NEW ENGLAND ROAD CYCLING LEAGUE: Dartmouth TT April 16, 2011

JUNIOR GEAR REQUIREMENTS

Please note that ALL competitors in our league are required to adhere to Junior Gearing Restrictions. In a nutshell, measure out 26' on the ground; put the bike in its hardest gear; spin the crank so the arms are vertical; walk the bike backwards.... the crank arm should NOT rotate more than one complete revolution (i.e. one complete pedal revolution should not push the bike further than 26').

The best gear combinations to use are 52 chain ring/14 smallest cassette cog, or 45 chain ring/12 smallest cassette cog.

Others can work but are smaller gears (spin out more quickly).

If the bike doesn't pass, you may also block out gears with the limit screw on the rear derailleur such that the rider doesn't have access to a gear that is too big.

Please send me an email about this if you have questions.

2014 NERCL TEAM REGISTRATION

To help defray the cost of race timing, the fee structure has changed this year. The new cost is $150 per school, PLUS $10 per athlete participating in the League. Thus, for a team with 10 athletes, the registration fee will be $250 for the 2014 season.

THE LINK IS NOW ACTIVE!

The 2014 league registration page is on bikereg.com. Team head coaches should click the following link to register their team and pay their league dues for the season:

The league dues satisfy the costs of the awards trophies as well as the timing services of Pioneer Event Services for all races.

***PLEASE NOTE, ONLY SCHOOL TEAMS MAY REGISTER, NOT INDIVIDUAL RIDERS***

The NERCL is open to school team registrants only, meaning all riders must take part under a school racing team competing under the guidance of an adult coach (who can be a parent of a rider). Any secondary school, whether public or private, is welcome to register for league competition by using this page. The head coach of the team (or parent) should enter his or her contact information as part of the registration process.

PLEASE NOTE THAT LEAGUE DUES MUST BE PAID BEFORE A TEAM WILL BE ALLOWED TO RACE (this is to prevent racers from showing up without coaches and racing without supervision)

Monday, March 7, 2011

Dartmouth TT April 16, 2011

Dartmouth needs numbers by April 7th for their planning/scheduling purposes, so please let them know the approximate number of riders you expect to bring or let us know if you do not plan to come. Please send your entry numbers to Kevin Lavigne at kevin.lavigne@dresden.us.

In terms of entry fees, $5/person and the cost of a USA cycling license (see note from Dartmouth cycling below).

**The only issue we need to be aware of is that everyone participating at the event has to be under USA Cycling's insurance umbrella (which protects us in case someone gets injured), so we will need all the students to fill out a standard release waiver beforehand and have it signed by an adult. If students do not have a USA Cycling racing license, they will have to buy a one-day license for $10. I agree that buying a $10 license when the event only costs $5 is nonsensical, but unfortunately, it's the only way for us to avoid disciplinary action from the national sanctioning body. Dartmouth Cycling will not keep any of that money; it all goes to USA Cycling.**

Here is a link to the release form; please tell the other team coaches that their students must fill this out and have it signed by an adult before coming to the race: http://www.usacycling.org/forms/rider_release.pdf

Although Dartmouth can't accommodate a High School Category in their crit, we encourage schools to stick around after the TT to watch some great collegiate racing!

Here's the flyer: