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Re: [RC] AERC points - Joe LongOn Sat, 3 Jul 2004 00:55:48 -0700, "sherman" <sherman@xxxxxxx> wrote: I haven't been involved long enough to understand the logic behind the points system involving juniors, but if you say it should be changed, Merryben, I'll just have to trust your judgement! What is the BOD's explanation for their position on this? I don't speak for the Board, but I can give some history. Originally there were two divisions in the AERC, Senior and Junior. When the weight divisions were added they were subdivisions of the Senior division, totally separate from the Juniors. That's why the "Overall" points listings count only Seniors, "Overall" was short for "Senior Division Overall." However, back when my program counted the points, the points for the National 100 Mile Championship counted all finishers equally, Senior and Junior, as it had no divisions at all. If a Junior was the first place at a 100 mile ride, he got full first-place points towards the National 100 Mile Championship. (Which means that a Junior rider could have won the National 100 Mile Championship.) If that's not how it's done today, then it was changed when (or after) they went to the new program. IMO this is how the points should be calculated for the National 100 Mile Championship, unless the AERC decides to award a National 100 Mile Champion in each Division -- Featherweight, Lightweight, Middleweight, Heavyweight and Junior. Why should one group of AERC members be ineligible for such a prestigious award? -- Joe Long jlong@xxxxxxxx http://www.rnbw.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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