April 5, 2003 (Colorado Springs, CO) – USA Cycling was scheduled to launch its newly designed website on Friday, March 28 – www.usacycling.org. The 2003 website project was undertaken primarily to provide better service to USA Cycling members and promoters and to provide easier and better navigation within the site.

With a new and dynamic graphic look, members and  visitors can access the disciplines and resources of  USA Cycling. The  first, new feature that will be launched in 2003 will  be the ability for members  to buy or renew their licenses on line. This  will expedite the entire licensing  process for USA Cycling  members.

“Our primary, long term goal for the website is  to better  serve our members,” said Gerard Bisceglia, chief executive officer of  USA Cycling. “While the website will have a new face, we want it to be a  better resource for our members now and in the future as more and more  people conduct  their business on the internet.”

The website will  be a work in progress as new  functionality and information is added  during the next nine to 12 months. On  line licensing is only the first  of many member benefits that will eventually be  offered on the USA  Cycling website. In the future race promoters will be able to permit their  events and submit post-race results and reports on line. Promoters  will  be able to build on line race flyers and communicate their race  information  to USA Cycling licensed riders in a targeted area  via direct e-mail and USA  Cycling's website.

The improved flow  of information between USA Cycling and race organizers will also make  the USA Cycling Results and Rankings  program much more timely so that  riders can track their regional and national ranking throughout the  season.

Members will be able to create their own race  resume' and  build a race calendar and post results to their personalized site   within the USA Cycling website.

USA Cycling contracted with Global  Reach Sports  (GRS) to design the new site and create all of the new  functionality.