Recent Upgrades

New rules voted in place for 2010/2011 Cyclo-cross Season

Colorado Springs, Colo. (August 12, 2010) -- USA Cycling announced today that its Road, Track & Cyclo-cross Board of Trustees has voted in favor of several rule changes for the upcoming cyclo-cross season.

The new rules are in line with the UCI rulebook and will take effect at the beginning of the 2010/2011 cyclo-cross season. The changes accomplish the following three things:

• Establish rules for cyclo-cross race feeding
• Change the manner in which lapped riders are handled to enable the use of the 80% rule currently utilized in many mountain bike events, and
•  Modify the rules regarding course obstacles (barrier height, distance between, and total number of obstacles on the course)

A summary of the rule changes is as follows:

Flyer Information and Help

We would like to get word to race organizers and promoters about some things that would help on their flyers.

• List  physical address for each event for users of GPS,  Mapquest, etc.
• Whn possible, to provide a printer friendly or text only flyer link.
• Flyers submitted to upload the the CCA webite should be in PDF format and if possible optimized not to exceed 500 kbs.
• Make sure flyers are finalized before asking for them to be uplaoded. We have had quite a few changes to flyers (some small like sponsors and some larger).
• We prefer that you upload or link your flyer in the USA Cycling website and provide us that link.
• The flyers must at least contain the same information if the format is not the same. This means, if you upload or link a flyer on USA Cycling and send us an updated version, you are responsible to submit the update to USA Cycling as soon as possible.

Facebook Group for CCA!

We have implemented a Facebook group for the CCA. It is open to everyone so go ahead and join up. You must have a Facebook account to join though, but it is easy to setup. The main purpose is to augment the CCA website for information sharing and availability. There are the usual discussion and photo sections as well for member use. For the time being we will only allow CAA Board Members to post to the "Wall". We understand that many users do not visit the website while traveling but do use Facebook and access it via their mobile phones. We hope you enjoy.

Helping to understand Auto & Motorcycle Insurance

TO:      USA Cycling Organizers, Clubs, Local Associations and Officials
RE:      Auto and Motorcycle Insurance

Dear Organizers, Clubs, Local Associations and Officials:

There has been some discussion recently regarding insurance for cycling events and we want to address those concerns and questions. We strive to provide quality, wide-range insurance coverage for our members.  It is a challenge each year to find comprehensive yet affordable insurance.

Injuries and Accidents..It Does Happen.

During this and all cycling seasons, it is not a matter of if an accident will happen but when. It also does not matter how experienced you are or the level of event you are participating in. You should know however, that the promoters and officials are there to assist and support you in the event of an accident (no matter how miner). With that thought in mind we ask some things of you as a participant. First, make sure your Standard Athletes Waiver (both for competitive and non-competitive events) are clearly and completely filled out and signed. In the event of an accident, this is one of the most important forms for gathering necessary personal information. Second, is the preparing of the First Report of Occurrence form. This form is prepared by the event staff, a senior official, or a combination of both. Once completed both the original standard athlete waiver and the report of first occurrence forms are sent to USA Cycling with post event packet. That information is used to assist the payment of insurance claims made by the rider.

If you have any kind of accident, you are highly encouraged to go to the chief referee, chief judge or any offical and let them know. Even if you do not plan on going to the hospital to get checked out and are just planning on going home or elsewhere, please go see the chief referee. It is in everyone's best interest and a courtesy to do this. It is very difficult trying to play catch up after the event if no one knew about the accident.