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August 31, 2016 By jd

Long time NEBRA Board Member Steve Weller has decided to step down from his position. The Board has accepted his resignation and unanimously appointed David Hoyle to Steve’s seat. NEBRA would like to thank Steve for his leadership and his contribution to New England cycling. Steve continues to be a cornerstone of our New England cycling […]

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NEBRA Updates Upgrade Eligibility Criteria for Women

July 14, 2016 By jd

As part of our regular review of NEBRA policies and procedures, the Board of Directors and NEBRA’s Administrator have decided to revise the road racing category upgrade policies for women seeking advancement from Category 4 to 3 and Category 3 to 2. After reviewing the existing policy and the reality of upgrade point opportunities for […]

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NEBRA Trophy Design Contest

May 16, 2016 By jd

NEBRA Trophy Series presented by BikeReg Call for entries to design award trophy The New England Bicycle Racing Association would like to announce an open call for entries to design and manufacture the awards for this year’s NEBRA Trophy Series presented by BikeReg. Submissions consisting of an artist’s statement and concept sketches/designs should […]

Cyclocross

On Prize List Parity

May 10, 2016 By jd

From todays NEBRA Promoters Google Group: Hello All- In light of some recent social media postings about prize lists, I wanted to address that here. I realize that some folks have very strong opinions on this subject- I count myself among them. But this is an important topic and as we look to maintain and […]

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NEBRA Promoter Summit Announced *UPDATED*

January 5, 2016 By jd

NEBRA will be hosting our Promoters Summit on Sunday, January 31. The Summit will be held at the Eastworks building in Easthampton, Massachusetts. This is a full day event, featuring a number of talks and group discussions geared towards making 2016 a productive and successful season for New England cycling. We encourage both event promoters […]

Cyclocross

October 13, 2015 By jd

The following are some suggested revisions to the USA Cycling upgrade criteria for cyclocross events. They were submitted for consideration by JD Bilodeau, NEBRA Administrator to the USA Cycling technical director and the USA Cycling Cyclocross Sport Committee on 10/13/2015. ———————————————————– Hi All- I would like to present some suggested rule revisions for cyclocross. Over […]

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NEBRA Statement on GMSR

October 13, 2015 By jd

An open letter to the New England Cycling Community from JD Bilodeau, NEBRA Administrator- NEBRA would like to comment on the events that occurred during this years Green Mountain Stage Race. During the second stage there were several incidents that lead to a number of neutralizations and stoppages for several fields. After the stage a […]

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NEBRA Adds Board Members

June 2, 2015 By jd

NEBRA’s board has ammended its bylaws to increase the board size to seven from five. Lauren LeClaire and Dana Prey were appointed to the two newley created open seats. With JD Bilodeau starting as our first full-time administrator, we felt we needed more resources to back up his efforts. NEBRA’s board now consists of LeClaire, […]

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Presenting The NEBRA Trophy

May 14, 2015 By jd

Telling the story of the New England Cycling season. For 2015 The New England Bicycle Racing Association is pleased to announce a revisioning of the NEBRA points series. Starting with a diverse group of New England’s most prestigious events, the NEBRA Trophy will tell the story of the best all around riders in New England. […]

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Free bibs for Junior Race Categories

May 2, 2015 By jd

NEBRA is pleased to announce that we are offering New England USAC race promoters a free set of bib numbers for use with Junior categories. Because there are often several age groups racing at once, NEBRA has a small run of custom bibs made up with colored bands to differentiate age or gender groups. Each […]