2005 WCA News Archive |
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Good Time to Renew!January 6, 2006 Renew
your license now and avoid the spring rush. You'll be sure to have
a correct license in hand when the season starts. The fastest and
most reliable method is to renew online at www.usacycling.org. Click
on "My USA Cycling". Club: If there is no club listed on your license, you are an unattached rider and ineligible to wear team uniforms. Renewal is the only time you can change clubs without a release from your old club. Check with your team manager to be sure that your club has renewed its membership! Category: If you are ready for an upgrade (or downgrade), click on the link at the bottom of the page and type in your request and resume. Citizenship: Proof of citizenship is required for National Championships. Color: 2006 licenses will have a green stripe. Once you receive your license in the mail check it over carefully. If anything is incorrect, you may obtain a free reissue within 30 days of the time you purchased it. After 30 days, there is a $15 charge. To correct errors, please contact Heidi Mingesz, wcatech@earthlink.net.
WCA Cyclocross Awards DinnerJanuary 6, 2006 Click here to see the flyer. As last year attendees will be treated to a video compilation of the season and some fine adult beverages and food.
Cronometro Bike Swap: January 14January 4, 2006 Be sure to make the trip to Madison on the 14th for the Annual Bike Swap at the Alliant Energy Center. Great deals on bikes, parts, clothing and other equipment. If you are looking for a right hand, ultegra shifter from 2003, chances are you'll find it here and for cheap too! New stuff, used stuff, rare finds and more. For more information http://www.cronometro.com/swap/ Proof that Sponsorship Really Works!December 25, 2005 GPresumably,
many sponsors choose to promote their goods or services via a cycling
team because they want to get their product in front of a buying
audience in a novel way.
Dopers Suck Coffee to Help Send Juniors to World Cross in 06…December 11, 2005 Good old Jittery Joes has taken on the dopers by selling coffee under the “Dopers Suck” label. Jittery Joes coffee already funds the team of the same name, but now the coffee company has partnered with DopersSuck.com to create a new label. Proceeds of this coffee will support getting juniors to the World Cyclocross championships in 2006. So when buying this stuff think about Kaitlyn Antonneau or Bjorn Selander and other riders who might need a hand in '06. You
can order by clicking here: http://doperssuck.com. US Cross Nationals – Wisconsin Rider ResultsDecember 11, 2005 Cross Nats were held in Rhode Island over the weekend, and Wisconsin riders showed well with Patti Kaufman bringing home the masters 45-49 title. Congratulations to Patti and Team Wisconsin! Other results: IS Corp Junior Kaitlyn Antonneau is now a double National Champion. She won the junior girls 13-14 national cyclocross. Katie also won the junior girls 13-14 national road race title last summer in Utah. Also in the junior category, Samantha Schneider took home the title in the 15/16 year old girls division. Congratulations to Kaitie and Samantha. ISCorp's
Thomson Remo finished 11th and ISCorp's Michael James finished 18th
in the Junior Boys 13-14.
ATTENTION Bike Riders of Wisconsin!December 6, 2005
We would love to use your old gear for this cause. All proceeds go directly to the UW cycling club’s budget which in turn will insure that all student athletes are able to participate and get to races in the conference. If you would like to donate gear, please contact Bryan at bs8930@hotmail.com. And don’t forget that even if you can’t donate gear, we already have some great gear which MUST BE SOLD! Come to the Cronometro swap, and check out our table! Thank you for your support of collegiate cycling, UW Cycling Club
Save the Date: WCA Annual MeetingNovember 28, 2005 The annual meeting of WCA clubs is January 22, 2006 at the Delafield Brew Haus. This is the meeting where all the club representatives (and anyone else who’d like to come) get together with the board to set the season schedule, review policies, discuss improvements and maybe even drink some of the brew. Not much though, seeing as we’re all athletes. If you have something you’d like to bring up pleas send a note to board@wicycling.org.
Photo Ideas for the HolidaysNovember 28, 2005 Looking for a Christmas gift? How about photos for your teammates? Or a framed picture of your kids to give to Grandma. Or a collage of your season. Is it time for a new digital camera. Here are a few places to get started:
WCA Banquet Caps off 2005 SeasonNovember 21, 2005 The 2005 racing season came to an official close at Saturday's WCA Banquet. Food was served, awards were presented, and speeches were given. For those who didn't attend, the evening's slide show was provided by John Grisa and can be viewed here. Also, pictures taken by Becky Brandt can be found at her website: www.brandtphotography.fotki.com.
New Links for the Bored-at-WorkNovember 21, 2005 If
you need a few more cycling sites to add to your favorites list,
try these: 2005 WCA State ChampionsNovember 19, 2005 Click here to see who won state champoinships in each category, discipline, and overall.
WCA Hits Record Number of Licensed RidersNovember 8, 2005 As of today Wisconsin had 723 licensed USCF riders, up from 618 last year!! That’s great news. Let’s see at least 250 of you at the Annual Dinner! Seriously, this is good news in that $10 of every license sold to a WI rider is rebated back to WCA. WCA plows that money into our programs, so we can offer state champion jerseys, timely results, regular news and features on our website and the best racing in the country. Truly, Wisconsin is the envy of many a state. That’s something to celebrate on November 19 at the dinner! WCA Board Invitation to the Wisconsin Cup Awards DinnerOctober 27, 2005
If you attended the dinner in 2004, you'll receive a flyer via snail mail about the annual dinner. If you are new to WCA or have never attended the event, please click here to view the flyer and reservation form. The date is Saturday, NOVEMBER 19 at the Milwaukee Athletic Club. What happens at the dinner? For starters, we polish off some really good beer, supplied by WCA (kiddie cocktails for juniors, of course). Then we laugh at each other in street clothes, bid on silent auction items, and after that we recognize the top three riders in every category. The actual "Wisconsin Cup" traveling trophy is handed out to the main category winners with the winner's name permanently inscribed on the cup. The winner gets to keep the cup for a year, so this event is a "passing of the torch" so to speak. As last year, we have some great items in a silent auction, the proceeds of which are used to offset the Wisconsin Cup series. The annual doorprize/schwag-toss is a go, and the schwag is as good as ever. Last year we had Bob Roll as the guest speaker. He's a tough act to follow, but we have invited a very well known rider to attend who'll have some great stories to tell. As of this posting the guest speaker is working on a schedule change to enable him to be in Milwaukee, so we'll let you know when we get confirmation. It's a relaxing event in a great venue and everyone is welcome. Bring your spouse and kids! Seating is limited (last year we sold out), and tickets must be purchased in advance. So come on Velocity, Trocodero, CZ Velo, PCW, Spring Street, Endeavour, One Percent More, CVC, Brazen Dropouts, LAPT, IS CORP, Team WI, Michaels, and the rest of you....get your table together, and I'll see you on the 19th in Milwaukee! Warm regards, Rebecca Anderson
Hampshire Cycle Club Honors Matt WittigOctober 27, 2005 Matt Wittig began racing with Hampshire Cycle Club when he was still in high school and brought enthusiasm and a positive attitude to the club. This year, the racing community lost Matt as a result of injuries suffered at Hampshire's Muskego Park Race. As a result of this and us having introduced Matt to bike racing, we have decided to rename all future editions of this race as "The Matt Wittig Memorial Race". As a small token of our appreciation to Matt as a person, Hampshire Cycle Club contributed $1200 to the Matt Wittig Scholarship – a majority of this contribution came from the CAT 3 entry fees from the May 7th bike race at Muskego Park. Nominations OpenNovember 8, 2005 Have you had that itch to just pick up the phone and ask to serve on the board of directors of a non-profit agency? Now’s your chance. To learn more about serving on the board send an email to WCA President, Rebecca Anderson: Rebecca@tds.net.
Cyclists Campaigning to Legalize the “Rolling Stop”November 8, 2005 No
tickets yet for the annual dinner? You have until Monday to download
the order form here. Velo Trocadero Halloween RaceNovember 1, 2005
The Mens A race was won by Tyler Wren of The Colavita Cycling Team, followed by Brian Conant of Revolution in second, and Bobby Williamson in third. The Womens A race had Kristin Wentworth of Nova/IS Corp in first and Patti Kauffman from Team Wisconsin in second, followed by 15-year-old Sam Schneider of the Endeavor team in third. The race is a challenging course with a hill run up and a bumpy lunar landscape section which took it out of you lap after lap. Washington Park, where the race was held, was laid out by famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstead, who also built New York's famed Central Park. Milwaukee County Parks System has granted us permission to use this wonderful green space, and we thank them tremendously. We would also be nowhere without the generous support of our sponsors; thanks to Trocadero, Wheel & Sprocket, Children’s Hospital Orthopedic Surgery Center, O’Briens Pub, The Nomad, Acclivius Software, The Bike Federation of Wisconsin, and our latest major sponsor, Brookstone Homes.
Other winners were: Matt
Brandt-Mens B (also winner of the Junior Boys 15-18), Amy Pikalek-Womens
B, Ben Lund-Masters 30+, Bob Rozman-Masters-40+, Glen Jones-Masters
50+, Richard Janish-Mens C, Holly Klug-Womens C, Matt Brandt-Juniors. See you there!
USAC Announces Added Benefits for USA Cycling MembersNovember 1, 2005 To USA Cycling Members, In our ongoing effort to protect the health and welfare of our membership, USA Cycling is excited to announce that it has secured several voluntary benefits that are immediately available to all current and renewing USA Cycling members. If you are a USA Cycling member and do not have health insurance or are having difficulty affording high premiums and out-of-pocket expenses, we encourage you to learn more about these member exclusive benefits. CYCLIST PROTECTOR PROGRAM 24 Hour Accident Insurance Program up to $25,000 of coverage per accident with a $100 per accident deductible. The plan will cover you, on an excess basis, not only while cycling, but for all accidents - no matter how they occur, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (certain exclusions and limitations apply). This plan is a perfect supplement to any health insurance policy and is critically important to those of you without health insurance. Extensive gear discounts and additional health and wellness benefits are also included. USA CYCLING HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM will provide USA Cycling members with major medical insurance coverage through Assurant Health, the nations leading provider of comprehensive health insurance, with an average premium savings of 42%. The Assurant program offers health benefits through preferred provider organizations (PPO’s), health savings accounts, family PPO plans, short term health plans, and student coverage. Free Rx Discount Card for all USA Cycling Members by simply being a member of USA Cycling, you are now eligible for a free Rx Discount Card which provides a guaranteed savings of 15% and up to 60% on both brand name and generic prescriptions. Average savings are 25% on all prescriptions with unlimited use. Plus, family members are also eligible to participate at no cost! To order your free card and begin receiving immediate savings, please call USA Cycling’s Health Benefits Program at: 1-866-633-6322 We realize that riding a bicycle will always include a certain amount of risk. Therefore, one of our top priorities is providing more access to affordable accident and health insurance for our members. We are excited about extending the above outlined benefits to USA Cycling members. Sincerely, Todd Sowl Gerard Bisceglia
WCA Dinner Announcement: Garrett Peltonen and Frank Pipp Talk about Turning ProNovember 14, 2005 Join Wisconsin two newest additions to the American pro peloton, Frank Pipp and Garrett Peltonen at the WCA Annual Dinner this Saturday in Milwaukee. Peltonen and Pipp will share what it's like to take that last step up the peloton ladder. There's still time to get a seat; please email your reservation to Amy Miller: avasimon@execpc.com by Wednesday noon to be included in the count. You can pay at the door but your reservation must be in by Wednesday at noon.
Call for Masters Riders for Input on Masters Categories in 2006 – A TeleconferenceNovember 8, 2005 Do you have an opinion on the masters categories the WCA ran in 2005? Would you like to be part of a discussion group that will help decide the categories for 2006? Please send an email to Heidi Mingesz, WCAs technical director: wcatech@earthlink.net. The WCA board is working on getting feedback before the January meeting so all comments are welcome. Once we have the interested folks lined up, we’ll set a meeting date for the teleconference.
2005
WCA/Bianchi Cyclocross Season Successfully Underway
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The
5th annual Cronometro bike swap is quickly approaching on Saturday
January 14th, 2006 in Madison. The UW cycling club would like to
sell your old gear to help keep UW cyclists racing throughout the
Midwest in collegiate cycling. As a fundraising effort, we will
be having a table at the swap meet with all proceeds from the table
going directly to the UW cycling club. The UW cycling club’s
mission is to provide all UW students a friendly atmosphere to pursue
cycling, whether just riding around town or racing each week. The
club consistently has over 50 racers each spring and fall traveling
around the Midwest conference. Due to increasing costs, the budget
given to the club will be limited in coming years, endangering the
ability for all racers to travel to races.
The
second annual Washington Park Halloween Cyclocross Race was held
under blue skies and 60 degree temps. This race was the fifth of
eight races in the Wisconsin Cycling Association cyclocross series.
The race is put on by the Velo Trocadero cycling squad as a fundraiser
for the team and also supports the WCA and the Matt Wittig Memorial
Fund (Matt was a very talented and kind racer who was killed in
a crash earlier this year). The race went without a hitch and saw
the largest number of racers in any Wisconsin Cyclocrosss race to
date with 194 racers. Many of the
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