What Can BCCyclistsFL Do For Youth Cycling?

Well it is not just about handing out some money and saying, “go race”. The key word is youth! This program hopes to give a few gentle pushes and if necessary blunt guidance on how to go about accomplishing a goal. What is the Mission? It is not just about going fast on a bicycle. Participating and competing in athletics should be an effort to learn more about oneself and the world. Goal setting and the challenge of competition, teamwork and self-confidence, succeeding and failing, are some lessons learned.

From time to time, an athlete dreams of the Olympics or of becoming a professional athlete and a few actually have the talent and fortitude to find a path to accomplish the goal. But there must also be emphasis on sport as an integral part of ones total life education - a unique way of understanding your body, testing yourself, and working with other people. Athletes can learn from the lessons of participation and competition, along with constant good sportsmanship being required and expected. Respecting the opponent, official, coach, spectator and teammate is the foundation of enjoying athletics and understanding its value.

First off, the primary goal is that if there is a young cyclist from the state of Florida that has the ability, and has done the work, to place well at a National Championship of their respective cycling discipline that the cyclist be given the opportunity to attend the event.

It not just about the expenses, but the preparation required. This program will strive to provide the tools and initial guidance on how to go about setting goals, developing an itinerary of “how to go about it” such as the proper equipment, coaching and nutritional requirements, etc.

Another primary goal of Building Champion Cyclists Florida it to promote the overall sport of Cycling in Florida and to create more interest amoung the cycling enthusiasts and the young cyclists that enjoy the sport. Many young cyclists might not have considered how far they can take it. Sure, this sport is not going to be a lucrative career (a select few). But, that does not mean you cannot follow a dream, ride at a high level while still continuing an education or advancing into the business/labor pool. It seems that in 2008 there has been an increase in the interest by a few cyclists from Florida taking their talents beyond Florida and the South Eastern United States to prominent national races. Building Champion Cyclists Florida feels it vital that the efforts of these cyclists be conveyed to the public in general and certainly be made available to the cycling enthusiasts of this state. Thus, I am asking that those capable provide a summary of the occurrences and results of national races. Building Champion Cyclists FL has developed a News Blog that can be used to post articles and results of Florida Cyclists’. This News Page is not limited to writing about the members of the program (Martin Cox, Brent Hall, Chris Janiszewski, Regan Woodall and Jamie Knight) but wishes to extend to any Florida Cyclists that is striving to achieve at the nation and international level. Thus, I am pleading for your assistance in promoting these athletes and the sport of cycling.

In the one year that this program has been in existence I am very pleased with its development. A static web site BuildingChampionCyclistsFl.net has been established that outlines the program and list the cyclists currently being sponsored. A News Page, buildingchampioncyclistsfl-news.blogspot.com, has been developed along with individual blogs of the cyclists’. Sponsors are listed and thanked for their contributions along with the continued development of additional sponsors and donations received. The program is slowly gaining recognition and intends to keep striving to assist the disserving young men and women cyclists. I have various new ideas, which I intend to implement in the near future and request any assistance from the public in reaching these goals. One thing in the works is a journalistic web site to report on Florida cyclist’s results at national and major Florida racing events.