Calling all CRCA new and returning Sub-teams: CRCA Sub-team applications for new teams, and initial rosters for returning sub-teams, are due this Friday, January 19th.
Grant's Tomb Criterium to Serve as the 2018 NYS Criterium Championships
2018 Club Race Series Dates
Save the Dates for your 2018 CRCA Club Race Series in Central Park!
2017 CRCA Board Election Results
Elections for the 2017 CRCA Board elections concluded at November 4, 2016, 10:30PM ET.The election committee (Rod Millott, Sarah Chubb Sauvayre and Matthew Erchull) has certified the results, and the following are the members of the 2017 CRCA Board of Directors.Many thanks to the election committee, to all who volunteered to put their names forward for a position, and to CRCA members who voted. President: Gabby Fisher
Vice President of Rider Development: Tara Parsons
Vice President of Racing: Julius Quito
Secretary: Fred David
Treasurer: Ken Edwards
Communications Director: Daniel Goldberg
Public Relations Director: Jeff Young
Membership Director: Madeleine Pascolini Campbell
Marshal Director: David Moss
Director of Teams: Hank Greenberg
Director of Open Racing: Ted Teyber
Coming Up This Week (May 16 – 22)
Announcements
1. Season Pass to Donor Membership Upgrade
If you are a Season Pass member and would like to upgrade to a Donor membership, CRCA will now deduct your Season Pass membership ($100).
This means Donor membership is only $500 for current Season Pass members.
Furthermore, if you upgrade and have already marshalled, your marshal credits will be carried over to next year.
Please contact communications@crca.net to request an upgrade or for any questions.
2. Season Pass Waivers
We will no longer be accepting Season Pass waivers at races.
If you are a Season Pass member and have not yet submitted a season waiver, please submit one by e-mail prior to racing.
Instructions on how to do so are available at http://archive.crca.net/racing/eve
If you don't remember whether your waiver was submitted and accepted, please refer to the April 16 roster, available at: http://archive.crca.net/wp-cont
If your name is highlighted in purple on the roster, you must submit a season waiver prior to racing.
For any questions, please e-mail communications@crca.net.
3. Club Racing Schedule Changes (Power Points)
Club Race 8, on June 19, has been changed from a Power Points race to a Scratch race.
The finish for the race has been moved to Cat's Paw Hill.
Club Race 9, on August 6, is now the Power Points race, with the finish at West 97th Street.
Please refer to the race schedule for details: http://archive.crca.net/racing/rac
Races
Club Race 6 is set to take place on Saturday, May 21, at 05:35 AM.
The race finishes at Tavern on the Green, and is a points race for the W, A, and B fields.
The race is a scratch for the C and W3/4 fields. The W3/4 field is open, as part of the Women’s Development Series (BikeReg).
Laps (~10km each):
W: 7.7 A: 8.7 B: 7.7 C: 6.7 W3/4: 6.7
Events
1. Monday, May 16 Screening of Cheetah: The Nelson Vails Story, 7:00 – 8:30PM, Axis Theatre Co.
Tickets $25. Proceeds go to supporting Recycle-A-Bicycle’s student leadership development program.
Nelson Vails himself will be there for a Q&A and to sign and give-away memorabilia.
More information here; Facebook event page here.
2. Tuesday, May 17
Screening of Cheetah: The Nelson Vails Story, 6:00 – 7:30PM, MIST Theater.
Free; doors open at 5:30PM.
Nelson Vails himself will be there for a Q&A and to sign and give-away posters and memorabilia.
3. Saturday, May 21
Nomad Cycle's Grand Opening Party, 6:00 - 10:00PM, Nomad Cycle. Free.
4. Saturday, May 21
NYRR is seeking cyclist volunteers for the Airbnb Brooklyn Half Marathon. Details below; please contact communications@crca.net for any questions.
Course Team:
• 2:00am to approximately 2:00pm • Oversee delivery and setup of equipment • Reporting any issues to race command center • Join sweep package for any late runners
Transportation Team:
• 6:00am to approximately 8:30am • Lead Handcycle Spotter: Lead handcyclist along course while communicating location updates throughout the race • Lead Male Spotter: Lead male leaders along course while communicating location updates throughout the race
Have any announcements or events you would like to make for next week's post? Please contact communications@crca.net.
IMPORTANT: 4/16 Roster Draft Published
Hi All! Tomorrow's race draft roster is posted.
If you have not submitted a valid waiver yet, please remember the following:
- You must fill out the 2016 SEASON PASS waiver from USAC. Previous years are not valid. (Single) Event waivers are not valid.
- You must fill out EVERY field. The series permit # is 2016-524, and your series name you can put CRCA. Today's date, everything else, must be filled in, or we cannot accept it.
- The waiver must be printed out EXACTLY as it is in the PDF. Landscape/horizontally, taking the full page, and not cut off. Anything else, we cannot accept. (This is not us being a pain, it actually says this in the very first paragraph of the waiver.)
Anyway, the usual other notes:
- Take a quick look, especially if you're racing Saturday, to make sure not only that you're clear to race but you've got the right number.
- If you haven't picked up your number yet, have no fear, we'll have them ready to pick up at the race. Please come early, please know what your number is, and please have your USAC license out and ready.
- IF YOUR NAME IS IN YELLOW: You are NOT cleared to race, and its because of something critical. You are either suspended due to not marshaling, you do not have a valid USAC license/number in our system, or you have not taken a new members race clinic (mandatory for ALL cat 4/5 racers). Please get in touch with me ASAP at membership@crca.net if you were intending to race and you are yellow. Hopefully if its a USAC issue we can get it resolved ASAP.
- IF YOUR NAME IS IN PURPLE: You are a season pass member (THANKS!) but you have not submitted your season pass waiver. If you can get them to me by 5pm, that's great, and i'll update it. If not, you MUST bring it to the race tomorrow. If you submit it digitally i will NOT process it for tomorrow's race, and then you MUST fill one out on the spot. The waivers are available here, please use the 2016 season pass one (the second link), and please fill out EVERY field. The series permit number is 2016-524. If you do not fill out EVERY line, date, etc., I cannot accept the waiver.
On behalf of the entire board, thanks so much !
-Randy
Draft roster is here: crca roster 2016 april 16 final B
IMPORTANT: 4/9 Roster Draft Published
Hi All! Tomorrow's race draft roster is posted. I know a lot of people had issues with number pickup and waivers last week and we're doing everything we can to make that waaaaaay better tomorrow. If you got a temporary number last week, please come pick up your real number tomorrow morning. We'll have everything alphabetized and ready to go super efficiently. I do expect a lot of people picking up their numbers, so please be patient -- remember everyone working at number pickup in the morning is volunteering to be there and wants nothing more than to get you your number. :) As far as waivers go, we did locate the missing stack of waivers from week 1 in the trailer, and have also processed your week 2 waivers. There were a few that were invalid, and those people have been notified via email. If you have not submitted a valid waiver yet, please remember the following:
- You must fill out the 2016 SEASON PASS waiver from USAC. Previous years are not valid. (Single) Event waivers are not valid.
- You must fill out EVERY field. The series permit # is 2016-524, and your series name you can put CRCA. Today's date, everything else, must be filled in, or we cannot accept it.
- The waiver must be printed out EXACTLY as it is in the PDF. Landscape/horizontally, taking the full page, and not cut off. Anything else, we cannot accept. (This is not us being a pain, it actually says this in the very first paragraph of the waiver.)
Anyway, the usual other notes:
- Take a quick look, especially if you're racing Saturday, to make sure not only that you're clear to race but you've got the right number.
- If you haven't picked up your number yet, have no fear, we'll have them ready to pick up at the race. Please come early, please know what your number is, and please have your USAC license out and ready.
- IF YOUR NAME IS IN YELLOW: You are NOT cleared to race, and its because of something critical. You are either suspended due to not marshaling, you do not have a valid USAC license/number in our system, or you have not taken a new members race clinic (mandatory for ALL cat 4/5 racers). Please get in touch with me ASAP at membership@crca.net if you were intending to race and you are yellow. Hopefully if its a USAC issue we can get it resolved ASAP.
- IF YOUR NAME IS IN PURPLE: You are a season pass member (THANKS!) but you have not submitted your season pass waiver. If you can get them to me by 5pm, that's great, and i'll update it. If not, you MUST bring it to the race tomorrow. If you submit it digitally i will NOT process it for tomorrow's race, and then you MUST fill one out on the spot. The waivers are available here, please use the 2016 season pass one (the second link), and please fill out EVERY field. The series permit number is 2016-524. If you do not fill out EVERY line, date, etc., I cannot accept the waiver.
On behalf of the entire board, thanks so much !
-Randy
Draft roster is here: roster 4-9
IMPORTANT: Latest Roster Draft Published
- Take a quick look, especially if you're racing Saturday, to make sure not only that you're clear to race but you've got the right number.
- If you haven't picked up your number yet, have no fear, we'll have them ready to pick up at the race. Please come early, please know what your number is, and please have your USAC license out and ready.
- IF YOUR NAME IS IN YELLOW: You are NOT cleared to race, and its because of something critical. You are either suspended due to not marshaling last year, you do not have a valid USAC license/number in our system, or you have not taken a new members race clinic (mandatory for ALL cat 4/5 racers). Please get in touch with me ASAP at membership@crca.net if you were intending to race and you are purple. Hopefully if its a USAC issue we can get it resolved ASAP.
- IF YOUR NAME IS IN PURPLE: You are a season pass member (THANKS!) but you have not submitted your season pass waiver. If you can get them to me by 5pm, that's great, and i'll update it. If not, you MUST bring it to the race tomorrow. If you submit it digitally i will NOT process it for tomorrow's race, and then you MUST fill one out on the spot. The waivers are available here, please use the 2016 season pass one (the second link), and please fill out EVERY field. The series permit number is 2016-524. If you do not fill out EVERY line, date, etc., I cannot accept the waiver.
On behalf of the entire board, thanks so much and happy racing season eve!
-Randy
Draft roster is here: roster 03-24
IMPORTANT: Race Roster Draft Posted
Good afternoon from your friendly membership director. It's been a lot of waivers and USAC Authorizations to Ride, but we're finally at our first roster draft. I've attached it here. I ask everyone to please do a few things:
- Take a quick look, especially if you're racing tomorrow, to make sure not only that you're clear to race but you've got the right number.
- If you haven't picked up your number yet, have no fear, we'll have them ready to pick up at the race. Please come early, please know what your number is, and please have your USAC license out and ready.
- IF YOUR NAME IS IN PURPLE: You are NOT cleared to race, and its because of something critical. You are either suspended due to not marshaling last year, you do not have a valid USAC license/number in our system, or you have not taken a new members race clinic (mandatory for ALL cat 4/5 racers). Please get in touch with me ASAP at membership@crca.net if you were intending to race and you are purple. Hopefully if its a USAC issue we can get it resolved ASAP.
- IF YOUR NAME IS IN YELLOW: You are a season pass member (THANKS!) but you have not submitted your season pass waiver. If you can get them to me by 5pm, that's great, and i'll update it. If not, you MUST bring it to the race tomorrow. If you submit it digitally i will NOT process it for tomorrow's race, and then you MUST fill one out on the spot. The waivers are available here, please use the 2016 season pass one (the second link), and please fill out EVERY field. The series permit number is 2016-524. If you do not fill out EVERY line, date, etc., I cannot accept the waiver.
On behalf of the entire board, thanks so much and happy racing season eve!
-Randy
Draft roster is here: 2016 first race draft roster
2016 Race Number Pick-Up Parties @ Veselka
This year's number pick-up parties will be held on Monday, February 29 (5-8PM) and Wednesday, March 2 (5-7PM), at Veselka. Veselka will be offering $4 beers and a beer and plate of pierogies for $10! On both days, a $5 gift certificate will also be given to the first 50 members picking up a number that day.
Season Pass and Donor members will be able to drop-off their series waivers, which are available here. Members can also submit their series waivers by e-mail, to waivers@crca.net. To be accepted, waivers must be scanned in full size, and every field must be filled out. The series permit number is 2016-524.
Members who are not able to attend the events may pick up their numbers at their first race. Members should arrive early for number pick-up on a race morning.
Club Race 1 is a 06:30 AM start, so early number pick-up and waiver drop-off means a less hectic race morning and maybe a chance to sleep in a little longer.
Best of all, you'll get to enjoy some food and drink in the company of your fellow club members!
The events are also a great opportunity to back a generous and enthusiastic supporter of NYC cycling and racing. Veselka is now in its fifth year of team sponsorship, and has worked with Transportation Alternatives for many years. Tips will be kindly appreciated.
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