| Subject: | NW Junior Racing Series |
| Date: | 01/24/2004 03:22 AM |
| From: | Cheryl Willson |
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--Apple-Mail-2-18485818 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed For more information do not reply to this address - contact Dave Schilling at drv-@comcast.net or visit www.auroracyclingclub.org. I am sending this out for him. January 22, 2004 Seattle, WA - Organizers in Seattle, WA announce the 2004 Cascade Bicycle Club Education Foundation – Northwest Juniors Racing Series, which is presented by Bicycle Paper and the Washington State Bicycle Association and is part of the Lance Armstrong Junior Olympics Race Series. The all-criterium race series is comprised of 11 races in the Seattle area. Continuing on last year’s success, the 2004 series will run on many of the same courses. Series Director Dave Schilling says, “In our first year we saw junior participation increase to an average of 40 participants in each event, quite an increase over the average of 10 riders in past years at local juniors’ events. With an expanded marketing program to reach more kids I think we’ll see our ridership average at least 50 juniors for each races in 2004.” Five new venues have been added to this year’s line up, including three new courses in the Seattle area. Juniors race start times have been moved from early in the morning to “prime time,” and are now scheduled to run just before the top senior categories later in the day. That move will allow juniors coming from further distances to compete in the races. The series will continue with the successful age and gender-based junior categories. "Kids gain strength quickly as they progress from pre-teen through the late teens. The age categories reflect the strength progression," explains Schilling. The categories are: A (17-18); B (15-16); C (13-14) and D (10-12). All races provide a motor vehicle traffic free environment and are part of established races such as, the Seward Park criterium series, the Volunteer Park criteriums, the Ballard Twilight criterium and the Boat Street criterium. A series-long points system will run for male and female racers in each age group. Final series category winners will be awarded “2004 Series Winner” yellow jerseys and all series final podium finishers will be awarded Junior Olympics medals. Series Calendar April 4th - Recycled Cycles Boat St. Criterium, Seattle April 18th - First Rate Mortgage Seward Park Spring Criterium, Seattle May 8th - Kent Bicycle Festival, Kent June 12th - Olympic Athletic Club Twilight Criterium, Seattle June 13th - Gregg’s Cycles Volunteer Park Criterium, Seattle June 20th - First Rate Mortgage Seward Park Criterium, Seattle June 27th - Aurora Cycle Criterium, Bothell July 10th - Redmond Derby Days Criterium, Redmond July 17th - Tukwila Criterium, Tukwila August 1st - Volunteer Park Summer Criterium, Seattle August 29th - First Rate Mortgage Seward Park Criterium, Seattle The series is sponsored by Cascade Bicycle Club Education Foundation, Bicycle Paper, Washington State Bicycle Association, Clif, WSBAjr, YMCA, USA Cycling, Aurora Cycle Team and Schilling Sports Northwest. For more information contact Dave Schilling at drv-@comcast.net or visit www.auroracyclingclub.org. --Apple-Mail-2-18485818 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/enriched; charset=WINDOWS-1252 <fontfamily><param>Times New Roman</param><x-tad-bigger>For more information do not reply to this address - contact Dave Schilling at drv-@comcast.net or visit www.auroracyclingclub.org. I am sending this out for him. January 22, 2004 Seattle, WA - Organizers in Seattle, WA announce the 2004 Cascade Bicycle Club Education Foundation =96 Northwest Juniors Racing Series, which is presented by Bicycle Paper and the Washington State Bicycle Association and is part of the Lance Armstrong Junior Olympics Race Series. The all-criterium race series is comprised of 11 races in the Seattle area. =A0 Continuing on last year=92s success, the 2004 series will run on many of the same courses. Series Director Dave Schilling says, =93In our first year we saw junior participation increase to an average of 40 participants in each event, quite an increase over the average of 10 riders in past years at local juniors=92 events. With an expanded marketing program to reach more kids I think we=92ll see our ridership average at least 50 juniors for each races in 2004.=94 =A0 Five new venues have been added to this year=92s line up, including three new courses in the Seattle area.=A0 Juniors race start times have been moved from early in the morning to =93prime time,=94 and are now scheduled to run just before the top senior categories later in the day. That move will allow juniors coming from further distances to compete in the races. =A0 The series will continue with the successful age and gender-based junior categories. "Kids gain strength quickly as they progress from pre-teen through the late teens. The age categories reflect the strength progression," explains Schilling.=A0 The categories are: A (17-18); B (15-16); C (13-14) and D (10-12). =A0 All races provide a motor vehicle traffic free environment and are part of established races such as, the Seward Park criterium series, the Volunteer Park criteriums, the Ballard Twilight criterium and the Boat Street criterium. =A0 A series-long points system will run for male and female racers in each age group. Final series category winners will be awarded =932004 Series Winner=94 yellow jerseys and all series final podium finishers will be awarded Junior Olympics medals. =A0 </x-tad-bigger><bold><x-tad-bigger>Series Calendar </x-tad-bigger></bold><x-tad-bigger>April=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 4</x-tad-bigger></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Times New = Roman</param><x-tad-smaller>th</x-tad-smaller></fontfamily><fontfamily><pa= ram>Times New Roman</param><x-tad-bigger> - =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =A0Recycled Cycles Boat St. Criterium, = Seattle April=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 18</x-tad-bigger></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Times New = Roman</param><x-tad-smaller>th</x-tad-smaller></fontfamily><fontfamily><pa= ram>Times New Roman</param><x-tad-bigger> - =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =A0First Rate Mortgage Seward Park Spring = Criterium, Seattle May=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 8</x-tad-bigger></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Times New = Roman</param><x-tad-smaller>th</x-tad-smaller></fontfamily><fontfamily><pa= ram>Times New Roman</param><x-tad-bigger> -=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Kent Bicycle Festival, Kent=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0= =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 June=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 12</x-tad-bigger></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Times New = Roman</param><x-tad-smaller>th</x-tad-smaller></fontfamily><fontfamily><pa= ram>Times New Roman</param><x-tad-bigger> -=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Olympic Athletic Club Twilight Criterium, Seattle June=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 13</x-tad-bigger></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Times New = Roman</param><x-tad-smaller>th</x-tad-smaller></fontfamily><fontfamily><pa= ram>Times New Roman</param><x-tad-bigger> -=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Gregg=92s Cycles Volunteer Park Criterium, = Seattle June =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 20</x-tad-bigger></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Times New = Roman</param><x-tad-smaller>th</x-tad-smaller></fontfamily><fontfamily><pa= ram>Times New Roman</param><x-tad-bigger> -=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 First Rate Mortgage Seward Park Criterium, = Seattle June =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 27</x-tad-bigger></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Times New = Roman</param><x-tad-smaller>th</x-tad-smaller></fontfamily><fontfamily><pa= ram>Times New Roman</param><x-tad-bigger> -=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Aurora Cycle Criterium, Bothell July =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 10</x-tad-bigger></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Times New = Roman</param><x-tad-smaller>th</x-tad-smaller></fontfamily><fontfamily><pa= ram>Times New Roman</param><x-tad-bigger> -=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Redmond Derby Days Criterium, Redmond July=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 17</x-tad-bigger></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Times New = Roman</param><x-tad-smaller>th</x-tad-smaller></fontfamily><fontfamily><pa= ram>Times New Roman</param><x-tad-bigger> -=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Tukwila Criterium, Tukwila August=A0 1</x-tad-bigger></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Times New = Roman</param><x-tad-smaller>st</x-tad-smaller></fontfamily><fontfamily><pa= ram>Times New Roman</param><x-tad-bigger> -=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Volunteer Park Summer Criterium, Seattle August 29</x-tad-bigger></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Times New = Roman</param><x-tad-smaller>th</x-tad-smaller></fontfamily><fontfamily><pa= ram>Times New Roman</param><x-tad-bigger> -=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 First Rate Mortgage Seward Park Criterium, = Seattle </x-tad-bigger><bigger><bigger>=A0 </bigger></bigger><x-tad-bigger>The series is sponsored by Cascade Bicycle Club Education Foundation, Bicycle Paper, Washington State Bicycle Association, Clif, WSBAjr, YMCA, USA Cycling, Aurora Cycle Team and Schilling Sports Northwest. =A0 For more information contact Dave Schilling at drv-@comcast.net or visit www.auroracyclingclub.org. =A0 =A0 </x-tad-bigger><bigger><bigger>=A0</bigger></bigger></fontfamily>= --Apple-Mail-2-18485818-- |
