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Wisconsin Cross
Banquet
Save Sunday,
January 22 for the WCA Cyclocross Banquet. Banquet start is at
5pm. Location will once again be the
Delafield Brewhaus. This is your chance to relive all the best
(and worst) moments of the 2005 cyclocross season. Madcross.org
will once again be preparing a season compilation video/slideshow to
ensure no one forgets all the moments of the season. Tickets are
$10. More info at the WCA site.
USCF rules will allow more barriers for 2006
From the 2006
rulebook:
5A11. Races which are not UCI events, national championships, or used to
qualify riders for national teams or international competition may have
two additional sets of temporary artificial barriers (3 total). The
barriers must meet the specifications in 5A10 and the total number of
obstacles may not exceed six.
However, the trend
internationally is to minimize use of barriers and instead use terrain
features to force dismounts. The rules on number of barriers for
UCI races will remain one set of two barriers.
Cyclocross categories to be
revamped
For 2006 USA Cycling will be designating a Cat 1-4
designation on racing licenses for cyclocross. Riders will then
need to apply for category upgrade or downgrade as is done now for USCF
or NORBA.
More information.
Support Bjorn Selander's World Championship
bid
As many of you know, Bjorn Selander was a discretionary pick for the
World's Teams this year. However he was not granted an automatic
selection by USA Cycling which means the trip will cost more. With
Bjorn going to the Euro Cross camp and then back to Europe in mid
January for World's, his total expenses will be over $4,000.
Bjorn is paying his own way to Euro Camp with assistance from the Alan
Factory Team, but has no funding for the World's trip. To help finance
the World's trip a Fundraising Dinner and Silent Auction will be taking
place on January 7. Details are:
January 7th, 5-9 pm
Alwins Northside Service
413 6th Street North
Hudson, WI
715.386.3233
Event Flyer
If you are not able to attend the dinner, you can send a paypal donation
to
euromedia@comcast.net
and indicate "Bjorn Selander Fund". Simply go to
www.paypal.com
to sign up and contribute.
Follow Bjorn's progress at
www.alan-usa.com
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Help Send US
Cyclocross racers to Cross Worlds
MadCross.org is
once again raising funds to send US Cyclocross racers to Cross Worlds.
Wisconsin native Bjorn Selander has once again been chosen to represent
the US at Cyclocross Worlds and is also attending a pre-Worlds camp in
Europe. This costs a lot of money and USA Cycling does not help
out.
However, MadCross
has numerous ways you can help out. Check out our
US World's support webpage and consider
getting a calendar, DVD, photo or other great cross item.
You can also buy
Doper's Suck coffee, donate directly to the
TIAA-Cref boys, or donate directly to
Mo
Bruno Roy. You can also support Bjorn by simply donating money
directly to his cause (see article below).
2006 UCI Race Schedule
Gossip is flying around concerning next
year's UCI Race Calendar as the forms are due to the UCI on December 15.
More . . .
Pure Sweet Hell DVD Now Available
Pure Sweet Hell is a documentation of the American cyclocross community
that features racers like Justin Robinson, Gina Hall, and Barry Wicks,
and frame builder Rick Hunter. Shot on location in California, Oregon,
Washington, Utah, and Massachusetts. This movie toured the US and played
in Madison last February. Now you can own your own copy.
Just go to Cyclocrossworld.com
to order your copy today.
USA Cycling Selects Worlds Team
January 13, 2006
USA Cycling announced its elite men's picks on Friday, filling out its
20-rider roster for the world's.
The team includes Kona riders Ryan Trebon, Barry Wicks and Erik Tonkin,
all of Oregon. Trebon was an automatic selection based on his top-50
slot in the UCI rankings; Wicks won automatic selection as top American
in the 2005 Crank Brothers U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross series; and
Tonkin was a discretionary pick.
Three-time national champion Jonathan Page (Cervelo) also earned an
automatic nomination based on his UCI ranking, while Jeremy Powers
(Jelly Belly) was a discretionary pick.
Both reigning U.S. elite national champions - Todd Wells (GT-Hyundai)
and Katie Compton (Cody Racing) - declined their nominations to the
world's team, as did Tim Johnson (Cyclocrossworld-Louis Garneau), who
won bronze in the U-23 race at the 1999 world's.
Christine Vardaros (Lotto-Belisol) fills Compton's slot on the women's
team.
U.S. team for the 2006 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
Elite men
Ryan Trebon (Kona), Corvallis, Oregon
Jonathan Page (Cervelo), Northfield, New Hampshire
Barry Wicks (Kona), Corvallis
Erik Tonkin (Kona), Portland, Oregon
Jeremy Powers (Jelly Belly), Niantic, Connecticut
Elite women
Barbara Howe (Velo Bella), Larkspur, California
Ann Knapp (Kona), Des Moines, Washington
Maureen Bruno-Roy (Independent Fabrication), Arlington, Massachusetts
Rhonda Mazza (Vanilla Bicycle-Sellwood Cycle), Portland, Oregon
Christine Vardaros (Lotto-Belisol), Mill Valley, California
U23 men
Troy Wells (TIAA-CREF), Durango, Colorado
Jesse Anthony (Clif Bar), Beverly, Massachusetts
Adam McGrath (Redline), Portland, Oregon
Brady Kappius (TIAA-CREF), Littleton, Colorado
Dan Neyens (Broadmark), Seattle, Washington
Junior men
Daniel Summerhill (TIAA-CREF), Centennial, Colorado
Alex Howes (TIAA-CREF), Golden, Colorado
Bjorn Selander (Alan Factory), Hudson, Wisconsin
Chance Noble (Scary Fast), Camarillo, California
Patrick Ethan Gilmour (Coyote), Ludlow, Vermont |
