February Meeting Minutes HERE:
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Category : Announcements, News
Votes were solicited from member clubs and elections were recently held for the 2012 IBRA Board of Directors. Below are the directors and roles for the coming season.
- Lou Waugaman – President
- Mark Guthart – Secretary/USAC Liason
- Larry Howe – Treasurer
- Landon Beachy – Upgrades
- Randy Catron – Permits
- Brett Griggs – Officials
- Greg Harper – At Large
* note - above names linked to email addresses.
With the significant growth of Cyclocross in recent years, and the compressed window for conducting races in the fall, the board determined that a coordinator was needed to serve as liaison for ensure that cyclocross objectives are being addressed. Paul Jensen was appointed as the Cyclocross Coordinator. Please contact Paul with specific questions or comments.
In addition, the Annual Budget was established and approved. The full budget will be posted here. (Please contact us for a detailed description of any budget item). Highlights of the budget are:
- Expanded reimbursement for finish line services.
- Expanded entry fee reimbursement for juniors.
- Expanded support for officials education.
- New marketing budget.
One of our primary goals for 2012 is to increase membership and participation in bike racing in Iowa. Our present membership is slightly under 500. We want to exceed 600 by year’s end. To that end, a marketing budget of $1000 was established to support this objective. Below are several actions we plan to take.
- Information Booth/staff at Annual Bike Summit.
- Information Booth/staff at Ragbrai Expo.
- Printed vinyl IBRA marketing banner.
- Welcome letter to 1-day licensees.
- Expanded functionality and content on IBRA website.
- Expanded social networking activity.
Category : Announcements, News
As part of a new marketing initiative, the Iowa Bicycle Racing Association is proud to announce a new look with a new logo. A thank you goes out to Lou Waugaman and his efforts to work with a designer and help bring this new logo to life. Also, watch for more enhancements and modifications as we expand on IBRA’s new look.
Category : Results
The 2011 IBRA Promoting Club of the Year points have been compiled, with the results listed below. The Promoting Club of the Year competition awards 1 point for each unique rider per event per day. The Promoting Club of the Year traveling trophy for 2011 is awarded to the Iowa City Cycling Club. Congratulations to everyone on a successful year!
2011 IBRA Promoting Club of the Year
- 2145 pts – Iowa City Cycling Club
- 726 pts – Team Emu/Zealous Racing
- 657 pts – Bike Burlington
- 470 pts – BIKEIOWA.com Cycling Team
- 468 pts – Hawkeye Bicycle Assoc
- 449 pts – North Iowa Spin
- 402 pts – Melon City Bike Club, Inc.
- 282 pts – Central Iowa Cycling Club
- 276 pts – Zoom Performance
- 269 pts – Des Moines Cycle Club
- 156 pts – Rasmussen Bike Shop
- 120 pts – Goosetown Racing Club
- 110 pts – SC Velo
- 100 pts – Atlas Cycling Team
- 88 pts – Bikes To You / World of Bikes
- 83 pts – Double I Cycling Experience (DICE)
- 64 pts – Pella Bike Racing
- 27 pts – Twisted Spokes Racing Team
- 15 pts – Velosport Iowa/American Equity
- 8 pts – Fort Dodge Trisport Club
Category : Results
The 2011 IBRA Team of the Year results have been compiled, with results listed below. The Team of the Year is based on results from the state championship events in 2011, with 3 (for Gold), 2 (for Silver), and 1 (for Bronze) points awarded to the rider’s cycling club/team. A traveling trophy will be awarded to the Iowa City Cycling Club for winning the 2011 competition.
2011 IBRA Team of the Year Results
- 79 pts – Iowa City Cycling Club
- 42 pts – Twisted Spokes Racing Team
- 26 pts – Des Moines Cycle Club
- 24 pts – Velosport Iowa/American Equity
- 21 pts – Team Emu/Zealous Racing
- 15 pts – Central Iowa Cycling Club/Colorbiotics
- 14 pts – Bikes To You / World of Bikes
- 14 pts – Hawkeye Bicycle Assoc
- 12 pts – Goosetown Racing Club
- 10 pts – Rasmussen Bike Shop
- 10 pts – VeloRosa Cycling Team
- 7 pts – Double I Cycling Experience (DICE)
- 7 pts – Melon City Bike Club, Inc./Harper’s Cyclery
- 5 pts – IS Corp Cycling Team
- 5 pts – River Valley Cycling Club – RVCC
- 4 pts – Fort Dodge Trisport Club
- 4 pts – North Iowa Spin
- 3 pts – Midwest Cycling Community NE
- 3 pts – Team Card Women’s Cycling
- 3 pts – University of Iowa
- 2 pts – International Christian Club
- 2 pts – Team Q7
- 2 pts – World of Bikes
- 1 pt – Atlas Cycling Team
- 1 pt – Mass Bay Road Club
Category : Announcements, News
This Saturday, January 28th, the Iowa Bicycle Racing Association will be holding a meeting at 3:00 pm in Des Moines, Iowa. This meeting will be held at the Iowa Events Center/Veterans Auditorium in conjunction with the Iowa Bicycle Summit & Expo hosted by the Iowa Bicycle Coalition and the Roller Race hosted by the Des Moines Cycle Club.
IBRA will have a booth at the summit, and the exact meeting room location will be made available at this booth.
At this meeting, we will be tallying the votes for the 2012 IBRA Board of Directors election, and will be reviewing/approving the 2012 IBRA budget. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.
Category : News
What’s this?? A week with no racing in Iowa? After what was likely the busiest first two weeks of a new year, it’s time to catch our breath a bit. But just because there isn’t a race doesn’t mean things aren’t still moving forward…
IBRA Board Ballots
Presidents of USAC sanctioned bikes clubs will be receiving ballots for the 2012 IBRA Board this week. Each club can submit up to two votes for the candidates they would like to elect to the Board of Directors. I’m expecting to get these ballots out via email on Wednesday of this week, and will include more details at that time.
New Look for IBRA
Some behind the scenes efforts will make their presence known this week when we unveil a new IBRA logo. Look for the announcement and an updated to the website in the coming days.
New State Championship Medals
To go along with the new State Championship Jerseys announced recently, USA Cycling has redesigned the State Champion medals this year as well. We’ll be posting a photo of what these new medals look like to give you some added incentive during your workouts this week.
Category : Results
Landon Beachy (Twisted Spokes Racing Team) capped off his cyclocross season with a tremendous 6th place finish in the Masters 60-64 race at the 2012 Masters World Championships in Louisville, KY.
At the end of lap 1, Beachy was battling eventual 7th place finisher Larry Yancey, with Beachy coming through in 7th place, one second ahead of Yancey. At the end of lap 2, however, Yancey would come through 2 seconds up, with both of them moving up to catch eventual 5th place finisher Timothy Leonard. By lap three, the pace was taking its toll on Yancey, who would fall behind Beachy – though for both riders lap 3 would prove to be the most difficult showing nearly a 30 second time difference from what was ridden on lap 2. The 4th and final lap saw Beachy maintain his pace to finish an incredible 6th place in his age group.
In other Iowa results, Don Maschka (North Iowa Spin) also competed at the 2012 Masters World Championships. Maschka raced on Thursday, and finished 20th in the 1st heat for the Masters 45-49 race.
Congratulations to both riders!
It’s that time of year again – election time!
As in year’s past, IBRA will be asking its member clubs (Iowa USAC sanctioned clubs) to elect individuals to serve on the IBRA Board of Directors. Before this can occur, however, I need to hear from anyone who might be interested in running for election. Responsibilities include participation in monthly conference call board meetings, participation in both the Fall scheduling meeting and the Winter election/budget meeting, and have an interest in helping grow the sport of bicycle racing in Iowa.
Please note that all board members must be members of different Iowa USAC sanctioned clubs (no two members may belong to the same cycling club).
So…if you have an interest in running for a spot on the IBRA Board, please let me know by the end of Sunday, January 15th. You can let me know either via email to mguthart@g4sportsmarketing.com, or by text or voice at +1 319-321-6487.
As an overview, the process works as follows:
- Call for candidates – due Sunday, January 15th
- Ballots sent to club Presidents – sent out by Wednesday, January 18th
- Ballots due back from club Presidents – due Thursday, January 26th (if submitted remotely); due at the IBRA Board meeting Saturday, January 28th (if submitted in person)
- IBRA Board Meeting – Saturday, January 28th in Des Moines, IA
The current board members include:
- Mark Guthart, Iowa City Cycling Club – President
- Landon Beachy, Twisted Spokes Racing Team – Vice President
- Randy Catron, Des Moines Cycle Club – Vice President
- Brett Griggs, Goosetown Racing Club – Vice President
- Greg Harper, Melon City Bike Club Inc. – Vice President
- Larry Howe, Hawkeye Bicycle Assoc – Vice President
- Lou Waugaman, Velosport Iowa / American Equity – Vice President
Category : News
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