UAH Qualifies Rider for Nationals 2nd Year in a Row

UAH Cycling Team Captain and Founder, Curtis Grace, was informed Tuesday that he has been formally invited to race in the USA Cycling Collegiate National Championships in Madison, WI on May 7th and 8th.

This marks the 2nd year in a row, of the 2 years of UAH Cycling's existence, that the team has qualified a rider for Road Nationals. Curtis also qualified and competed in the championships in 2009 in Fort Collins, CO.

Curtis' invitation is a sign of the potential UAH has for developing elite talent in the future, and the team hopes to continue its streak of sending riders to Nationals for years to come.

Due to prior commitments, and Curtis' concerns as he returns to health from intensive shoulder surgery over the winter, Curtis has decided not to attend Nationals this year. Curtis will instead focus on continuing his recover from surgery and building his fitness through the summer, fall, and winter, so he can return for his senior season in May 2011 and race at a higher level. Curtis will be competing in the less elite, but equally competitive Category 3 field at the Joe Martin Stage Race in Fayetteville, AR May 8th and 9th instead, where he hopes to achieve a solid result.

UAH Cycling and Curtis would like to thank USA Cycling and Jeffrey Hansen, as well as SECCC Director Nathan Haslick for extending the invitation, and we look forward to sending Curtis and many more UAH cyclists to Road Nationals in years to come