Cal Cycling · UC Berkeley
Cal Cycling and the Berkeley Omnium.
Cal Cycling is UC Berkeley's student cycling club and racing team. Its riders race both days of the Berkeley Omnium, and its students have led the criterium since the Omnium took shape.
Who is Cal Cycling?
UC Berkeley's cycling club and racing team.
Cal Cycling describes itself as "the mountain and road bicycle club and racing team of the university of california, berkeley." It's run by students: its officers include a road president, a road sport director and mountain bike race directors. Between race seasons it runs group rides and social events for members.
Races in the Western Collegiate Cycling Conference
Two seasons a year: mountain bike in the fall and road in the spring.
From near-beginners to competitive racers
Its stated mission is to support cyclists at all levels while fielding a competitive racing team.
Open to any registered UC Berkeley student
Undergraduate or graduate. Group rides are for members.
Katie Hall
Cal Cycling counts her among its alumni. She won the 2018 Amgen Tour of California and has raced for SD Worx.
Students behind the criterium
The students who run the criterium.
When the Berkeley Hills Road Race and the Berkeley Streets Criterium came together as the Berkeley Omnium in 2024, Preston Mui stepped up to lead the criterium effort from Cal Cycling. The job later passed to Nicolas Goumas and then to Adrian Chin, now Cal Cycling's road sport director.
Each handed it on to the next Cal Cycling rider, which is how a student club keeps a downtown criterium going after its organizers graduate. In 2026, the year collegiate categories officially joined the Omnium, the club's "Meet the Team" article listed Nicolas for the criterium and collegiate racing and Adrian for collegiate racing.
Cal Cycling also turned out on race weekend: the Cal Cycling Team was one of the clubs the Berkeley Bicycle Club thanked for crewing the 2026 Omnium. How the Omnium began
- Cal CyclingWhere all three came through
- Led the criterium firstPreston Mui
- ThenNicolas Goumas
- ThenAdrian Chin
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Cal riders race here too.
Cal Cycling riders appear in Berkeley results in 10 seasons since 2012. In 2017 the Berkeley Streets Criterium hosted a Western Collegiate Cycling Conference race on the UC Berkeley campus.
Collegiate fields show up in Berkeley results from 2022, and in 2026 the Omnium added collegiate categories at both races, from Collegiate Novice to Collegiate P/1/2. A student can race the road race on Saturday and the criterium on Sunday, then help put the same race on the following year.
Different generations, same race
The club, the students and everyone else.
Cal Cycling and the Berkeley Bicycle Club are separate organizations. The club has been around since 1979, organizes the Berkeley Omnium and has promoted the Berkeley Hills Road Race since it formed. In 2026 its president anchored the organizing team with, in the club's words, historical knowledge, club direction and community connections.
Cal Cycling brings a new group of UC Berkeley racers every year, and some of them end up running part of the race. People from other clubs and teams sat on the 2026 organizing team too, Super Sprinkles Racing helped coordinate volunteers, and USA Cycling officials, sponsors and volunteers from across Northern California fill in the rest.
Berkeley Bicycle Club
Organizes the Berkeley Omnium and the Berkeley Hills Road Race
- Club rides
- Racers
- Juniors
- Volunteers
Cal Cycling
UC Berkeley's student cycling club and racing team
- Student racers
- Collegiate racing
- Criterium leadership
- Volunteers
Teams and community
From across Northern California
- Clubs and teams
- Racers
- Volunteers
- Sponsors
- USA Cycling officials
Berkeley Omnium
Cal Cycling FAQ
Cal Cycling and the Omnium, answered.
What is Cal Cycling?
Cal Cycling is the mountain and road bicycle club and racing team of the University of California, Berkeley. It races in the Western Collegiate Cycling Conference, mountain bike in the fall and road in the spring, and its members range from near-beginners to competitive racers.
Visit Cal Cycling →Does UC Berkeley have a cycling team?
Yes. Cal Cycling is UC Berkeley's student cycling club and racing team, racing collegiate mountain bike and road. Any registered UC Berkeley undergraduate or graduate student can join.
Cal Cycling membership →What does Cal Cycling do for the Berkeley Omnium?
Cal Cycling students have led the Berkeley Streets Criterium side of the event: Preston Mui as the Omnium took shape in 2024, then Nicolas Goumas and then Adrian Chin. In 2026 Nicolas and Adrian were on the organizing team, covering the criterium and the new collegiate categories, and the Cal Cycling Team was among the clubs that crewed race weekend. Its riders race both days.
Can college students race the Berkeley Omnium?
Yes. In 2026 both races had collegiate categories, from Collegiate Novice up to Collegiate P/1/2, raced alongside the open fields. Collegiate racing needs a USA Cycling collegiate license and a school team; the collegiate racing guide explains how to start.
How to start collegiate bike racing in California →Who puts on the Berkeley Omnium?
The Berkeley Bicycle Club organizes it, with an organizing team drawn from several clubs. In 2026 that team included people from the Berkeley Bicycle Club, Dolce Vita Cycling, San Jose Bicycle Club, Revolution Racing, Cal Cycling, Monarch Racing, SpeedBlock–Terún and KaiVelo. Cal Cycling students have led the Berkeley Streets Criterium side, Super Sprinkles Racing helped coordinate volunteers, USA Cycling officials officiate the races, and sponsors and volunteers from across Northern California do the rest.
Meet the Berkeley Bicycle Club →Cal Cycling
Race it, then help run it.
Students: join Cal Cycling and race the Omnium. Everyone else: the race always needs volunteers.