2014 Road Season Just Around the Corner - by "Conference Director"

The 2014 Collegiate Road Season is just around the corner. There are some important schedule changes that have been made on our calendar as we make our way to the first race on February 1st. The Boulevard Road Race has histically marked the start of the WCCC season as teams make their way towards the Mexico Border, hosted by the UC-San Diego team. The season continues on Feb. 8 and 9th with Cal Poly's Campus Criterium and Santa Maria Road Race. Also, for the first time, the WCCC will be hosting a "Free-For-Collegiate-Teams" Officials Clinic after the criterium. "After completing the course, you'll be prepared to take the test to become a certified USAC official, which will help the conference by giving us a pool of officials in house to help at races." For more information contact Virginia, our Women's Conference Coordinator. 

On the 15th, UC-Los Angeles will host their well known Juniper Hills Road Race followed by UC-Santa Cruz's circut campus race and Criterium on the 22nd and 23rd. Santa Clara will be teaming up with UC-Irvine down in Southern California to Co-Host the first weekend of March with a Road Race and highly anticipated Criterium. Heading back up to Northern California, Stanford University's well known road race will be on March 8th followed by a new location for their Criterium on the 9th. UC-Berkeley's killer weekend will bring out the climbers on the 15th and 16th followed by Humboldt State's Road Race and Criterium on the 22nd and 23rd. Concluding the month of March, UC-Davis will host their Road and Criterium race. 

Beautiful Santa Barbara welcomes our last month of racing with a Road Race and Criterium hosted by UCSB. The conference will have a much deserved rest weekend between the 10 continuous race weekends and the final two stopping points. Crossing over the California border, UN-Reno's Road Race and Criterium will take place April 19th and 20th while teams fight for the last remaining points and National standings. 

Conference Championships will be taking place in Central California, Fresno this year where all points will be doubled. This weekend will be the final determining factor for National Qualifications along with all the category omnium leader standings. 

The WCCC Road Race Numbers have been ordered. They look great and they are cloth too!! Thank you Champion System for helping us out. 

As you can see from the proofs above each category will be color coded and under its own series. If you raced MTB this last season we will be continuing that system with a few key changes. Each rider will receive one set of numbers, two identical cloth numbers. These are your numbers to keep and you are required to pin BOTH numbers to either side of your jersey for each race unless noted otherwise at registration. {How To} Any rider who races in a WCCC collegiate race without THEIR collegiate number will be disqualified and/or any other disciplinary actions if deemed necessary. Photocopies of your number will not be acceptable. 

All race number sets are $5. (Including your initial number) *this cover the costs of the numbers and our Conference Please bring $5 to registration. The conference will also accept team pay for the numbers, check and/or cash. Checks may be made out to "The Western Collegiate Cycling Conference". 

This is your number for the entire season. Should you upgrade, return your set of numbers to receive a new set that matches your new category or purchase a new set for $5 and keep your old number for ev-ah! 

Should you misplace, forget to bring your numbers to a race, or lose one or both numbers – replacements will be $5. (non-refundable) Any damaged numbers (due to a crash) may be replaced free of charge if both numbers are returned.