do this unless USAC made changes to address concerns over the diminishing level of service. Only one response from USAC was received. In the fall of 1998 there was a vote of member clubs that was unanimous that the OBRA insurance plan would be offered at all events. Success OBRA membership has swelled to the highest levels ever when David Beede contacted OBRA about branching out into mountain bike racing. The dissatisfaction among NORBA members was even greater than that from the road/track side. Last year they were able to organize a race series amongst the mountain bike races and added them to OBRAs email network. This has given them a voice that they have not experienced before. Now other states have followed their lead. American Bicycle Racing (ABR) in the Midwest, Bicycle Racing Association of Colorado (BRAC - which has now changed its name to American Cycling Association) represent Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and parts of Texas and North California/Nevada Cycling Association (NCNCA) have all formed a coalition of association- Federation of Independent Cycling Associations (FIAC). OBRA has started incorporation proceedings and are working toward a shared rulebook and rider reciprocity. The OBRA 2000 calendar has over 200 days of racing, offering discounted membership to juniors and strongly suggest that the race organizers reduce entry fees for those under 18. The Best All round Competition has expanded to recognize the outstanding performances in each discipline and new for 2000 OBRA are hosting an Oregon Cup. Statistics According to OBRA statistics, membership has grown dramatically since 2000. 2000- 1738 members 2001- 1741 members 2002- 1978 members 2003- 2335 members 2004- 2760 members 2005- 2828 members 2006- 3296 members, 1014 1-day memberships According to Velonews (2006) Oregon was ranked #2 in the number of cycling events, only 8 races behind California. Oregon was ranked #3 in the number of amateur racers, behind only California and Colorado. Oregon was ranked #1 in terms of the percentage of riders vs. state population with Colorado coming in over 50% lower in 2nd place. Notable current and former members Chris Horner winner of the 2013 Vuelta a España Aaron Olson retired professional cyclist who rode for and Ryan Trebon mountain bike national champion and 2-time cyclocross national champion Ian Boswell retired professional road cyclist who rode for and and won Unbound Gravel in 2021 Jacob Rathe retired professional road cyclist who rode for Clara