Collegiate Cycling

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Collegiate Cycling Introduction To Bicycle
Racing
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Intro Category Overview

• Called Introduction to Bicycle Racing or
  Intro and is another standard race category
• First 50 is coached clinic on the actual race
  course with lots of coaches
• Second 50 is a real race with points
• Focus on basic skills drafting, paceline,
  cornering, bumping, riding in a group

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New Mission Statement

• Collegiate Cycling is team-oriented bicycle
  racing for women and men of all abilities.

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• We are focused on
• Providing new riders with a welcoming
  introduction to the Collegiate Cycling family
• Enabling elite riders to pursue an education
  while benefiting from development opportunities
  that integrate with amateur and professional
  teams and national development programs
• Creating personal growth and leadership
  development opportunities for scholar athletes
  both on and off the bike and
• Ensuring that the sport we love is low cost and
  accessible to any student who wants to race a
  bike.

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Why Intro?

• Youre never ready for your first bike race
• Rider education is critical for our members
• Introduction to Bicycle Racing is a carefully
  chosen name
• Intro riders contribute to the teams success
• FEEL THE LOVE, BABY!

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How does it work?

• 2-5 minutes of start line instruction/demo
• 5-6 laps or 7-8 miles of practice/coaching
• Line them up and they race with coaches helping
  from the sidelines
• One head coach (should be licensed)
• Many assistants riders, other coaches or team
  leaders

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What do we need?

• Intro Champion to administer program
• Engaged promoters who are interested
• Getting the word out
• Syllabus of proposed intro topics
• Its a valuable sales tool for team leaders
• Marketing it to college students (not just
  collegiate cyclists)

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Challenges

• Time in the race-day schedule
• Finding enough volunteers
• Resistance to the concept
• Risk management issues
• Marketing the program

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Whats Next

• Nationwide Introduction To Bicycle Racing
  rollout across 10 conferences
• Publication of supporting materials
• Plugging into licensed coaches
• Incentives continuing education credits
• Working closer with LAs to implement
• Bringing Intro to a wider audience