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John Bickmore National Commissaire: Road / Track, and Mountain Bike: A
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2017 .............................................................................................................................................................. 2
2016 .............................................................................................................................................................. 3
2015 .............................................................................................................................................................. 5
2014 .............................................................................................................................................................. 7
2013 .............................................................................................................................................................. 8
2012 .............................................................................................................................................................. 9
2011 ............................................................................................................................................................ 10
1995 through 2000: Racer .......................................................................................................................... 11
1987 through 1994: Official ....................................................................................................................... 12
1988 – 1992: USAC Board of Directors ...................................................................................................... 13
COM - Commissaire at a UCI event
AC - Asst. CR at a UCI event
CR - Chief Referee
CJ - Chief Judge
!! - The only official
J - Judge
R - Referee
S - Starter
X - Race Juror
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2017
Criterium CR – Superior Criterium and Street Sprints
CR – Fort Lewis College
CJ – US Air Force Academy
CJ – Table Top Mtn.
R – Intergalactic
R – Littleton (NCC)
R – Velorama (2 days)
Cyclocross COM – US Open (UCI C2) (2 days)
CR – Back to Basics (4 days)
CR – Rocky Mtn. Cross Chmp.
CR – Rhyolite
R – Blue Sky Cup
R – Nederland
MTB !! – Aspen Valley (XC)
!! – Granby Ranch (DH)
!! – Buffaloes in Snowmass (STXS, XC, Enduro) (2 days)
R – Collegiate Nationals (STXS, XC, DH, XCR) (3 days)
Road Race CR – CSU Rams
CR – Fort Lewis College
CR – Superior
J – Collegiate / Para Road Nationals (4 days)
J – US Air Force Academy
Stage Race CR – Boulder (3 days)
Street Sprints CR – Superior
Track CR – 3 days
CJ – 1 day
TT / TTT CR – Fort Lewis College TTT
CR – Superior TT / TTT
CJ – US Air Force Academy TT / TTT
R – Colorado State Chmp. & Para Worlds qualifier
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2016
Criterium CR – Denver City Park
CR – Lafayette
CR – Parker
CJ – Louisville
J – Littleton (NCC)
J – US AFA
Cyclocross COM – US Open (UCI C2) (2 days)
CR – Back to Basics (4 days)
CR – Schoolyard
CJ – Back to Basics
CJ – Primalpalooza
CJ – Adventure CX
CJ – Thornton GP
J – Cyclo X – Interlocken
J – Feedback
R – Colorado State Championship (2 days)
Hill Climb S – Lookout Mountain
MTB !! – Aspen Valley (XC)
!! – Rocky Mountain State Games (STXS, XC)
Road Race CR – Denver Federal Center
CR – Koppenberg
R – US AFA
R – Niwot
Stage Race R – Boulder
Track CR – 1 day, 24 National record attempts
CR – 18 days
CJ – 1 day
R – Masters Track Nationals (3 days)
R – 3 Days
J – 8 days
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( 2016 continued )
TT / TTT J – US AFA TT / TTT
S – Cherry Creek (5 days)
S – Best of Hest
S – Colorado State Chmp.
S – Hygiene
S – Buffalo Gold
S – Parker
S – Superior
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2015
Criterium CR – Littleton (NCC)
CR – Lafayette
CJ – Boulder Orthopedics
J – US AFA
Cyclocross COM – US Open (UCI C2) (2 days)
AC – Ruts n’ Guts (UCI C2) (2 days)
CR – Back2Basics
CR – Parker
R – Cross of the North; #1, 2, 3
R – Cyclo X – Sienna Lake
R – Littleton Cross
R – Schoolyard CX
Hill Climb CR – Guanella Pass
CR – Sunshine
MTB COM –US Cup (UCI C1) (XCO, ST) (2 days)
!! – Colorado School of Mines (XC, ST, DH, Super D) (2 days)
!! – Colorado State (XC, ST, DH) (2 days)
CR – Rumble at 18 Rd (ST)
Road Race J – US AFA
Stage Race CR – Colorado School of Mines
CR – Maverick Classic
CR – US Junior Challenge
Street Sprints CR – School of Mines
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( 2015 continued )
Track COM – US GP of Colorado Springs (UCI C1) (2 days)
COM – US Independence Day GP (UCI C3) (2 days)
COM – ‘Vic Williams’ Memorial GP (UCI C3) (2 days)
CR – National hour record attempt 45-49
CR – National hour record attempt 55-59
R – Paraplegic Track Nationals (2 days)
R – Collegiate Track Nationals (3 days)
CR – 8 days
CJ – 2 days
J – 4 days
R – 2 days
TT / TTT J – US AFA TTT / TT
R – Cherry Creek (3 days)
R – Haystack
R – Best of Hest
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2014
Criterium CR – Invitational Downtown GP
R – Colorado State Championship
Cyclocross COM – Boulder Cup (UCI C1)
CR – Turkey Cross
CJ – Schoolyard CX
CJ – CycloX - Boulder Res
J – Cross of the North #1
J – Cross of the North #3
J – Amy D. Breaking Barriers
J – Back2Basics
R – CycloX - Louisville
R – CycloX - Interlocken
Hill Climb J – Pikes Peak
MTB !! – Colorado School of Mines (XC, ST, DH, Enduro) (2 days)
!! – U of Colorado - Boulder (XC, ST, DH) (2 days)
!! – U of Wyoming (XC, ST, DH) (2 days)
!! – Summit 100km (XCM)
Track Colorado Springs
CR – 2
CJ – 3
S – Hammer Time Trials
J – RMCCC
Assigned to 10 days. 3 canceled due to weather
Boulder
Assigned to 16 days, but the track did not open this year
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2013
Criterium CR – Denver City Park
CR – Maverick Classic
CR – Firestone
J – Coal Miner Classic
Cyclocross COM – Colorado Classic (UCI C2)
COM – Boulder Cup (UCI C2)
CJ – Cowboy Cross
CR – Zero Gravel
CR – Body Sync
CR – Storm the Castle
CR – Frisco
CR – GMSV
CR – Tune-Up Cup
CR – Turkey Cross
CR – Collegiate Regional Championship
R – The RLW
Hill Climb CR – Mike Horgan
CR – Lookout Mountain
MTB !! – Vail 100k XC
Road Race CR – Maverick Classic
Track COM/X – Collegiate Track Nationals (3 days)
R/J – Colorado Masters Chmp. (2 days)
R – Colorado State Chmp. (2 days)
R – Rocky Mountain State Games (2 days)
R – Madison Track Cup (2 days)
R – Colorado Springs Velodrome (3 days)
R – RMCCC
S – Hammer Time Trials
TT / TTT CR/S –Maverick Classic TTT
CJ – Cherry Creek
S – Haystack
S – Tri-Lakes
S – Boulder Orthopedics
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2012
Criterium CR – Mike Nields Memorial (Bannock Street)
CR – Denver City Park (spring race)
CR – Coal Miner Classic
Cyclocross COM –USGP (UCI C2) (2 days)
CR – Interlocken
CR – RLW Cyclo-Cross
CR – Mile High Urban X
CR – Parker
J – Back to Basics
J – Turkey Cross
R – Westminster
R – Green Mountain #2
Hill Climb CR – Sunshine HC
MTB J – Leadville 100
!! – U of Wyoming (XC, DH, ST, 4X) (2 days)
!! – Western State College (XC, DS, ST, DH) (2 days)
!! – Colorado School of Mines (XC, DH, ST, DH) (2 days)
!! – Colorado State (XC, DH, ST) (2 days)
!! – Fort Lewis College (XC, DH, ST) (2 days)
Road Race CR – Denver Federal Center
R – Boulder Roubaix
Track R – Masters Track Nationals (6 days)
R – Colorado Masters Championship (2 days)
J – 1 day
R – 4 days
TT J – Colorado TT Championship
R – Haystack Mountain
S – Tri-Lakes
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2011
Criterium CR – Raisin Hope Cycling Classic
CR – Wheels of Thunder
R – Louisville Criterium
Cyclocross J – Pikes Peak Velo Supercross
R – Colorado CX Championships (2 days)
R – Big Ring Cyclocross
TT R – Haystack Mountain
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1995 through 2000: Racer
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1987 through 1994: Official
Commissaire beginning 1993
Criterium COM – 93 Pro Criterium Nationals
CR – 91, 92 Pro Criterium Nationals
CR – 91, 92, 93 Amateur Criterium Nationals
CR – about 15 other category A races
CR – about 100 Category B, C, D, E races
Cyclocross CR – about 10 events
R – 1 event
Road Race CR – several State RR, about 20 RR overall
Track CR – 70+ events
J – about 10 events
TT CR – several State TT Championships
J – about 15 other TTs
TTT CR – two TTTs
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1988 – 1992: USAC Board of Directors
Development Committee
1. Creation of educational resources for clubs
2. Club of the Year competition to get clubs to think about how to improve themselves & their members
3. Paid promoters to have separate Women’s 1-2 and Women’s 3-4 races (instead of: one Women’s race, all categories & ages)
4. Purchased 100+ track bikes for velodromes, to be used as rentals (thus reducing a barrier to entry to track racing to just $5)
5. Created Regional Coordinators
6. Began the replacement of ‘Stock Bike races’ with Category 5 with the goal of having racers demonstrate proficiency in driving skills and knowledge of the rules, before upgrading into Category 4 and thus the general population of racers.
7. With fellow BOD member Connie Carpenter created the concept of a career path, and supporting resources.
8. Due to concerns that European racer’s PED use may be spreading to North America, I had several hundred racers in America submit to random and unannounced drug tests. While European racer’s use of PEDs was thought to be about 100%, the testing of racers in North America showed a usage rate of less than 2% for North American racers.
9. Effected changes to business model