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You will need to consider a bunch of things.
What is your budget?
How many categories do you want to support?
How many riders are you comfortable supporting, beyond money?
Do you want to support men and women equally?
Do you want this to be an invitational team?
Are you focused on grassroots racing, national racing, or development?
Back in the day I was fully supported at the Cat2 level. Bikes, tires, kits, race fees, etc. Those days are over.
The last Masters team I rode for provided three full kits each year, and cost for anything else like vests, jackets, etc. We got a new helmet every two years. Entry fees to NCC and one race series were paid. We had about ten members every year. Invitation only.
The club I belong to has a racer rewards program. You have to buy your own everything although kit prices are reasonable. Depending on how much you raced and how well you did, you got a rewards check at the end of the year. When I "won" the club championship I got a check for just under a grand. I know people that got more in other years.
You might want to think about sponsoring a club racing team. You can get all of the same rewards...your own kit, etc., but you will have help doing all the logistics...like designing the kit, choosing a vendor, ordering, delivery, returns...plus all of the USAC stuff.
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