Message from the NYSBRA President
NYSBRA supports USADA Anti-Doping testing in New York!
I am very proud of NYSBRA’s role in USA Cycling’s “RaceClean” anti-doping program for local associations, which was modeled after Florida’s program back in 2012. In fact, (after Florida) NYSBRA was the very first local association to sign on to and fully fund anti-doping testing at our events! NYSBRA has remained active every year to ensure continued testing at events selected by the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). Because secrecy is critical to effective testing at the amateur level, riders are usually not aware that USADA is present at an event until a chaperone notifies the rider that they have been selected for the honor! USADA usually selects riders to test based on where they finished (e.g., “2nd place in the Cat 1-2-3 field”), randomly (e.g., “the Nth rider in the Masters 45+ field”), or by targeted selection (e.g., reported via USADA’s Play Clean Tip Center).
So far this year, USADA has tested New York riders at the Rochester Twilight Criterium (Pro Road Tour), Bristol Mountain Road Race (NYSBRA Road Race Championships), the Harlem Skyscraper Criterium, and the CRCA Mengoni Grand Prix in Central Park. Well done, USADA!
Testing is expensive! If you want to help us support clean racing, please donate $2 in BikeReg whenever you checkout or send anti-doping donations to NYSBRA using PayPal at treasurer@PROTECTED.
Have fun! Race Clean!
Jeff Poulin
NYSBRA President
