Big Shark Racing Cycling and Triathlon Team Information

Why Join a Team?

Most people get into cycling and get hooked on the activity of cycling. When a cyclist wants to level-up and take their cycling interest into competition cycling transitions from a solo activity into a team sport.

One of the best aspects of cycling, triathlon, and endurance sports is that there are a lot of layers, culture, history, and opportunities to dive in. We want to help athletes of any level discover their place in the sport and be exposed to the possibilities.

Bike racing is a team sport, and even if your discipline of choice is more individual, the tactics, training, and knowledge of racing benefits all cyclists. Mountain biking, time trialing, triathlon, duathlon, and track racing all have similar elements and requirements.

Big Shark Bicycle Company supports many local teams and events. Our store team allows us to directly support the athletes that are part of our network. to promote the sport, enhance the local cycling and multi-sport scene, bring in new faces, develop athletes, and have fun.

Team benefits are: Improvement, Networking, Shop Support, Event Support, Training opportunities, Equipment Support, Great Experiences.

There are a lot of books, videos, internet coaches, and so on out there that can help you improve as an athlete, and all are good supplements to training and racing, but being on a team with peers who compete at the highest level and with folks of equal or greater ability is a much more interactive way to get the same information. We want to support the community that supports what we do.

Why Join the CWD - Pastaria p/b Big Shark Team?

The CWD - Pastaria p/b Big Shark Racing Team has never tried to define itself as being uniquely elite or entry level regarding ability. We are not a purely road, mountain, or multi-sport oriented club. We have a very diverse group of people with a wide range of abilities and interests. Amateur racing can be as hardcore or mellow as you want. We guarantee that there are people on our team that you will really like and enjoy riding and training with, but we also guarantee that we have some weird members who we try to keep in the attic like Uncle Lester.

As a result of this diversity our team has a lot of members that participate at almost every level of competition in many disciplines. This enables team members to compete at a level they are comfortable with and have the opportunity to move up categories and gain ability and information.

From trying your first criterium to upgrading to the next level, there are individuals and resources on our team that can facilitate your racing.

The team is composed of athletes that specialize in cycling and multi-sport, and both groups cross over. We endeavor to offer an equivalence of support to any type of competitor.

Big Shark Racing is not a team that has a specific coach, although coaching is available at our Power Up Training Center. Members of the team have competed successfully locally, regionally, and internationally. The same people on out team that have achieved great personal results are willing to provide insight and information. Through team training and events , races, and interaction there are lots of opportunities to involve yourself as an athlete to the degree that you are comfortable. There are always people to train with, events, and activities.

Big Shark Team Benefits

The primary benefits from being on the team are community, performance improvement, and enjoyment. Additional benefits; all team members are eligible for certain equipment discounts, race reimbursements, expense reimbursements, equipment sponsorship.

Requirements and Membership Benefits

Team membership varies a bit annually based on how we're doing with sponsorship, however it's generally $20 to join the team and the required purchase of a current cycling or multi-sport top. In order to be eligible for race reimbursement or travel expenses team members are expected to compete in uniform. Certain travel expenses and entry fees are subsidized by the team.

New members are eligible for a discount at the store that is determined by ability level, attendance, volunteerism, and race participation. Race reimbursement is eligible to some racers in some circumstances. The reimbursement program targets key events and is performance based. The team will help all members at local events to varying degrees and will support race costs that have team attendance.

We will on occasion support team riders with race entry reimbursement and hotel at out-of-market events- with prior team approval.

Road Racing/Mountain Biking/Gravel

Category 1's and 2's receive pertinent local entry fees. One+ set of team apparel. This is tiered by category.
Category 3's get their entries reimbursed if they finish in the top 5. Store support and team discounts on events.
Category 4's get their entries reimbursed if they win. Store support and team discounts on events.
Category 5's store support and team discounts on events.

Triathlon/Multi-sport

Top three in the overall of a local/regional pertinent event receive race reimbursement
Winning an age group category in select events will also be eligible for reimbursement. (Field Size has to be greater than 10 to qualify)
In addition each year we will try to use the team budget to get maximum participation in certain events.

Other Benefits

All uniforms are available at wholesale.
All team members will have the opportunity to place a team order at special rates, in addition to an amount of product they will donate to the team. Donated equipment remains the property of the team, although it for all extents and purposes remains with the end user until it is either used up or passed on.
Team pricing at Power Up Training Center
Race discounts at Big Shark sponsored events.

About the Triathlon Team

Our team consists of athletes of all abilities and age groups. There are no criteria you have to meet - everyone is welcome! Through the team approach to the individual sport of triathlon, we encourage networking with other members for training, racing and socializing.

Annual meetings and periodic team events covering team updates and information to help improve your training and racing
Race reimbursements: Discounts, occasional comped race fees at Big Shark Events, by arrangement support at national events.
Discounts at the shop for racing and training items
Team equipment for last minute tune-ups and hanging out post race
Discounted bike fit and coaching consultations at Power Up Training Center
Discounted membership at Nutriformance

Questions? Send us an email: Triathlon Team Information