Candi Murray

I sent this message to the riders who earned an upgrade this week. I received a large number of angry messages and one anonymous one about us delaying the date of the upgrades this week.
We came to the conclusion to retract the delay.
Kenji and I will rewrite the upgrade guidelines to address this very issue for next season.
Candi

-----Original Message-----
From: Candi Murray [mailto:cmurray@obra.org]
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 5:37 PM
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Subject: cyclocross upgrade

> First let me congratulate you for earning enough points for a mandatory
> upgrade from your current category. This is quite an achievement and we are
> proud of it.
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> My initial plan was to allow you to compete at the Barton Cross Crusade race
> in your previous category if you preferred. It felt unfair to force you out
> of the category one week before the series ended. Once I announced this
> exception I received a large amount of rather angry email from others who
> felt it was a unfair policy to allow you to be able to compete when they
> were not permitted the same exception. I talked it over with Kenji and we
> both came to the conclusion that you all needed to be treated exactly like
> the previously upgraded riders.
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> So your upgrades are effective today and you are not given that initial
> opportunity.
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> I apologize that you were caught in this fire storm when we all needed to be
> celebrating your upgrade.
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> Sincerely,
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> Candi

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Kenji Sugahara
Executive Director
Oregon Bicycle Racing Association
Phone: 503-278-5550
http://www.obra.org