IBRA Announces 2006 Road Racing Schedule
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Sun January 01 2006
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Posted Jan 1, 2006
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Iowa City, IA – January 1, 2006. The Iowa Bicycle Racing Association (IBRA) has announced its 2006 road racing schedule, with over 110 events appearing on the schedule. Serving as the state of Iowa's local association for USA Cycling, promoters and IBRA board members convened at the IBRA end-of-the-year meeting to discuss and map out the 2006 racing schedule.
Iowa racing starts as early as January 7th with the Howling Headwinds Roller Race in Indianola, IA and continue throughout the year to the December 3rd Nur-Vee-Gin Shiver-n-Svet road race. Races are spread across each discipline within the sport, with 39 time trials, 27 road races, 20 criteriums/omniums, 12 cyclocross events, and 8 roller races held throughout the state of Iowa.
The number of events on the schedule continues a growth trend that has emerged in the last few years. “Nearly 100 events were held in 2005 and it's good to see such a strong showing of support for Iowa racing,” comments Richard Gilmore, IBRA President. “The ability to support this number of races is really a testament to the dedication of both the riders and also the promoters who put on these races, many of whom also race themselves. It shows that bicycle racing in Iowa is healthy and continues to grow.”
Iowa State Championships
A number of marquee events make their expected return for 2006, while a number of new events also make their appearance for the first time, with over 12 new races announced by promoters. Highlights to the schedule include the state championship events for each discipline, including the team time trial which makes its return for 2006. “We re-introduced the team time trial championships in 2005 with 4-rider teams each covering 100km – the same distance used in the Olympics from 1960 to 1992,” says Rick Paulos, race director for the state team time trial championships. “The state team time trial brings a unique opportunity to the Iowa racing scene.”
Highlights of the Iowa state championship events include:
June 25 – State Team Time Trial Champsionships (Columbus City, IA)
August 6 – State Road Race Championships (Sherrill, IA)
August 26 – State Criterium Championships (Pella, IA)
August 27 – State Time Trial Championships (Nichols, IA)
October 29 – State Cyclocross Championships (Newton, IA)
A complete listing of the 2006 Iowa road racing schedule may be found at http://www.bikeiowa.org.
Mark A. Guthart, Secretary - IBRA