30Fuels a racerFood for one rider over a race weekend
  • $50Keeps us race-readyTools for the team room
  • $70Keeps us competingOne rider's registration for a race weekend
  • $100Rubber-side downA fresh race tire
  • $150Keeps us protectedA top-of-the-line helmet
  • $200Fresh threadsA full team kit for one rider
  • $225Suspension readyA full suspension overhaul on one mountain bike
  • $250Gets us to NationalsNationals registration for one racer
  • $400Lets us travelA bike travel bag, so no more cardboard boxes
  • $550Winter trainingA stationary trainer for the snowy months
  • $1,000Equips a new cadetGear to get a new rider racing
One rider, one race weekend$120 hotel + $30 food + $70 entry = $220

Three ways to help

Every donor counts

Give

Give any amount on our giving page, early or on Dec. 1. Gifts are processed by the USAFA Association & Foundation at give.usafa.org.

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Share

Send this page to one person who loves cycling or the Academy. Follow the team on Instagram for race updates.

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Match

Grads and sponsors: offer a match, like "if the team reaches 150 donors, I'll give $X." Email us and we'll set it up.

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