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2025 Season - Cleveland Cycling Academy

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Welcome to the Cleveland Cycling Academy's GoFundMe page for the 2025 Season.

Join me in making a difference by supporting a good cause! I'm raising money for Cleveland Cycling Academy and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

CCA’s Mission:
To manage, financially support and continually grow a youth development program and U23 cycling team to help aspiring youth cyclists in the US compete at national and international levels.

The Need:
Cycling is a difficult sport to start and continue financially and physically. Young competitive cyclists need a gateway into the sport, a mentor, coach, team as well as financial support for race entry fees, travel and lodging at races. Young cyclists also need a quality bike (which can cost $2,000 to $5,000) race jerseys, bib shorts, cycling shoes, helmet and safety lights when training.



Our Proposed 2025 Season:
  • April - Marian Midwest Cycling Classic - 1 day in Indianapolis, IN
  • May - Iowa Race Series - 4 days in Burlington, Muscatine, Davenport, IA
  • June - Tulsa Tough - 3 days in Tulsa, OK
  • June - USA Cycling Junior Amateur Nationals - 3 days tbd
  • June - Tour of America’s Dairyland (ToAD) - 10 days in Wisconsin
  • June - Hyde Park Blast - 1 day in Cincinnati, OH
  • July - Whiskey City Challenge - 1 day in Lawrenceburg, IN
  • July - Intelligentsia Cup - 10 days in Chicago, IL
  • August - Momentum Indy: Mass Ave & Indy Crit 2 days in Indianapolis, IN
  • Aug/Sept - Green Mountain Stage Race in Vermont
  • Aug/Sept - Gateway Cup - 4 days in St. Louis, MO

Other Expected Expenses:
  • Race Entree Fees: $12,500.00
  • Team Race Clothing - $12,500.00
  • Hotels/Lodging - $10,000.00
  • Team Bicycles- 8 to 10
  • Team Wheels – 3 sets
  • Team Tents - 1
  • Team A-Frame – 2
  • Team Helmets – 30

Why:
Creating this program has been a long-time dream of mine. I'm forever grateful to my father, coaches, mentors, teammates and cycling friends for all the years of support, opportunities and wonderful memories. Now, I feel it is my time to give back to our community in gratitude by starting this non-profit program.

I'm beyond excited to have an exceptionally talented and brilliant Board of Directors, Masters Team of coaches/mentors and many volunteers. They are helping navigate this program to its highest potential and will use your donations to make a significant impact.

I sincerely thank you for your interest and your donation. Together we can give aspiring youth cyclists a start, opportunities and the resources they need to thrive and be successful in competitive cycling!

Robert "Polo" Fernandez
Founder, President, Masters Rider and U-23 Mentor

Other Cleveland Cycling Academy ("CCA") goals in 2025:
  • Continue to create a gateway into competitive cycling for aspiring youth throughout our community through our Grassroots Outreach Program.
  • Continue to increase diversity and inclusion in cycling.
  • Continue to create a nonprofit program that alleviates the high costs of competitive cycling through fundraising.
  • Continue to provide our U21 team members with cycling equipment
  • Continue to teach and promote road safety when cycling.
  • Continue to develop competitive youth cyclists through coaching, training and mentoring. Teach road cycling skills, racing skills, nutrition, teamwork and sportsmanship.
  • Continue to set short-term & long-term goals for our U-21 Team athletes.
  • Continue to enable youth cyclists to compete at the local, regional or national levels through funding for travel, lodging and entry fees.
  • Grow the CCA to be a nationally recognized team and program.
  • Achieve financial support and sustainability as a nonprofit organization.
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Donations 

  • Michael Mitsch
    • $200
    • 2 d
  • Anonymous
    • $75
    • 3 d
  • Robert Hengel
    • $100
    • 10 d
  • Anonymous
    • $100
    • 17 d
  • Christopher Neag
    • $100
    • 17 d
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Organizer

Robert Fernandez
Organizer
Strongsville, OH
Cleveland Cycling Academy
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