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>Subject: [nyraces] New York State Bicycle Racing Association (NYBRA)
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>Hello NYS Bicycle Racers, Event Promoters, Officials, and Clubs,
>
>I am proud to announce that the New York State Bicycle Racing
>Association (NYBRA) is now formed as a Local Association.  As Interim
>President, I recently signed the contract with USA Cycling giving
>NYBRA the authority to administer nearly all of the functions that
>were previously carried out by USA Cycling in Colorado.  These
>functions include:
>
>Rider upgrades (through Category 2)
>Event permit review for road, track, and cyclocross
>Officials assignments
>NYS race scheduling
>Officials, Coaching, and Mechanics Clinics
>
>USA Cycling in Colorado will continue to issue event permits, event
>insurance, rider licenses, Category 1 upgrades, and other items.
>
>The Interim NYBRA Officers are:
>President - Dieter Drake
>Vice President - Jeff Poulin
>Secretary - Alan Atwood
>Treasurer - Sherwood Veith
>USAC LA Administrator - Alan Atwood
>
>The Interim Rider Representatives are (one from each Empire State
>Games Region):
>Long Island: Myles Romanow
>New York City: Eric Ragot
>Hudson Valley: Dave Ebeling
>Adirondack: Mark Sumner
>Central: Paul Komanecky
>Western: Todd Scheske
>
>The Interim Board of Directors (BoD) is comprised of the Interim
>Officers and Interim Rider Representatives.  The Interim Officers are
>people who showed the most active and constructive interest in forming
>the LA.  Their specific roles were determined internally using their
>respective experience, skills, and interests.  The Interim Rider
>Representatives were selected by the Interim Officers.  2009 Officers
>will stand for election at the annual meeting.  Rider Representatives
>will be up for election at the end of 2009.  Our 1st annual meeting is
>planned for either November, 2008 or January, 2009 (details for this
>meeting will be sent soon).  Since our Board of Directors is an
>interim one, the BoD members (officers and rider reps) will not make
>policy decisions in 2008, but will be working to perform the duties
>taken over from USAC and disseminating information to NY riders and
>promoters regarding the LA.  All of these new functions have been
>handled by current BoD members in the past at various times and so the
>transition will be virtually seamless to all members.
>
>The NYBRA Bylaws have been posted here:
>http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/nyraces/files/.  They are subject
>to ammendment at the annual meeting.
>
>We will soon have a website that will be an informational resource for
>all aspects of bicycle racing in New York State.  That announcement is
>forthcoming.
>
>I wish to thank the Interim Board Members who have contributed a large
>amount of time in the last 18 months in finally getting this off the
>ground after some 6 years of deliberation: Jeff Poulin (Endicott -
>Tioga Velo), Todd Scheske (Rochester - GVCC), Myles Romanow (Hampton
>Velo Club), Alan Atwood (Holbrook - Kissena), and Sherwood Veith
>(Cobleskill - Schoharie Valley Cycling Club) all volunteered a
>considerable amount of time to make this happen.  They have worked
>very diligently in getting the bylaws written while taking great care
>that the interests of riders, promoters, and officials from throughout
>the state were represented fairly.
>
>There is a considerable amount of work to be done to make this
>organization a model for other regions to follow.  With your help we
>will be able to raise the quality of racing in New York with this new
>& local infrastructure.  Nevertheless, we now have right now a local
>resource from which to draw upon that will better enable clubs to grow
>their memberships, promoters to increase the quality of their events,
>and for members to become better racers.  I urge you to particpate in
>the growth of this organization so that we can better serve the sport
>here in New York State.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Dieter Drake
>Interim President
>New York Bicycle Racing Association
>
>
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