[NMCycling] NMRRS-ways to improve rider knowledge of category compliance of individual races?

[Dennis Chavez via Bike-racers]

Ana,

We're sorry to hear your disappointment that two of your results can not be
counted toward the series. We did our best to encourage Tour of El Paso and
Crest Race directors to comply with the new series categories/race-groups.
Because they chose not to comply, there was no fair way to award series
points across ALL categories. We also felt that, even if we did find a way
to award points, it might set a precedent that race directors could do
whatever they wanted in regards to categories and race groupings.

It might look, at first glance, that the sole purpose of the race series is
to attract more racers by offering top participants winners jerseys at the
end. That is only part of it. It's biggest value, which is difficult to
quantify, is to create consistency across all races. This consistency, or
attempt at it, can create a sense of comfort and familiarity when
registering for an event and even during the event itself. Registrants
don't have to figure out "where do I fit in, what group should I sign up
for" at each event.

As for notifications, we did send out emails stating El Paso and Crest
races would not be part of the series. Search your email for messages sent,
my me, on May 21st, 2019 and June 10, 2019, respectively. If you didn't get
these messages, my apologies. Emailing the Racers List is pretty much my
only tool for getting the word out.

Looking forward to 2020, we would encourage anyone who was also
disappointed to see El Paso and Crest not scored in the series, to contact
those race's respective directors and voice your concern. This might help
them decide to become compliant for 2020.









On Tue, Aug 20, 2019 at 6:51 AM Schwartz, Ana I. via Bike-racers <
bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

>
> Dear all,
> I absolutely love our NMRRS. For the 3rd year in a row I have pretty much
> participated in all of the races.  There is no question in my mind that NM
> is a fantastic place to race a bike- our topography is gorgeous, and offers
> beautiful climbs (sorry, I'm very partial to climbing!) My closest
> friendships are with racers, and all of them have been fostered on the race
> course.
>
> I do confess, that this year I am slightly disappointed that two of my 1st
> place wins from races originally listed as part of the series, ended up,
> afterwards, not counting towards the series because the race categories did
> not conform with the series' guidelines.  That's a -24 points to my tally.
>
> Looking forward and proactively, Is there a way to let racers know ahead
> of time, say when registration opens for a particular race, that the
> categories do  not conform to the series?
> I don't know if this notification could come from the race organizers or
> from those organizing the series?
>
> This knowledge would help us better tailor our race schedules and decide
> whether to spend a particular weekend racing outside of the state for a
> more varied experience.
>
> This might also be essential in not only sustaining participation, but
> growing it moving forward as riders will feel more confident in making
> choices regarding which races to compete in.
>
> I can't even begin to fathom the effort that goes into making this series
> happen. I want to see it thrive and sincerely offer to help out next year
> in any way.
> Looking forward to seeing many of you this weekend at the State
> Championships,
>
> Ana Schwartz
>
>
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