Updated: August 25, 2008

WCA Cat 4 Women's Challenge

Thanks to underwriting from Bontrager, the new cat 4 women's challenge has begun.

Sponsorship is being allocated to every WCA club race that hosts a separate Cat 4 women's race, with funds to be used for a cash prize list for the Cat 4 women.

Wisco Homeys in the Pro Peloton

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USA Cycling License Information

  • Did you know that $10 of your annual USA Cycling membership is returned to WCA to help provide things like rider upgrade processing, officials training and recruitment, and resources to promoters? Every membership a Wisconsin rider takes directly helps racing in Wisconsin.
  • Are you racing with a one-day license? If a rider purchases up to two one-day licenses and sends in the receipt(s), the rider can get up to $10($5 per one-day) off the annual membership. This means that the "try before you buy" concept will cost the rider no money. The rider will have to mail in the license application with the receipts attached as currently USAC does not have a way to make this work with the online system however, go ahead an try cycling and then consider an annual membership.
WCA News

Cyclocross Practice at Estabrook Park, Milwaukee Hampshire Cycle Club will be hosting a weekly cyclocross training session beginning on Wednesday, September 3rd at 5:00. This will be held throughtout the season on Wednesday's from 5:00 until dusk at our Estabrook Park location in Milwaukee (1st parking lot south of Hamptom Avenue in Estabrook Park). We'll have barricades set up in addition to having the course cleared. Stop by to practice and meet other racers. This is the second year for the Estabrook Practice. Last year it really caught on with as many as 20+ riders showing on some nights. For more information, call Chris Zacharias at 414.861.4277.

Chiropractic Partners Racing Weekend Just when you thought it was time to take those cool easy rides through the fall colors of Wisconsin, THINK AGAIN! Fire up your racing legs one last time and push your body through the Chiropractic Partners racing weekend! Mark your calendar, tell the spouse that you're gonna be busy racing at the Chiropractic Criterium followed by the Chiropractic Partners Charity Time Trial! The criterium this year is presented by Womencare, Jack Safro Toyota, and WaterStone Bank. It also benefits the C.A.R.E center of Waukesha, a branch of Family Services that works towards a stop to child abuse and neglect in our county. Then race for more Cup Points and for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society at Sunday's Time Trial through the hills of the Southern Kettle Moraine State Forest. In a joint effort, members of LAPT and Chiropractic Partners Cycling will be behind the scenes to bring an exciting close to the 2008 WCA road schedule!

Racing at Kenosha Velodrome to Start May 20 Kenosha , WI -- The 2008 schedule for Tuesday Night Racing at the Washington Park Velodrome in Kenosha has been finalized this week. Racing will begin May 20 with two weeks of pre-season races to get the cobwebs out of your track legs. The regular season then begins with Danishes and Miss-n-Outs on June 3. read more

Are you New to Racing? Here’s a few things you need to know to race a bike and you can find more information two ways; explore this site and ask your fellow riders! read more

Introducing a New Category for 2008: Masters 3/4 A new Masters 3/4 category was proposed by riders and approved at the annual WCA Board meeting in January. All race organizers are encouraged to include this new category in their races as the category will be a part of the Wisconsin Cup. To make room for this new scored category, the riders decided that Wisconsin Cup points will no longer be awarded for the Masters 45+ category. read more

2008 WCA Cyclocross Series 2008 is shaping up to be another great year of cyclocross racing for the WCA. This year’s series will kick off with a weekend of UCI racing on September 27 and 28 and then will continue through to the state championships at Hales Corner on November 23. Most of the race venues remained unchanged from 2007 with the exception of the race sponsored by the UW Whitewater Cycling team. UWW has several new venues that are under consideration and look forward to offering a new challenge to racers. read more.

Bontrager Sponsors Women's Series WCA is proud to announce it's newest sponsor, Bontrager which will be supplying support for women's racing in Wisconsin. Stay tuned for more details.

State Criterium Location Changed LAPT and Ripon College Cycling Team are pleased to announce that the State Crit Championships will be held in Ripon this year. Those of you who raced in the 90's will remember the very cool racing venue of Ripon College. The course includes moderate hills, six corners and Ripon's Mainstreet. $5K prize list, too! Be sure to check out the hotels and restaurants in town. read more

New Policy on Upgrades USAC has announced a new policy on category upgrades. The new policy can be seen at http://www.usacycling.org/forms/USAC_rulebook.pdf.
In brief, the upgrade requirements for road and CX have been changed significantly, and it's the RIDER'S responsibility to know the rules. read more

Clubs Welcome New Riders Many clubs have rolled out the welcome mat to new riders. If you’d like to learn more about racing try these clubs.
MadCity Velo Club (Madison): Greg Ferguson, gfergus@chorus.net, www.madcityvelo.com.
One Percent More (Milwaukee): Brad Pearson, membership@teambeansandbarley.com, teambeansandbarley.com.
Endeavour(Milwaukee): Randy Roth/Randy@endevinc.com.
Hampshire (Milwaukee): Jerry Pearce/jjpearce@wi.rr.com, hampshirecc.org.
Brazen Dropouts (Madison): Phil Olsen/olsenph@yahoo.com, brazendropouts.org
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Gear Grinder: Paul Weaver/pweaver832@aol.com, www.gear-grinder.com.
Team Life Cyclist's: team@emerys.com
, emerys.com/teamemerys.htm.
Capitol Velo Club (Women only): Renee Callaway/rccallaway@sbcglobal.net or Tammy Zurak/tammylzurak@yahoo.com, capitolveloclub.com.
Team Fond du Lac/Oshkosh Cyclery: John Bartow/fdlcyclery@yahoo.com.

Jonathan Page clinic to kick off cyclocross season on August 30th Planet Bike sponsored racer, Jonathan Page, will be hosting a cyclocross clinic on Sat, Aug 30 at Badger Prairie County Park in Verona, WI (just outside Madison). This clinic is the perfect way to start your 2008 cyclocross season whether you are brand new to cyclocross or looking to move to the next level. Learn from one of the world's best cyclocross racers and get a jump on your competition. read more.

Midwest Cycling Series to Expand in 2009; Additional Racing Events to Follow Milwaukee, WI - The Wisconsin Cycling Series, which spanned a two-day weekend in 2008, is expanding in 2009 into a multi-day format of professionally-produced, high energy cycling events, as the result of a new joint venture between two seasoned Milwaukee-area cyclists and multi-sport event promoters. read more.

$1K Women's Track Event! The Ed Rudolph Velodrome has a great women's event coming up on Thursday, August 21. The event, Elaine Nekritz Trophy race was my vision, and I created it because we had so little opportunity where women could shine and earn a few extra bucks in the meantime. The event is an Elite Qualifier Women's Scratch race (35 laps on 380 meters track). The total purse for this single event is $1,000. read more.

Used Cycling Clothing, Shoes, pedals wanted Bill Koch and Brandon Gavic started a class to teach young Milwaukee Public School kids to race bikes this summer. (editor's note:Bravo, Bill & Brandon!)The program is now in its second session and we've made great progress; we have a group of close to 10 boys age 11-16 who are digging this cycling thing! And they love to go fast on their bikes! read more.

History of the Washington Park Velodrome Michael Boros is a graduate of Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin. His expertise of the history of the Washington Park Velodrome has been acknowledged in the Kenosha Newspaper and at the Kenosha Historical Society. Michael is attending Roosevelt University working towards a master degree in Integrated Marketing Communication (MSIMC). He sent WCA his paper on the Washington Park velodrome, and we hope you enjoy reading it. You can contact Michael at Michael.boros@mymail.roosevelt.edu. The Historical Framework of Velodrome Racing from 1924 to 1930: A Kenoshan Perspective

The Story Behind WIBIKELAW.COM
I think there is a saying about lawyers that says something like “you hate them until you need one.” Dan Goldberg just might be the guy you need, although we hope you don’t. Goldberg (IS Corp) is the brain behind WIBIKELAW.com a new website advertiser on WCA. Like a lot of WCA riders he is a full time professional and unassuming behind his blue and white kit. read more

 
 
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