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Page 1: Collegiate Cycling Jeffrey Hansen High School & Collegiate Manager

Collegiate CyclingJeffrey Hansen

High School & Collegiate Manager

Page 2: Collegiate Cycling Jeffrey Hansen High School & Collegiate Manager

A few basics…

• 11 Conferences

Page 3: Collegiate Cycling Jeffrey Hansen High School & Collegiate Manager

A few basics…

• 11 Conferences• Each managed by a volunteer conference director, and 1-2

assistant conference directors (often students)• Basic responsibilities of the conference director:

• Season Scheduling

• Conference rules (mostly scoring related)

• Ensuring eligibility and qualification for nationals

• Point of contact for FAQs from riders

• Omnium scoring

• Coordination of Host Housing, Intro Clinics

• Flyer approval (to ensure collegiate and conference rules are met)

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A few basics…

• 11 Conferences• Many CDs also attend each and every race in their conferences

• Not required of them, but helpful for promoters

• Instills consistency in the season

• Often officiating (and not always charging promoters for it)

• 4 Seasons• Track (minimal in only a few conferences): Summer/August• Mountain Bike (2nd largest, most conferences): Fall• Cyclo-cross (6/11 Conferences, growing): October/November• Road (Largest season, all conferences): February-April

• Collegiate License• License: $30, or free with a USAC Road or MTB License

Page 5: Collegiate Cycling Jeffrey Hansen High School & Collegiate Manager

A few numbers…

• 46% of current collegiate license holders ALSO hold a USAC Road license

• Many double up on criteriums (Collegiate and USAC Road Cats)• Many continue racing during the summer and after college

• Since the Collegiate license became mandatory in 2005: • 27,956 collegiate licenses have been sold• 4,648 of our current members’ first license was a Collegiate (8%)

• 3,538 of whom are no longer in college (6%)

• 20,000+ racer days in 2009• 500+ One-day licenses sold in 2010

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A few numbers…

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A few numbers…

• 295 Teams• 16 Varsity:

• Brevard College; Brevard, NC• Cumberland University; Lebanon, TN• Fort Lewis College; Durango, CO• King College; Bristol, TN• Lees McRae College; Banner Elk, NC• Lindenwood University; St. Charles, MO• Lindsey Wilson College; Columbia, KY• Marian University; Indianapolis, IN• Mars Hill College; Mars Hill, NC• Mesa State College; Grand Junction, CO• Midwestern State University; Wichita Falls, TX• Milligan College; Milligan College, TN• Pfeiffer University; Charlotte, NC• Ripon College; Ripon, WI• Union College; Barbourville, KY • Warren Wilson; Asheville, NC

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Strengths

• Scoring system • Gives equal weight to women, regardless of numbers

• 19% female membership (13% organization-wide)

• Teams can’t win without women

• Points go up to 50 places deep• Team competition is primary – above individual wins

• Low barriers to entry (cost, clinics, peers)• Atmosphere built upon camaraderie

• Between teams, especially• Lending equipment, sharing rides, making best friends

• Atmosphere is what 90% of collegiate cyclists will cite as best part

• Grassroots racing in its purest form!

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Successful Alumni

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Successful Alumni

• Ted King (Middlebury): “Collegiate cycling is... AWESOME. I can thank collegiate cycling almost exclusively for getting me where I am today. For one, while attending Middlebury College and before I got into cycling I watched my brother win a collegiate national title… It was at that point I realized I might share some race winning genetics. In a word, collegiate cycling is just fun… week in and week out you get to see the same awesome people from across the collegiate spectrum, have a blast racing with them, witness their ridiculous antics, and just have a great time doing it.”

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Challenges

• Scoring System!• Complicated, but solutions in the pipeline

• Conference funding is limited• Collegiate licenses are half off, and many are free• On the whole, collegiate programs cost about 1.5x their revenue• Program relies on volunteers, reimbursed for mileage• $1/rider/day surcharge helps fund conference equipment, CD travel

• Team funding is limited• Rarely supported by their schools • Average team receives $2000/year with lots of red tape &

restrictions

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Challenges

• Race promotion• Usually novice promoters with a million other things on their minds

• BAD combination

• Quality, and occasionally safety, suffer as a result

• Low entry fees for collegiate races mean no profit (often lose money)

• False dichotomy• Between Collegiate and Non-Collegiate cycling• Lack of integration in some regions• Easy to fall into but definite room for improvement• Potential growth all around

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How can the Local Associations Help?

• Race Promotion• Promoter Mentors• Equipment loans/rentals• Promoter Guides• Collegiate categories in non-collegiate races & vice versa• Official education• Local site visits and officials

• Funding• Travel grants for unsupported teams• Conference grants, equipment donations

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How can the Local Associations Help?

• Collegiate races on the LA calendar• Proven in SWCCC/ABRA, IMCCC/UCA, RMCCC/CVA

• More communication from Conference Directors• Collegiate members are LA members, too!

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Case Study: ABRA & SWCCC

• Unique situation – small conference• Scheduling

• Usually 1-2 races in AZ; follow LA scheduling procedures

• Officiating• Don (LA) and Nancy (CD) officiate all races together

• Equipment• Camera, barriers

• Race Promotion• Site visits, checklists

• Communication• Growing popularity of collegiate races among non-coll. members

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What are we looking for?

• Planting the seed and starting the dialogue• Expanded cooperation means expanded membership

• 45% is good, but lots of room for growth

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Upcoming Developments

• Results and Rankings• Easier for CDs to compute• All results submitted to USAC• Centralized, standard rankings• Faster turnaround

• New Page on usacycling.org• Collegiate-specific menus• Race reports• Resources for teams

• Race Improvements• Entry fees, guides, accountability

Mock-up of next year’s webpage

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Thanks!

• Up next: Mark Guthart • Iowa LA President • North Central Conference Director