X-Men Cycling Club

The X-Men Cycling Team has been a USA Cycling registered club since 1995. USA Cycling (formerly the USCF and NORBA) is the predominant national governing body of competitive cycling in the U.S.: for road, mountain, cyclocross, and a bunch of other stuff like track, trials, and bmx.

What does this mean? To race in USA Cycling-sanctioned road races, for example, you must hold a valid USA Cycling license. You either belong to a club such as The X-Men, or you are considered “Unattached.” Unattached riders are supposed to wear plain clothing without any logos or sponsors. To further complicate things, USA Cycling has a club designation for “Sponsored” clubs vs. “Unsponsored” clubs. The difference is “Sponsored” clubs are allowed to accept sponsorship and have logos plastered all over their riders, making them look NASCAR. “Sponsored” clubs are required to put on at least one permitted race or event per year.

The X-Men is an “Unsponsored” Club. We have a unique striped jersey design that is missing all the tiny logos of sponsors who really don’t give anything to the average Joe club rider. We have put on events in the past and had “Sponsored” status, but at this time, we don’t have the bandwidth to commit to putting on races. Getting out and riding is hard enough.

Hey, at least you don’t have to go through life with “Unattached” status. Everybody needs somebody. All that we ask of members is to pay yearly club dues to the Man, currently set at $25 per rider. When you sign up for your license with USA Cycling, you can put X-Men as your club affiliation (club number 6034) as long as you have paid current year’s dues or intend to. Otherwise, we will do a sweep with USA Cycling and make sure there are no poachers on our roster. We have actually had this problem in the past, and have had USA Cycling reissue licenses back to said bandits as “Unattached.”

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