Professional Cycling
• The United States has claimed 10 Tour de France titles
Enthusiast Cycling
• There are 57 million cyclists nationwide
• There are approximately 25 key cycling magazines available, plus millions
of
Web sites dedicated to the sport
• There are 1,412 cycling clubs in the United States
•
According to the League
of American Bicyclists, California has 81 bicycle clubs
• There are an estimated 3.2 million cyclists in the U.S. who bicycled
to work
at least once a week last year, up 100 percent since 1985
• The American Sports Data Health Club Trend report cites 1.9 million indoor
group
cycling participants in U.S. clubs in 2002, up from 1.1 million in 1998
• Most children learn to balance on a two-wheel bike between the ages of
four and
eight
• In August, 2005, President Bush signed a transportation bill that includes
an
estimated $3 billion to expand cycling and walking trails
• More than 5,400 specialty bicycle dealers and 1,000 companies are involved
in the manufacture, distribution, and sales of bicycles in the United States
(Source:
League of American Bicyclists)
Oregon Bicycle Racing Association
• OBRA Membership 1600 (Spring 2007)
• OBRA Events for 2007 are 367 races