Jesuit's cycling team performed well at the cyclocross state championships last weekend, having podium finishes in both the 15-16 and 17-18 age categories. Jack Webb '24 won second place in the 15-16 while Lucas Ferguson '22 and Carter Trupiano '22 took first and third respectively in the 17-18. Overall the weekend went well, with many of the team riders...
“How many sports are there where a high school coach can race with his teammates and be competitive? I honestly can’t think of any sport other than this one...”
-Andrew Armstrong ‘01
Coaches usually surpass their athletes in skill, experience, strength, and every other way. The fact that Coach Armstrong’s cyclists have risen to his skill level doesn’t reveal...
Over the summer, cycling coach and theology teacher Mr. Armstrong traveled to Belgium to run his own cycling camp. In Belgium, he is the co-owner of a program called Flanders Development, where they host teen cyclists to compete in popular races.
Interview:
I had the pleasure to interview Mr. Armstrong and learn more about what he does at the camp and...
Their breathing is heavy. The Jesuit cyclists keep telling themselves to just keep pedaling. As the hot Texas sun beats down on them, the remaining cyclists see the end in sight. A few of them attempt to break away from the pack, but it is far too early. Then, all of a sudden, the final leg of the race...
Her legs burning from the incredibly high-intensity race, Lauren Stephens of Team TIBCO Silicon Valley Bank looks up from her handlebars to see the over 100 person field full of the best cyclists from around the globe at the 2015 Women's Cycling World Championships in Richmond, VA last September, Stephens representing the United States of America at the race....
If you live between Forest Lane and Walnut Hill Lane in North Dallas, chances are you’ve passed Jesuit cyclers on your route. Decked out in wind-resistant body suits, sunglasses, and aerodynamic helmets, these road warriors propel themselves around town day after day, often in oppressive traffic. This year, the cycling team plans to defend its Texas High School Cycling...
Pedaling through freezing cold weather (31 degrees to be exact) while wearing skin tight clothing does not sound like a fun way to spend your weekend. To trek through biting weather, with wind pounding your face, with cold chills rushing up and down your body, you can't be weak.
These are the exact conditions the Jesuit cycling team had to...
Wheels spinning, the bikes turn yet another corner in the excruciatingly-tiring race. Rounding the last turn, sweat falling off their faces, the cyclists pedal hard toward the finish. All of a sudden, amidst a crowd of bikers, the Jesuit blue and gold uniforms break through, dashing for the finish line.
This year, the cycling team did tremendously well in its...
