2010 BCC Racing Bible

2010 BCC Racing Bible – “Suffer with Friends”

About BCC


The Bonneville Cycling Club (BCC) is the oldest and largest cycling club in Utah. BCC sponsors literally hundreds of informal rides every year, found on our online Ride Calendar at www.bccutah.org BCC sponsors Little Red Riding Hood, the largest women-only century in the United States, and ULCER (Utah Lake Century Epic Ride), the longest running cycling event in Utah. BCC also sponsors informal ride series within the club, such as the Social Series, the Metric Series (a series of metric centuries) and the Superseries (a series of centuries.)


About BCC Racing


BCC Racing is a division of BCC. Therefore you must be a BCC member to belong to BCC Racing. Our mission statement is “Cyclists synergistically suffering to improve racing skills in a fun, friendly, competitive, and supportive team environment. (We're too busy racing to create a decent mission statement.)” We place an emphasis on cooperation, personal and team improvement, and fun.


BCC Racing History


In summer 2007 Team BBTC was established to race Lotoja (Bonneville Bicycle Touring Club was the former club name.) In spring 2008 we began to enter other UCA races besides Lotoja, and we changed our name as the main club changed its name to BCC. 2010 will be the 4th year for BCC Racing, and a year of significant change. BCC Racing will be rebuilding with renewed support from the main club with our focus on improving our racing performance as individuals and as a team, and hosting ULCER in preparation for receiving UCA sanction.


2010 Race Focus List


Tour of the Depot Stage Race


East Canyon Road Race


Bear Lake Classic Road Race


Garden Creek Gap Road Race


Little Mountain Road Race


High Uintah Stage Race


Porcupine Hill Climb


Capitol Reef Stage Race


Chalk Creek Road Race


1000 Warriors/Snowbird Hill Climb


LOTOJA

Team Benefits


Qualified teammates will receive race fee reimbursement at the rate of 50% of their total fees for UCA road races that they complete (DNF’s will not be reimbursed). Face value of the race fee will be used for the 50% computation; no handling fees, donations, or merchandise will be reimbursed, and the maximum amount reimbursed may be limited to $500. Qualified teammates will also receive 50% reimbursement for the first team kit they purchase.


BCC Racing is open to both male and female racers.


Team Requirements


Provisional teammates: Requirements are:


• Pay BCC dues ($25/single person)


• Purchase team kit (estimated $120)


• Purchase USAC annual license ($60)


• Purchase UCA timing chip ($42)


• Finally, we recognize our responsibility as ambassadors from BCC to the rest of the Utah cycling community


o Teammates are expected to display the highest level of sportsmanship and courtesy at all times


o Teammates are expected to support the main BCC club by offering advice as requested, sharing riding and nutrition tips, riding with the club at the beginning of rides, and being sociable and encouraging


Qualified teammates: Can be partially reimbursed for race fees and team kit. Additional requirements are:


• Finish 5 UCA sanctioned road races in 2010 as a provisional teammate wearing team kit


o Only the road race portion of a UCA stage race counts towards the 5 road races


o DNF’s (for any reason) do not count towards the 5 road races (and are not reimbursable)


o RMR and DMV crits do not count towards the 5 road races


o Salt Aire and other TT’s do not count towards the 5 road races


o Races completed in 2010 before joining BCC Racing do not count towards the 5 road races


• Volunteer for ULCER


o Needs to be a full-day volunteer at ULCER


o If teammate is within the first 10 positions in the rankings for his/her category on July 1st, that racer may race a different UCA race the day of ULCER, provided that he/she has discussed the situation with the team captain and volunteered for alternate ULCER assistance


• Currently the BCC Board has allocated funds to support 15 qualified teammates


o First 15 teammates to finish 5 UCA road races become qualified


o Additional funds may be allocated by the BCC Board for additional qualified teammates


USA Cycling Licensing


USA Cycling issues racer licenses and creates the USA racing rules. You can join USA Cycling for $60/year at www.usacycling.org They have a FAQ for new racers at www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=2622


UCA is the Utah Cycling Association and is the state chapter of USA Cycling. You automatically become a member of UCA when you purchase an annual license from USA cycling. UCA sanctions all cycling events in Utah. They have a website at www.cycleutah.com and a New Racer FAQ at www.cycleutah.com/content/NewRacerFAQ.aspx

Training opportunities


• BCC offers many club rides which have been traditionally used by the race team for training


o The Superseries is key for training racers


o Tuesday night Emigration climb


o Thursday night Bike and Brew


• Additional training opportunities are offered by other weeknight races


o RMR Tuesday night crits are excellent training races


o DMV Wednesday night crits are excellent training races


o Thursday night Salt Aire TT’s are good for training


• Additional training rides are being considered


o Monday night or Wednesday night Emigration climb for those who can’t make Tuesday


o Wednesday night training ride for those who can’t make Thursday


o Wednesday BCC series “Hump Day Trainer”


BCC Racing on the Web


Here is a summary of the technologies available for BCC Racing. Anyone wanting to use these resources needs a Google account. This account can be managed from https://www.google.com/accounts/.


Google Group “BCC Racing” - This is a discussion place where the Team and anyone interested in the team can communicate. Any email sent to bcc-racing@googlegroups.com ends up at http://groups.google.com/group/bcc-racing. You can request to join the group at the same address after you have created a Google account. Membership is open to everyone.


Google Group “BCC Racing Team” - This is a secure discussion place where the Team can communicate. Any email sent to bcc-racing-team@googlegroups.com ends up at http://groups.google.com/group/bcc-racing-team. You will be automatically added to this group after you join the team. Membership is limited to Provisional and Qualified BCC Racing teammates, and members of the BCC Board of Directors.


Blog - http://bccracing.blogspot.com - Everyone can read our blog entries. Anyone in BCC Racing can contribute once they have completed the invitation process.