National Off-Road Bicycle Association
- National Off-Road Bicycle Association
:"This article is about the mountain biking organization. For the ancient Italian town, see Norba."
NORBA or the National Off-Road Bicycle Association is the national governing body for the sport of mountain biking in the United States. NORBA creates the rules for the sport of mountain bike racing (USA Cycling Mountain Bike) as well as the rules for the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championship. USA Cycling Mountain Bike is a division of USA Cycling, which is itself a part of Union Cycliste Internationale or UCI.
Organization
As of 2004, Lisa Nye-Salladin was the President of the NORBA Board of Trustees. Jeremy Horgan-Kobleski is the cross-country athlete trustee and the vice-president, and Marla Streb is the gravity athlete trustee. Since cross-country cycling is a sport in the Summer Olympic Games, USA Cycling is entrusted with choosing the U.S. athletes for that event.
USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Calendar
There are three USAC Mountain Bike National Calendars- Endurance, Ultra-Endurance and Gravity. The Calendars can be found at: http://www.usacycling.org/mbnc/ Complete definitions of mountain bike racing disciplines can be found at http://www.usacycling.org/forms/MTB_rulebook.pdf
* Marathon - riders compete against each other over a very long mountain bike course that is a mixture of jeep road, fire road, and singletrack (60-100K)
* Stage racing - riders compete over a sequence of mountain stages over multiple days
* Time Trial - riders compete against time on a mountain bike trail
* Short Track Cross-Country - riders compete against each other on a short, hilly track
* Cross-Country - riders compete over a mountain bike course that is a mixture of fire road and singletrack- races last between 1 hour for beginners and 2-2.5 hours for pros
* Downhill - riders compete against time over a steep downhill run with rugged terrain with jumps drop offs and a mixture of rocks gardens and berms.
* Mountain Cross (4x) - riders compete in four-at-a-time races down a gravity course
External links
* [http://www.usacycling.org/events/2007/mtbnationals// Web site for the USAC Mountain Bike National Championships]
* [http://www.usacycling.org/ USA Cycling web site]
* [http://www.usacycling.org/rankings/ USAC Mountain Bike rankings]
* [http://www.mountainbikeroots.com/ Mountain Bike Roots - photos of 1984-86 NORBA championship races]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
American Bicycle Association — The American Bicycle Association (ABA) is a United States based Bicycle Motocross (BMX) sports governing body in Gilbert, Arizona created by Merl Mennenga and Gene Roden in 1977. It is the largest sanctioning body in the United States concerning… … Wikipedia
Wisconsin Off Road Series — The Wisconsin Off Road Series (usually WORS) is an off road bicycle racing series in Wisconsin, United States. The series is billed as America s largest state mountain bike racing series. [http://www.wors.org/news/article.php?id=125 News • WORS… … Wikipedia
National Bicycle Association — The National Bicycle Association (NBA), later known as the National Bicycle Motocross Association (NbmxA) was an United States based Bicycle Motocross (BMX) sports sanctioning body originally based in Soledad, California that was created by Ernie … Wikipedia
Road transport in Australia — Road transport is an essential element of transport in Australia due to the large land area of the country and low population density in considerable parts of the country. Related to this, rail transport has not been sufficiently developed for a… … Wikipedia
International Mountain Bicycling Association — The International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) is a non profit educational association whose mission is to create, enhance and preserve trail opportunities for mountain bikers worldwide. IMBA was formed in 1988, when five California… … Wikipedia
Road running — in a U.S. Air Force marathon People taking part in the … Wikipedia
Road racing — can be a term involving road running, road bicycle races, or automobile races. As contemplated in this article, the term will be treated as it relates to motorsport, specifically, automobile racing and motorcycle racing. Types of road coursesRoad … Wikipedia
Road traffic safety — Sidewalks, curbs and traffic signals in Maryland, United States … Wikipedia
Bicycle touring — Expedition type bicycle touring Cordillera del Paine Bicycle touring is cycling over long distances – prioritizing pleasure and endurance over utility or speed. Touring can range from single day supported rides e.g., rides to benefit charities… … Wikipedia
Bicycle Victoria — infobox Organization name = Bicycle Victoria size = 108x54 caption = Bicycle Victoria logo motto = More People Cycling More Often formation = 1975 type = Self funded Community Organisation location = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia main organ =… … Wikipedia
