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| Joining the UMCA
Join on-line and pay by PayPal. Order UMCA jerseys and windbreakers. Order back issues To download, open and print the membership form in PDF format you'll need Adobe's freeware Acrobat Reader (version 3.0 or higher), or another PDF capable program, installed. If you do not have a PDF program, please download and install Adobe's freeware Acrobat Reader. |
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If you have trouble downloading the membership form, e-mail the Director of the UMCA: John Hughes and ask him to e-mail you the form. |
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The UltraMarathon Cycling Association is open to anyone interested in endurance cycling. New members receive the back issues of UltraCycling for the current year as well as the UMCA handbook, Preparing for Long Rides.
Memberships are for the calendar year.
Dues for different membership plans and programs are listed below.
All members:
- Receive the bi-monthly publication UltraCycling with expert advice on training, equipment, nutrition, race strategy, and mental preparation.
- Receive the annual calendar of ultra rides and races.
- Participate in the UMCA Year-Rounder Challenge; riders accumulate mileage for the distances they ride in either sanctioned events, or personally designed long-distance rides.
- Challenge yourself to earn the the Larry Schwartz Award. Can you ride a century every month?
- Race in 12- and 24-hour races, RAAM qualifiers and RAAM and compete in the Ultracycling Cup Competition to determine the best racer each season.
- Challenge an existing record or establish a new record. Records include state crossings, various point-to-point records, and 12-, and 24-hour road and track records.
- Get race and record results and the Year-Rounder and Ultracup standings.
- For crew members, a six month membership is available, including the UMCA handbook Crewing with Fuzzy.
The UMCA is a not-for-profit and we mail the magazine to US members at the special non-profit rate. Postage costs are higher to mail to members outside the US.