[Sportsandrec] FW: Weekly News & Notes

[Christella Garcia]

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From: United States Association of Blind Athletes [mailto:etap at usaba.org] 
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 9:12 AM
To: Christella Garcia
Subject: Weekly News & Notes


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News and Notes From the Week
 
 
USABA Hosts Development Cycling Camp:
Click here  <http://www.coloradoconnection.com/news/story.aspx?id=459429>
for FOX 21 News Story and here
<http://www.gazette.com/video/?videoId=86745709001&lineupId=1155139274&play=
now> The Gazette Video Story
 
Development Cycling Camp for Riders with Disabilities concludes Saturday,
May 22 with an official Time Trial Race on Saturday from 10:00am to 12:00pm
on Markscheffel Rd in Colorado Springs, CO. 19 participating athletes
including blind and visually impaired cyclists and their sighted pilots, who
ride tandem bikes; cyclists with lower mobility impairments, who use hand
cycles; cyclists with cerebral palsy or head injury who use both standard
bikes and amputee cyclists who ride either single bikes or hand cycles have
been attending the camp since Monday participating in twice per day
participating in skill drills, practicing safe riding techniques and
competing in race simulations.
 
"This camp has been an outstanding opportunity for cyclists who want to
increase their riding knowledge and experience. Our outstanding coaching
staff has worked with the athletes in improving their skills and knowledge
which allows them to compete for the United States in future regional and
national events, and for some, the Paralympic Games," said Mark Lucas,
Executive Director of the U.S. Association of Blind Athletes. 
 
USABA National Sports Festival & Mission Vision Program:
Registration open for the National Sports Festival & Mission Vision Program,
for more information, click
<http://www.usaba.org/Pages/usabaheadlines/MiscEvents/10sportsfest_rmsg.html
> here or email Rich Cardillo at military at usaba.org. 
 
USABA Members in the News:
Myles Porter Takes Silver at USA Judo Senior Nationals.  For full story,
click
<http://judo.teamusa.org/news/2010/05/01/senior-nationals-day-1-results/3571
1?no_cache=true> here.
 
U.S. Paralympics National Championships:
Registration now open for Track & Field National Championships, for more
information, click
<http://www.usparalympics.org/2010trackandfieldnationalchampionships> here.
Registration now open for Road Cycling National Championships, for more
information, click
<http://usparalympics.org/sports/summer-paralympic-sports/cycling/events>
here.
 
 
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