USA Cycling - Velo Club La Grange

Meet the nine cycling clubs recognized last
week for outstanding efforts in 2007—2
ALSO INSIDE: Get to know the Junior/High
School Club of the Year, National Capital Velo
Club, in the first of nine Club of the Year features
PHOTO: National Capital Velo Club junior Nathan
Wilson leads the Quicksilver Cat 4 race in Ashburn,
Va. On June 9 before upgrading to Cat 3.
Photos courtesy of Jim Wilson/images.jamesrwilson.com
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COVER: Meet the 2007 Club of the Year recipients
Ten of USA Cycling’s 2,139 clubs recognized for outstanding efforts
USA Cycling awarded three
overall and seven special
Club of the Year designations
to nine clubs whose efforts in
2007 stood out as exceptional.
The overall awards went to clubs that
best exemplified a model cycling club in
three divisions: Div. I (76+ members),
Div. II (30-75 members), and Div. III (1-29
members).
And the seven special awards recognized
the clubs that were a cut above the rest
with specific programs: mountain bike,
collegiate, track, new club, women’s,
master’s, and junior/high school.
Winning clubs will receive complimentary registration fees during the 2008 racing season.
This year’s winning clubs
distinguished themselves
through outstanding efforts
to develop quality programs
and promote the sport.
Factors taken into consideration included
race promotion, membership composition, instructional clinics and seminars,
club activities and charitable contributions and racing performance.
Each winning club’s accomplishments are
summarized on the following pages.
And in each of the next nine issues of
USA Cycling News, a different Club of the
Year will be highlighted. Turn the page
for the first feature—a focus on the Junior/
High School Club of the Year —Washington
D.C.’s National Capital Velo Club.
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DIVISION I CLUB OF THE YEAR
VELO CLUB LA GRANGE
Santa Monica, Calif.
www.lagrange.org
TRACK CLUB OF THE YEAR
HAMMER RACING TEAM
Littleton, Colo.
www.hammerracingteam.com
DIVISION II CLUB OF THE YEAR
TRI-POWER CYCLING CLUB
Virginia Beach, Va.
www.teamtripower.com
BEST NEW CLUB OF THE YEAR
PROJECT VELO RACING
Troy, Ohio
www.projectveloracing.com
DIVISION III CLUB OF THE YEAR
CROSS CREEK CYCLING
Fayetteville, N.C.
www.crosscreekcyclingclub.org
WOMEN’S CLUB OF THE YEAR
NORTHEAST BICYCLE CLUB
Billerica, Mass.
www.northeastbicycleclub.org
MOUNTAIN BIKE CLUB OF THE YEAR
BLACK BEAR CYCLING
Sussex, N.J.
www.blackbearcycling.com
MASTERS CLUB OF THE YEAR
CROSS CREEK CYCLING
Fayetteville, N.C.
www.crosscreekcyclingclub.org
COLLEGIATE CLUB OF THE YEAR
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
Fort Collins, Colo.
www.ramscycling.com
JUNIOR/HIGH SCHOOL CLUB OF THE YEAR
NATIONAL CAPITAL VELO CLUB
Washington, D.C.
www.ncvc.net
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Club of the Year awards continued...
VELO CLUB LA GRANGE
Velo Club La Grange took the Division I award as a model club whose
West L.A. Grand Prix (pictured left)
not only features a challenging course
but also a wide range of categories for
riders of all ages and abilities. This
commitment to making cycling more
accessible can also be seen through
the club’s community service, benefit rides, and cyclingrelated donations. Or through its introductory track classes
and scholarship fund. With its junior–oriented efforts, it’s no
wonder the club boasts riders like six-time junior national
champ Coryn Rivera. And with training rides five days a
week and plenty of skills clinics—it’s also no wonder the 458
members won 11 state titles and 94 podium finishes in 2007.
National Capital Velo Club:
2007 Junior/High School Club of the Year
TRI-POWER CYCLING CLUB
Tri-Power won the Division II Club of the Year with high marks
for the contributions its educational efforts made to cycling in
2007. Promoter of the Conte’s Cycling Classic, Amphibious
Assault Criterium and Mt. Trashmore Cyclo-cross Race, TriPower is dedicated to race opportunities for juniors, women,
and masters. The club also scored points for being extremely
active in charitable causes—sponsoring its members’ fundraiser participation and contributing to various organizations
like Bikes for the Homeless.
CROSS CREEK CYCLING CLUB
Cross Creek Cycling Club was named
Division III Club of the Year AND
Master’s Club of the Year—two honors it can add to its 2004 Best New Club
and 2005 Master’s awards. Through a
unique program, Cross Creek places
juniors under the mentorship of masters that provide feedback to their
younger partners after each event.
(juniors and masters pictured left) Promoter of the Dragon’s
Challenge Omnium and North Carolina State Criterium
Championships, Cross Creek hosted 36 educational clinics in
2007 and contributed to a variety of charitable causes like the
Special Olympics, Bike to Iraq, and Ride Without Limits.
BLACK BEAR CYCLING
Black Bear Cycling clinched the Mountain Bike Club of the Year
award primarily for its trail advocacy work. With 203 hours of
volunteer trail maintenance in 2007, Black Bear demonstrated
its commitment to responsible mountain biking. The club also
scored points for its educational clinics and several podium
finishes scored at Mountain Bike Nationals, 24 Hours of Allamuchy, and the Campmor H2H MTB Race Series.
NCVC junior Nathan Wilson (left) prepares for the U19 individual time trial at the Fitchburg Longsjo Classic along
with Eric and Russell Brown of Artemis Racing. A club member’s six-year-old son tests his skills on two wheels at
the Silver Spring Grand Prix kiddie race in July. Photos courtesy of Jim Wilson/images.jamesrwilson.com
One of the oldest cycling clubs in the U.S., the National Capital
Velo Club boasts over 300 members with a junior squad that’s 40
riders strong and one of the best in the mid-Atlantic region.
The club’s junior program, which won
Eighteen-year-old Zach Allison up‚best overall‛ in the regional competition graded from Cat 5 to Cat 3 in 2006 and
this year, is ten years old.
was a Cat 2 rider this year. Squad members Nathan Wilson and Steven Black
This season, the National Capital Velo
achieved Cat 3 status while Matt Keiper
Club (NCVC) boasted several victories
upgraded to the Expert class for off-road
and top-ten finishes in local, regional
races.
and national-level races. In fact, NCVC
juniors scored more road racing points
NCVC’s commitment to developing its
than any other junior team in the Midjuniors has also showed with its younger
Atlantic Bicycle Racing Association
squad members. Like 13-year-old Avery
(MABRA), helping NCVC win the over- Wilson, younger brother to Nathan.
all MABRA Team Championship.
‚He progressed from an off-the-back
"We put a lot of effort into our junior
competitor to a podium grabber,‛ said
squad this year and found there was a
father and junior team coordinator Jim
high degree of interest in younger riders Wilson. ‚He placed third overall in the
learning how to race,‛ said club presiMABRA Best Overall Rider contest.‛
dent Myron Lehtman.
The club hosted a series of junior trainOne of its goals this year is to position at ing clinics and seminars in 2007 includleast two of its squad members in the
ing the Tucson U19 Training Camp, the
USCF Senior Category 3 and one in Cate- Lost River U19 Training Camp, Pregory 2 by the end of the season.
National Championship Training Camps
and a pair of ‘cross clinics.
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Club of the Year Awards continued...
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
In addition to its development initiatives, the club’s leadership
is dedicated to instilling sportsmanship in its riders. ‚Young
riders are the future of the sport,‛ Lehtman said. ‚and we're
committed to providing an appropriate forum where they can
learn not only to race but be great sportsmen as well.‛
One aspect of this is illustrated through the club’s willingness to work with
other Washington-area clubs and juniors.
‚NCVC's attitude has been to be inclusive, and invite other juniors to train
with us,‛ explained Jim Wilson.
The friendly attitude doesn’t just help promote cycling to other juniors and
instill sportsmanship among NCVC riders. But it also supports the club’s dedication to providing as many quality opportunities for its young riders as possible. For instance—when work prevented Jim Wilson from driving his sons,
Avery and Nathan, to Fitchburg, they were able to catch a ride with the parents of two Artemis Racing juniors.
‚We cooperate to spread the parent's load at races,‛ he said.
Learn more about NCVC and its junior program by clicking here.
CSU proved itself a role model for collegiate cycling clubs in 2007. With 200+
riders at its tune-up and maintenance
clinic and 100+ at its bike handling
clinic—CSU students demonstrated
success in promoting cycling among
their peers. They also hosted weekly
presentations on nutrition, physical
therapy as well as three events, one of
which doubled as a fundraiser. With
400 hours of volunteer trail maintenance, one national title compliments of
Phil Mann (pictured right), and two
other collegiate national championship
medals— CSU was a clear winner.
HAMMER RACING TEAM
Hammer Racing Team earned its fourth consecutive Track Club of the
Year award after another year of tremendous efforts to promote
track cycling. The club works with the Colorado Velodrome Association to conduct beginners’ and women’s clinics. And through its
Hammer Time Trial Day at the Track – it exposes beginners to track
racing without the intimidation of mass-start racing. Additionally,
team members earned a silver medal at Masters Track Worlds and
eight masters national titles while also assisting with the Special
Olympics and Wheelchair division of the Colfax Marathon.
PROJECT VELO RACING
USA Cycling’s Best New Club of the
Year—Project Velo Racing—promoted
three races in 2007 and conducted a series of bike skills, safety, nutrition and
mechanics clinics throughout the summer. The club’s racers also collected over
100 top-ten finishes including a pair of
junior national ’cross titles earned last
weekend by Michelle Morris and Hannah Mossman (pictured right)
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With 100 women making up nearly a third
of its membership, the Northeast Bicycle
Club scored the Women’s Club of the Year
award. NEBC runs a successful junior
women’s program in addition to its strong
NEBC/CycleLoft Elite and Category 3-4
Women’s Teams. Among its masters are
the 2001 masters 60-64 world time trial
champ as well as Julie Lockhart (pictured
right) who just picked up a second consecutive national ‘cross title in the 65+ group.
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Member News & Announcements
COVER: ‘07 Clubs of the Year Announced—2
Rainbow Racing offers USA Cycling promoters and clubs 15% discount
USA Cycling announced this week a new
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cycling events since 1982. Its
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Member Announcements & Reminders—5
USA Cycling promoters and clubs can now receive a
15% discount from Rainbow Racing.
Local Association of the Month—6
Learn how the Northeast Bicycle Racing Association
supports New England’s strong racing environment.
Athlete Profile: Mike Friedman—8
After missing the last track World Cup season, Mike
Friedman made his comeback with World Cup gold
and is back on track as an Olympic contender.
2007 Cyclo-cross National Champions—9
Thirty-two stars-and-stripes jerseys were handed out
last weekend at ’cross nationals.
World Cup racing visits U.S. next month—9
USA Cycling members are eligible for an exclusive
ticket discount for the Track World Cup slated for Jan.
18-20 event at the ADT Event Center.
Collegiate: John Stenner scholarships —10
As winners of the 2007 John Stenner Scholarships,
Mara Abbott and Jason Sears each received $2,500.
USA Cycling Staff Contact Information—10
USA Cycling Development Foundation—11
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Northeast Bicycle Racing Association
ABOUT USA CYCLING
LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS
How NEBRA supports an already strong race atmosphere
USA Cycling began cultivating
relationships with established
Local Associations (LA) in 2003
as an effort to better serve its
members.
With 33 agreements that represent 85% of road, track, and
cyclo-cross racing members,
USA Cycling has paid out more
than $1 million to the organizations through the LA Rebate
Program.
"The Local Associations do a
terrific job managing the racing
and recruiting new members in
communities across the U.S.,"
said USA Cycling chief executive officer, Steve Johnson.
"It's only natural that we invest
a significant portion of our
members' license fees back into
the grassroots racing organizations."
For more information about the
LA program, click here.
Or, contact USA Cycling Local
Association Manager Lisa
Berggren by sending email to
[email protected].
Left: The grassroots youth program at the New England Velodrome in Londonderry, NH has been one of several programs to receive a NEBRA grant. Right: NEBRA
President Mark Hagen can be seen in CCB colors near the front of the pack during the Wayne Elliot Memorial Crierium in Haverhill, Mass. Photos courtesy of NEBRA
Bicycle racing has always been popular in New England. The region’s strong, healthy
race environment is most recently evidenced by the 121 events permitted for the month
of October alone by the Northeast Bicycle Racing Association (NEBRA).
It may not be the case in all parts of the country, but
NEBRA Administrator Diane Fortini says, ‚Because of
the enthusiasm for racing in New England and the full
racing calendar we experience every year as a result,
promoters and clubs really don’t need to be encouraged to put on more events. ‚
stay in touch and pass on new information and updates to promoters, riders, clubs and officials as soon
as it becomes available and as needed,‛ said Diane.
By making communications a priority, NEBRA is able
to stay ahead of the game when it comes to supporting
and meeting the needs of its riders, promoters, clubs,
officials, and all other participants.
NEBRA offers grants that support local grassroots
activities like training clinics, junior development, and
racing series—activities that further cycling as a
whole, increase sales of racing licenses, and spread
knowledge about the sport as well as skills and knowhow around the Northeast.
The NEBRA website is very educational and contains
plenty of information for anyone that’s already involved or that is looking to get involved in the sport.
So instead of devoting the majority of its efforts to
The site also been an important resource to help progrowing new race opportunities like many LA’s might moters raise the bar at their events.
do, NEBRA supports New England’s time-honored
‚By making ourselves available and listening to the
sport by providing the riders, promoters, and officials
riders, officials and promoters,‛ says Diane, ‚we can
with as many resources as possible.
provide them with the necessary resources and as
The exceptional level of support combined with qual- much information as possible to create quality racing
ity communications has really added to the strength of in New England.‛
New England’s racing scene.
One important resource NEBRA provides is its grant
‚NEBRA has truly done a fantastic job in streamlining program. The LA certainly encourages promoters to
the interface between USA Cycling, its riders, race
offer more opportunities for juniors and women, but it
promoters, and officials,‛ explained USA Cycling’s LA also helps provide the means to offer those opportuniManager Lisa Berggren.
ties through monetary support.
‚Thankfully, e-mail and the website make it easier to
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NEBRA continued...
This year, NEBRA supplemented its grant program with another important
initiative—one that will make life a little easier for college-aged cyclists that
want to remain competitive AND further their education.
‚There are 153 USA Cycling member clubs (in the
Northeast), over 30 of which are collegiate,‛ says
Diane. ‚And most of these clubs are involved with
hosting events throughout the year.‛
recipients, having both been involved with the sport
for a long time.
‚We do hope to make this an annual program,‛
Diane said.
After one of the area’s undergrads approached a
NEBRA board member this year about the possibility of financial assistance, NEBRA decided to establish the NEBRA Collegiate Scholarship Award.
As far as other initiatives for 2008—NEBRA will
announce new plans and programs following its
annual meeting and elections in January.
In August, the first two scholarships were awarded:
one-year $500 awards were presented to two student-athletes that best demonstrated to NEBRA’s
Board of Directors their promise for a bright future
on the bike.
The LA will also unveil a new ‚look‛ for its website
in January. The site is currently under construction,
but still working. So for more information about
NEBRA, its grant or scholarship program, or cycling
-related information for the Northeast, check it out
at www.ne-bra.org.
Rose Long (Lyndonville, Vt.) and Ben Corbalis
(Attleboro, Mass.) became the program’s first two
PHOTO: The Beanpot Road Race, pictured above, takes place in Grafton, Mass.
As part of the Beanpot weekend and is one of the most popular collegiate races
in the country.
2007 Centers of Excellence receive more than $27K
USA Cycling recognized nine programs with $27,500 worth of grants
Funded by the USA Cycling Development Foundation, the grants were
awarded to programs that meet specific structural requirements as nonprofit organizations governed by a board of directors with the potential
and ability to develop athletes into international-level competitors. The
list of recipients includes several first-time winners along with programs
who continue to be recognized for their efforts toward young cyclists.
ally-competitive athletes who have won national titles, Pan American
championships and Olympic medals. They continue to aggressively recruit new riders at the entry level and boast a large roster of juniors.
The Young Medalists Cycling Team, operating under the Lehigh Valley
Cycling Club (LVCC), is a first-time grant winner under the program.
The new development team structure was formed in 2006 under the
LVCC and features 23 young athletes highly focused on qualifying for
international racing activities through National Championship results. All are engaged in a year-round training plan.
Other outstanding junior and U23 athlete development programs receiving grants were Rad Racing of Olympia, Wash., the Orlando Road Club,
the Des Moines Cycle Club, Team Swift of Santa Rosa, Calif., and the
Northern California Cycling Foundation.
Two other first-time grant recipients are the Fulton Flyers Cycling Club
of Atlanta, Ga. and the TriStar Cycling Team, based in Nashville, Tenn.
Both teams have comprehensive development plans for its junior and
Since the program’s inception five years ago, USA Cycling has distribU23 riders. The Fulton Flyers have 23 athletes participating in road, track
uted over $100,000 to grass roots development programs thanks to dona- and cyclo-cross competitions, and collectively this group scored eight
tions to the Development Foundation.
top-10 finishes in USA Cycling National Championship events in 2007.
The club works in close collaboration with another Lehigh Valley Center
of Excellence grant recipient, the Lehigh Wheelmen Future Champions. This award recipient has a great history of producing internation-
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USA Cycling recognizes the outstanding work of these Centers of Excellence as they continue to grow the model of athlete development in cycling and contribute to the elevated levels of competition and growth of
the sport in the United States.
Click here to read the full press release.
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Athlete Profile: Mike Friedman
World Cup comeback puts this hopeful’s Olympic dreams back on track
Mike Friedman has been dreaming of an Olympic start spot in Beijing. And following a breakout year in
2006, he was considered a hopeful—focused, committed, and right on track toward achieving that dream.
But before the year was over, his contender status was thrown into question by a life-threatening blood clot
that seemingly appeared out of nowhere and threatened the Olympic future he had envisioned.
A little over a year ago, Mike was enjoying a breakout year. After only
two years of track racing, he won his first elite national title in the discipline. The season earned him a spot as a resident athlete at the Olympic
Training Center. He was also named to the U.S. National Team for the
2006 Track World Championships. And his sights were set on Beijing.
It was a dream season, but it took a turn for the worse in November
when he suddenly collapsed and stopped breathing.
Upon being rushed to the hospital, Mike learned that the calf pain he
had dismissed as a cramp the month before was something much more
serious. A CT scan showed that the pain was actually a blood clot and
that it moved to his lungs and triggered a pulmonary embolism.
Not if a World Cup gold medal earned at the Olympic test event in Beijing is a sign of things to come.
After making up lost time with a full road schedule, Friedman charged
full speed ahead into winter track racing. He advanced to the scratch
race finals at the World Cup opener in Sydney but was lapped and
ended with 23rd-place.
But the following weekend, the 25-year-old regained his status as not
only a contender to make the Olympic team, but as a contender to earn
an Olympic medal.
At round two of the World Cup, on the same track he hopes to compete
on as an Olympian next summer, he gained a lap on the men’s scratch
It was a condition that put his cycling career on hold, plaguing his break- race field along with seven other riders and then outsprinted Argentine
through season and Olympic goals with doubt and uncertainty.
Walter Perez and Belgian Tim Mertens to claim the gold medal.
Forced to skip the 2006-2007 track world cup season as well as track
worlds and the first half of road racing season, Friedman missed out on
valuable opportunities to further his Olympic quest by racing against
international fields of Olympic-caliber athletes.
After five long months, he got back on the bike in May and reassumed
his role with Team Slipstream presented by Chipotle for the last half of
the European road racing season.
Now, midway through the World Cup Series, he sits in third overall in
the scratch race rankings. And as he prepares for the third and fourth
World Cups, his sights are again set on Beijing.
Keep up with Mike and follow his progress at the third and fourth
rounds of the World Cup at www.usacycling.org.
But was his absence from last season’s track competition enough to take
him out of Olympic contention?
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Congratulations Cyclo-cross Champs!
Final national champions of 2007 named last weekend
Exclusive ticket discount for
USA Cycling members
World Cup track racing visits suburban Los
Angeles next month for the third of four
rounds on the UCI World Cup circuit.
Tickets are on sale now and start as low as
$20 and all-session ticket packages
(includes six sessions over three days) start
at $75.
A special ticket discount is available exclusively for USA Cycling members:
USA Cycling members may purchase reserved seating for $27 for any session that
regularly sells for $35.50.
To take advantage of your discount, order
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Because it provides riders with opportunities to qualify for start positions for the
2008 Olympic Games, the 2007-2008 Track
World Cup has featured record-breaking
fields and intense competition in its first
two rounds.
After stops in Sydney and Beijing, the Los
Angeles event is the third of the four-race
series. And more than 400 athletes from 40
countries are expected to participate over
the three days.
Among the Olympic-caliber athletes will be
reigning world champ in the individual
pursuit Sarah Hammer (Temecula, Calif.)
A complete U.S. roster and list of international competitors and events schedule will
be announced in the coming weeks.
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Thirty-two cyclists earned stars-and-stripes jerseys at the USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships held last weekend at Wyandotte County Park in
Kansas City, Kan. Riders braved traditional ’cross weather to fight for national
titles in the junior, collegiate, U23, elite, masters, and single speed categories.
JUNIOR WOMEN
10-12: Andrea Casebolt (Olympia, Wash.)
13-14: Elizabeth White (Bedford, N.H.)
15-16: Coryn Rivera (Tustin, Calif.)
17-18: Anna Young (Madison, Wis.)
JUNIOR MEN
10-12: Austin Vincent (Weatogue, Conn.)
13-14: Logan Owen (Bremerton, Wash.)
15-16: Jeff Bahnson (Newark, Del.)
17-18: Luke Keough (Sandwich, Mass.)
COLLEGIATE DIVISION I MEN
Jamey Driscoll (University of New Hampshire)
COLLEGIATE DIVISION I WOMEN
Kasey Manderfield (Lees-McRae College)
U23 WOMEN
Amy Dombroski (Boulder, Colo.)
U23 MEN
Bjorn Selander (Hudson, Wis.)
ELITE MEN:
Tim Johnson (Middletown, Mass.)
ELITE WOMEN:
Katie Compton (Colorado Springs, Colo.
MASTERS WOMEN
30-34: Maureen Bruno-Roy (Arlington, Mass.)
35-39: Sue Butler (Portland, Ore.)
40-44: Shannon Gibson (El Paso, Texas)
45-49: Catherine Walberg (Topeka, Kan.)
50-54: Kathy Sarvary (Lunenburg, Mass.)
55-59: Diane Ostenso (Cottage Grove, Wis.)
60-64: Nancy Brown (Bennet, Neb.)
65+: Julie Lockhart (Dunstable, Mass.)
MASTERS MEN
30-34: Andy Jacques-Maynes (Capitola, Calif.)
35-39: Brandon Dwight (Boulder, Colo.)
40-44: James Coats (Campbell, Calif.)
45-49: Steve Tilford (Topeka, Kan.)
50-54: Ned Overend (Durango, Colo.)
55-59: Fred Wittwer (Charlottesville, Va.)
60-64: Lewis Rollins (Salt Lake City, Utah)
65-69: R. Willmore (Seal Beach, Calif.)
70+: Walt Axthelm (Durango, Colo.)
SINGLESPEED
Marko Lalonde (Madison, Wis.)
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Whitman; MIT riders earn John Stenner awards
USA Cycling awards $2,500 each to Mara Abbott and Jason Sears
Atlantic (ACCC)
Wa. DC; Md.; Va.;
W.Va.; N.C.
Eastern (ECCC)
Del.; Conn.; N.Y.; Pa.; N.J.
Midwestern (MWCCC)
Mich.; Ohio; Ill.; Ind.; Ky.;
Wis.; Mo.; Mass.; Maine;
R.I.; N.H.; Vt.
North Central (NCCC)
N.D.; S.D.; Minn.; Iowa;
Kan.; Neb.
Northwestern (NWCCC)
Ore.; Wash.; Idaho; Mont.
Rocky Mountain (RMCCC)
Colo.; Wyo.; N.M
South Central (SCCCC)
Texas; Ark.; Okla.; La.
Southeastern (SECCC)
S.C.; Ga.; Ala.; Miss.;
Fla.; Tenn.
Southwestern (SWCCC)
Ariz.; Utah; E. Nev.
Western (WCCC)
Calif.; Hawaii; W. Nev.
John Stenner Scholarships
The John Stenner Collegiate
Cycling Scholarships are
funded by annual donations to
the USA Cycling Development
Foundation. The program was
founded following the death of
John Stenner, one of the founders of the National Collegiate
Cycling Association (NCCA).
Stenner died at 29 when struck
by a truck in 1994. Donations
to the family established the
scholarship fund which has
since been converted into an
endowment. The scholarships
recognizes athletes who, like
John, strive for perfection and
excellence throughout their
lives and in everything they set
out to achieve.
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Whitman College’s Mara Abbott (Boulder, Colo.) and Jason Sears (Cambridge, Mass.)
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology rode off with the 2007 John Stenner
Scholarships due to outstanding academic and athletic accomplishments and community
Abbott is a 22-year-old senior economics major. She carries The men’s recipient of the 2007 John Stenner Collegiate
a 3.70 GPA and is arguably the most successful collegiate
Cycling Scholarship, Sears is a graduate student at the
cyclist in history.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he is a
research assistant at the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion
At the 2007 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National ChamCenter and secretary of the MIT Cycling Team.
pionships, Abbott won the overall Division II championship, a victory in the road race and as part of the winning
He carries a 4.7 GPA with a double major in electrical engiWhitman College team time trial squad.
neering and computer science and minor in mathematics.
Racing domestically for
the Webcor Builders Cycling Team and overseas
for USA Cycling’s
Women’s National Team
program, Abbott further
solidified her reputation
as one of the nation’s top
up-and-coming cyclists.
Abbott began the 2007
season with a breakthrough performance at
the Redlands Bicycle Classic where she won the
event’s signature stage,
the overall Mountains Classification and finished second
overall. In May, she won a stage and the overall classification of the Tour of the Gila before placing second at the
UCI World Cup in Montreal. In July, she won three national titles at the USA Cycling National Festival: elite road
race, U23 road race, U23 time trial.
In August, Abbott was named to USA Cycling’s Women’s
National Team program. Top-ten results, like an eighthplace overall effort at the Route de France Feminine, became common for her as she competed in her first European races. In September, she represented the U.S. at the
2007 UCI Road World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany and is currently considered an Olympic hopeful for
the 2008 Games. In September, she signed a pro contract
with German-based Team High Road, formerly T-Mobile.
Abbott also sits on the National Collegiate Cycling Association’s Board of Trustees.
On the bike, Sears captured
an overall national title at
the 2007 USA Cycling Collegiate Track National
Championships and finished seventh in the criterium at the collegiate road
national championships.
Throughout the season, he
also claimed eight top-five
finishes in various regional
and collegiate events
throughout the U.S.
As a member of the MIT
Cycling Team, Sears exemplified leadership through various initiatives including the procurement of permanent
training space for the team and the appointment of a team
coach. He also organized off-season training programs
including a 10-day winter training camp, and the appointment of a team coach.
Sears led weekly team time trial practices and assembled
gatherings of top MIT riders with the goal of deepening
their commitment to one another.
As secretary of MIT Cycling, Sears now oversees all operating procedures and assists in the cultivation of relationships with alumni and the community.
In addition to his focus on the MIT cycling program, Sears
also uses his experience and expertise to assist other institutions with the start-up of new collegiate cycling programs.
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USA Cycling Staff Contact Information
Executive
Chief Executive Officer:
Steve Johnson ext. 4727
Chief Operating Officer
Sean Petty ext. 4783
Chief Financial Officer:
Todd Sowl ext. 3292
Human Resources Director:
Debbie Francis ext. 4875
Communications
Director of Communications:
Andy Lee ext: 4867
Communications Manager:
Andrea Smith ext. 4666
Officials/Rules
Technical Director
Shawn Farrell ext. 3364
Technology
IT Director
Bill Griffin ext. 3316
Senior Programmer/Analyst
Jay Langley ext. 4663
Webmaster
Mark Mager
Marketing and Sponsorship
Director of Sponsorship & Business Development
Nick Adams ext. 4800
Affinity Partnership Manager
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Accounting
Accounting Manager:
Bob Plutt ext. 3296
Accounting Assistant:
Connie Ennis ext. 3270
Paralegal:
Pam Castle ext. 3652
Midwest Regional Coordinator
Mike Hanley (317)823.5809
Northeastern Regional Coordinator
Randy Inglis
National Events
USAC Development Foundation
National Events Director
Justin Rogers ext. 3266
National Events Manager
Tom Vinson ext. 3264
Mountain Bike Program Director
Kelli Lusk ext.
Director of Development
Steve McCauley ext. 4856
Membership
VP of Membership Services
Theresa Delp ext. 3360
Membership Director, Northeast Region
Susan Diller ext. 4942
Membership Coordinator, West Region:
Linda Buffetti ext. 3295
Membership Coordinator, South Region:
Beth Vialpando ext. 3651
Membership Coordinator, Midwest Region:
Sarah Ross ext. 4352
Membership Representative:
Lindsey Luther ext. 4581
Results and Rankings Manager:
Andrea Noblitt ext. 4046
Local Association Manager
Lisa Berggrenext. 3653
Membership Field Staff
Southeastern Regional Coordinator
Stuart Lamp (719) 201.8211
Central Regional Coordinator
George Heagerty (210)402.0636
Pacific Regional Coordinator
Jan Luke-Hamasaki (760)525.8557
Athletics
Athletics Director
Pat McDonough ext. 3366
Director of Logistics and Operations
Ken Whelpdale ext. 4770
Track Development Director
Des Dickie ext. 3362
Coaching and Sport Science Manager
Sam Callan ext. 3365
Women's Endurance Program
Jim Miller ext. 4735
Junior Endurance Program Manager
Ben Sharp ext. 4303
Track Endurance Coach
Clay Worthington ext. 4643
Programs Manager
Marlis Johnson ext. 3511
Team Operations/Equipment Manager
Justin Koch ext. 4708
Resident Mechanic
Andrew Hawkes ext. 4067
Director of BMX Programs
Mike King
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Supporting the Future of American Bike Racing:
The USA CYCLING Development Foundation
From aspiring junior athletes to elite-level cyclists
competing on a world stage, the USA Cycling Development Foundation funds the efforts aimed at developing emerging talent into future champions.
in the summer of 2007. Other graduates of the program who have gone on to Pro Tour teams include
Tyler Farrar, Aaron Olson, Patrick McCarty, Michael
Creed, and Damon Kluck.
The Foundation supports USA Cycling managed
endeavors such as the U23 European Residence,
Track, Women’s Endurance, and U23 Resident
Mountain Bike programs. Grants from the Foundation also furnish scholarships for individual junior
and U23 athletes, and Centers for Excellence and Collegiate programs.
On the track, Olympic Training Center resident athlete Michael Blatchford earned a bronze medal in
2006 at World Cup #3 in Los Angeles.
Since it’s inception six years ago, the Foundation’s
success has become increasingly evident right here in
the U.S. and in international competitions.
Seven young riders that took part in USA Cycling’s
U23 European Residence program have already
graduated to UCI Pro Tour teams. Dave Zabriskie
was picked up by Team CSC where he accomplished
a Tour de France stage win in 2005 and became one of
only five Americans in history to wear the yellow
jersey. Saul Raisin, who rides for Credit Agricole,
boasts strong international finishes such as 5th place
at the Liege-Bastonge-Liege. The most recent graduate to move on to a pro team is John Devine, who will
ride with the Discovery Channel Pro Team beginning
Sam Schultz, a member of the U23 Resident Mountain Bike program placed 16th in the 2005 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and also boasts a
Pan Am silver medal and numerous national podium
appearances.
The Women’s Endurance program hosts an annual
Women’s Talent I.D. Camp to identify the best
women racers from around the country. In 2005,
seven participating riders moved on to professional
teams and Sima Trapp eventually qualified for the
National Track Talent Pool.
As the USA Cycling Development Foundation improves upon these development efforts, American
cycling will continue to grow and produce World and
Olympic champions. Your support and donations can
help ensure more American success stories for years
to come.
After graduating from the U23 ranks, Dave Zabriskie
joined Team CSC and became the only American in
history to win a stage in each of cycling’s three grand
tours. This month, he beat defending elite men’s time
trial champion Chris Baldwin to win the USA Cycling
Professional Time Trial National Championship. (Photo:
Casey Gibson)
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