tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549561482248458566.post4721572153788304532..comments2023-05-31T14:07:58.933-05:00Comments on Bike Washington County: Recommendations For WCA CyclocrossUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549561482248458566.post-78323532983471260172015-01-21T19:11:33.071-06:002015-01-21T19:11:33.071-06:00Jerry, do you mean http://wisconsincyclocross.tumb...Jerry, do you mean http://wisconsincyclocross.tumblr.com/ or some other site?Dave Hanrahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10763577080873786988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549561482248458566.post-78308206388899636972015-01-21T18:33:23.481-06:002015-01-21T18:33:23.481-06:00The CX Committee understands that 16 is a lot of r...The CX Committee understands that 16 is a lot of races. The bottom line is that a race not in the Series draws way fewer entries. I am not saying this will happen but, we have been working on a "mini Series" inside the Series. Please visit the WCA CX blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06078050862704838274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549561482248458566.post-88029978730735771182015-01-12T11:35:16.419-06:002015-01-12T11:35:16.419-06:00I'll also add that we have 16 races in the ser...I'll also add that we have 16 races in the series, and every race is part of the championship points race. It's almost impossible to compete for an overall title - and I think that hurts attendance. Especially since we have races in the MKE and Madison area in a a single weekend. It's quickly becoming a Madison crowd and a Milwaukee crowd. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03502421610290632128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549561482248458566.post-37855041910586574552015-01-12T08:28:04.851-06:002015-01-12T08:28:04.851-06:00Thanks for your reply and for the work you do for ...Thanks for your reply and for the work you do for the WCA. Allow me to explain the problem with USA Cycling’s race predictor. It is particularly acute for Masters. Let’s say you’re a Masters racer who typically finishes in the Top 5. There’s one guy against whom you have a perfect head-to-head record. You don’t just beat him, you usually lap him. But his USA Cycling ranking points are comparable to yours, perhaps even better. Why? Because unlike you, he also does the open/elite race and the singlespeed race. He’s not competitive in those races, but by racing against a larger field that contains more high-quality riders his ranking points improve. There’s just one point value per rider, and when it is used across multiple race categories it fails to reflect a rider’s performance in any single category. A dominant Masters racer might be hopeless as a singlespeeder but still get call-ups on the strength of his Masters results. WCA points, on the other hand, are specific to the category in which they are earned.Dave Hanrahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10763577080873786988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549561482248458566.post-9551398803713644982015-01-11T22:42:24.706-06:002015-01-11T22:42:24.706-06:00greetings - all good comments. Can't make any ...greetings - all good comments. Can't make any promises because the WCA CX Committee has a 1 year tenure.<br /><br />Trek CXC doesn't follow the WCA race day schedule nor the category design. I believe that's a result of being a UCI race.<br /><br />Regarding prereg - promoters like it and it works very well especially for the morning races. Racers did not seem to mind. We made USA Cycling ranking a second criteria for call ups. We did not succeed at all the events.<br /><br />I agree the podium thing needs work. I think it has improved in 2014 (thanks to Rich Weiss delivering and assembling the WCA podium to each event). A podium time schedule for the Series might work.<br /><br />Number placement is decided by the Chief Referee day of the event. It's based on the finish line logistics. I understand the number thing (especially if you wear a skin suit)- maybe there's a way?<br /><br />Promoters are humble.<br /><br />We did not publish the 2013 survey because the questions were not structured all that well and the data was not that easy to cipher. We learned a lot about how to ask survey questions.<br />A 2014 survey is in the works.<br /><br />Consistency is crucial and something we strive to accomplish.<br /><br />Thanks for supporting WCA CX<br />Jerry Pearce<br />WCA CX Committee ChairmanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06078050862704838274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549561482248458566.post-88732610831998011112015-01-11T22:07:40.083-06:002015-01-11T22:07:40.083-06:00Well said Dave.Well said Dave.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10997036611330605994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549561482248458566.post-34266122333483276112015-01-11T20:09:00.159-06:002015-01-11T20:09:00.159-06:00Wow Dave! All good points. Many of these would imp...Wow Dave! All good points. Many of these would improve the operations of road races as well. I'll have to see where to make appropriate suggestions out here with NCNCA.Glen Kinionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01112263361251503103noreply@blogger.com