The crown jewel of collegiate cycling is fast approaching, as Madison, Wisconsin quickly prepares for the arrival of the 2010 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships on May 7th. Every tidbit of possible detail you could ever need to know about the event can be found in the technical guide, but we’ve prepared a preview of the most important basics for you to start getting amped for the big weekend.Â
Registration: While this may not sound like the most exciting of topics, this event bears witness to a major game-changer for USA Cycling national events  … Details
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Who’s in charge here? What does the Board of Trustees do? How does Collegiate Cycling relate to USA Cycling? It’s a confusing mess out there, and the overall structure of collegiate cycling, and USA Cycling as a whole, can be confusing at times. So here’s a breakdown of the four basic elements of collegiate cycling governance:
USA Cycling: Formerly a group of associations that went by a number of different acronyms (NORBA, USCF, NCCA, USPRO, etc.), USA Cycling is now a single non-profit company with a single logo and a single mission: to achieve sustained success …Â Details
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Meredith Miller is a former soccer player who has advanced degrees but has opted to spend more than a decade traveling the world pedaling her bicycle.
Miller, 36, could be riding in Belgium this week or she could be at home in Fort Collins, Colo., spending time with her husband and tending to her home and garden and the couple’s two dogs.
Instead, the reigning national road champion is competing at the 20th annual Sea Otter Classic at Laguna Seca Recreation Area where she’ll race three times during the four-day event as captain of Team TIBCOÂ …Â Details
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USA Cycling’s Development Program athletes were quite busy over the last week on the road, as well as on the BMX track.Riding for the National Development Program junior squad, Lawson Craddock (Houston, Texas/Hot Tubes) finished third in Sunday’s Junior Paris-Roubaix. USA Cycling also fielded U23 teams for both the Circuit des Ardennes International and the Tour of Flanders, and a women’s team for the Ronde van Drenthe World Cup in the Netherlands. USA Cycling also held its third BMX Junior Development Program Camp at the Olympic Training Center’s Supercross Track in Chula Vista, Calif … Details
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