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*Cyclo-cross Promoter Summit Attendees Discuss Booming Discipline*
Colorado Springs, Colo. (April 27, 2010) — USA Cycling hosted its first
annual Cyclo-cross Promoter Summit at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in
Colorado Springs on April 23-25.
The summit offered attendees the opportunity to share best practices and to
discuss the future direction of the cyclo-cross discipline that has enjoyed
such dramatic growth over the past five years. The group, which was
represented by promoters, team representatives, sponsors, officials, USA
Cycling staff and Geoff Proctor, who is a member of the UCI Cyclo-cross
Commission, focused its attention on the national cyclo-cross calendar;
event standards; national championships and the historic, upcoming UCI
Cyclo-cross World Championships in Louisville in 2012 and 2013.
“Thanks to the efforts of our hard working promoters and dedicated riders
and the coordinated efforts of the UCI and USA Cycling, the United States
now hosts more internationally sanctioned ‘cross races than any other
country in the world,” said Steve Johnson, USA Cycling Chief Executive
Officer. “This dramatic and exciting growth has created new challenges so
it was long overdue that we brought together a group of leaders from
cyclo-cross to focus on how we nurture and grow ‘cross racing in the U.S. We
look forward to continued dialogue and more participation at the Cyclo-cross
Promoter Summit next year.”
USA Cycling invited all of the organizers of the UCI sanctioned cyclo-cross
events in the United States as well as all members of the USAICO forum to
attend the three-day event.
“I am very thankful to USA Cycling for putting this weekend together and to
our fellow promoters for participating,” said Joan Hanscom, promoter of the
USGP series and the upcoming UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. “It was a
great opportunity for us to participate in a dialogue about the growth and
development of the sport. With such a strong cross-section of the
cyclo-cross racing community at the table, from UCI Commissaire Randy Shafer
to uber-grassroots promoter Brad Ross, we were able to address some
important issues from many angles. With our involvement in the upcoming
World Championships in Louisville as well the USGP, we are very interested
in the sustainable growth of the sport and improving the quality and caliber
of racing in the U.S. for all racers. This meeting was an important first
step in the planning process."
Over the day and a half meeting, attendees were briefed on the activities of
the UCI Cyclo-cross Commission; presented with an update on the USA Cycling
cyclo-cross athlete development program, and discussed officials’ event
reporting and evaluation. The group also participated in round table
discussions on national calendar development; national championship
scheduling; potential national championships and masters world championship
eligibility criteria, potential call-up procedures, and methods to improve
all levels of cyclo-cross racing in the U.S.
USA Cycling staff presented the idea of conducting a time trial at the
Cyclo-cross National Championships to create the call-up procedures for the
non-elite category riders. The top eight finishers in each category will
continue to be called up first. The time trial will offer all participants
(for those categories that are not seeded by UCI points), the opportunity to
vie for start position via a time trial held on a separate course. All
participants, whether they choose to compete in the time trial or not, will
retain the right to compete in the their race category with those opting not
to contest the time trial called-up behind the last time trial qualifier.
The final details on the time trial rules, schedule, process and the time
trial course set up will be established and announced by July 1.
Any and all discussions pertaining to the UCI Cyclo-cross World
Championships are preliminary as the International Cycling Union (UCI)
retains all rights to final decision making on world championship policy.
*About USA Cycling ***
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Internationale, USA Cycling is the official governing body for all
disciplines of competitive cycling in the United States, including road,
track, mountain bike, BMX and cyclo-cross. As a membership-based
organization, USA Cycling comprises 66,500+ licensees; 2,200 clubs and
teams; and 34 local associations. The national governing body sanctions
2,650 competitive and non-competitive events throughout the U.S. each year
and is responsible for the identification, development, and support of
American cyclists. To learn more about USA Cycling, visit **
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