- University News Archive - ��Vlog��ý Little Rock

��Vlog��ý Little Rock employees ride Tour de Rock in honor of vice chancellor’s brother

Ajani Oyindamola — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 15:32:11 +0000

Nine employees from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock rode nearly 550 miles in honor of a vice chancellor’s brother who is battling cancer. Steve McClellan, ��Vlog��ý Little Rock vice chancellor for finance and administration, sponsored the employees to ride the on June 1 in honor of his brother, Bruce McClellan, who is battling lung cancer. CARTI’s 16th annual Tour de Rock supports CARTI’s continued fight against cancer by providing the most advanced forms of treatment available while also meeting the needs of patients and their families. Nearly 1,000 cyclists rode one of four routes of 25, 50, 62, or 100 miles. This is the second year that McClellan has sponsored a team of ��Vlog��ý Little Rock cyclists to ride the Tour de Rock and raise money for cancer. Last year, the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock team rode nearly 500 miles in honor of Bruce McClellan. “One of the most touching things about the event is that you get to write the name of a person who is fighting cancer on your shirt,” said Martial Trigeaud, business consultant with the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center and faculty advisor of the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Cycling Club. “This year, we wrote the name of Steve’s brother, Bruce. Many people also wrote the name of another friend or relative, someone they love, who has faced cancer.” ��Vlog��ý Little Rock employees and students who rode in the Tour de Rock include Alex Biris, director of the Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences; Thomas Bunton, associate vice chancellor and chief information officer; Molly Castner, deputy athletic director and senior woman administrator; Emilie Darrigues, a Ph.D. student of applied science; John Evans, senior associate athletic director for facilities and events; Ian Hadden, director of energy management services; Ashton Hale, a criminal justice graduate student; Sean Orme, a Ph.D. student in computer science; and Trigeaud. One of ��Vlog��ý Little Rock’s riders, Hadden, even took on the special challenge of riding in the pace group, where cyclists complete 100 miles in under 5 hours. Hadden finished 100 miles in 4:54:03 and burned 8,680 calories in that time.

Faculty, staff, and students from ��Vlog��ý Little Rock rode the Tour de Rock in honor of Steve McClellan’s brother, Bruce.

��Vlog��ý Little Rock hosts Big Dam Bridge Criterium

Ajani Oyindamola — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:47:42 +0000

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has stepped in to host the Big Dam Bridge Criterium bicycle races after the race’s usual location experienced unexpected flooding. Normally held in Burns Park in North Little Rock, the race series needed a new home due to flooding from the Arkansas River in Burns Park. ��Vlog��ý Little Rock’s Cycling Club is excited to provide an alternate venue and allow the races to continue. The races will be held from 5:30-8 p.m. on the following Tuesdays – June 4, June 11, and June 18 – in ��Vlog��ý Little Rock parking lot 14, across the street from the Windgate Center of Art and Design. The event is free and open to the public. For more information about the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Cycling Club, contact Martial Trigeaud (mxtrigeaud@ualr.edu) or Ian Hadden (ithadden@ualr.edu).

Cyclists wanted to ride Tour de Rock in support of vice chancellor’s brother

Ajani Oyindamola — Tue, 21 May 2019 16:04:09 +0000

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Cycling Club is looking for 10 students, faculty, and staff members to ride the Tour de Rock on Saturday, June 1. For the second year in a row, Steve McClellan, vice chancellor for finance and administration, will sponsor a team of people to ride the in honor of his brother, Bruce McClellan, who is battling lung cancer. “My brother found out that he had a pretty serious situation going on with cancer,” McClellan said. “There is not much I can do other than support him. Sometimes, you want to do whatever you can to let the person know that you are there.” CARTI’s 16th annual Tour de Rock is a cycling fundraiser that supports CARTI’s continued fight against cancer by providing the most advanced forms of treatment available while also meeting the needs of patients and their families. “One of the most touching things about the event is that you get to write the name of a person who is fighting cancer on your shirt,” said Martial Trigeaud, business consultant with the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center and faculty advisor of the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Cycling Club. “This year, we will write the name of Steve’s brother, Bruce. Many people also write the name of another friend or relative, someone they love, who has faced cancer.” Last year, the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock team rode nearly 500 miles in honor of Bruce McClellan. Cyclists can ride one of four routes of 25, 50, 62, or 100 miles. The route begins and ends on Riverfront Drive and Brother Paul Drive in North Little Rock. A party with music, exhibitors, and food will follow the race at Heifer International Pavilion. Anyone who would like to ride should contact Trigeaud at 501-683-7721 or mxtrigeaud@ualr.edu. In the upper right image, ��Vlog��ý Little Rock employees and students ride the 2018 Tour de Rock to raise money for CARTI in honor of Steve McClellan’s brother, Bruce, who is battling lung cancer.

��Vlog��ý Little Rock Cycling Club members ride Tour de Rock in honor of vice chancellor’s brother

Ajani Oyindamola — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 13:32:58 +0000

Steve McClellan, vice chancellor for finance and administration at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, wanted to do something to support his brother. Bruce McClellan, who lives near Alexandria, Louisiana, was diagnosed with lung cancer last year and has been fighting the disease ever since. “My brother found out that he had a pretty serious situation going on with cancer,” McClellan said. “There is not much I can do other than support him. Sometimes, you want to do whatever you can to let the person know that you are there.” His attention turned to CARTI’s 15th annual Tour de Rock on June 2. McClellan and his family members have often participated in the cycling fundraiser that supports CARTI’s continued fight against cancer by providing the most advanced forms of treatment available while also meeting the needs of patients and their families. McClellan sponsored a team of 12 ��Vlog��ý Little Rock riders who participated in the Tour de Rock in honor of Bruce. McClellan and his wife, Ladye Ann, also rode in the event. He contacted Martial Trigeaud, business consultant with the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center and one of the faculty advisors of the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Cycling Club, who immediately put the call out on social media for club members who would be interested in riding in the Tour de Rock. “I said I was sure we could find people to ride for them,” Trigeaud said. “I posted it on Facebook. In less than five minutes, I had 10 people reaching out to me to say they wanted to ride for Steve McClellan and his brother. Many of the members were excited to ride in honor of Bruce and members of their family who were affected by cancer.”

Layde Ann and Steve McClellan ride the Tour de Rock to raise money for CARTI in honor of Steve’s brother, Bruce.

��Vlog��ý Little Rock employees and students who rode in the Tour de Rock include Alex Biris, director of the Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences; Thomas Bunton of Information Technology Services; Emilie Darrigues, a Ph.D. student of applied science; John Evans, associate athletics director for facilities and events; Ian Hadden, director of energy management services; Luis Lopez; a student majoring in political science; Matthew Morton of the Department of Public Safety; Melanie Ridlon, a student in the MBA program; and Drew Smith, an adjunct instructor for the Nonprofit Leadership Studies Program. Unfortunately, Trigeaud, who was meant to be the 10th ��Vlog��ý Little Rock rider, could not participate due to an injury. Cyclists choose to ride distances of 25, 50, 62, 80, or 100 miles. The ��Vlog��ý Little Rock team members rode nearly 500 miles in honor of Bruce McClellan. Altogether, 880 riders participated in Tour de Rock, including riders from Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas. “They put together a very diverse team of riders in a very short period of time, which I thought was remarkable. I’m thankful to Martial Trigeaud and Ian Hadden for putting that together,” McClellan said. “My brother was real proud and very thankful. He is a very religious person, so the ride meant a lot to him. A lot of riders sent me thank you notes, and I forwarded all those to my brother.” In the upper right photo, University of Arkansas at Little Rock employees and students ride the Tour de Rock to raise money for CARTI in honor of Steve McClellan’s brother, Bruce.

��Vlog��ý Little Rock employees bring love of cycling to campus with new club

Ajani Oyindamola — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 19:04:51 +0000

Before moving to Arkansas with his wife to pursue graduate school, Martial Trigeaud was a semi-professional cyclist in France. While Trigeaud, now a with the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center, was thrilled with the beautiful trails and mountain biking opportunities in Arkansas, but he was disappointed to find there was no competitive biking club at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. “A year ago, I was interested in racing at the cycling championship,” Trigeaud said. “They said I was eligible to race if I was a student at ��Vlog��ý Little Rock, but we didn’t have a racing team at the university. I needed one in Little Rock.” His desire to continue competitive cycling led Trigeaud to CARVE, a Central Arkansas cycling club based in Little Rock with a competitive racing team that Trigeaud manages as a team captain. While cycling with other members of, Trigeaud met Ian Hadden, ��Vlog��ý Little Rock director of energy management. The two cyclers wanted to share the joy of biking with the university community by starting a cycling club on campus. “The nice thing about cycling is it doesn’t matter how old you are,” Hadden said. “You can ride a bike when you are 6 or when you are 86.” The only qualifications to join the cycling club are an affiliation with the university and an interest in cycling. ��Vlog��ý Little Rock students, faculty, staff, and alumni are all welcome to join. Membership in the club allows students to compete in cycling events through the South Central Collegiate Cycling Conference.

Ian Hadden and Martial Trigeaud

“The main idea behind the club is to give students interested in cycling an opportunity to compete at the collegiate level and to get them involved in an activity that is healthy and can provide them great networking in the Little Rock business community,” Hadden said. Club membership is $50 and includes cycling shorts and club jerseys. After six months, the club has already attracted 40 members, which is far more than the five members the club’s co-founders originally expected, including Chancellor Andrew Rogerson and Janessa Rogerson. Trigeaud and Hadden said that now is a great time to introduce the cycling culture to the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock community. Trigeaud described cycling as the “new golf” and a great way to build great contacts. Trigeaud even helped train former ��Vlog��ý Little Rock employee Leah Thorvilson, who last year won a professional cycling contract with Canyon-SRAM after winning Zwift Academy, a talent search for female cyclists. The recent decision to, a 65-mile bike trail between Little Rock and Hot Springs, is just another signal showcasing how important cycling is to the Central Arkansas region. “The world of cycling has grown a lot over the past 5-10 years,” Trigeaud said. “We have a strong cycling community that continues to grow. There are CEOs of banks, business owners, doctors, lawyers, politicians, and all kind of folks engaged in cycling. We want to use the cycling club to build better connections between the university and the community.” Future plans for the club include hosting community bike rides, starting a competitive cycling team for students on campus, and hosting a series of cycling races on the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock campus. For more information, check out the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Cycling Club Facebook page or contact Trigeaud at mxtrigeaud@ualr.edu or Hadden at ithadden@ualr.edu.

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