Texas Bicycle Racing Association Receives Racing Support
USA Cycling is distributing nearly $360,000 in rebates from license sales to its 34 local associations, the governing body announced on Wednesday.
Local associations receive $10 for every primary adult annual road/track/cyclocross license they sell to a member in their respective geographic areas, according to USA Cycling communications director Andy Lee. They also receive $5 per adult annual add-on license sold.
For the first time, all 34 associations earned rebates based on 2008 sales. For the fourth consecutive year, the Northern California/Nevada Cycling Association was the top earner, qualifying for $36,105, followed by the Southern California/Nevada Cycling Association ($32,210), the New England Bicycle Racing Association ($30,520), the Texas Bicycle Racing Association ($23,225) and the Pennsylvania Cycling Association ($15,495).
In Texas, says Andrew Willis, president of the Texas Bicycle Racing Association, the money helps pay for everything from a pair of FinishLynx finish-line cameras to running a high-school cycling league.