Greetings!
While it seems a little odd to be ramping up for cyclocross when it's 80 outside that time has come on the Colorado Calendar. Cross starts this weekend as the ACA moves into it's next section of the Colorado racing season.
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Bear Creek TT Series
The second year of the Bear Creek Time Trial Series is almost over, visit Record Racer.com for details or to register. You can pick your start time for this fun and relaxed event. Hurry and you can still register online right now to race tomorrow. THERE IS NO ONSITE REGISTRATION, online registration closes at NOON on race day.
There are only two weeks left, Don't miss it!
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| Upcoming Weekend Races
Coming this Saturday is the first race in the Boulder Racing Cyclocross Series. This race will be held at the Louisville Recreation Center. Don't miss this challenging venue that also offers some great spectating.
Sunday brings a BCR/BCT race to Buena Vista. Cross at the River looks to be a very scenic venue right along the Arkansas River.
Cross keeps right on rolling the following weekend with the annual Frisco Cross Weekend. Don't miss even more fun in the high country with these two great days of cyclocross racing. |
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If you raced any of the following races, please take a very short survey for that event by visiting the link below.
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Junior Cross Camp 
Junior Cross Camp is coming on October 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Camp will be at Alexander Dawson school just North of Lafayette. Don't miss it, former Olympian and ACA board member Ann Trombley will be the head coach this year along with numerous other trusty assistants. You can find out more and register by clicking here.
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World Road Champs
A whopping 10 of 22 positions in the USA team for the UCI World Championships are riders from Colorado. Find out more by clicking here.
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Legislation and Elections
Sunday, Spetember 27th will be two meetings at REI in Westminster. First up is the Promoters Meeting from 11:30 until 1:30. All race promoters are encouraged to attend this meeting. Later that same day is a Public Input Meeting for general members regarding some of the same topics. The ACA Board and staff are hoping for some very constructive discussions on how to improve racing here in Colorado.
Also on tap for this fall, 5 of 10 seats on the ACA Board of Directors will be up for election/re-election. If you or someone you know would like to take a more active voluntary role in the association please consider running for the board. A good starting place would be talking with some our current board members about their experience on the board. You can find a list of their contact information by clicking here. Interested individuals can also contact the ACA office at execdir@americancycling.org. |
Website Update
Work on our new back end and highly revised membership, races, and results database is finally wrapping up. You'll notice that BCR/BCT and upgrade points are updated as each races results are entered into the system. Unfortunately, that's all most of our end users see at this point. The bulk of the project thus far was to create a well designed and expandable platform to allow us to better manage our membership, races and results.
Work will now start on revised front end for our regular members. Below is a screen shot of the current mock up. Migrating dozens of documents, forms and old results will take some to organize and link to properly. Stay tuned for updates as the project continues to progress.
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Notes From Yvonne
Your Membership Coordinator
- If you know someone who is planning on purchasing a license for cross season, don't let them wait. Just like road season they will not be available at races. Make sure you and your friends have your license before the first race you plan on attending.
- DO NOT FORGET that your 2009 cyclocross racing age is essentially your 2010 road racing age. This is designed to be in line with USAC/UCI regulations regarding cyclocross age. |
A closing comment:
Cycling is currently a very hot topic for several counties in the metro area. There could be some legislation discussed and presented in the coming months that could have a drastic affect on where you are able to ride you bike and just as important, where and when special events (like bike races) can be held. Please consider the following;
- Join Bicycle Colorado as they are the single most important advocacy group for cycling in the state of Colorado
- Stay informed, get involved and make your voice heard!
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That's all for now, see you at the races,
Jon Tarkington
American Cycling Association |
