The WCCC or Western Collegiate Cycling Conference is a collegiate

College

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 cycling

Cycling

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 conference based in the western United States

United States

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. The conference is composed of over twenty schools from California

California

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 and Northern Nevada

Nevada

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. Schools include current Road National Champions UC Davis as well as former champions Stanford and UC Berkeley. The schools in the conference compete in bicycle racing

Bicycle racing

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 with road bicycle races

Road bicycle racing

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 in the spring and mountain bike racing

Mountain bike

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 in the fall. The conference is governed by the National Collegiate Cycling Association, a division of USA Cycling

USA Cycling

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