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Debra
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I notice there are Italians that post to this newsgroup and I'm hoping to get some help to sort out
the different racing organizations in Italy.
I'm not sure that I know enough to really explain my question but here goes.........
The FCI is the national governing body of cycling in Italy and they sanction races - I'm not certain
how the categories work.
Then, there are the Gran Fondo events - I'm not sure who sanctions them but I know they are a
combination race/tour. I would really like an explanation of the race portion of these and
information on the categories - are they age or ability categories or both?
There is also an organization called UDACE (I may have this quite messed up as I'm not sure what it
stands for). Where do they fall into the picture?
I would really appreciate some help and an explanation of these organizations and how they compare
with each other and even how the categories compare with USA Cycling categories. I manage the U.S.
Armed Forces Cycling Program and have to evaluate applications from athletes stationed around the
world. It's always a difficult comparison but for the applicants from Italy, it's impossible without
understanding the system.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can shed some light my way!
Debra Ponzio U.S. Armed Forces Cycling
the different racing organizations in Italy.
I'm not sure that I know enough to really explain my question but here goes.........
The FCI is the national governing body of cycling in Italy and they sanction races - I'm not certain
how the categories work.
Then, there are the Gran Fondo events - I'm not sure who sanctions them but I know they are a
combination race/tour. I would really like an explanation of the race portion of these and
information on the categories - are they age or ability categories or both?
There is also an organization called UDACE (I may have this quite messed up as I'm not sure what it
stands for). Where do they fall into the picture?
I would really appreciate some help and an explanation of these organizations and how they compare
with each other and even how the categories compare with USA Cycling categories. I manage the U.S.
Armed Forces Cycling Program and have to evaluate applications from athletes stationed around the
world. It's always a difficult comparison but for the applicants from Italy, it's impossible without
understanding the system.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can shed some light my way!
Debra Ponzio U.S. Armed Forces Cycling