USHF
Programs and Events
Grassroots and Education.
The USHF provides support and technical expertise for individuals,
as well as organizations that offer integrated cycling programs,
including handcycling. Our team of knowledgeable experts are developing
a standard curriculum for adaptive cycling (including handcycling),
available to organizations and individuals.
Coaching and Development Program
Through our network of knowledgeable, certified coaching programs,
the USHF offers coaching resources fo disabled cyclists. Through
partnerships with grassroots adaptive sports programs, U.S. Paralympics,
and USA Cycling, this training outlet gives athletes the opportunity
to enter a comprehensive system that enables them to achieve their
cycling goals. In addition, coaching programs help elite team coaches
identify talent, and win more medals at international competitions.
Competition
The USHF organizes an annual series of national-level events known
as the American Handcycle Series. The series includes prominent
cycling races throughout the country that feature handcycling as
a major component. Incredibly popular among participants, fans,
sponsors, and spectators alike, the series is an important tool
that promotes awareness and integration in the cycling community.
For 2007, the USHF will be focusing on advocacy
for handcyclists who wish to compete in cycling events at the local
and regional level. This new program is a vital component in the
development of a "top to bottom" system for disabled cycling
in the United States.
International Cycling
The USHF regularly works wtih international organizations, including
the Union Cycliste International (UCI), the newly-formed, World
Handcycling Federation (WHF), the European Handcycling Federation
(EHF), and many other organizations having to do with cycling.
Through a long-standing partnership with Challenge
Alaska, the USHF co-manages an international event, the Sadler's
Ultra Challenge...an event with a 22 year history that is known
as "The Tour de France of Handcycling."
|
