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The WSBA Board are pleased to announce the 2023 WSBA Championship events and a redesigned WSBA Championship “race-fit” jersey. Here’s the list of races so you can plan your season around them!
Winners are highly encouraged to be current WSBA members as they will be recognized as WSBA Champions (join here: https://www.bikereg.com/wsba2023). WSBA Champions of the Road Race, Criterium, TT and Cyclocross Championships events will receive a Championship Jersey and a USAC medal – all of the top 3 receive medals! Winners at the Track, as in prior years, will have the opportunity to purchase a championship jersey. Depending on the format and sanctioning for the Mountain Bike XC Championships, we may or may not be offering jerseys/medals. We are working on more cool benefits that would be available to our WSBA Champions and we will announce these before our first event in May, IVRR. Our promoters, teams and volunteers make this great list of championship events possible! Let’s show them our support by planning to race. And if that isn’t incentive enough…read on and feast your eyes on a work of art. We have a new and redesigned WSBA Championship Jersey! We love it and hope you do too. They are a very high end, race fit and very “aero” jersey from Alé (Alé is a partial sponsor of the jerseys – woot woot!) from their PRR line. We will have both men’s and women’s fit jerseys, too. Below is what they will look like. Did you win a state championship in 2022 and do you want one of these new WSBA Champ jerseys? We will be offering these for sale at an excellent price – but only to 2022 WSBA champs – I’ll be first in line to grab one! Current 2023 State Champions will be able to buy additional jerseys, If they want to (one for the wall, one for racing). I will send an email when we have the store set up with instructions. Stay tuned. Please join me in recognizing the contributions of the outgoing leadership and board members of the WSBA – their contributions have been outstanding! Most importantly, Gina Kavesh has been a giant of a leader, and those coming on board have the opportunity to stand on her shoulders. Gina has a passion for the sport, coupled with her deep knowledge and connections, these together have made her an incredible leader over the past 3+ years. Thank you Gina and outgoing leadership.
Join me in welcoming new board members and leadership who were unanimously approved by vote of the teams present at the annual meeting (each team present has one vote). The current WSBA board is constituted as follows: Paul Bourcier (OR) David Chipchase (SW) Patrick Bulger (East Reg) Adrian Koukoulas (West Reg) Katherine Wade Easley (Track) Steve Westover (CX) Michael Sirott (officials) Ty Driskel (East) Margaux McBirney (West Reg) Tyler Sudweeks (JR) Stephanie Taplin(MTB/Gravel) Per the by-laws, the WSBA executive leadership team was elected in a board session immediately following the annual meeting: President: Scott Stout Vice President: Margaux McBirney Treasurer: Angela Roberts Secretary: Ty Driskel A complete recording of the annual meeting will be posted to the WSBA site soon. We have a passionate group ready to take on big challenges, together, with each of you. The WSBA 2022 annual meeting will be held on:
Sunday, December 18, 2022 Virtually on Zoom (information below) 4:00-5:00pm The meeting will review the work and financial results of the organization during 2022 and discuss the outlook for our region in 2023. The Board of Directors presents the following slate of candidates for the open board positions:
Directors on the Board are elected for three-year terms by a vote of the membership (one vote per USAC club in Washington, North Idaho, and Oregon who are present at the meeting), conducted at the annual meeting. The current WSBA bylaws allow additional nominations from any two directors or ten individual members, "by written petition addressed to the president of the corporation at least 10 days prior to the date of the annual meeting." If you have anyone else you would like to consider for a director position, please send the written petition described above via e-mail to the president at gkavesh at gmail.com. The Board of Directors elects officers of the WSBA Board. If you are interested in being, or know of someone who is interested in being, an officer, feel free to contact the WSBA president (address above). Officer positions are President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer and may be held by individuals who are not members of the Board of Directors. Topic: WSBA 2022 Annual Meeting Time: Dec 18, 2022 04:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89369635663?pwd=UmQ0WG5PaHhUY0ZyMkNBVjFxM0xuUT09 Meeting ID: 893 6963 5663 Passcode: 224762 One tap mobile +12532158782,,89369635663#,,,,*224762# US (Tacoma) +12532050468,,89369635663#,,,,*224762# US Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 253 205 0468 US +1 669 444 9171 US +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 719 359 4580 US +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 305 224 1968 US +1 309 205 3325 US +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 360 209 5623 US +1 386 347 5053 US +1 507 473 4847 US +1 564 217 2000 US +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 646 931 3860 US +1 689 278 1000 US Meeting ID: 893 6963 5663 Passcode: 224762 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdN5s31ANC WSBA Membership for 2023 is now available!
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If you are interested in being, or know of someone who is interested in being, an officer, feel free to contact any of the nominating committee members by November 10, 2022. • Stephanie Taplin (stephanieataplin[at]gmail.com) • Ty Driskel (tydriskel[at]gmail.com) • David Chipchase (chip113[at]hotmail.com) • Margaux McBirney (margo.mcbirney[at]gmail.com) Officer positions are President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer and may be held by individuals who are not members of the Board of Directors. Questions regarding the functions of any of the officer roles can be sent to gkavesh[at]gmail.com The WSBA is now seeking nominations for elections that will be held at the annual meeting, which is scheduled for Sunday, December 18, 2022. We seek nominations for the following positions on the WSBA Board of Directors (current directors are noted in parentheses—these terms all expire this year):
• Oregon Region Representative (Paul Bourcier) • Eastern Region Representative (Ted Chauvin) • Western Region Representative (David Hills) • Track Representative (Eric Johnson) • Cyclocross Representative (Kevin Raymond) • Officials Representative (Mike Sirott) If you are interested in one of these positions or would like to nominate someone, please contact this year's WSBA nominating committee: • Stephanie Taplin (stephanieataplin[at]gmail.com) • Ty Driskel (tydriskel[at]gmail.com) • David Chipchase (chip113[at]hotmail.com) • Margaux McBirney (margo.mcbirney[at]gmail.com) We'd be happy to answer any questions you have about the WSBA Board of Directors or the duties of these positions. We ask that all nominations be submitted by November 1, 2022. Current bylaws can be viewed here: http://www.wsbaracing.org/.../wsba_bylaws_approved_dec_21... Thanks! Hope to see you all on December 18. WSBA 2022 Nominating Committee The 2022 WSBA Regional Cyclocross championship is October 16, 2022 at Portland International Raceways (PIR) Heron Lake (part of the Cross Crusade Series).
The WSBA is working with the promoters of Cross Revolution to host a WSBA State Cyclocross Championship in Early November. Details TBD. On the line for both events will be WSBA championship jerseys, medals, bragging rights AND USAC ranking points. One day USAC Memberships will be available at both events for all categories at $5.00. Cross Crusade will be covering the cost of the one day memberships for the Regional Championships. All Washington, North Idaho and Oregon members are eligible to win WSBA championships, including gold medals and the championship jersey. Racers from areas outside the USAC-defined geographic designation of the WSBA will not be awarded medals or championship jerseys. Championship jerseys are available thanks to the generous support of WSBA partners Völkl & Voler. The purpose of these rides is to allow riders at all levels and abilities to get to know local Northwest road teams seeking new members.
For the Seattle cycling community, Meet the Team Rides begin on September 24th and will take place on Saturdays and Sundays through November 20th. Rides will meet at 9:15 at Leschi Park, 201 Lakeside Ave S, Seattle 98122, with the rides departing at 9:30 and proceeding at a social, "no drop" pace around the south end of Lake Washington and returning across I-90 to Leschi. If your team wants to host a Meet the Team ROAD ride outside Seattle, we will be happy to include your information in the ride list on the WSBA website. Please just let me know where and when the ride will meet and the estimated time/distance of the ride. If your team is interested in hosting a Seattle Meet the Team ride this year, please contact me natehakken (at) gmail.com with your preferred date and one or two alternates. To secure a date, you’ll need to provide: 1. the name and email address of a team contact (which will be published with ride details); 2. a brief statement of your team's goals and who you’re recruiting; 3. the URL of your team website. Dates are available on a first-come, first-served basis. The complete schedule of ride dates and team information will be posted on the WSBA website, probably by mid-September If your team is not already listed on the WSBA Teams in the Region page, please fill out and submit this form and we’ll add you to the page so that prospective riders can read about your team. USA Cycling recommends that each team permit its Meet the Team ride as a Non-Competitive Training Ride, which can provide general liability insurance. More information on that permitting process is available from USA Cycling: https://usacycling.org/event-organizer/benefits-of-permitting/permit-process 2022 WSBA Championships are set!
Championship jerseys are available thanks to the generous support of WSBA partners Völkl & Voler. All Washington, North Idaho and Oregon members are eligible to win WSBA championships, including gold medals and the championship jersey. All USAC/UCI and one day licensed riders are eligible to compete in WSBA championship events. However, racers from areas outside the USAC-defined geographic designation of the WSBA and one day license holders will not be awarded medals or championship jerseys. 2022 Championship Categories are as follow:
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