Nebraska Cycling News

Eight Groups Recipients of Annual USA Cycling/International Mountain Bicycling Association Grants including Elkhorn Valley Cycling Club and Andrew Bicycle adn Fitness in Norfolk. 
 
Colorado Springs, Colo. (December 8, 2006)—USA Cycling announced today the recipients of the 2006 USA Cycling/International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) Trail Tune-Up Grants. 

Funded by USA Cycling, two $1,000 grants and six $500 grants were awarded to several groups seeking to jump-start trail improvement projects with an emphasis placed on trails used for competitive racing. 

With applications from all corners of the United States, USA Cycling and IMBA have selected recipients from Virginia, Colorado, Wisconsin, California, Ohio, Alabama, and New York. 

In order to be eligible for the funding, clubs had to be members of both USA Cycling and IMBA

2006 Kansas State Cyclocross Championships

December 10th, 2006

Leavenworth, Kansas

The Cow Town Cycling Team and Lantern Rouge Racing Team present:

Over $1000.00 in cash and prizes will awarded – see flyer for details. In addition to the normal event prizes, the top 3 Kansas riders will be racing for State Championship medals in 21 classes.

U.S. Open, Tour of Missouri Granted Category 1 Status, Tour of Utah Date Changed

Colorado Springs, Colo. (November 28, 2006)—USA Cycling announced today several changes and category upgrades it had secured for events on the USA Cycling Professional Tour that were confirmed at the UCI Road Commission Meeting in Montreux, Switzerland earlier this month. The 15-race series of international-caliber events connected by a season-long points system will make its debut in 2007 and feature some of the top world-class athletes and teams from around the globe.

Where the Girls Are The Sea Otter Classic attracts a demographic that is becoming stronger, faster and richer

Women and Cycling Present a $2.7 billion market potential

For a while, hanging a price tag on a women's cycling demographic and then bombarding it with women-specific products sounded like just a bunch of marketing hooey. The glint in a marketing director's eye when he considers the untapped billions (that's right, billions) in revenue could blind his design engineers who were put to task to create women-specific products. Currently women control 3/4's of household spending. Michael J. Silverstein of the Boston Consulting Group stated in a recent NYTimes article that " women will earn more money than men if current trends continue by 2028." It's true that women grow wealthier by the day and regarding women and cycling, the reality is this: Mom isn't out running errands or at aerobics class any more, instead she's doing hill intervals, clearing rock piles or threading her way through the trees - and she needs better gear.