We have a new club....almost

We met again this morning regarding starting our new bike racing club. All present agreed with my vision of how the new club should operate as written in my last blog post. We discussed opening the club to mountain bike racers and triathletes. It was agreed that mountain bike racers would be a part of the team, but that triathletes would not. Triathletes in this area already have a strong club, their attire is different than what roadies and mountain bike racers wear and triathletes are not governed by USA Cycling. USA Cycling governs road, criteriums, time trials, track, cyclocross and mountain bike racing. It was agreed that dues will be $75 per year which includes a club jersey and shorts. New officers were elected as follows:

President - Mark Adair (PTCAdair@gmail.com)
Ride Coordinator - Curtis Thomas
Secretary - David Carpenter
Treasurer - John Langford
Race Promoter - Mark Anderson

Our new club still has no name. Given that we are letting mountain bikers in, "The Road Crew", the name I had wanted, just would not make any sense. Nobody had any bright ideas at the time, so please e-mail your ideas for an appropriate team name to Mark Adair. We will then e-mail everyone the list of suggestions and ask for you to e-mail back your vote. Once we have a team name we will be able to get set up as a not-for-profit organization and associate ourselves with USA Cycling. Those who get their racing license after we are associated with USA Cycling will have the club name printed on it, which is how you get that "unattached rider" fee waived at the races you attend. Please e-mail your ideas for a team name to Pres. Adair by Saturday, February 13th.

Here is what we need to do next, in this order:

* Name the team

* Get members to sign up and collect the $75 annual dues

* Use that money to become a not-for-profit and to associate with USA Cycling

* Go after sponsors and design team jersey and shorts

* Purchase jersey's and shorts with the sponsorship money

Here is the list of upcoming races on the schedule so far:
Tundra Time Trial - February 13th
Albany Omnium Race- March 6th & 7th
Perry Roubaix Race - March 13th & 14th
Georgia Cup Race - Union City - March 20th & 21st
Dahlonega Omnium Race - March 27th & 28th
Covington Time Trial - April 3rd
Georgia Cup Stage Race - Chickamauga/Chattanooga - April 10th & 11th
Paris-Roubaix - April 11th
Sunny King Criterium - April 17th & 18th
Athen's Twilight Race - April 24th
Roswell Criterium - April 25th
Sandy Springs Criterium - May 2nd
Giro d'Italia - May 8th - 30th
Georgia Cup Race - Gainsville - May 15th & 16th
Elberton Race Weekend - May 22nd & 23rd
Tour of Atlanta - May 29th, 30th & 31st
Cycleworks NGCA Road Race - June 5th
Cycleworks for Parkinsons Criterium - June 6th
Georgia Cup Race - Rome - June 12th
GA State Road Race Championships - Augusta - June 19th
Junior, U23 & Elite Road Race National Championships - Bend, OR - June 22nd - 27th
Tour de Gaps Race - June 26th & 27th
GA State Time Trial Championships - July 3rd
Georgia Games Road Race - July 11th
Georgia Cup Marietta Omnium - July 31st & August 1st
Masters Road National Championships - Louisville, KY - August 1st - 7th
Elite & Pro Criterium Championships - Downers Grove, IL - August 15th
Macon Criterium - August 21st
GA State Criterium Championships - Grant Park - August 22nd
Pro Road and TT National Championships - Greenville, SC - September 18th & 19th

Members-to-be should now do their part to help name the team, think of potential sponsors, give me ideas for weekly ride courses and go ride your bikes. I am excited!