​Renew your WSBA membership during the online USA Cycling renewal process, or join the WSBA when you sign up for a new USAC membership online.  Do this by January 20 and receive your WSBA numbers in time for the first road events of 2018.  WSBA membership is $25 for 2018.
 
If you are on the USAC auto-renew program your auto-renew will automatically add a WSBA membership to your purchase if you bought your WSBA membership via USAC in 2017.
 
If you purchased your WSBA membership via paypal or other methods in 2017 you will need to manually purchase your WSBA membership through USAC or via this link. http://www.wsbaracing.org/ membership.html.
 
If you aren’t renewing with USAC for 2018, or your USAC account doesn’t show WSBA as your Local Association, or if you’ve never had a USAC membership, follow this link: http://www.wsbaracing.org/ membership.html.
 
For memberships received by midnight January 20, 2018:
 
WSBA race numbers will be sent to each team for members whose USAC accounts indicate membership in that road team.  Bulk shipments will go out no later than February 15.  Team leaders, you will be receiving an email confirming the address on file for your team.  Please update the team information within the USAC database no later than January 11, 2018 to insure proper delivery of your team membership numbers. 
Numbers for members without a team affiliation will be individually mailed to the member’s address in the USAC database no later than February 20, 2018.
 
After January 20:
 
Memberships will be processed in the order received and race numbers will likely be received early March.  Those received before February 25 will be shipped in mid-March.  For memberships purchased after February, allow at least 3 weeks to receive race numbers.  After June 1, new and renewing members should email joinwsba@gmail.com to indicate membership purchase or the membership may not be processed due to so few new members in this time frame.
 
Numbers returned due to incorrect addresses will be resent after all new memberships are processed. Any member whose numbers are returned for an incorrect address more than one time will be subject to a $5.00 handling fee.  Please verify your address on file with USAC is correct when you renew!
 

You can support the WSBA when you shop online!  Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the WSBA whenever you shop at smile.amazon.com.
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And remember, you can donate directly to the WSBA using the PayPal link on our donation page:  wsbaracing.org/donate/html

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Donors receive no goods or services from the WSBA for their contributions. Pursuant to RCW 109.09, the WSBA is registered as a charitable organization with the Secretary of State, State of Washington. For more information, call 1-800-332-4483. Contributions or gifts to Washington State Bicycle Association (WSBA) 501(C)(3) are tax deductible as a charitable contribution for federal income tax purposes. Note that membership dues are not deductible.

We are excited that USAC cyclocross national championships are coming to Tacoma in December 2019.  Start positions for cross nationals are based on an individual’s rider ranking from results in USAC cross races.  For many reasons, much of the WSBA region has not had many USAC-sanctioned events in the past few years, and most riders have not been focused on their USAC ranking.  Now is the time to start thinking about your category and rankings for 2019 cross nationals in Tacoma.
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If you wonder how to improve your call-up position for nationals in 2018 and 2019, these three useful documents explain the process in which the USAC system assigns value based on the quality of field, points per place and ranking points:

http://www.wsbaracing.org/home/usac-ranking-points-explained
https://www.cxmagazine.com/wednesday-wonderings-followup-confessions-usac-points-chaser
http://www.usacycling.org/usa-cycling-rankings-faq.htm

​We are excited that the USAC cyclocross national championships are coming to Tacoma in December 2019.  Start positions for cross nationals are based on an individual’s rider ranking from results in USAC-sanctioned cross races.  For many reasons, much of the WSBA region has not had many USAC-sanctioned events in the past few years, and so most riders have not been focused on their USAC ranking.  Now is the time to start thinking about your category and rankings for 2019 cross nationals in Tacoma!
This season, USAC cross racing returns to the Puget Sound area with the NW CX Cup series of 7 races.  To align your USAC membership to the proper cross category*, here are the steps for current or new USAC members:
If you are already a USAC annual member (or have ever been a USAC annual member) and you have been racing “up” in a higher category in local cyclocross events than what your USAC membership account shows:

• Submit an upgrade request through your USAC membership account.  In the text box provided, list cross events in the WSBA region in which you competed UP from the category listed on your membership during the last 36 months or since your last category upgrade, whichever is most recent.
• The WSBA cyclocross director will review your results and finish placings to confirm your skills and ability are within the bell curve of this category.
• If you are an active OBRA member with a cyclocross category higher than your USAC category, you may submit your OBRA membership information to have category reciprocity invoked.

If you’ve never owned a USAC annual membership and you have been racing in events other than Category 5 in local cross races:

• Purchase a USAC annual membership.
• Upon completion of the purchase, request an upgrade through your USAC membership account to the category in which you’ve been competing.  List all your cyclocross results in the WSBA region from the last 36 months.
• If you are an active OBRA member, you may submit your OBRA membership information to have category reciprocity invoked.
• The WSBA cyclocross director will review your and finish placings to confirm your skills and ability are within the bell curve of this category.

 
If you are already a USAC annual member and you’ve been racing in the cyclocross category that shows on your USAC account and are looking to upgrade, follow these instructions: http://www.wsbaracing.org/cross-upgrade-guidelines.html
 
*All Category 2 to 1 upgrades are processed by USAC and outside the control of the WSBA upgrade coordinators

The calendar for Meet the Team Rides--ROAD and DIRT versions--is growing!  The purpose of these rides is to allow riders at all levels and abilities to get to know local Northwest teams seeking new members.

If your team is interested in hosting a Meet the Team ride this year, please contact marthalwalsh at yahoo.com with your preferred date and one or two alternates. To secure a date, you’ll need to provide: 
1. the name and email address of a team contact (which will be published with ride details);
2. a brief statement of your team's goals and who you’re recruiting;
3. the URL of your team website.
 
For Seattle-area rides, dates are available on a first-come, first-served basis.  We're happy to post details for rides outside the Seattle metro area too.
 
USA Cycling recommends that each team permit its Meet the Team ride as a Non-Competitive Training Ride, which can provide general liability insurance. More information on that permitting process is available from USA Cycling:
http://www.usacycling.org/forms/waiver.php?url=noncompetitiveeventapp.pdf
If you have questions regarding the permit or process, please contact permit@wsbaracing.com.

Officials are a critical resource in our bike racing ecosystem and the WSBA region has a dwindling supply of trained folks available to cover our events. 
If you have ever wondered how you can contribute to keeping our sport healthy this is one very important way. 
Each team is offered ONE FREE USAC official license and having an official affiliated with your team can be a team benefit for all your members as assorted rule type questions arise over the course of the season. 

Where:   Métier Café mezzanine conference room 1017 E. Union St Seattle, WA 98122
 
When:     Sunday April 2nd at 9:00am
 
Contact: Zach Maino  - zachmaino@gmail.com
 
If interested, please sign up through your USA cycling account. Go to the Officials page and click on “Officials Clinics/Webinars” under the Education section and sign up for the class offered on 4/2. 

For more details download this document.