About BRC Membership
The BRC organization revolves around the Team Captains who are the vital focus point for each category. Your Captain performs an endless list of invaluable tasks and always remains available for you to ask questions and keep in touch. Your Captain will provide you with continued support and information including the following:
- Training rides and schedules
- Racing schedules and participants
- Team strategy at each race
- Coordinating car-pool transportation to races
- Training tips and helpful personal contacts
- Product distribution to Team level members
- Equipment recommendations
- Special training events (guest trainers, mountain climbs, training trips, sprint clinics, etc.)
Contact your team Captain for information, guidance, or support to improve your season and enjoyment of cycling. They welcome your questions and input; and are always looking for opportunities to improve communications within the Club.
The Boston Road Club has grown tremendously since its inception and now has over 100 members. The primary goal of the Club is to promote bicycle racing in the New England region. Club activities include the weekly Wells Ave. training series on Sundays in Newton, training rides, coaching clinics, and USCF teams that race throughout New England.
Membership Levels
Associate Membership - $30/year
- Discounted Wells Ave entry fees
- Eligible for Wells Ave season pass
- Welcome to meetings, club picnic, and banquet
- Eligible to join BRC Club email list on Yahoo
Team Membership - $45/year
- Includes all Associate Member benefits
- Sponsor discounts and promotions
- Team clothing at reduced cost
- Subsidized bulk buys of sponsor products
- Subsidized products, coaching fees, etc.
- Voting privileges in elections
- Eligible for BRC Board of Directors
- Eligible for Club Championships
- Eligible to earn credit for BRC clothing or cash back through volunteerism
- Eligible for race reimbursement program
- Eligible to join BRC Team email list on Yahoo
Team Level members must have "The Boston Road Club" listed on their USA Cycling license as their official club
Download the 2010 Membership Form2009 Race Reimbursement Program
Requirements
- Team-level BRC membership; racing for BRC
- 3 race deductible: program is effective starting with your 4th (non-training) race of the season
- Race completed: if you pull out of a race before the finish, it is not eligible. Criteriums resulting in DNF are similarly not eligible
- Race Report submitted: report should include pre-race discussion of strategy and tactics with teammates, play-by-play action, and post-race evaluation
- Contingent on meeting minimum volunteer requirements (see below)
- Paperwork received by Dec.15, 2009
The Goods
- 75% of entry fee reimbursable
- Not to exceed $300 per racer for the season
- Max $30 entry fee for 2009
Volunteer Requirements
- Earn 5 credits at Wells Ave: set-up, registration, officiate, marshal, breakdown. Each race marshaled or officiated counts as 1 credit.
- Volunteer at Shedd Park: course set-up, race day (final set-up, registration, course maintenance), breakdown/cleanup, and post race- day cleanup. Any one fulfills volunteer requirement.
- Serve on Board for season
Wells Ave Season Passes $75
Wells Ave Season Passes are offered to BRC Members, at the Associate or Team membership level. The purchase price offers a significant discount versus paying the normal entry fee each week at Wells Ave. If you race just ten times the pass has paid for itself. After that, you're basically racing for free!
Other benefits to the season pass include not having to show your USCF License each week, not having to bring cash with you each week, and expedited check-in at registration. No more waiting in line for Season Pass holders to register at Wells each week!
Season Passes can be purchased when signing up for a BRC Membership by checking off the box on the form and mailing it in, or submitting it at registration at Wells Ave. A copy of your USA Cycling license must be sent with your membership application or presented to the BRC member accepting the application if purchasing a Season Pass.
Cash or checks are the only payments accepted. Make checks payable to: The Boston Road Club. Passes must be shown during registration. Passes cannot be shared or transferred.
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