R 281747Z NOV 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 563/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MR//
SUBJ/SEMPER FIT SEEKS RESUMES FOR ARMED FORCES CYCLING TEAM//
POC/DAVID LITKENHUS/O-3/MRS/-/TEL:703-784-9542/TEL:DSN 278-9542
/TEL:FAX 703-784-9822//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. AN ARMED FORCES CYCLING TEAM WILL BE SELECTED TO
COMPETE THROUGHOUT THE 2006 SEASON AS THE USA CYCLING REGISTERED
CLUB "U.S. ARMED FORCES". UP TO 10 MEN AND 4 WOMEN WILL BE
SELECTED FOR THIS TEAM AND COMPETE IN LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
2. APPLICATIONS ARE DUE TO HQMC SEMPER FIT (MRS) NO LATER THAN 22
DEC 05. APPLICATIONS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.USMC-MCCS.ORG/SPORTS
3. ALL CANDIDATES MUST BE ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY, OR RESERVE. MEN
MUST HOLD A USA CYCLING (USAC) CATEGORY ONE LICENSE, WHILE WOMEN
MUST HOLD AT A MINIMUM A USAC CATEGORY TWO LICENSE. CYCLISTS MUST
POSSESS AND MAINTAIN A USAC INTERNATIONAL RACING LICENSE AND MEET
ALL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF USAC, THE UNION CYCLISTE
INTERNATIONALE (UCI), AND CISM. SELECTION WILL BE BY RESUME AND
WILL CONSIDER: POTENTIAL OF TOP PERFORMANCES IN ELITE CATEGORY
RACES, HISTORY OF STRONG TEAMWORK, HISTORY OF PERFORMANCE AT THE
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL WITH PRIORITY GIVEN TO RECENT
PERFORMANCE THAT SHOWS A TREND OF CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT, THE
BALANCING OF INDIVIDUAL SPECIALTIES (TIME TRIAL, CLIMBING,
SPRINTING) TO CREATE A WELL-BALANCED TEAM CAPABLE OF COMPETING IN A
VARIETY OF RACE TYPES. TEAM MEMBERS WILL BE EXPECTED TO COMPETE IN
A REGULAR SCHEDULE OF LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL RACES.//