We are always looking for members to get more involved. Because we are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, we are run exclusively by volunteers. If you have a skill set, a trade, or a strong desire to contribute, please email the board at cospringsracing@gmail.com. Sample positions include board members, group ride leaders, website administrator, etc.  To view a list of current volunteers and positions, go to our homepage, then Team –> Leadership (LINK).

Simply go to “Join” on the “Membership” menu on the website and complete the web form.  After completing the form, you will receive email instructions on how to complete your application.  You will also be contacted by a Membership Coordinator.

If you have questions, please contact us through the “Contact Us” page.

2019/2020 annual dues are $40.

In accordance with the rider contract, riders – both race and club teams – are required to volunteer to support one of the two regional races sponsored by COS Racing. These races include the summertime COS Racing Thunderbird Road Race and a to-be-named UCI mountain-bike race in Colorado Springs.  Both of these events are in keeping with our team vision to support bicycle racing at all levels and across all disciplines in Colorado.  Typical race-day responsibilities include performing as a course-marshal, driving lead- and chase-vehicles, managing rider registration and packet pick-up, and other tasks associated with successfully hosting a major cycling event.  In addition to exposing team members to race hosting, these events are also a great opportunity to watch stellar local and nation-level racing and support the local cycling community.

COS Racing also supports a number of other cycling related non-profit organizations in Colorado Springs, such as Kids-on Bikes.  As such, there are numerous non-obligatory opportunities to support local bicycle-related activities. In 2017, we supported Kids on Bikes for a 24-hour fundraiser and other events, conducted trail repair, and supported the first iteration of the seven-day Haute Rockies Ride.

If you have questions that cannot be answered by the FAQs, you can contact our Membership Coordinator and Board through this website.  Go to the “Contact Us” page and complete the question form.  A representative of the team will contact you shortly.

We are always looking for members to get more involved. Because we are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, we are run exclusively by volunteers. If you have a skill set, a trade, or a strong desire to contribute, please email the board at cospringsracing@gmail.com. Sample positions include board members, group ride leaders, website administrator, etc.  To view a list of current volunteers and positions, go to our homepage, then Team –> Leadership (LINK).

COS Racing has a team merit program. We want you to be involved with the team. The more you volunteer, race, and participate in monthly rides, the higher you are ranked on the team merit scale (we all love competition, right?). And the higher you are ranked, the more you reap our team benefits:

• Bigger Criterium discounts – 25% off in-store purchases, 20% off labor, and cost + 10% for quarterly orders
• Free team kits
• Free helmets
• Free team glasses
• Cash incentives

Here’s how the Merit Program works:

Starting October 28, 2017, track your COS Racing volunteer hours, races, and monthly team rides (road, cross, MTB, gravel) using the online Merit Program Google Form.  Watch your merit points accumulate, and those of your teammates too, on the COS Racing Merit Program spreadsheet.  The Totals sheet will be what you want to watch.

Merit points are accumulated for an entire year, October to October – except for the Criterium Bike Shop discount, which will be computed bi-annually in October and in April.  The 25 members with the most merit points from October 28, 2017 through March 2018 will earn this perk from April 2018 through October 2018.

The merit point values are as follows:

• Races count for 1 point. Count only official races you complete (e.g., the COS Racing Fountain TT series does NOT count).
• COS Racing volunteering counts as either 1 point or 2 points. If the volunteering is less the 4 hours, it counts as 1 point. If the volunteering is over 4 hours, it counts at 2 points. Count only your volunteering time, not travel time.
• Monthly team ride participation counts as 1/4 point. Count only the “official” monthly team ride, be it road, cross, gravel, or MTB. All other team or group rides do NOT count.
• If you volunteer for either the Thunderbird Road Race on August 12th or the to be announced MTB race (both COS Racing-sponsored races), your volunteer points are doubled! We need all team members helping out at these two team races!!!

Now get involved with COS Racing – volunteer, race, and participate! And record your involvement.

All race team members are required to join USAC and BRAC. Not only does this enable you to compete, but it also provides auxiliary insurance coverage for races, team rides, and other events.

During the 2016-2019 seasons, COS members competed in all disciplines across a wide variety of races at the local, regional, state, national, and international levels. Below is a sample of some of the races at which we competed:

CX: 4th Annual Feedback Cup, Amy D Foundation Breaking Barriers, Blue Sky Velo Cup, Colorado CX State Championship, Cross of the North, Cyclo X Harlow Platts, Cyclo X Interlocken, Cyclo X Parker, Cyclo X Sienna Lake, Cyclo X Valmont, Kick IT Rhyolite CX, Lucky Pie GP Northglenn, Primalpalooza, Schoolyard Cross, The Koppenberg, US Open of Cyclocross, USA Cycling Cyclo-Cross Nationals

Gravel: AntiEpic GG, Rampart Rager, The Crippler Gravel Race, USECF Gravel National Championships, High Plains GG, Franktown GG, Fountain Roubaix, Pony Xpress

MTB: Missoula XC presented by Zillastate, USA Cycling Mountain Bike Nationals, Breck Epic, Firecracker 50, Leadville 100, Laramie Epic MTB Race, Race the MAC, Silver Rush 50, Winter Park, Royal Gorge 12-hour, Gunnison Growler, Battle the Bear

Road: Bob Cook Memorial Mt. Evans Hill Climb, Deer Trail Road Race – Colorado Senior State Championship, Pikes Peak Cycling Hill Climb, Salida Classic 3-Day,  Colorado Springs Orthopedic Group presents Community Crits at PPIR, Bannock Street Criterium, Bear Lake Classic, Bob Cook Memorial Mt. Evans Hill Climb, Boulder Centre for Orthopedics Criterium, Boulder Roubaix, Boulder Stage Race, City Park Criterium, Clasica de Rio Grande, Colorado’s Toughest Criterium is in Lafayette, CSU Cycling Road Bike Festival, CU Buff Road Race, CU Cycling Discovery Criterium, Denver Cycling – City Park Crit, Denver Federal Center Road Race, Front Range Classic (RR, Crit, TTT), Groove Subaru Mainstreet Parker Crit p/b Excel Sports, Guanella Pass Hill Climb, Colorado Sunshine Hill Climb, La Crosse Omnium, Littleton Twilight Criterium, Longmont Criterium, Modern Market Criterium and Intergalactic Single Speed Championships, Oredigger Classic, OZ Road Race, Pagan Pedal, Peak to Peak Training Systems Men’s Mid-Wk Series @ CSP, Perry Dam Race, Porsche Thunderbird Road Race, Ridge at 38 Criterium, Salida Classic 3 day OMNIUM, San Dimas Stage Race, Spring Fling Crit Series, Steamboat Stage Race, Sunshine Hill Climb, Superior Morgul, The DFC Crit, Tour of the Gila Stage Race, Tucson Bicycle Classic, USA Cycling Amateur Road Nationals, USA Cycling Collegiate & Para Road Nationals, USA Cycling Hill Climb National Championship, Valley of the Sun Stage Race, Velorama Pro-Am Criteriums, Wheels of Thunder Flatrock

Track: U.S. Paralympics Track Cycling National Championships, UCI World Para Track Championships

TT: Best on Hess TT, Colorado Senior & Master Time Trial Championships, FrostBite TT, Karen Hornbostel Memorial Time Trial Series, Utah State Time Trial Championships, Superior Morgul TT

Go to USA Cycling (USAC) website and join.

Ensure that you select “COS Racing” under all categories – even if you do not routinely compete in those events.  Also, to compete in Colorado, you are required to join the Bicycle Racing Association of Colorado (BRAC).  The USAC website allows you to simultaneously purchase your BRAC membership at the same time you join USAC.

Yes.  Under the Rider Agreement, all race team members are obligated to race at least five times annually in any single or combination of disciplines (e.g. road, mountain, gravel, cyclocross, track).  As advocates of bicycle racing at all levels, it is our goal to “lead from the front” by representing and supporting the local cycling community in as many local and regional events as possible.  Creditable events include any formal and sanctioned road, mountain-bike, cyclocross, gravel and track events.  It does not include informal, race-pace rides such as Acacia Park or the Meridian Criterium series.

Multiple races within a specific event also each count individually.  For example, if a rider were to race the team time trial, criterium, and the road race of the USAFA Front Range Classic or both a singlespeed and MM 50+ race at a Cyclocross event, each would count as separate events.

As a further incentive, COS Racing also offers race reimbursement at the rate of $30 for each race after the first ten.

In order to compete for RMRC Points, you must hold a current annual BRAC membership.

• Road Racing (Road Races, Time Trials, Criteriums, Stage Races, Hill Climbs, etc)
• MTB
• Cyclocross
• Track
• Gravel

Yes.  All team members – both race and club – are required to purchase one complete set of COS Racing kit annually.  This is to ensure that all team members possess at least one set of kit reflecting our current sponsors.

Yes.  This is an annual requirement.  Because our team is supported largely by generous sponsors, it is essential that all team members have current kit reflecting their contributions.