The Asheville Bicycle Racing Club

Member Responsibilities

As a volunteer organization, ABRC needs the active participation of its members to make it work. ABRC members are expected to be involved in racing and/or hold other supporting roles. This includes attending meetings, organizing and riding Club rides, volunteering for race duties, mentoring beginner riders, and always riding in a responsible, courteous manner. Remember: when you are wearing a Club jersey, you're representing all ABRC members and our sponsors.

Membership Categories

The Club has a tiered membership and benefits system aimed to promote racing wearing the Club's jersey and membership participation. The membership levels and definitions are as follows:

• Members: Any individual that joins the Club, stays current with their membership, obeys the Club by-laws, and participates in events wearing the Club jersey.
• Racing Members: will race solely for ABRC, wear the ABRC uniform, and claim ABRC on their USCA/NOBRA license. Exception to this rule shall include Collegiate athletes/students. College students shall be allowed to race for both school and ABRC and can participate in the payout system. Use of the payout system shall apply to non-collegiate events and where the student is wearing the ABRC jersey.
• Dual Team Member: is an ABRC member who races for another team which is claimed on their USCA/NOBRA license, and will wear that team's uniforms in sanctioned races. These members will not participate in the ABRC club payout, but can receive discounts provided to ABRC members (multi-sport team affiliations would be included in this category).)
• Patron Member: is an ABRC member who does not plan to participate in any sanctioned race, or hold a current USCA/NOBRA license; however they may participate in all other areas of ABRC and receive discounts provided to ABRC members.

2011 Basic Club Benefits (Classification based on a race point system):

• Minimum 40 race point requirement:
• Free Kit (bib shorts, short sleeve jersey) per year
• Pro deals as available
• 100% Payout participation
• Purchase additional gear at discounted price
• Minimum 30 race point requirement:
• Free Kit (bib shorts, short sleeve jersey) per year
• Pro deals as available
• 75% Payout participation
• Purchase additional gear at discounted price
• Minimum 20 race point requirement:
• Free short sleeve jersey per year
• Pro deals as available
• 50% Payout participation
• Purchase additional gear at discounted price
• Minimum 10 race point requirement:
• Pro deals as available
• 25% Payout participation
• Purchase additional gear at discounted price
• Those that do not meet the 10 race point minimum:
• Uniforms/Gear at discounted price
• Pro deals as available
• All racing members race the Club's TT series for FREE.
• All Club Members receive:
• Uniforms at discounted price
• Invitation to Year End Party, FBCC Volunteer Party, etc.
• Quarterly Club meeting with food and drinks
• Organized group rides
• Entry level training and coaching services
• Other gear discounts as available
• Payment Policy:
• Everyone purchases their own clothing and pays for all race entry fees in advance. Club reimburses each rider at the end of the year based on the points accumulated and the above benefit package descriptions
• Each weekend race completed counts as one (1) point. This includes popular events such as the "Crossroads Series" and Friday events that are part of an Omnium. Midweek training races completed count for 0.5 of a race point. National Championship races or UCI races completed count as 2 points each.
• Category multipliers are as follows:
• Men Pro 1/2 races have a 1.6 point multiplier
• Men cat 3 and Women 1/2/3 races have a 1.4 point multiplier
• Men cat 4 and Master races have a 1.2 point multiplier
• Men Cat 5 and Women 4 races have a 1 point multiplier

Example:
John Doe completed 18 weekend events and 4 weekday races for a total of 20 race points. John is a CAT 2 rider. Adjusted race points = 1.6 x 20= 32 race points. John qualifies for the 30 plus benefit package. He will receive 75% reimbursement of his total entry fees and full reimbursement for the cost of the bib shorts and jersey

Current Club Deals and Offers

• Members:
• To be determined. Contact for more details.
• Associate:
• To be determined. Contact for more details.
• Associate Plus:
• To be determined. Contact for more details.

How to Join ABRC

If you are interested in becoming a member of one of the best cycling clubs in the southeast or wish to to view the club membership/contract form, please click this link. For further information about the Club contact .

Annual Club membership starts on January 1st every year and expires on December 31st.

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Club Apparel

ABRC members can purchase Club jerseys, shorts, and other apparel through the Club at discounted rates.

To view the list and pricing of available Club apparel and gear, follow the below "apparel order form" link.

To order any of these items, fill out the apparel order form and mail or email the completed form, along with your payment to the address on the form. Contact Tom Ratajczak with any questions.

Unit prices are as discounted by the clothing supplier (Hincapie). Note: We have a limited stock available. Please contact Tom Ratajczak for availability and scheduled delivery.

Club apparel orders will be placed twice a year.

Coaching

We are fortunate to have several coaches as club members. If you are ready to raise your racing to the next level, refer to the information provided on the Racing page, and choose the option that is best suited for you.

Payout System

Asheville Bicycle Racing Club allocates a certain amount of cash flow to the payout system on an annual basis based on the financial assets of the Club.

2011 Payout System Description:

Amount allocated for 2011 is set at $7,000.

The payout will be paid at the end of the year. The amount will be used to reimburse race entry fees only at the percentage rate described under the Club's benefits section.

Fee reimbursement disclaimer:

If we exceed the allocated amount, the Club will apply an adjustment factor and pay the appropriate amount to each member. For example, if we allocate $3000 for fee reimbursement and we have a total of $5000 in requests, we will pay each member 3/5 of the amount requested. So for example if you have asked for $100 in fee reimbursements, you will receive $60.

Fee reimbursement rules:

Fee reimbursement will apply to all USAC/NORBA events, including local events such as the Ring of Fire, and Track Series. Fee reimbursement for events outside our immediate area (to include TN, NC, SC, GA) shall only cover half the entry fee amount. Exception to the rule will be for participating in a USAC National championship event. The maximum limit for an individual entry fee is not to exceed $100.00. Please contact the Club (gemarios@charter.net) if you have any questions. Please, there will be NO reimbursement for "cookie" ride type events.

To be eligible to participate in the payout system, each participant shall be required to submit their race result to the Club's website within 30 days of the event, accumulate 10 race points based on the Club's benefits system guidelines, stay current with their annual membership fees, and volunteer to one of the Club organized events. Payout is OPEN to all racing categories. Reimbursement percentage will depend on the race points accumulated per rider.

Follow this link to access the ABRC payout submission form and submit the requested information.