USA CYCLING INC.

• Meet the USA Cycling Board of Directors
• Meeting Minutes

The National Technical Commission (NTC) serves in an advisory function to the Technical Director and to the Chief Executive Officer of USA Cycling on issues relating to rules and regulations, officiating at the national level, and to communicate national policies relating to officiating to district- and regional-level organizations.

• Meet the National Technical Commission

The Team USA AC, formerly the USOPC Athletes’ Advisory Council (“AAC”), serves as the representative group and voice of Team USA athletes. The Team USA AC is responsible for broadening communication between the USOPC and active athletes and serves as a source of input and advice to the USOPC board of directors. The Team USA AC consists of at least one athlete from each National Governing Body ("NGB") in which the United States is represented at the Olympic and Pan American Games, one athletefrom Sports on the program at Delegation events that are governed and managed by the USOPC, six athletes representing the Paralympic Sport Organizations or NGBs designated to govern a Paralympic sport, and six athletes elected by the Team USA AC to serve at-large, including a chair and two vice chairs.

ATHLETE REPRESENTATIVE'S ROLE & RESPONIBILITIES

• Be familiar with USA Cycling’s bylaws, the USOPC bylaws, the Team USA AC bylaws the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sport Act, and various other policies affecting athletes’ rights
• Understand the athlete pool you represent and work to engage the athletes represented
• Actively attend USOPC Team USA AC meetings and relay information to the identified athlete pool
• Proactively reach out to your constituents enabling athletes to freely comment on policies/procedures
• Consistently communicate with USA Cycling’s CEO and other key stakeholders on matters impacting athletes
• Synthesize athletes’ feedback on policies and procedures and provide input to the relevant party
• Provide an avenue for athletes to voice their concerns
• Review, gather and provide athlete input, and sign off on selection procedures for selection of international, Olympic, and Pan Am Games Teams

As outlined in the Team USA AC Code of Conduct, the AC Athlete Representative needs to make attendance at all meetings a high priority. If a representative is not able to be physically present at a meeting, he or she should notify the chair of the AC, as well as the alternate, as soon as the representative knows they cannot attend. Three or more consecutive absences, or missing at least half the meetings of members in a two-year period, may constitute cause for removal.

Election Information and Eligibility Guidelines

The USA Cycling Athletes’ Advisory Council (“USA Cycling AAC”) shall be a forum to provide a means of communication between athletes and USA Cycling. The USA Cycling AAC will lead, serve, and engage athletes to communicate their interests and protect the rights of athletes, and be a conduit to USA Cycling. The USA Cycling AAC shall:

• Serve as a vehicle for athlete engagement;
• Endeavor to protect the rights of athletes;
• Provide athlete feedback to the USA Cycling Board of Directors;
• Build and establish relationships among the athletes of USA Cycling;
• Assist in identifying potential future athlete board representative candidates and introduce athletes to USA Cycling’s governance structure; and
• Serve as SafeSport and USADA ambassadors and advocates.

To be eligible to serve on the AAC, athlete representatives must be at least 19 years of age, a U.S. citizen, a member of USA Cycling in good standing, and meet the eligibility standards for NGB 10-Year Athletes or NGB 10-Year Plus Athletes as defined in the USOPC Bylaws.

The USA Cycling AAC shall consist of ten (10) members. One member shall be elected from each of the following six (6) disciplines: Road, Track, Mountain Bike, BMX, BMX Freestyle, and Cyclocross. USA Cycling’s four (4) Athlete Directors shall also serve as members of the USA Cycling AAC.