Great Lakes Cycling is the premier youth cycling club in Southeast Wisconsin and Northern Illinois. We are a 501(c)3 charitable organization Mountain, Road, Cyclocross, and Gravel cycling team. Our team was started in 2014 by Coach Dave Bender, with one athlete. In the past eleven years, we have grown to a team of over eighty athletes comprised of private, public and homeschool student athletes from 3rd Grade to College.
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The team competes in the Wisconsin High School League, a league of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA), Wisconsin Off-Road Series (WORS), and USA Cycling events around Wisconsin and Northern Illinois. While we have humble beginnings and continue to develop, our team has multiple Wisconsin state Champions for USA cycling Wisconsin, NICA, and WORS.
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Interested? Don’t worry if you are new to cycling, because with Great Lakes Cycling everyone is welcome and everyone rides. With our team you have 3 options to participate: Ride, Train, or Race! Your cycling adventure will be supported by volunteer board of directors and over 50 volunteer coaches certified and trained at various levels to include safety, risk management, and skill development. Ready to begin your adventure?
Youth Excellence
Great Lakes Cycling provides all youth that have a desire to ride a bike an opportunity to build strong body, mind and character through cycling. Great Lakes Cycling encourages athletic excellence and good sportsmanship towards all participants and supporters.
Giving Back
Great Lakes Cycling is proud to give back to our community! All of our student athletes perform trail work to maintain and improve trails in our county parks.
2018 Westosha Composite Year End Video
Board of Directors
Dave Bender
Justin Heiligenthal
Rob Powers
Daniel Infusino
Colleen Knox
Michael Kemp
Lori Flade
Randy Gordon
Ty Kurth
Kristin Flenyte
