 Allentown, Pennsylvania resident Andy Tauss began his cycling career as eraser from 1968 through 1974. As he developed an engineering career designing systems at his Trexler Town PA office for chemical and liquid natural gas facilities, he discovered ways to stay involved in cycling. Andy advised the developers of an outdoor velodrome in Trexler Town, which became the Valley Preferred Cycling Center. He started in 1970 as an amateur Bicycle League of America official and, to support bicycle racing in T-Town, he earned his Category 1 Officials License in 1981. He went on to become a National Cycling Official in 1983, which led to becoming a Grade A International Cycling Union, UCI, Commissar in 1990. Along the way, Andy has helped develop and teach courses for UCI and event officials. Relying on his early cycling experiences, Tauss organized races such as the Gotham Cup Circuit Race in Allentown, Pennsylvania from 1971 to 1998. During his officiating career, Andy has been either the President or a key member of the Commissar's panel at the world's most prestigious cycling events, such as the World Track Championships, the Olympic Games, the Pan American and Goodwill Games, and nearly all of the USA's most important bicycling events for more than 41 years. Andy continues to be a technical director or promoter for bicycle races, including 10 years with the prestigious Nittany Lion Cross and other mid-Atlantic Cyclocross series races. The Commissar is slipping and falling, getting back up on her bike, chasing back, so it makes it a lot of cat and mouse out there. It's a lot different than riding on the track where everything is pretty much controlled. They absolutely love it. They like this type of weather, they like the fact that it's soft, and the unfortunate part is that I think they would like it to be even softer. We had over 1,400 riders start today. The winner of the women's race was Gabby Day from England. That was the first for international women today, and we did have around 50 international men start the race. Today, our race was in the ninth season. Next year it will be 10 years, so we're hoping to pull it together and make a better race next year. Andy worked at the Air Products and Chemicals World Headquarters for 37 and a half years in Trekster Town, but his dedication as a cycling official has brought him acclaim and memorable experiences while traveling around the world. With his bicycling heart and engineers mind, Andy rose to the highest national and international level of racing officials. Andy Tauss, an extraordinary contributor to the sport of cycling.