Hello All,

I just wanted clarify, for anybody stilling having doubts, that
yesterday's email was all in the spirit of April Fools. I hope you
all enjoyed it and I hope that I didn't create to many headaches ;-)

thanks and see you all at Berkeley's races this weekend,
HH

On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 9:19 AM, Hanns Hartman <hwhartman@...> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I hope you are all doing well and looking forward to UCB's race
> weekend.  I have decided to make two changes to this weekend's crit.
>
> After the success of our very first track event on the road, the
> street sprints at UCSC, I have decided that we should have another
> road event run under track rules.  To that end I have decided that
> UCB's infamous art museum crit will be run as a miss-and-out race.
> Please make sure all your riders review section 2E in the USA Cycling
> rule book with regards to the format of this race. The course for this
> crit will be perfect since its about .45 miles and since lap times
> usually average 35-45 seconds.  I think this will be a very exciting
> addition to this already torturous crit, since now it pays not to sit
> at the back when you pass the finish line.  Everybody better dust off
> their uphill sprinting legs, because I want to be entertained!
>
> The second change for the crit center's around nationals
> qualification.  Under rule 7K2c of the collegiate rule book, it is my
> responsibility to allocate our nationals start spots.  In the past we
> have used the season long points totals of the men's and women's A
> races to determine which teams and individuals will go.  But I feel
> this system is old and tired and I want to spice things up!  So to
> that end, since this is my dictatorship, the category A races at the
> UCB art museum crit will be the sole race used for nationals
> qualification.
>
> When I talked to Daniel Matheny, national collegiate cycling manager
> and my boss, he was all for the idea.  He said, "If all goes well I
> will see that this rule be implemented across the country.  What
> better way to decided who goes to nationals than to base selection on
> a miss-and-out on a brutal crit course.  It should be very exciting
> and I wish I could be there to see it!"
>
> So with Daniel's blessing we are a go.  The only way you can qualify
> for nationals as a team/individual will be your team's performance in
> Sunday's A crits.  So good luck to all our A's racers.  Sunday is
> going to be pretty awesome to watch!  Make sure you bring your energy
> bars, I know I will ;-)
>
> Please make sure all your riders not on the WCCC list see this and
> prepare accordingly!  Sunday's crit should have all the drama we've
> come to expect from collegiate racing in the WCCC.  Last year we had a
> corner-of-death at the conferences crit and this year a miss-and-out
> will decide who goes to nationals!!
>
> thanks and let me know if you have any questions
> HH
>
> --
> Hanns Hartman
> Western Collegiate Cycling - Conference Director
> hhartman@...
>



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Hanns Hartman
Western Collegiate Cycling - Conference Director
hhartman@...