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Cleveland Cycling Academy - 2024 Season
Welcome to the Cleveland Cycling Academy's gofundme page for the 2024 Season.
The Need:
Cycling is a difficult sport to start financially and physically. Cycling is especially tough to start as a young person that does not have a gateway into the sport, such as a family member who is already an experienced competitive cyclist or an adult mentor to provide guidance.
Our Mission:
To develop, fund, foster and promote a youth cycling team and development program throughout the Great Lakes through our non-profit Academy.
Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clevelandcyclingacademy
Our Website: https://clevelandcyclingacademy.org
Our Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/clevelandcyclingacademy
Our Proposed 2024 Season:
- April Marian Midwest Cycling Classic - 1 day in Indianapolis, IN
- May Iowa Race Series - 4 days in Burlington, Muscatine, Davenport, IA
- June Tulsa Tough - 3 days in Tulsa, OK
- June USA Cycling Junior Amateur Nationals - 3 days tbd
- June Tour of America’s Dairyland (ToAD) - 10 days in Wisconsin
- June Hyde Park Blast - 1 day in Cincinnati, OH
- July Whiskey City Challenge - 1 day in Lawrenceburg, IN
- July Intelligentsia Cup - 10 days in Chicago, IL
- August Momentum Indy: Mass Ave & Indy Crit 2 days in Indianapolis, IN
- Sept Gateway Cup - 4 days in St. Louis, MO
Other Expected Expenses:
- Team Bicycles- 12
- Team Wheels – 10 sets
- Team Race Clothing - 24
- Team Vehicle - 2
- Team Tents - 1
- Team A-Frame – 1
- Team Helmets – 30
- Hotels/Lodging - $10,000.00
- Gas - $5,000.00
Why:
Creating this program has been a long-time dream of mine. I'm forever grateful to my father, coaches, mentors, teammates and cycling friends for all the years of support, opportunities and wonderful memories. Now, I feel it is my time to give back to our community in gratitude by starting this non-profit program.
I'm beyond excited to have an exceptionally talented and brilliant Board of Directors, Masters Team of coaches/mentors and many volunteers. They are helping navigate this program to its highest potential and will use your donations to make a significant impact.
I sincerely thank you for your interest and your donation. Together we can give aspiring youth cyclists a start, opportunities and the resources they need to thrive and be successful in competitive cycling!
Robert "Polo" Fernandez
Founder, President, Masters Rider and U-21 Mentor
Other Cleveland Cycling Academy ("CCA") goals in 2024:
- Continue to create a gateway into competitive cycling for aspiring youth throughout our community through our Grassroots Outreach Program.
- Continue to increase diversity and inclusion in cycling.
- Continue to create a nonprofit program that alleviates the high costs of competitive cycling through fundraising.
- Continue to provide our U21 team members with cycling equipment such as road bikes, helmets, front and back safety lights, radar devices, cycling shoes, cycling glasses and cycling clothing.
- Continue to teach and promote road safety when cycling.
- Continue to develop competitive youth cyclists through coaching, training and mentoring. Teach road cycling skills, racing skills, nutrition, teamwork and sportsmanship.
- Continue to set short-term & long-term goals for our U-21 Team athletes.
- Continue to enable youth cyclists to compete at the local, regional or national levels through funding for travel, lodging and entry fees.
- Grow the CCA to be a nationally recognized team and program.
- Achieve financial support and sustainability as a nonprofit organization.
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