OBRA: 2008: Cat 4 Women's Series

The 2008 Norman Babcock Cat 4 Women's Series features six events in various road racing disciplines during summer 2008. Promoters have agreed to run separate cat 4 women's fields at these events:

June 15	Mt. Tabor Circuit Race (Portland)
June 29	Salem Fairview Circuit Race (Salem)
July 5	Firecracker Criterium (Eugene)
August 3	High Desert Road Race (Bend)
August 10	OBRA Time Trial Championship (Peoria) late addition
~~August 16~~	~~Mary's Peak Hillclimb (Corvallis)~~ cancelled
August 16	Swan Island Criterium (Portland) late addition
August 30 & September 1	Eugene Celebration Stage Race (Eugene)

Thanks to generous sponsorship from Veloforma, the top overall finisher in the race series will win a new Veloforma women's road frame. Prizes for other competitors will come from key sponsors, including Luna.

The top 10 finishers at each event will receive series points, following this scale:

1st 100
2nd 70
3rd 50
4th 40
5th 36
6th 32
7th 28
8th 24
9th 20
10th 16

Updated points standings during the series will be posted here on the OBRA website.

This series honors the late Norman Babcock, of Eugene, a strong supporter of women's cycling who recently passed away. The goal of the series is to offer women opportunities and encouragement to try various kinds of road racing.

For more information, contact Kenji Sugahara at kenji@obra.org