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USA Cycling will be strictly enforcing all UCI rules regarding bicycles for all UCI races, Elite and Junior 17-18 National Championships, National Racing Calendar events and any selection event for an elite or junior international competition. At USA Cycling Masters National Championships, the eight centimeter height rule and the 3/1 aspect ratio will not be applied to components. All other UCI bicycle rules (weight, wheel type, rider position) will remain in effect as they were in 2009.

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The USA Cycling Women’s National Team opened up the season in style with five out of six stage wins, the general classification, and the team classification at the NZCT Women’s Tour of New Zealand. Additionally, USA Cycling unveiled a new BMX Women’s Development Program.

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USA Cycling is pleased to announce a new BMX Women’s Development Program, as well as the hiring of Dwight Training, Pty Ltd., which is led by Sean Dwight, to oversee the new program’s coaching acitvities. The United States has a large, undeveloped pool of 14 to 18-year-old female riders who are internationally capable. The objective of the BMX Women’s Development Program is to move athletes from grassroots racing onto international podiums.

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USA Cycling has awarded the 2011 and 2012 Masters Road National Championships to Bend, Ore. Following the cityandrsquo;s successful hosting of the Elite/U23/Juniors Road and the Cyclo-cross National Championships, the cycling hotbed is now poised to host another round of the nationandrsquo;s best. Held in Louisville, Kentucky 2008 through 2010, the USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships are scheduled to go off in Bend, Aug. 30 andndash; Sept. 4, 2011 and August 27 andndash; Sept. 2, 2012.

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USA Cycling announced today the 2010 USA Cycling Professional Mountain Bike Gravity Tour (ProGRT). In its second year, the five-race series will continue to raise the level of competitive gravity racing across the Unied States by providing a consistent stage of international-caliber events for elite gravity racers to showcase their downhill skills.

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The Dana Point Community Cycling Foundation (DPCCF) is pleased to announce a new title sponsor for the the 4th Annual Dana Point Grand Prix: Indie Hops, an aroma hops merchant headquartered in Portland, Oregon. The criterium on Sunday, April 11th, will again attract the nationandrsquo;s top professional and amateur racers. The six turn criterium, which winds through neighborhoods above the bluff overlooking the harbor, down Pacific Coast Highway (Del Prado) and finishes near Heritage Park, will host a series of public, kids, amateur and pro races from 7 am to 5 pm.

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There’s a lot going on domestically and abroad as race season gears up. USA Cycling Women’s National Development Team is looking strong headed into the Women’s Tour of New Zealand this week. USA Cycling’s women’s development efforts are also in full force this on the BMX track with a Women’s Olympic Development Squad (WODS) Camp taking place in Chula Vista. Last week, USA Cycling National Development Program alum Tejay Van Garderen made quite the Pro Tour debut in Portugal.

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In case you missed the live version of USA Cycling’s andquot;My First Bike Raceandquot; webinar on February 16, you can still have the opportunity to check it out for FREE. You can either watch the archived webinar streaming, or download it for your ipod. Whether you’re a young rider or a more mature first-timer, you’ll benefit from Dr. Kristen Dieffenbach’s discussion of the logistical matters and some of the other issues you might encounter at your very first bike race.

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The 2010 USA Cycling Professional Criterium National Championship will be held in the northern Chicago suburb of Glencoe, Ill. on Saturday, August 14, the national governing body announced today. The event, which attracts many of the nationandrsquo;s top professionals, has historically been held in Downers Grove, Ill. but will move to a new location for the first time in the eventandrsquo;s 24-year history.

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It was a successful week for USA Cycling’s National Development Program riders. Kit Karzen and Ian Moir concluded a successful trip to Europe where they competed in the last three legs of the UIV Talent Cup Series on the track. Additionally, former USA Cycling National Development Program rider Tejay Van Garderen won a sportsmanship award from a town in the Netherlands. Coming up, USA Cycling gets ready to field a women’s team for the Tour of New Zealand.

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