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Candace,
As the promoter of the Tuesday night PIR races, I have the following request
for clarification:
As I read this, you are requesting that I add at least four events to the
Tuesday night program....Is that right, is that what you are requesting?
Jeff Mitchem
Fellow OBRA members and cycling friends,
The following is a petition proposing minor changes in OBRA race
guidelines to promote further equality in opportunity (in the spirit of
Title 9) for women in cycle racing. Title 9 taught us that we cannot
wait for participation before providing opportunity-opportunity is
needed first, and participation will follow. We hope the following
changes will, over time, encourage more young woman to enter the sport
of cycle racing and more women to continue to participate over the age
of forty-five. Please sign if you agree.
Send completed petitions to Candace Bonner, 16560 SW Maple Circle, Lake
Oswego, OR 97034.
We the undersigned would like to encourage OBRA to continue to work
towards equal opportunity for both men and women, both older and
younger, in cycle racing in Oregon, by adopting the following
guidelines:
1) All OBRA sanctioned races should include categories for Senior men
and women, Junior men and women, and Masters men and women.
2) Junior racers should register by 2-year age categories and Masters
racers by 5-year age categories.
3) Promoters should state at the time of race announcement how many
racers are needed per category, i.e. under what number of racers per
category will result in categories being combined.
4) In any given race, Junior categories for men and women should be
equivalent and Masters categories for men and women should be
equivalent. If age categories are combined for women, they should be
combined similarly for men. If age categories are maintained for men,
the same age categories should be maintained for women.
5) There should be an overall Master's winner for men and for women in
each race, with additional BAR points to the overall winner. Promoters
may choose to limit significant Masters cash prizes to overall Master's
winners.
6) In races with ribbons awards and no cash prizes, promoters should be
encouraged to keep all categories open, even with low numbers of racers.
7) Annual BAR awards should be given for at least two age categories of
Masters men and Masters women.
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Candace,<BR>
<BR>
As the promoter of the Tuesday night PIR races, I have the following reques=
t for clarification:<BR>
<BR>
As I read this, you are requesting that I add at least four events to the T=
uesday night program....Is that right, is that what you are requesting?<BR>
<BR>
Jeff Mitchem<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<FONT SIZE=3D"1"> Fellow OBRA members and cycling frie=
nds,<BR>
The following is a petition proposing minor changes =
in OBRA race<BR>
guidelines to promote further equality in opportunit=
y (in the spirit of<BR>
Title 9) for women in cycle racing. Title 9 ta=
ught us that we cannot<BR>
wait for participation before providing opportunity-=
opportunity is<BR>
needed first, and participation will follow. We hope=
the following<BR>
changes will, over time, encourage more young woman =
to enter the sport<BR>
of cycle racing and more women to continue to partic=
ipate over the age<BR>
of forty-five. Please sign if you agree.<BR>
Send completed petitions to Candace Bonner, 16560 SW=
Maple Circle, Lake<BR>
Oswego, OR 97034.<BR>
<BR>
We the undersigned would like to encourage OBRA to c=
ontinue to work<BR>
towards equal opportunity for both men and women, bo=
th older and<BR>
younger, in cycle racing in Oregon, by adopting the =
following<BR>
guidelines:<BR>
<BR>
1) All OBRA sanctioned races should include categori=
es for Senior men<BR>
and women, Junior men and women, and Masters men and=
women.<BR>
2) Junior racers should register by 2-year age categ=
ories and Masters<BR>
racers by 5-year age categories.<BR>
3) Promoters should state at the time of race announ=
cement how many<BR>
racers are needed per category, i.e. under what numb=
er of racers per<BR>
category will result in categories being combined.<B=
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4) In any given race, Junior categories for men and =
women should be<BR>
equivalent and Masters categories for men and women =
should be<BR>
equivalent. If age categories are combined for=
women, they should be<BR>
combined similarly for men. If age categories =
are maintained for men,<BR>
the same age categories should be maintained for wom=
en.<BR>
5) There should be an overall Master's winner for me=
n and for women in<BR>
each race, with additional BAR points to the overall=
winner. Promoters<BR>
may choose to limit significant Masters cash prizes =
to overall Master's<BR>
winners.<BR>
6) In races with ribbons awards and no cash prizes, =
promoters should be<BR>
encouraged to keep all categories open, even with lo=
w numbers of racers.<BR>
7) Annual BAR awards should be given for at least tw=
o age categories of<BR>
Masters men and Masters women.<BR>
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