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The 2008 NCNCA Board of Directors was elected at the December BOD meeting. Officers for the upcoming year are:
- President: Casey Kerrigan
- Vice President (Road): George Meilahn
- Vice Presdient (MTB): Jim Crompton
- Vice President (Medical): Katherine Hamilton
- Secretary: Robert Leibold
- Treasurer: Lorri Lee Lown
Contact information for officers is available here.
Welcome to our new and thank you to our departing board members.
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These are the agenda items for the NCNCA Board meeting to be held on Monday, December 10, 2007.
- Discuss Club Registration procedures.
- Will there be a Club Challenge for '08?
- Review BAR/BAT going into '08.
- Elections of NCNCA Officers for '08.
Board members and any interested parties, please attend!!
The meeting will be held at 7 PM at Marie Callendar's restaurant in Concord.
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Minutes from the November NCNCA Board of Directors meeting are now available.
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Winners of the 2007 Best All-Around Rider (BAR) competition will be recognized at the 2008 race scheduling meeting. Ken Hernandez will present a trophy to the winner of each of the men's and women's competitions. Come show your support for these top area racers!
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USAC and NCNCA club membership applications are now available.
The 2008 NCNCA Club Application is posted on the NCNCA web site. If you get your Club application in by 12/5, your Club's current contact info will be printed in the NCNCA Newsletter, to be distributed in January. Remember, your Club and any of its teams will not earn BAT points until the Club application is received.
Renew your club's USA Cycling membership online or by downloading and mailing this form. Contact our regoinal membership service coordinator at "west {at} usacycling.org" with questions about USAC membership.
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NCNCA will print and mail an annual newsletter and calendar to all USAC regsitered riders in late January. Deadline for ad and copy submission is December 5. Contact Robert Leibold at velopro1@sonnet.com for more information.
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The 2008 Race Scheduling meeting will take place on Nov 12th. The
meeting will be held at the Scout House, 299 Carlton Ave, San Bruno,
CA (see map). The meeting will start
at 7 PM. The room has seating for 50 people, so late arrivals may find
standing room only if we have a large turnout.
As always the meeting will go quicker and more smoothly if
promoters submit their race date request in advance. Promoters who
haven't already submitted their 2008 date request can send the info
to Tom Simonson (tom@tsimonson.com) and Casey Kerrigan (casey@caseykerrigan.com) so we can have your race in the calendar.
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Minutes from the October NCNCA Board of Directors meeting are now available.
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Final standings for the 2007 Best All-around Rider (BAR) and Best All-around Team (BAT) competitions have been posted: BAR Men | BAR Women | BAT.
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These are the agenda items for the NCNCA Board meeting to be held on Monday, October 8, 2007.
- Discuss purchase of additional computer.
- 2008 Everest Challenge, state climbing championship?
- Prepare for November scheduling meeting.
- Updates by attending Board members.
Board members and any interested parties, please attend!!
The meeting will be held at 7 PM at Marie Callendar's restaurant in Concord.
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With only one weekend of racing remaining in the 2007 BAR/BAT season there are many heated battles not yet decided. With the exception of the Elite 1/2 and Master 45+ categories, there are less than 5 points separating 1st and 2nd place in every men's category and the top three in some of the Women's categories may change as well. Several of the Team competitions are also down to the wire. The Central Valley Cycling and EMC2/Vellum Cycles teams are tied for 2nd and 3rd place in the Master 35+ 4/5 category and Metromint Cycling hasn't given up on their attempt to pass Webcor/Alto Velo for 2nd place in the Women 3 Team Category.
Current BAR Men, BAR Women, and BAT standings have been posted.
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Minutes from the September NCNCA Board of Directors meeting are now available.
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Standings for the 2007 Best All-around Rider (BAR) and Best All-around Team (BAT) competitions have been updated. The new standings reflect results through the University Road Race: BAR Men | BAR Women | BAT.
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These are the agenda items for the NCNCA Board meeting to be held on Monday, September 10, 2007.
- increasing medical support at races
Plus the usual updates by the Board members present. Board members, please
attend!!
The meeting will be held at 7 PM at Marie Callendar's restaurant in Concord.
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The Metromint Giro di San Francisco, the grand finale of the 2007 BAWC Women's Cycling Series, is this holiday weekend. Now's the time to check your place and figure out who to mark during the final race, and see which of your friends you can congratulate for their participation and placings!
Full results through the first five races in the series have been posted. All category 3 and category 4 women who enter at the Metromint Giro will automatically be included in the individual results for the Series -- there is no additional requirement for participation. To try for the team competition, at least two women from the same team must enter the same race, so bring a teammate (or two)!
We'll see you on Monday, September 3 at the Giro!
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Standings for the 2007 Best All-around Rider (BAR) and Best All-around Team (BAT) competitions have been updated. The new standings reflect results through the Esparto Time Trial: BAR Men | BAR Women | BAT.
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These are the agenda items for the NCNCA Board meeting to be held on Monday, August 13, 2007.
- District vs. State terminology
- Online reg review
Plus the usual updates by the Board members present. Board members, please
attend!!
The meeting will be held at 7 PM at Marie Callendar's restaurant in Concord.
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Check out the current standings for the 2007 NCNCA Premier Series. This update reflects results from last
weekend's Carrera de San Rafael. See you this Sunday in Lafayette!
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Details on the 2007 California Cup have been posted. The 9 events
in this year's Series are:
- August 11, Saturday: Patterson Pass (Corral Hollow) Road Race, Tracy
- August 12, Sunday: Esparto Time Trial, Esparto (PRE-ENTRY ONLY)
- August 18, Saturday: Dunnigan Hills Road Race, Yolo (course tentative)
- August 19, Sunday: Suisun Harbor Criterium, Suisun City
- August 25, Saturday: San Ardo Road Race, San Ardo
- August 26, Sunday: University Road Race, Santa Cruz
- September 1, Saturday: Challenge Challenge Road Race, Yuba County
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September 2, Sunday: Crockett Criterium, Crockett (course tentative)
- September 3, Monday: Metromint Giro Di San Francisco
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These are the agenda items for the NCNCA Board meeting to be held on Monday, July 9, 2007.
- Transportation quote for Bakersfield/Kern
- Domain name for NCNCA staging site
- Publicizing Board meeting minutes
- Interbike promotion piece
Plus the usual updates by the Board members present. Board members, please
attend!!
The meeting will be held at 7 PM at Marie Callendar's restaurant in Concord.
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Standings for the 2007 Best All-around Rider (BAR) and Best All-around Team (BAT) competitions have been updated. The new standings reflect results through the Burlingame Criterium: BAR Men | BAR Women | BAT.
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Check out the current standings for the 2007 NCNCA Premier Series. These reflect an exciting weekend of racing in Stockton and Burlingame and anticipate the upcoming Fremont Criterium, the next event in the Series.
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These are the agenda items for the NCNCA Board meeting to be held on
6/11/07.
- Discuss using Internet telephony for future NCNCA meetings
- Looking for a webmaster for ncnca.org
- Latest camera updates
- YE picnic discussion and planning
Plus the usual updates by the Board members present. Board members, please
attend!!
The meeting will be held at Marie Callendar's restaurant in Concord, 7PM on
6/11.
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A new promoter has stepped up to take over the Santa Rosa Twilights series and to try and address all the concerns of the city and the property owners. The races have the same schedule as before and riders are asked to be sure to follow all the rules so the series can continue. There will be racing as usual tonight and every Tues night unless some new problems crop up.
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The Nor Cal/NV Junior Track champonships will take plae on June 16th at the Hellyer Park velodrome in San Jose. The Race flyer has more details. Online pre-reg closes on June 15th but there is the chance to register on race day. There is a limited supply of rental bikes available for juniors who don't have their own track bike.
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The Northern California/Nevada Time Trial championships for elites and masters will be held at Sattley on June 10th. The event is pre-reg only and online registration closes on June 10th. See the online Reg link for more Info.
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USAC
rule changes for 2007 include: junior gear limits, UCI-legal
bikes, earpieces, race definitions, race permit approvals, stage race
penalties, championship eligibility, masters age groups, team-limited
races, officials' age, support vehicles, cyclocross obstacles,
nationals courses, nationals qualifications, and more.
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As of Dec 8th there are over 4,000 licensed USCF racers in the NCNCA
district. Our region's 4017 USCF riders represent 9.8% of total USCF
membership. We are the largest local association in terms of number of
USCF riders. All of California and Nevada combined has 7707 USCF
riders.
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USAC has posted
information about the National Championship RRs, TTs and Crits for
Masters, juniors, U23 and elite men and women. Registration opens at
midnight on April 5th. Given the field limits and lack of
qualification requirements people interested in riding nationals
should register early.
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The 2007 mountain bike racing
calendar has finally been posted. A big thank you to Matt Leonard
and Troy Watson for their efforts to find, verify, and compile this
information. Please let us know if
anything is missing or incorrect.
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Final placings for the 2006 Best All-Round Rider and Team competitions
(BARBAT) have been updated.
The 2007 events list is also online.
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Final placings for the 2006 Best All-Round Rider and Team competitions
(BARBAT) are online.
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USAC
rule changes for 2007 include: junior gear limits, UCI-legal
bikes, earpieces, race definitions, race permit approvals, stage race
penalties, championship eligibility, masters age groups, team-limited
races, officials' age, support vehicles, cyclocross obstacles,
nationals courses, nationals qualifications, and more.
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As of Dec 8th there are over 4,000 licensed USCF racers in the NCNCA
district. Our region's 4017 USCF riders represent 9.8% of total USCF
membership. We are the largest local association in terms of number of
USCF riders. All of California and Nevada combined has 7707 USCF
riders.
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The 2007 NCNCA Race Scheduling meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on
November 13th in Burlingame. The room must be cleared by 9:15, so
please arrive early. We will start on time. Location is The
McKinley Elementary School Auditorium, 701 Paloma Ave, in
Burlingame
From SF - take 101 south to the Broadway, Burlingame exit. Follow
Broadway 7 blocks west, turn left/south on El Camino, after 6 blocks
turn left on Oak Grove, then 1 block to Paloma/ McKinley. Residential
neighborhood parking, follow red arrows through playground to
auditorium.
From SJ - take 101 north to the Peninsula Avenue exit, follow
Peninsula 12 blocks west to El Camino Real, turn right/north on El
Camino, 7 blocks to Oak Grove, right on Oak Grove 1 block to
Paloma/McKinley, follow same red arrows to auditorium.
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USA
Cycling Association Trustee elections are over after a record number of
both voters and candidates participated. A total of 2570 USA Cycling
members cast 3804 total votes. Those numbers represent the highest
number for an election outside of years in which all of the athlete
representatives are up for re-election.
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With Saturday's Carrera de
San Rafael closing out the Permier
Series, Shelly Olds (PROMAN/Paradigm) has locked up the points
standings in the Women 1/2/3 field ahead of her teammate Helene
Drumm.
In the Men Pro/1/2 field, Eric Wohlberg (Symmetrics) is the current
points leader but won't be in San Rafael, which leaves half a dozen
riders within reach. Jackson Stewart (Kodakgallery.com/Sierra
Nevada), Dean LaBerge (GS Lombardi Sports), Chris Hipp (Labor
Power), Devin Vigus (Monex) or Ben Jacques-Maynes
(Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevada) could all clinch the series with a
win on Saturday.
And in the Masters 35+ 1/2/3, Billy Clark (Morgan Stanley/24Hour
Fitness/Specialized) will have to defend his lead against Jeff
Angermann (Team Spine), Roger Bennett (Safeway/GA Communications),
Scott Derdenger (MAKO/Galaxy Granola) and Larry Nolan (AMD Masters).
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The NCNCA has set a new all time record for USCF licensed riders in Nor
Cal. Last year at the end of Dec we finished with a record high of 3698
USCF licensed riders in the region. As of today the USCF database is
showing that we have 3731 licensed racers in the NCNCA territory. This
is 13.5% ahead of where we were last year at this time. If we maintain
this race of increase over last year we will end up with over 4,200
licensed riders in the region by the end of Dec.
Compare this year's current numbers for the various age groups
and categories to past few years on the NCNCA demographics page.
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USAC/USCF elections are underway. Last year only 170 USCF members from
all of California bothered to vote. Hopefully this year we will have
more riders just from NCNCA vote. Our own Tom Simonson is running for
re-election against 4 other candidates. Find out who is
running for the western section seat on the USCF Board of Trustees
or read candidate
statements at usacycling.org. Voting is simple, all you have to do
is login
to your USAC account and click the election link. We encourage
everyone to take a few moments to vote since this is your chance to have
some influence on how USCF/USAC is run.
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The 2006 cyclocross season is almost here and a new racing calendar has been posted.
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The 2006 election is quickly approaching and this year looks to be a
very active one. There is at least one candidate for every position -
with one race that has six candidates. The trustees for the USCF, NORBA,
USPRO, NCCA, and BMXA are your representatives in the political
structure of USA Cycling. These representatives are tasked with creating
and updating bylaws and racing rules for their specific cycling
disciplines. The input of USA Cycling members is needed for these
candidates to effectively do their jobs. Below is a list of the
candidates up for election:
Western - USCF
Richard Feldman (Ketchum, Idaho)
Robert Scott Frank (Hermosa Beach, Calif.)
Brad House (Torrance, Calif.)
Tom Simonson (Oakland, Calif.)
(endorsed by the NCNCA)
See www.usacycling.org/election for a complete list of candidates.
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With seven races down and two to go, current standings for the 2006
NCNCA Premier Series are online at:
http://www.ncncaracing.com/premierseries.php
Eric Wohlberg (Symmetrics), Shelly Olds (PROMAN/Paradigm) and Billy
Clark (Morgan Stanly/24Hr Fitness/Specialized) are your series leaders
for the Pro/1/2, Women 1/2/3 and Masters 35+ 1/2/3 categories.
After a break for the rest of July and August, the Premier Series will
wrap up with the Giro di San Francisco on September 4 and the Carrera de
San Rafael on September 9.
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With four of nine races in the books, current standings for the 2006
NCNCA Premier Series are online at:
http://www.ncncaracing.com/premierseries.php
Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevadas Jackson Stewart still heads up the
Pro/1/2 standings after placing third and first in the first two races
the ST Bikes Cats Hill Classic and the Pacific State Bank GP.
Helene Drumm (PROMAN/Paradigm) won the second two the Santa Rosa
Clo-terium and the Nevada City Classic and leads the Womens
standings.
Team Spines Jeff Angermann sits atop the Masters 35+ 1/2/3 field with a
win at Cats Hill and second place at Nevada City.
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State Criterium Championships for Elite Men 1/2/Pros and Women 1/2/3s will be
held at the Vacaville Gran Prix on July 2nd. The venue was originally listed
as Giro di SF in the NCNCA calendar, however, Vacaville was the intended
championship site pending site approval.
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Junior Championship promoters, Junior riders and their parents should be aware
of the following:
USAC has decided that Junior District/State Championships will be included in
the LAJOR race series. Results from the LAJOR races, along with other select
Junior events, will be used to select junior riders for automatic invitations
to the regional junior training camp to be held later this year. Junior riders
who get selected for their region camp will receive an invitation via their
account page on the USAC web site. The regional camp will be in Sonoma later
this year.
NCNCA has suggested that USAC also use the results from the NCNCA Junior
Points Series as a criteria for issuing invitations to the regional camp since
these races meet the criteria of having large junior fields. One of the
considerations for an invitation to the regional camp is the riders have
experience in racing in good sized packs.
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The 2006 USAC election process is about to get underway. Information
concerning elections can be found here on the USA Cycling website. Nomination notices are posted and must be returned
to USA Cycling by June 1st. The following positions are up for re-election:
USCF -- 1 Eastern Trustee, 1 Central Trustee, 1 Western Trustee
NORBA -- 1 Official Trustee, 1 Land Access Trustee
NCCA -- 2 At-Large Trustees and 1 Athlete Trustee
USPRO -- 1 Organizer Trustee, 1 Trade Team Trustee, and 1 At-Large Trustee
The elections will take place online this year through your USAC account. Be
sure to vote online, starting August 15th. If you want to use a paper ballot
instead, you may request one by writing or calling USA Cycling.
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* 9 week series running through May 25 (+ five more weeks in Sept/ Oct).
* Gates open at 6pm, but Larry may be there as early as 5:30pm. Bring your road
bike for extra miles.
* $10 entry fee (in addition to $5 for velodrome parking)
with no prizes and no promoter or officials costs = donation to the track so
please bring your checkbook and note the proper donation on your taxes.
* Juniors race for free.
* 7:00pm riders meeting.
* 7:05pm racing starts with the "C" group (4's and 5's with at least 3
Saturday's experience). 40 minutes of racing! Go up a lap, go down a lap,
just come on out and get a great workout in.
* During the C's race we will determine if we have enough riders for a
separate B and A race. If not (> 15 riders) we will combine. If so, we
will have three 40 minute races and lots of warm up time.
* Rain cancels but we might not know until 6 or 7pm.
* It can get cold racing and/or sitting around so please bring plenty of
warm clothes and/or warm drinks.
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The site map page now features a Search bar.
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Welcome to the updated NCNCA website. This new look is replacing the old
website which has held up well for the last few years. Let us know if anything is missing from
the site map or you have changes or additions.
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The meeting will be on Monday the 13th at the usual location, Marie Callender's
Restaurant 2090 Diamond Blvd. in Concord. From 680 take the Willow Pass Rd
exit and head east. Turn left ( north) at the first intersection, restaurant
is on the right at 4th light on Diamond. The meetings starts a little after 7
pm.
As always the meeting is open to anyone who wants to attend but only delegates
from current NCNCA member clubs can vote on issues.
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On Sunday Feb 29th we will have our second annual meet the teams day at the
Early Bird Training Criterium. This will be a good chance for any unattached
riders to meet with representatives from several teams. Many new racers have
told me that they found racing much more enjoyable once they started racng as
part of a team. Even if you already belong to a team this will be a good
chance to come out and meet people you might not normally have a chance to
talk to at a regular race. We currently have 22 teams signed up to be at the
event with the possibility of some more teams deciding to show up.
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If you bought/renewed your license online on Dec 9th, Dec 16 or Dec 17th and
you haven't received it yet you probably need to call USAC. It seems that
licenses from those dates were printed by USAC and turned over the the company
that mails the licenses but several people never received their licenses. If
you bought/renewed your license on one of the above dates and you haven't
received it yet please call Linda Buffetti at 719-866-3295 and she will have
your license reissued and sent to you again.
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Category Best Team
Overall Webcor/Alto Velo
Category Best Rider
Pro/1/2 Pat Caurant, Team Spine
Master 35+ 1/2/3 Michael Hernandez, Team Spine
Master 45+ Mark Caldwell, Team Spine
Master 55+ John Elgart, Webcor/Alto Velo
Cat 3 Robert MacNeill, Webcor/Alto Velo
Cat 4 Benjamin Albracht, Webcor/Alto Velo
Masters 35+ 4/5 Tom Overstreet, Central Valley Cycling
Women 1/2 Taitt Sato, Easton/Specialized
Women 3 Maria Monica, Left Coast
Women 4 MaryAnn Levenson, Bay Area Velo Girls
Master Women Linda Elgart, Webcor/Alto Velo
See the rules page for complete results.
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