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Arielle Martin takes a run on the BMX track at the Norris Penrose Events Center inColorado Springs during USA Cycling’s BMX Camp. Photo: Casey Gibson

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COVER STORY- p.2Inaugural season of USACycling Mountain Bike

National Calendars featureeight UCI events and over$200,000 in prize money

Photo: Dan Campbell

Cover: USA Cycling MTB National Calendars Announced


Inaugural season features $200,000 in prize money and eight UCI eventsAfter unveiling plans for a new season-long mountain bike initiative last fall, USA Cycling revealed this month the53 races that will comprise the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Calendar. Encompassing all disciplines of off-road cycling, the calendar is divided into three primary categories—cross country, gravity, and ultra endurance.

Designed to provide a more accessibleopportunity for top-level events in theU.S. that have not traditionally been partof the national series model, the new con-cept is compatible with a variety of eventmodels and provides professional andelite-level athletes with consistent, top-quality racing opportunities across alldisciplines of mountain biking.

”Riders will have the chance to compete at national-level events across the countrywhere consistent competition, organiza-tion and prize purses are offered,” ex-plained USA Cycling Mountain Bike East-ern Regional Manager Kelli Lusk.

“Promoters will have the opportunity to be part of a national calendar and earn therecognition they’ve long deserved.Thereare so many quality events throughout theU.S., but most of these events didn’t have a higher level to graduate to under theprevious model after they obtainedAMBC (American Mountain Bike Chal-lenge) status. Now, these calendars givethose races something to aspire toward.”

With 29 events across 17 states, the crosscountry calendar kicks off March 25 withthe Chickasaw Trace Classic in Columbia,Tenn. and stretches six months to the lastweekend in October when the Piney HillsClassic XIV in Ruston, La. concludes thecalendar. In between, notable events suchas the Sea Otter Classic and the six Na-tional Mountain Bike Series (NMBS) racesfrom USA Cycling’s previous national series model are included.

Over the course of the season, athleteswill accrue points as they pursue overalltitles in individual and team categories–

much like USA Cycling’s National Racing Calendar model in road cycling.

Each cross country event is categorizedaccording to the overall points avail-able. Five category-1 events offer themost points–the Sea Otter Classic, theSnowshoe MTB Festival, and the NMBSstops in Phoenix, Park City, and BannerElk, N.C. The cross country calendar alsoincludes three category-2, seven category-3, and 14 category-4 events.

With the introduction of the 2007 USACycling Mountain Bike National Calen-dars comes the opportunity for athletes toaccumulate UCI points at eight calendarevents. All five category-1 events are onthe UCI calendar in addition to the threecategory-2 events–The Greenbrier Chal-lenge in Frederick, Md., the NMBS stop inFontana, Calif. and the Maplelag MTBSpring Opener in Callaway, Minn.

Those eight events, plus the USA CyclingMountain Bike National Championshipsin West Dover, Vt., offer athletes nineopportunities to gather UCI points onAmerican soil in 2007. The procurementof UCI points is the primary factor in de-termining how many start positions theU.S. will receive in Beijing.

The 18-event gravity calendar, which fea-tures downhill, 4-cross, super D and dualslalom events, will span 11 states. Withsimilar category designations, there aresix category-1 events and 12 category-2events.

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Photo: Dan Campbell

Photo: Dan Campbell

FEATURESNew USAC MTB National Calendars—28 UCI events and $200,000 in prize money

New Junior Gear restrictions—3

Preview: UCI World Cup in LA—4Two world champions highlight U.S. roster

Somerset Wheelmen celebrate—5New Jersey club celebrates 70th anniversarywith guest speaker Mike Fraysee

LAJORS applications available—5

Bill Woodul Mechanics Clinic—647 mechanics pass course at OlympicTraining Center

Board votes in new legislation—6New rules affect road, track and ‘cross racers

John Stenner Scholarships awarded—72 coeds honored by USA Cycling

Development Team Training Camp—818 top young riders invited to Salt Lake Citycamp this week for training and testing

Four more named to track talent pool—92 men, 2 women meet time standards in L.A.

DEPARTMENTS

Letter from a member—6Adventure Advocates pays off for this mastersroad cyclist

Get to Know USAC employees—7Connie Ennis, Accounting Assistant

Focus on an Athlete—9Randy Stumpfhauser

National Championship Calendar—10

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Category-1 events include the Sea Otter Classic,the Chile Challenge in Angel Fire, N.M., the Blastthe Mass in Snowmass Village, Colo., the Moun-tain States Cup races in Telluride and Keystone,Colo. and the Rock MTN G3 Series Race in AngelFire.

The six-race ultra endurance calendar consists of62-mile races, marathons, and 12 and 24-hourraces. As in the cross country calendar, the gravitycalendar and ultra endurance calendar will alsocrown overall champions at season’s end.

An important element in the creation of the sepa-rate calendars within the USA Cycling MountainBike National Calendar framework is the fact thatthe different calendars allow for events that havea stronger presence in one particular discipline tobe a part of the national calendar.

“That shows insightful thinking on USA Cycling’s part,” commented Mountain States Cup promoter

Mike McCormack. “We can’t be all things to all people, so for USA Cycling to offer different cal-endars specific to disciplines was a wise deci-sion. This allows for the best races in the countryto be a part of a national calendar, and we arethrilled to be a part of it.”

For more information, visit www.usacycling.org.

Recently, the Board of Trustees passed a signifi-cant rule change with regards to junior gear re-strictions that will take effect immediately.

Below is the new rule as it appears in the 2007USA Cycling Rule Book. Additional commentsare noted below in italics.

Staff Comment: This is a significant change in policy.As of 2007, juniors must ride their junior gears in allraces, including elite races. There is still only one gearlimit on the road, but a junior rider competing in thecategory 3 elite men, for example, will have to ride hisrestricted gears.

1J6. Junior Gears. The maximum chaingear ratiofor junior riders is based on age and discipline.Blocked gears will be allowed, except in NationalChampionships. All tests for compliance (roadand track) shall be done using the "roll-outmethod."

There is no restriction for cyclo-cross.For road and track the limits are:

Road17-18: 7.93 meters (26’) (52x14) 15-16: “

13-14: “ 10-12: “

Track17-18: Unrestricted15-16: 6.78 meters (22'3") (48x15)13-14: 6.36 meters (20'10.5") (48x16)10-12: 6.00 meters (19’8”) (48x17)

The gear limit for a rider is determined by the ageof the rider and the discipline, and applies in allevents in that discipline–even when other en-trants may not have the same (or any) limit. Notethat the gear ratios listed are merely suggestions–the distance rolled out is the governing standard.

For a comprehensive overview of junior gear re-strictions, visit www.usacycling.org.

A complete guide to all of the new rules that werevoted upon and passed is available on the USACycling website.

All members are encouraged to download an elec-tronic copy of the USA Cycling Rulebook avail-able for download from the USA Cycling website.

Board approves junior gear restrictions

3rd round of the UCI Track World Cup comes to home turf this month

Two world champions highlight U.S. roster in L.A.


Two reigning world champions, Sarah Hammer and Kristin Armstrong will highlight the U.S. roster as the third stopof the 2006-2007 UCI Track World Cup visits the ADT Event Center in Carson, California this month.

Current individual pursuit world champion andAmerican record holder, Sarah Hammer willcompete for her OUCH Pro Cycling squad andreigning time trial world champion on the road,Kristin Armstrong, will ride for the U.S. NationalTeam. The Southern California edition of thefour-race international circuit represents the firstworld cup competition for each rider this season.

Hammer became the first American in 11 years tocapture an elite world title on the track with avictory at the world championships in Bordeaux,France last April. The Southern California resi-dent is now set to return to the track on whichshe clocked an American record in the women’s three-kilometer individual pursuit. At the USACycling Elite Track National Championships inOctober, Hammer turned in a time of 3 minutes,32.865 seconds to smash the previous nationalrecord of 3:36.08 set by Rebecca Twigg in 1995.

Relatively new to the discipline of track cycling,Armstrong has already proven her potential witha bronze medal at the Sydney World Cup lastseason and a bronze medal at the 2005 PanAmerican Championships–both in the individ-ual pursuit. The endurance specialist notched thebiggest result of her career just over three monthsago when she captured a rainbow jersey in theelite women’s time trial in Salzburg, Austria with a win over two-time defending champion KarenThurig of Switzerland.

Also scheduled to compete in the women’s en-durance events is Becky Quinn (Carlsbad, Calif.).Quinn won a pair of silver medals at the 2006 LosAngeles World Cup with second-place efforts inboth the points race and scratch race.

The four-woman endurance contingent is com-pleted by first-time world cup competitor NevaDay (Manhattan Beach, Calif.).

The women’s sprint squad is led by Jennie Reed (Kirkland, Wash.). After sweeping the sprintevents at the national championships, Reed is theonly American to medal in world cup competi-

tion this season with a silver medal in the keirinat the world cup opener in Australia.

Joining Reed on the U.S. National Team are first-time world cup competitors Anna Lang (La Jolla,Calif.) and Liz Reap-Carlson (Jim Thorpe, Pa.).

The men’s sprint squad features five riders and is led by 2004 Olympic teammates Giddeon Massie(Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Adam Duvendeck(Santa Barbara, Calif.). The young trio of MichaelBlatchford (Cypress, Calif.), Ben Barczewski(Breiginsville, Pa.) and Kevin Selker (Boulder,Colo.) has also been named to the U.S. NationalTeam.

The U.S. National Team will also feature threeyoung endurance riders–top finisher at lastmonth’s world cup in Moscow, Tom Zirbel (Boulder, Colo.), Bobby Lea (Mertztown, Pa.) andAustin Carroll (Orange, Calif.). Veteran JameCarney (Macungie, Pa.) will compete under thebanner of his Team Fuji outfit.

Also on the start list, but riding for their TeamSlipstream powered by Chipotle squad, is theduo of Brad Huff (Fair Grove, Mo.) and MichaelCreed (Colorado Springs, Colo.).

USA Cycling members receive ticket discounts

Tickets start as low as $18.50, and all-sessionticket packages (includes five sessions over threedays) are available for as low as $60. Tickets areon sale now at the AEG Ticket Sales Office (1-877-AEG-TICKETS), The Home Depot Center BoxOffice, all Ticketmaster outlets including Ticket-master Charge-by-Phone (213-480-3232 or 714-740-2000) and online at www.ticketmaster.com.

USA Cycling members receive a special discounton tickets and can take advantage of this exclu-sive offer by calling 1-877-234-8425.

Top: Sarah Hammer leads the U.S. contingent, as the first U.S.rider in 11 years to capture an elite world title on the track.Below: Kristin Armstrong is a new comer to the track, butproved her strength with a bronze at the Sydney World Cuplast season.


Somerset Wheelmen celebrate 70th anniversary

“I am proud to be associated with Somerset Wheelmen and all the men and women who havemade this club great,” said Joe Saling, 18-timenational and 5-time Pan American champion.

The club was established in 1936 by Fred “Pop” Kugler. He and other members started the Tourof Somerville in 1940— now the longest continu-ally run bicycle race in the U.S. In 1940, whenthere were only three national titles to contest,they were all won by Somerset Wheelmen. AllenBell was a member when he made the 1956 and1960 U.S. Olympic Teams and when he won PanAm gold in 1959. Jonas Carney (U.S. Olympianand 25-time National Champion), Jame Carney(world-class track rider) and Jon Erdelyi (FormerU23 National Road Champion and pro rider) arejust a few of the riders who started out with Som-erset. The tradition of excellence continues todaywith ten current national and Pan Am cyclingchampionships and over 50 national titles over theyears.

In recent years, the club has cultivated a strongdevelopmental women’s team and founded the Women’s Developmental Cycling Alliance, a vol-unteer group of women committed to increasing

women’s cycling in New Jersey. Somerset also boasts dominant Master and Junior teams andpromotes the Readington Time Trial, FlandersTime Trial, and New Jersey State Masters RoadRace Championships. The club’s tradition of ex-cellence and the strong support for all levels ofNew Jersey cyclists will continue into the future.

Founder of America's Cycling Team program, theclub’s anniversary guest speaker is one of the only Americans to have ever received the UCI’s pres-tigious Merit Award. He was bestowed with thehonor in 1998 for his efforts to increase globalpopularity of competitive cycling. From 1979-1989and from 1994—1998, Fraysee served as Presidentof the USCF and from 1994—1998, he served onthe organization’s Board of Directors. Addition-ally, he consulted the L.A. Olympic OrganizingCommittee during its preparation for the 1984Games. He was also manager of the 1976 and 1984U.S. Olympic Cycling Teams. Since 1994, Frayseehas operated Mike Fraysee Sports, LLC in NewYork’s Catskill Mountains.

For more details about the anniversary celebra-tion, please visit www.somersetwheelmen.com.To register online, visit www.bikereg.com.

Former, current, and prospective members invited to celebrate Jan. 27The New Jersey—based cycling club invites friends and families to celebrate the milestone in Bridgewater, N.J. alongwith guest speaker Mike Fraysee, USCF Board President and VP of the Pan American Cycling Federation.

Applications for the Lance Armstrong Junior Olympic Race Series(LAJORS) are now available to race promoters interested in supportingthe junior development efforts of USA Cycling.

Entering its 15th year, LAJORS is a program designed by USA Cyclingand endorsed by seven-time Tour de France winner and Olympic medal-ist Lance Armstrong and provides racing opportunities for junior andU23-aged athletes. Over the last 15 years, it has evolved into a nation-ally-recognized junior development program with 88 events in 2006.

In 2007, USA Cycling hopes to provide even more racing opportunitiesfor young riders through the development of long-term partnershipswith race organizers who will create a safe and fun racing environment.

LAJORS is part of USA Cycling’s athlete development pipeline and gives developing riders aged 15-22 a chance to earn an invitation to USA

Cycling Regional Development Camps via a top-five placing in a seriesrace. LAJORS events will provide racing opportunities for boys and girlsas young as 10 years old to 22-year-old men and women.

Invitations to USA Cycling Regional Development Camps are based oncompetitive race results from either LAJORS events or its mountain bikecounterpart, the Alison Dunlap Junior Olympic Mountain Bike Series, inthe 15-18-year-old age groups. Riders aged 14 are eligible for camp invi-tations provided they achieve competitive results racing in the 15-18-year-old age group categories.

Race promoters interested in becoming part of the LAJORS candownload an application from www.usacycling.org.

For more information, contact USA Cycling National EventsManager Tom Vinson at [email protected].

LAJORS applications now available to promoters

Top: As children, Somerset Wheelmen riders John Donnelly, KevinReed, Jonas Carney, Jame Carney, Gary Janssen and Will Federico.Bottom: Somerset/Schwinn riders on the front line during a Rari-tan, N.J. criterium in the early 70’s. Photos: Somerset Wheelemen


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Rule changes specific to mountain bike will be available in the future.Below are some of the most important changes that affect road, track,and ‘cross racers.

Junior Gear RestrictionsJuniors must now ride their junior gear limit in all races even when com-peting in races with older juniors and seniors.

UCI Legal Bicycle RequirementsUCI legal bicycles will be required as of 2008 for all riders 17 and over(including masters) at all USA Cycling National Championship and Na-tional Racing Calendar events, and at international selection races.

Radio UsageThe rule for radio usage during races has been clarified to eliminate thepossibility of riders wearing audio playback devices during a race.

Definition of Stage RaceThe definitions of "Stage Race" and "Omnium" were clarified. StageRaces may be run on time or points, but for a race to qualify as a StageRace, riders must finish a stage in order to compete in the next one.

Master National ChampionshipsUSA Cycling Master National Championships will be run in five-yearage groups across the board for any age group represented. Small fieldscan be combined for the start, but riders will be scored separately.

Members are encouraged to download an electronic copy of the USACycling Rulebook at www.usacycling.org.

Board met in October and passed new rules for the 2007 racing season

Letter from a Member...

New Track, Road, and ’Cross legislation for 2007

The clinic, which was held January 11-14, of-fered mechanics an opportunity to learn fromcycling industry instructors, receive hands-onexperience, and network with other industrymechanics. Students came from all corners ofthe U.S., with a few traveling from Canada.

Speakers from various parts of the racingcommunity made presentation on topics likecaravan and motorcycle support; pit set up;race equipment preparation; bike wash tech-niques; as well as tool, equipment, and supplyneeds. Students also received lessons in track,road, mountain bike, and cyclo-cross support;wheel components and building theory;wheel changes during competitive races; andrelationships between the mechanic, athlete,coach, and soigneur. The lessons were taughtby experts from companies such as MAVIC,Park Tool, and Shimano to name a few.

“The instructors are the best part,” com-mented USA Cycling Director of Logistics andOperations Ken Whelpdale. “ They do a phe-

nomenal job for no pay and average about 15hours per day of instruction and interactionwith the students.”

Forty-seven mechanics completed the courseand earned the privilege to carry a USA Cy-cling mechanic’s license.

“The Bill Woodul clinic is the only one of its type in the world that we know of,” Whelp-dale went on to say. “Our clinic actually trains the mechanics before they go out on the job sothat they’ll have the hands-on experience be-fore they get there.”

The clinic is named after Bill Woodul, whoheld the first USA Cycling mechanic clinic inthe late 80’s as a way to recruit mechanics for his program.

Past graduates of the program have gone onto work for teams all over the world.

For more information about the USA Cyclingmechanics program, please visit the USA Cy-cling website, www.usacycling.org.

Students learned from experts in Colo. Springs47 pass Bill Woodul Mechanic Clinic

Mechanics traveled from around the country to take advantage of the uniqueopportunities offered by USA Cycling’s Bill Woodul Mechanic’s Clinic.


Two students receive John Stenner scholarships

Connie Ennis

As USA Cycling’s Accounting Assistant for seven years now, Connie ensures vendors are paid on time, ex-penses are accounted for, and budgets are accurate.Since a chunk of USA Cycling’s expenses go through credit cards, she spends lots of time reviewing all thereceipts and putting them in the appropriate account.

Originally from Shanghai, Connie rode her bike every-where growing up, as bicycles were the primary formof transportation in China. Riding wasn’t her only hobby though. She also played on a semi-pro basket-ball team in China.

After living in Auckland, New Zealand for four yearsto study English, she met her husband in China whenhis company sent him there to work on a project. Whenthey moved to the U.S. together, Connie received ascholarship to seek an accounting degree from PikesPeak Community College.

That degree ultimately brought her to USA Cycling,where she says the best part of her job is the people shegets to work with. She also enjoys following the bigraces like the Tour de France because of all the inspira-tional performances.

When she’s not at work—she’s still on the bike to exer-cise and save gas money. Another favorite hobby ofConnie’s is dancing. She loves ballroom dancing, and recently purchased a DVD program based on LatinDance.

She enjoys spending time with her husband andeleven-year-old daughter as well. Her daughter is anice skating enthusiast which keeps Connie at the rinkquite a bit, and her husband enjoys amateur car racing.“I never can stop his hobbies, not in my lifetime. But you know what—I get a benefit in that he always fixesmy car.”

Accounting Assistant

Members can email Connie [email protected]

Connie’s favorite quote:

“Those who enjoy responsi-bility usually get it. Thosewho merely like exercisingauthority usually lose it.”

Univ. of Florida and Bucknell University students recognized by USACThe USA Cycling Development Foundation awarded the 2006 John Stenner Collegiate Scholarships to University ofFlorida student Rebecca Larson and Todd Dowling, a rider for Bucknell University. The scholarships are in memoryof John Stenner, one of the founding fathers of organized collegiate cycling who died at age 29.Both were recognized for their outstanding leadership qualities in theircycling communities and accomplishments during their student-athletecareers. Each recipient received a cash award made possible by dona-tions to the USAC Development Foundation in memory of John Stenner.

Larson’s contributions to cycling and her involvement in the sport made her an obvious choice. Currently an Exercise Physiology graduate stu-dent in Gainesville, she is researching exercise interventions for subjectswith Multiple Sclerosis. A team leader for the University of Florida Cy-cling Team for several years, she recently stepped up to the head coachposition. Larson has mentored new members through the creation ofskills clinics while remaining a competitive cyclist. She is currently acategory-1 competitor on the road and a category-2 rider on the track.She won the junior time trial national title in 1999 and represented theU.S. at the world championships later that season. In 2000, she capturedthe U23 road race title and in 2003 won the individual pursuit andsprint to capture the overall omnium at the USA Cycling CollegiateTrack National Championships–a feat she repeated in 2006. Also in2006, she won a collegiate criterium title and was named to the U.S. Na-tional Team by USA Cycling.

Dowling is involved in both the Bucknell University Cycling Team andthe cycling community in general. His contributions to the squad in-clude recruitment efforts that grew the team from six riders to 27 andsponsorship sales that resulted in thousands of dollars. Besides his in-volvement in competitive cycling, he is a well-rounded student with a3.6 GPA as a senior Biology major and is heavily involved with univer-sity clubs, honors societies, and tutoring. He also works to promote cy-cling in local publications. Despite his activities off the bike, Dowlinghas managed to mold himself from a beginner to a strong finisher in themen’s ‘A’ category in arguably the most competitive collegiate cycling conference in the country–the Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference.

In addition to the recognition of Larson and Dowling, USA Cycling alsorecognized several student-athletes with honorable mentions. Thoseindividuals include: Lindsey Bishop (Syracuse Univ.), Melanie Meryers(Univ. of Ariz.), Kacey Manderfield (Lees-McRae), Andrea Fisk (Univ. orPortland), Briana Kovac (Indiana Univ.), Sabrina Kraushaar (Fort Lewis),Caroline Jarolimek (Univ. of Colo.), Mathew Spohn (Penn State), DanielHock (Saint Michaels College), Kevin Rice (Northern Ariz. Univ.), andJeremiah Bouchard (Fort Lewis).


National Development Team conducts training campYoung riders to benefit from testing and instructional activities

At camp, which takes place January 16-20. theUSA Cycling National Development Team willparticipate in several testing and instructionalactivities, anti-doping seminars, baseline medi-cal evaluations, sponsor presentations and train-ing rides.

Aged 25 or younger, the 18-man roster invitedto Salt Lake City includes: John Devine (Dixon,Ill.), Brent Bookwalter (Comstock Park, Mich.),Chris Stockburger (Boulder, Colo.), Tejay VanGarderen (Fort Collins, Colo.), Zack Grabowski(Longmont, Colo.), Daniel Holloway (MorganHill, Calif.), Sheldon Deeny (Fort Collins, Colo.),Chad Beyer (Phoenix, Ariz.), Alex Boyd(Papillion, Neb.), Spencer Beamer (Knoxville,Tenn.), Caleb Fairly (Durango, Colo.), Eric Riggs(Antelope, Calif.), Scott Stewart (Oxford, Mich.),Ben Bradshaw (Winchester, Calif.), Peter Salon(Brooklyn, N.Y.), Walker Savidge (Frisco, Colo.),Bjorn Selander (Hudson, Wis.) and Kevin Soller(Breckenridge, Colo.). Collectively, the ridersalso represent the VMG Racing squad–a USACycling-registered club team which formed apartnership with the national governing bodylast year to streamline development efforts.

Athletes will undergo fitness and power testingprocedures at The Othorpedic Specialty Hospi-tal (TOSH) in Murray, Utah. In addition to gath-ering baseline medical information, tests will beconducted to measure their anaerobic capacityand lactate levels and SRM power meters will beused as a tool to calculate the power out-put. Conducting the tests will be five-timeOlympic gold medalist and orthopedic surgeonDr. Eric Heiden and internationally-renownedsports medicine researcher Dr. MassimoTesta. SRM’s Daniel Gillespie will educate the athletes on the use of SRM units for trainingpurposes.

As part of USA Cycling’s overall anti-dopingefforts, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency will alsobe present to educate attendees on rules and

regulations, procedures, prohibited substancesand the latest efforts to combat doping.

“This training camp will provide our athletes with a phenomenal opportunity to work with aworld-class staff in a facility that is second-to-none,” commented Jim Miller, USA Cycling director of endurance programs. “The activities scheduled at TOSH will provide us with valu-able information on each athlete–a key compo-nent to developing young riders.”

Hunter Allen of Cycling Peaks, the NationalDevelopment Team’s provider of power analy-sis software, will educate the athletes on SRMdata interpretation and discuss the TrainingPeaks software program.

The 2007, the USA Cycling National Develop-ment Team features some of the nation’s most promising young riders as they pursue theirdreams of becoming professional and world-class athletes through a structured and focusedprogram developed by USA Cycling in1999. Supported heavily by AMD, Specialized,the USA Cycling Development Foundation andVMG Racing, the program will target USA Cy-cling Professional Tour, National Racing Calen-dar and National Championship events in theUnited States, UCI America Tour events in Cen-tral and South America, and world-class Euro-pean events such as U23 World Cups and othermajor international competitions.

The USA Cycling National Development Team,in conjunction with VMG Racing, will begintheir 2007 racing campaign with the Tour of theBahamas Feb. 3-4 followed by another trainingcamp on the island Feb. 5-9. The Bahamas is thelocation of VMG headquarters.

Tejay Van Garderen, pictured above winning a national title, is oneof the young riders who will attend the camp in Salt Lake City.

Camp invitee John Devine will ride the first half of 2007 with theUSA Cycling National Team before becoming an official part of theDiscovery Channel Pro Team roster.

Eighteen of the best and brightest young American cyclists gather in Salt LakeCity, Utah at the USA Cycling National Development Team training camp.


Randy StumpfhauserBMX may be a brand new addition to the Olympic program, but pro rider RandyStumpfhauser is no newcomer. In fact, he’s a four-time world champion.

Randy is one of BMX’s best racers and is known for his happy and friendly attitude. Known as“Stumpy,” he won the 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 cruiser class world titles.

Although it’s the 20” bike class which will be fea-tured in the sport’s Olympic debut—if Randy’s cruiser class success is any sign of things to come, hemay just be a favorite to represent the U.S. in Beijing.

Stumpy has also won the ABA Pro Cruiser title fivetimes—more than any rider in history, and he wonsilver in the elite men’s class at the 2006 UCI World Championships.

Haven gotten his start twenty years ago at one of thelocal tracks in California, he’s not slow to thank the ones that have been there for him through the goodraces, the bad ones, and a few broken bones.

“When I got started, my parents loved it. They were my greatest supporters,” he said. “And my wife has been a huge inspiration.”

Randy’s ultimate goal right now may be to make the Olympic squad, but he takes his goals race by race.

“I just go in and try to execute every weekend,” the 29-year-old explained about his race by race strategy.“Really it’s one lap at a time. If I think too far ahead, it just doesn’t work. I try to win races by taking it one race at a time.”

When he’s not racing, Randy is either training or spending time with his wife and 8-month-old son,William, in their hometown of Sanger, Calif.

When it comes to advice for young riders that arejust getting their start in the newest Olympic sport,Stumpy had this advice”

“I just had fun and the rest fell into place. I didn’t think about becoming a pro. I loved it. I worked hardbut it didn’t seem like work. So that’s all I can say. Have fun riding your bike and enjoy it or you won’t last.”

The first BMX ContinentalCalendar event of the new year—theNBL Lake Mead National #1 - willtake place next month in Nevada.

USA Cycling admitted four more riders to its 2007 Track Talent Pool lastweekend after two men and two women met specific time standards atthe USA Cycling Track Talent Pool Qualifier in Los Angeles.

Over 60 entrants made it the largest qualifier to date as athletes com-peted to become eligible to represent the United States at future interna-tional-level competitions such as world cups, world championships,continental championships and Pan American Games.

The new members of the talent pool include Christen King (HuntingtonBeach, Calif./South Bay Wheelmen), Kele Murdin (Kenmore, Wash.)Curtis Gunn (Tucson, Ariz./Team Successful Living) and Kenny Wil-liams (Kenmore, Wash./First Rate Mortgage). All four riders qualified byvirtue of their performance in the timed mass start events.

Gunn clocked a time of 3 minutes 25.131 seconds in the men’s three-kilometer event and Williams turned in a 3:30.197. In the women’s two-kilometer mass start race, King posted a 2:34.382 and Murdin a 2:33.457to meet the time standards.

The mass start test, which measures both an athlete’s speed and endur-ance, calls for a rider to meet time standards at both the 500-meter markand the finish.

Two additional riders already in the talent pool based on earlier per-formances–Bobby Lea (Mertztown, Pa./Toyota-United) and Brad Huff(Fair Grove, Mo./Slipstream presented by Chipotle)–also met time stan-dards they have not yet met this season.

Some members of the talent pool will compete this weekend at the thirdround of the 2006-07 UCI Track World Cup Classics in Los Angeles.

USA Cycling will also conduct a world championship team qualifier thefollowing weekend as members of the talent pool compete for a spot onthe team that will represent the United States at the UCI Track WorldChampionships March 28-April 1.

Twenty-nine athletes have now qualified for the 2007 USA Cycling TrackTalent Pool. For a full list of those athletes, visit www.usacycling.org.

29 riders total now eligible for elite-level international competition

Four more riders named to 2007 Track Talent Pool


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2007 USA Cycling National Championship Calendar

USA Cycling welcomes two new employees

USA Cycling Collegiate Road National ChampionshipsLawrence, Kansas–May 10-13

USA Cycling BMX National ChampionshipsPontiac, Mich.–June 9-10

USA Cycling Junior Track National ChampionshipsColorado Springs, Colo.–June 30-July 3

USA Cycling National Festival at Seven SpringsChampion, Pa.–July 5-17

USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships*West Dover, Vt.–July 17-22

USA Cycling 24-Hour Mountain Bike National ChampionshipsWausau, Wis.–July 28-30

USA Cycling Professional & Elite Criterium National ChampionshipsDowners Grove, Ill.–August 19

USA Cycling Master Track National ChampionshipsTrexlertown, Pa.–August 27-31

USA Cycling Pro Road and Time Trial National ChampionshipsGreenville, S.C.–August 31-September 2

USA Cycling Collegiate Track National ChampionshipsSan Diego, Calif.—September 14-16

USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships*Carson, Calif.–October 3-7

USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National ChampionshipsBanner Elk, N.C.–October 26-28

USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National ChampionshipsKansas City, Kan.–December 14-16

*Elite Tandem Track Championships will he held in conjunction with the stand-alone “Tandemonium” event at the Lehigh Valley Velodrome July 6.

*The marathon discipline of the mountain bike national championships will notbe held at Mount Snow Resort. An alternate date and venue is currently underconsideration and will be announced upon confirmation.

There are over 650 national championship titles up for grabs in 2007! Be sure to mark your calendar and make plansnow to compete for a stars and stripes jersey this year.

USA Cycling is pleased to welcome two new employees to the organiza-tion’s Colorado Springs headquarters.

Andrea Smith is the new Communications Manager, coming from Snow-shoe Mountain, W. Va. where she was the communications director fortwo years. Prior to that, she was public relations coordinator for Ka-nawha HospiceCare and a media relations graduate assistant in thesports information department at Marshall University. A graduate ofGeorgia College & State University in Milledgeville, Ga. and MarshallUniversity, Smith will contribute to the overall media relations, publicrelations, advertising and communications efforts of USA Cycling.

Ben Sharp comes to USA Cycling as the new Junior Endurance Manager.

Additionally, former Marketing Coordinator for USA Cycling, MercedesHickey, has moved into the role of Affinity Partner Manager.

USA Cycling Staff Contact InformationExecutiveChief Executive Officer:Steve Johnson ext. 4727Chief Operating OfficerSean Petty ext. 4783Chief Financial Officer:Todd Sowl ext. 3292Human Resources Director:Debbie Francis ext. 4875

National EventsNational Events DirectorJustin Rogers ext. 3266National Events ManagerTom Vinson ext. 3264

Marketing/CommunicationsMarketing/Communications Director:Andy Lee ext: 4867Marketing Coordinator:Mercedes Hickey ext. 3269

Officials/RulesTechnical DirectorShawn Farrell ext. 3364

TechnologyIT DirectorBill Griffin ext. 3316Senior Programmer/AnalystMatt Keith ext. 3317Systems AdministratorJay Langley ext. 4663WebmasterMark Mager

MembershipVP of Membership ServicesTheresa Delp ext. 3360Membership Manager, Northeast RegionSusan Diller ext. 4942Membership Coordinator, West Region:Linda Buffetti ext. 3295Membership Coordinator, South Region:Beth Vialpando ext. 3651Membership Coordinator, Midwest Region:Sarah Ross ext. 4352Membership Representative:Andrea Noblitt ext. 4581Results and Rankings Coordinator:Sarah Delos Reyes ext. 4800

Membership Field StaffUSA Cycling MTB Western Region ManagerLisa Berggrenext. 3653USA Cycling MTB Eastern Region ManagerKelli Lusk (413)323.9397USCF Mountain States Regional Coordinator

Southeast USCF Regional CoordinatorGeorge Heagerty (210)402.0636Pacific USCF Regional CoordinatorJan Luke-Hamasaki (760)525.8557Midwest USCF Regional CoordinatorMike Hanley (317)823.5809Northeast USCF Regional CoordinatorJudy Miller (610)866.4051

AccountingAccounting Manager:Bob Plutt ext. 3296Accounting Assistant:Connie Ennis ext. 3270

Paralegal:Pam Castle ext. 3652

USAC Development FoundationDirector of Junior DevelopmentSteve McCauley ext. 4856

AthleticsAthletics DirectorPat McDonough ext. 3366Director of Logistics and OperationsKen Whelpdale ext. 4770Track Development DirectorDes Dickie ext. 3362Coaching and Sport Science ManagerSam Callan ext. 3365Women's Endurance ProgramJim Miller ext. 4735Track Endurance CoachColby Pearce ext. 4643National Mountain Bike Development DirectorMatt Cramer ext. 3233Assistant CoachClay Worthington ext. 4643Programs ManagerMarlis Johnson ext. 3511Team Operations/Equipment ManagerJustin Koch ext. 4708Resident MechanicAndrew Hawkes ext. 4067Travel CoordinatorIrina Capatina ext. 3368Director of BMX ProgramsDoug Martin (562)537.2941

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From aspiring junior athletes to elite-level cyclistscompeting on a world stage, the USA Cycling Devel-opment Foundation funds the efforts aimed at devel-oping emerging talent into future champions.

The Foundation supports USA Cycling managedendeavors such as the U23 European Residence,Track, Women’s Endurance, and U23 Resident Mountain Bike programs. Grants from the Founda-tion also furnish scholarships for individual juniorand U23 athletes, and Centers for Excellence and Col-legiate programs.

Since it’s inception six years ago, the Foundation’s success has become increasingly evident right here inthe U.S. and in international competitions.

Eight young riders that took part in USA Cycling’s U23 European Residence program have alreadygraduated to UCI Pro Tour teams. Dave Zabriskiewas picked up by Team CSC where he accomplisheda Tour de France stage win in 2005 and became one ofonly five Americans in history to wear the yellowjersey. Saul Raisin, who rides for Credit Agricole,boasts strong international finishes such as 5th placeat the Liege-Bastonge-Liege. The most recent gradu-ate to move on to a pro team is John Devine, who willride with the Discovery Channel Pro Team beginning

in the summer of 2007. Other graduates of the pro-gram who have gone on to Pro Tour teams includeTyler Farrar, Aaron Olson, Patrick McCarty, MichaelCreed, and Damon Kluck.

On the track, Olympic Training Center resident ath-lete Michael Blatchford earned a bronze medal in2006 at World Cup #3 in Los Angeles.

Sam Schultz, a member of the U23 Resident Moun-tain Bike program placed 16th in the 2005 UCI Moun-tain Bike World Championships and also boasts aPan Am silver medal and numerous national podiumappearances.

The Women’s Endurance program hosts an annual Women’s Talent I.D. Camp to identify the best women racers from around the country. In 2005,seven participating riders moved on to professionalteams and Sima Trapp eventually qualified for theNational Track Talent Pool.

As the USA Cycling Development Foundation im-proves upon these development efforts, Americancycling will continue to grow and produce World andOlympic champions. Your support and donations canhelp ensure more American success stories for yearsto come.


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After graduating from the U23 ranks, Dave Zabriskiejoined Team CSC and became the only American inhistory to win a stage in each of cycling’s three grand tours. This month, he beat defending elite men’s time trial champion Chris Baldwin to win the USA CyclingProfessional Time Trial National Championship. (Photo:Casey Gibson)

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