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Mixing of CX categories

From the USA Cycling 2008 Racing Rules for Road, Track and Cyclocross

1H2. Women may enter any race for which they are eligible by age, category, and any performance requirements and may enter categorized races for men that are up to one category lower than their women’s category, or in the case of category 1 [...]

No foolin’

Three races disappear in less than a week. From www.cyclingnews.com today:

Tour of America cancels for 2008

It may no longer be April Fool’s day, but it would be understandable if you thought otherwise as the organizers of the first Tour of America announced on April 2 that their race for 2008 would not materialize. [...]

Becoming “The Man!”

Sat through several hours of seminar, took my test, passed with 94% and paid my $35.00 … I’m on my way to becoming “The Man!” for USA Cycling.

So you better get your bribes ready, or I’m gonna start DQ’ing people before the season even starts. Yah!

Okay, I’m not … I’ve got far too [...]

Officially officiating?

So tomorrow I get to spend one of my precious weekend days sitting in a conference room at a hotel in downtown Salt Lake City … and why, you might ask?

The Utah Cycling Association is holding their annual clinic for officials … if you want to become a licensed official in the sport of [...]

Holy Shit!

Oh, dear Christ … now USADA is targeting Bart, also for missing a doping control. I’m sure he wouldn’t appreciate my language, but this is some serious fucked up shit right here.

On the bright side of things, however, Gerard Bisceglia is suing USA Cycling for wrongful dismissal. I posted a couple entires on this [...]

And the gloves are off!

Les Earnest, former USA Cycling wonk, and current Executive Director of the FIAC (Federation of Independent Associations for Cycling) has this to say about Jim Ochowicz in a recent rec.bicycles.racing post.

You are well advised to be suspicious of Jim Ochowicz. I first met him in 1978 when he was competing in the Red Zinger [...]

More on the Bisceglia brouhaha …

Recently received this open letter to all USA Cycling license holders from Steve Johnson, acting CEO of USA Cycling:

In light of the recent change in management at USA Cycling, I would like to assure all of you that we intend to stay the course with our current programs and will continue to work on [...]

USA Cycling sacks Bisceglia

From VeloNews:

After four years as CEO of USA Cycling, Gerard Bisceglia was given his walking papers Tuesday morning. USA Cycling board president Jim Ochowicz dismissed him, but did not give him a reason, Bisceglia said.

Bisceglia says he was given no reason for his dismissal.

“I have no idea [why],” Bisceglia said. “No cause [...]