Candi Murray
still more, sigh
_____
From: Vinson, Tom [mailto:tvinson@usacycling.org]
Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 1:26 PM
To: BRAD ROSS; Fischer, Jim E (Corvallis)
Cc: cmurray@obra.org; T. Kenji Sugahara
Subject: Re: Cross Natz Information
Just to be clear, although I think this has been covered:
1. It opens tonight at 12:02 EDT for master riders only. The rest will
open on Monday. You must have an annual USA Cycling license for all
championship events at the time of registration.
2. Correct
3. Correct, however, if one does get the upgrade and then register, the
rider will probably get a better start spot.
4. Incorrect. First row will be per the rulebook, last year's winner and
the top 7 returning. If a younger champion moves to another age group, that
person gets the last spot on the front row.
After that it will be by category and then by time of registration. So all
CX cat. 1's, ordered by the time they registered, then CX cat. 2's, and so
on. Riders who upgrade after they register will not be moved up. The above
only applies to master riders. For the races under UCI rules (Jr men 17-18,
U23 men, and elite men and women), it is last year's champion and then by
UCI points. For juniors 16 and under it is the first row only, as described
above.
I have attached the rules page that is posted on our site.
Tom
-- Tom B. Vinson
National Events Manager
USA Cycling
210 USA Cycling Point Suite 100
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
tvinson@usacycling.org
Office 719.434.4284
Mobile 719.660.8536
Fax 719.434.4384
_____
From: BRAD ROSS
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 09:46:21 -0700
To: "Fischer, Jim E (Corvallis)"
Cc: "cmurray@obra.org" , "T. Kenji Sugahara"
, "Tom B. Vinson"
Subject: Re: FW: Cross Natz Information
I believe you can register without actually holding a USAC license. You'll
just need it come race day. B's and SS's can race with a one day USAC
license.
Call up order you described is correct.
On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 9:39 AM, Fischer, Jim E (Corvallis)
wrote:
Brad, Kenji and Candi,
Can one of you confirm the information below? If this stuff is true, you
should let the OBRA folks know about it. I know there are lots of lower
level racers who are unfamiliar with USAC license requirements and will be
very disappointed about some of this stuff if they show up on race day
expecting to buy a license and race in something other than Bs.
Many of the masters will not be aware of the seating process and the issue
with buying a new license and being stuck in the lowest category. I didn't
realize there was a cat4 for CCX (men). I assume this is Beginner.
I have not received a response yet from Tom (below), nor have I had my
questions answered by Jan Luke.
I'm happy to send this out, but it should probably come from OBRA Admin or
from the event director.
Thanks,
Fish
-----Original Message-----
From: Fischer, Jim E (Corvallis)
Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 9:22 AM
To: 'tvinson@usacycling.org'
Subject: Cross Natz Information
Tom,
Dirk Cowley from SBO contacted me as I'm one of his larger clients in
Oregon. We work together quite a bit throughout the year. He called to let
me know about some important information about Cross Nationals in Bend this
year. Please confirm that I have these things correct:
1.) Registration opens at midnight tonight, but riders will only be able to
register if they have an annual USAC license, even for the B and SS
categories.
2.) B and Single Speeds are NOT champ events. Only the Masters, Junior,
Collegiate and Elites are Champ events.
3.) All riders buying NEW annuals will automatically be put in the lowest
category. Upgrades may be requested online, but this will put the license
status in pending and will NOT allow the riders to register until the status
is cleared/approved by USAC.
4.) Riders will line up according to a combination of category, last year's
finish and then by registration order (in that respective priority). Cat 1s
line up first with last years top 8 or so in the front followed by order of
registration. After them, all the cat 2s, etc.
Thanks,
Jim Fischer
--
Brad Ross
Cross Crusade Cyclocross Series
USGP of Cyclocross
Portland Twilight Criterium
Cascade Cycling Classic