[NCNCA] Northern California Women's Racing Series, sponsored by the NCNCA

[Brooke Kuhn]

Please pass this announcement about the Series onto your teams as well as
women and girls you know who might be interested in trying racing. The
Series races are good beginner/intermediate-friendly races to get started
with! -- Brooke Kuhn, Bay Area Women's Cycling

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Bay Area Women's Cycling (BAWC) announces its sixth annual "Northern
California Women's Racing Series" sponsored by the Northern California
Nevada Cycling Association.  It includes a team competition in addition to
an individual competition, in an effort to promote teamwork in racing.

The Racing Series is a points series for female road bicycle racers in
categories 4 and 3 (beginner and intermediate). It runs from March to
September, with prizes awarded to the top 10 individuals and top 3 teams --
after the midpoint and final races. Plus, BAWC adds extra prizes to the
purse at each race. All 8 of the races on the 2007 schedule have separate
races and/or placings for the Category 4 and 3 women and girls.

"BAWC is thrilled to sponsor a road cycling series again this year," said
Brooke Kuhn, founder of BAWC.  "We have seen the team competition spark more
interest in teamwork among beginner and intermediate racers, which is really
exciting to see. There has been a dramatic increase in women and girls
participating in our racing series – an increase of more than 250% from 2001
to 2006. Our Racing Series helps women and girls measure their progress
against competitors. Plus, the number of women and girls that the Racing
Series brings to the races encourages promoters to separate the race
categories at the races, which the racers like."

This year's Racing Series will include the following races:

·        *March 10:* Tri-Flow Menlo Park Grand Prix, Menlo Park, CA

·        *April 21:* Wente Vineyards Road Race, Livermore, CA

·        *May 12: **Berkeley Hills Road** Race, **Berkeley**, **CA*

·        *May 19: *Kern County Road Race #1, Bakersfield, CA (only the
composite results will be used for the team competition)

·        *June 9: *Pescadero Road Race, Pescadero, CA

·        *July 7:* Carrera de San Rafael, San Rafael, CA

·        *August 5:* Timpani Criterium, Santa Clara, CA

·        *September 3:* Giro di San Francisco, San Francisco, CA


"Another excellent feature of the series is that women and girls don't need
to register in order to participate," added Kuhn.  "Anyone who competes in
any of the races in the series automatically accumulates points for both the
individual and team competitions. Teams must have at least two racers
present and one teammate must place in the top 3 for the team to earn points
in the team competition."  Racers can visit
*www.ncnca.org/road*<www.ncnca.org/road>for more information on the
races and
*www.BAWcycling.com* <www.BAWcycling.com> to check their standings
throughout the series.

In addition to BAWC, series sponsors include the Northern California Nevada
Cycling Association (NCNCA), MetroMint, Selle Italia, Sycip, Galaxy Granola,
Luna Bar, Trico Sports, DeFeet, See Jane Run Sports, Trashy Cat, Sports
Basement, Hammer Nutrition, Accelerade, and Cycling Made Real.

BAWC was founded in 2001. Its mission is to improve the health and
well-being of women and girls in the Bay Area through physical fitness and,
specifically, to encourage women and girls of all ages to cycle, improve
their cycling, and participate in racing.



Brooke Kuhn, Director
Bay Area Women's Cycling
143 San Carlos St.
San Francisco, CA 94110
415.252.9047