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A recent survey of IMBA’s chapters and clubs about their volunteer-based activities documents an impressive record of pubic service. A total of 143 IMBA-affiliated organizations provided data about their activities for the survey, representing 19.1 percent of IMBA’s 750 local groups.
Based on these data, we estimate that the total population of 750 chapters/clubs:
- Conducts 3,303 projects and sponsors 4,383 events
- Builds/maintains 23,014.5 miles of trail
- Inspires 48,470 volunteers (41,883 adults and 6,587 youth)
- Facilitates 707,102 volunteer hours (664,907 adult and 42,195 youth)
“This deep level of commitment and volunteer stewardship on  … More
USA Cycling and USA BMX today announced the addition of the Collegiate BMX National Championship category to the USA BMX Winter Nationals in Phoenix, AZ on March 2, 2013. This will be the second year that USA Cycling has held a national championship for collegiate athletes in the discipline of BMX. Last year at the inaugural event in Chula Vista, Lindsey Wilson College won the title over six other colleges and universities.
The 2013 edition promises to bring a larger group of teams and competitors, as for the first time, the event will count toward the collegiate national team rankings  … More