Here’s some highlights from the Masters of Dirt show from Vienna. Sick FMXers, really high MTB and BMX level and of course, Fuel Girls…..MOD man !  by Vincent Saccomani
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Every year you pay USA Cycling $30 for a collegiate cycling license ($60 if you purchase a Road or Mountain Bike license, as well), your club pays a $50 renewal fee, and you pay to promote a race through USA Cycling, as well. So where does this money go? What do we do with it? First and foremost, every USA Cycling staff member is issued a company Porsche and a Learjet on his or her first day.
Obviously this isn’t the case, but there are always running assumptions that USA Cycling is a for-profit company, when in fact, it is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, and it is an extremely efficient one. To be as transparent as possible, we have broken down exactly where your license money goes in the world of collegiate cycling. You can find a similar breakdown of other USA Cycling financials on the last page of our 2008 Annual Report (the 2009 Report will be released soon).
To find out exactly how Collegiate Cycling license fees are spent, read more here.
Have you ever been to a bike event that was jam-packed with women riders—not the typical dude ranch or sausage fest? Amanda and I have. This past Friday, we headed to Ray’s Indoor MTB Park in Cleveland for the third edition of the Women’s Weekend, which was bigger and better than ever.
This year’s Weekend was organized by a top-notch team headed by Ray’s staffer and BMX pro Nina Buitrago and Mad March Racing coach Tamara Peloquin, and featured an impressive list of 16 gracious pros to lead clinics on everything from basic skills to ripping it up … Details & Pictures