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Wells Ave Crit

The Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference and New England Devo

present!

A Wells Of A Different Color!

If you want to join in on a full weekend of double crit racing, we recommend joining our sister event, Buzz The Tower! Day before at Ninigret crit course, all part of a great kickoff to New England Bike Racing!

Wells Ave Crit is a training race and meeting point for the greater Boston bike racing community. First run in 1981 by the Boston Road Club, Wells Ave is currently hosted by New England Development. All proceeds support junior racers and are greatly appreciated. Our goal is to provide a place to learn and improve your racing skills, both in practice and from the experience of the community. As a funding source for junior development, we keep the frills and costs to a minimum

Rights reserved to consolidate or eliminate fields where minimum field size is too low to be competitive.

The Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference is a non profit organization dedicated to fostering a competitive and inclusive environment for collegiate bike racing and the grassroots ecosystem it’s a part of. One of eleven national conferences and older than even USA Cycling, our goal is to offer opportunities for our racers to have fun racing bikes and develop the skills to be winners, on and off the bike. The ECCC is incredibly grateful for New England Development for letting the ECCC host a full day of racing at Wells!

Content Factory Racing is offering photo headshots of either you or your team on race day! Great way of having a memento to kick off the 2025 race season. Rate is $15/person for USAC Racers and $10/person for ECCC Racers. Use either the link below or during registration to let us know how many you’d like in your photoshoot! https://calendly.com/grant-contentfactory

Automobile Traffic:The volume of traffic coming to Wells Ave. on Sunday mornings has increased over the past few years. Businesses are familiar with our event since it has been there longer than any of the tenants! As with any bicycle race, especially a training event, your safety is paramount. We have a staff of marshals to keep traffic flowing in the proper direction. You are still required to pay attention, be courteous, and keep your eyes peeled for cars on the course. If one should appear in front of the field the field is neutralized until the car exits the course. DO NOT PASS THE CARS, we do not care if there is a break up the road. If there is a car on the straight during a prime or finishing sprint, the sprint will be neutralized and the prize will be delayed one lap.

**Conduct:**Poor sportsmanship, foul language, unsafe riding or violence WILL NOT be tolerated at Wells at all. The Chief Official has the right to remove a rider from a race or Wells Ave. that he/she feels demonstrates any of these conditions. Any rider that is removed from Wells Ave. will be reported to the USA Cycling Regional Director

Along with the Standard waiver there is also the ECCC Code of Conduct waiver that all riders need to sign

All USA Cycling rules apply, including use of approved helmets, jerseys with shoulders and NO Aerobars are allowed.

**SAFE SPORT PROTOCOL **

**As you prepare for the upcoming event, we would like to remind you that athlete safety is of the utmost importance to USA Cycling.****To help create a safe environment that is free from misconduct and abuse at all USA Cycling events, please review USA Cycling’s Safe Sport Program Policies, including reporting requirements and the Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies (MAAPP). All Participants at USA Cycling sanctioned events must abide by these policies.PROHIBITED CONDUCTAll participants at this event are expected to refrain from engaging in Prohibited Conduct as defined by the US Center for SafeSport Code. Prohibited Conduct includes but is not limited to the following: sexual misconduct, emotional misconduct, physical misconduct, bullying, harassment, hazing, and violations of the MAAPP.MAAPPThese policies have been adopted by USA Cycling to establish clear boundaries between participants in cycling and to reduce isolated one-on-one interactions between minors and adults in cycling and apply during all USA Cycling events, including before, during and returning from the event: One-on-One Interactions; Meeting & Training Sessions; Athletic Training Modalities; Locker Rooms; Transportation; Lodging; Electronic Communications.REPORTING REQUIREMENTSAdult Participants are required to report violations of USA Cycling’s Safe Sport Program, including violations of the MAAPP. The mandatory reporting requirements apply to Adult Participants, but USA Cycling encourages anyone who becomes aware of, or experiences misconduct or abuse, to report those allegations. While USA Cycling is committed to providing a safe environment for all participants, the organization can’t address behaviors or problems it is unaware of, so your engagement in reporting is instrumental in ensuring safety for all.****Report suspected or known incidents of sexual misconduct directly to the US Center for SafeSport:****https://uscenterforsafesport.org/report-a-concern/****Report other forms of misconduct, including physical misconduct, emotional misconduct, and MAAPP violations, to USA Cycling: **https://usacycling.org/safesport/report-other-misconduct

Presented by Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference and New England Development

Categories:

USAC Men Masters (Cat 1-4, 40/50/60), 50 minutes, $45.00, field limit 100, start time 08:30:00
Beginners Clinic, everyone is welcome!, 50 minutes, $45.00, start time 08:35:00
USAC Men 5 / Citizen Novice Intro, 45 minutes, $45.00, field limit 75, start time 09:25:00
Collegiate Men D/Intro, 45 minutes, $45.00, field limit 75, start time 09:25:00
Collegiate Women’s D/Intro and Women Cat 5/ Citizen Novice and Non Binary , 45 minutes, $45.00, field limit 75, start time 10:10:00
Collegiate Women C/D and Non Binary , 40 minutes, $45.00, field limit 75, start time 11:00:00
USAC Women 4/5 Citizen Novice and Non Binary, 40 minutes, $45.00, field limit 75, start time 11:00:00
Collegiate Men C/D, 40 minutes, $45.00, field limit 100, start time 11:45:00
Collegiate Men B, 40 minutes, $45.00, field limit 100, start time 12:30:00
USAC Men 3/4, 40 minutes, $45.00, field limit 100, start time 12:30:00
Collegiate Women A/B, 60 minutes, $45.00, field limit 100, start time 13:15:00
USAC Women 1/2/3 and USAC Women Masters (Cat 1-3, 40/50/60), 60 minutes, $45.00, field limit 100, start time 13:15:00
Collegiate Men A, 60 minutes, $45.00, field limit 100, start time 14:20:00
USAC Men 1/2/3, 60 minutes, $45.00, field limit 100, start time 14:20:00

Registration:

Opens on Thursday March 06, 2025
Closes on Saturday March 29, 2025