Colorado Bicycle Racing

Women's Programs

Within our objective to build up and grow grassroots cycling in Colorado, the Bicycle Racing Association of Colorado is devoted to encouraging females racers. As many women can be relatively a new comer to the activity, we declare that new racers start thinking about joining a club to get support, instruction guidelines, carpooling to races, and alternatives for coaching, gear and enhancement.

Joining a Team

If you find yourself selecting a group to become listed on, there are many ways to approach this task:

1. Research the BRAC internet site for a number of all energetic teams and figure out which ones consist of women. Contact the team manager of each and every, inquiring if they supply area for extra athletes and/or if they accept cyclists of the group ( Ie. Some teams accept Cat 4 females, some usually do not).
2. Go to a battle and consult the ladies within occasion about their groups- ask whatever they like and do not like, and how it is possible to go about joining their particular group. Some groups need references or tips from current members, for brand new users. Therefore networking within activities is an excellent option to get base in the door.
3. Think about addressing officials or event promoters ? ask the people working the activities which teams they like or speak highly of. Speak to your mentor or other coaches to see which groups they suggest.
4. Remember most groups pick their rosters in fall for the following season. If you are applying for a group mid-season, or at the start of the season, you might find that everybody has actually filled their roster plus they are not dealing with brand new riders. Ask whenever you can include your title to a wait list or you could guest ride with the group at a meeting.
5. Main, try to seek out groups that mirror your aims ?whether it?s having fun, socializing, racing on a rather serious level, serving the community ? be sure you discover a good fit so you can align your own goals aided by the team?s (otherwise, it could alllow for a really lengthy period!).

Senior Women Mentoring

BRAC is looking for quality folks seeking to surrender to ladies Cycling.

The BRAC sponsored ladies' mentoring system's purpose is motivate ladies and women of all of the amounts and capabilities to be involved in bicycle race: road, track and cyclocross. Due to the fact objective of bike Racing Association of Colorado should promote rushing in Colorado, it is important to develop programs that allow ladies to approach the starting range with full confidence. As a formalized program of mentoring, The BRAC ladies Development system will offer you both tailored and competition based mentoring.

The mentoring program provides a number of experienced racers that will prepare the brand new individuals the course, tips on strategies and competition objectives. You will have a chance to drive this course utilizing the mentors prior to the battle for 10-15 minutes. The battle will likely then re-stage the authoritative competition begin, which will be ridden without teachers. Eight mentoring events being chosen for accessibility, degree of technicality and discipline from April through August. The cyclocross calendar will be created in Summer or July when it comes to cyclocross period.

Skilled racers will be available to mentor through the period to people or a designated band of new racers in which preparation and techniques will likely be discussed prior to the occasion via mail or phone. An endeavor is going to be made by the coach to accompany this new racer for some of events, nevertheless the intention is actually for someone to feel safe pursuing reassurance to alleviate the anxiety of race.

Here are remarks from ladies who have raced their first criterium in a BRAC ladies' Mentoring occasion:

"I took part in my first Crit at Bannock Street last week-end. I did it specifically because it had been the mentor crits that BRAC features organized. Margel Abel coached me your whole Crit and was great. I didn't get an opportunity to thank her and Beth whom rode because of the SW4 group that early morning. Are you able to please pass my message to Margel to thank this lady for me personally. Thanks!" - Patty H, Denver

"becoming awesome nervous to race a crit, i desired to reach out to you two after the Wheels of Thunder Race final Saturday. Many thanks Rachel in addition to mentors for your work, and also to the event director for offering these types of a secure course for understanding. The turns had been quite simple together with mentors provided great ideas! I hope to use a few much more events this current year. Thank you for causeing the possibility for sale in Colorado." -