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Ned Overand takes victory in 40th Iron Horse Race!

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Ned Overand takes victory in the 40th addition of the Iron Horse Race while Mara Abbott cleans up in the women's field. Let's also not forget there was a mountain bike race in town that weekend as well!

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Tom Danielson reviews Colorado Pro Challenge

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Tom Danielson of Garmin - Cervelo, fresh of the podium at the Amgen Tour of California, spoke to an audience of local riders at the Boulder Cycle Sport north location as part of a "Group Ride & Fundraiser". In this video Tom shares his thoughts on the USA Pro Cycling Challenge including the Vail time trial.

Listen to Tom Danielson review the 2011 ToC

Interview with University Hill Race Promoter

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[303Cycling]: The Uni Hill Criterium was last produced in 2003, with roots stemming back to the Coors Classic. What was the motivation for bringing it back 8 years later?

Back in February I was invited to sit in on a Boulder Special Events Task Force. Basically it was a panel of area race directors brought together to address current and potential issues facing Boulder County/City roads and the growing numbers of events. At the meeting one of the City employees mentioned how much she loved the Uni Hill Criterium back in the day. Ask any race director and rarely do you have a municipality saying how much they love you shutting down their roads. I smirked, looked over at a smiling Jon Tarkington across the table, and asked, “Jon,

ACA Use of Timing System Suspended

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May 6, 2011

Contact: Chris McGee, Executive Director execdir@americancycling.org

Dear ACA members-

The ACA, under the direction of Chris McGee, Executive Director, and Bill Barr, President of the Board of Directors, has decided to temporarily suspend use of the timing system as of today. The two exceptions to this suspension are KHMTT and the John Stenner Memorial State Time Trial (please see below).

Firstly, I want to thank everyone for working together in the last month to implement the system. We have experienced a great level of cooperation and understanding from our members, but it is not fair on any of us to continue in this current course of action. I apologize for the abruptness of this decision, but after Koppenberg and KHMTT this week, a decision had to be made.

Why? We are having significant problems with the system, and have not received the necessary equipment and technical support from our vendor to solve the problems. Please trust me - it is not for lack of effort on our part. Due diligence was given during the search for the system and vendor, and testing at a cross race last fall was a huge success. Despite the ACA's best efforts, the system still has significant issues to be addressed.

American Cycling Association Position on USAC/UCI Rule

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April 21, 2011
For Immediate Release
Contact: Bill Barr, President, ACA Board of Directors 303-355-9914

American Cycling Association Position on USAC/UCI enforcement of UCI Rule 1.2.019

In the last two weeks the UCI (International Cycling Union) and USAC (United States Cycling Association) have decided to enforce UCI Rule 1.2.019, which affects the ability of UCI-licensed professional riders to participate in local races. The rule regards ‘Forbidden races’, and says:

1.2.019 No (professional) license holder may participate in an event that has not been included on a national, continental or world calendar or that has not been recognized by a national federation, a continental confederation or the UCI.

A national federation may grant special exceptions for races or particular events run in its own country.

This is not a new rule, and only recently has enforcement of this rule been made public to riders in the United States. Professional riders who break this rule are threatened with suspensions and monetary fines. The effect of this enforcement is two-fold:

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