Couple Things:

The forums are actually staying.  And The Mop never blogged here... :-)

And nice going Marek, your going to get me in trouble!!! :-)

Whatever... I am not going to quit blogging because that is all too trendy at the moment.  Just let me know if I need to find a new home.

RB

Oh yeah, don't take that whatever as like "whatever"... That probably doesn't make sense, but the point is whatever- I am not a hater and I will take my blogging somewhere else and still have love for the UCA site.  I guess what I am trying to say is whatever.

Marek,

I will respond to your post, since yes it was me that brought up the idea of axing the blogs (NOT the forums) from the UCA site.  It was decided by your elected directors that the blogs did not belong on the new website.  We will be rolling out a brand new, slick website in the very near future.  It will be very user friendly and will hopefully serve as a great source of information for existing and new riders.  The blogs just don’t fit into our vision of where the UCA and the website are heading.  We are working hard to create an environment that is friendly and nurturing to new and existing riders.  People can blog all they want; we are just doing away with the UCA provided URL’s. This only affects a couple of people and I'm sure their fans will find them in cyberspace.

This site is for the UCA and its main focuses are: Information and Marketing for UCA/USAC sanctioned competitive racing.  The site is not designed to be a chat room.  If someone wants to start up their own cycling website with all of that included, they have my full blessing.  I believe SoCal has www.socalcycling.com and also its Local Association site, www.scnca.com.  One is a social site and the other operated by the LA.  

All I’m going to say about the rest of your post, is that the UCA directors were elected to promote and manage the Utah Cycling Association including all of its clubs, racers and promoters.  We were voted in to make UCA/USAC competitive sanctioned racing in Utah the best it can be and to try and promote the races to the best of our ability. The midweek races are permitted NON COMPETITIVE by USAC. They are training races and the focus should remain so.  The UCA is concerned more with the permitted competitive races that typically happen over the weekend, than non-competitive permitted or unsanctioned events such as training races and club rides.

The mid week training races in Utah are a great asset to cycling in Utah and I hope they continue for a long time.  But as your elected Board of Directors, we have a responsibility to the UCA racers, promoters and clubs. And our job is to make the UCA the strongest racing series in the state, and we have a plan in place to do that.

And if people don't like the direction we are going, they have a voice now, unlike in recent years and can vote me or anyone else out this fall. But hopefully, people will look beyond my Anti-Blog stance and look at the Team Profile, Results Import System and Host Housing list that I was able to put together this winter (with the help of Travis, of course)

Regards,

Todd Hageman

Marek:

Why the hate and discontent?  I think what you guys are doing with RMR is great.  Going with the USAC will not only help the UCA, but it saves money for you as well.  

There is nothing wrong with this website, we just thought that we could spruce it up a little.  It will be the front page for our publicity push for new cyclists.  Again, a good thing for everyone.  

I appreciate everything that you have done in the past and continue to do now.  Not all change is bad.  Work with us and we both can help to improve racing in Utah, Idaho and Wyoming.

Cheers,

Ferg