The Wisconsin Cycling Association has added some thrilling events to its 12-race 2010 Planet Bike Cyclocross Season. Now in its 15th season, more fun and daring events are introduced within the cyclocross. Come September, the Wisconsin series offers the 2010 Planet Bike Cup, a UCI and USGP races in Sun Prairie.
Planet Bike Cup brings a lot of attraction in the national scene bring in spectators, fans and local tourists in the area. Perking up the races should benefit all. “We have a long tradition of quality cyclocross races in Wisconsin,” according to Jerry Pearce, cyclocross organizer of the WCA Cyclocross Committee. “And with the national attention the Planet Bike Cup brings to the area, we wanted to tweak the races…” he said.
Pearce adds that the three new races promises a variety of fun and challenge to all who will be joining in the events.
The high points of the new series:
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The 2010 MFG Cyclocross schedule was released at the Single Speed Cyclocross World Championship Coming Out Party. The series is composed of six races which will begin in September. The final race will be on November 14 with the 2nd Annual Woodland Park Gran Prix.
Terry Buchanan, co-founder of the event, shares his excitement over the event. “MFG Cyclocross saw tremendous success last year during our inaugural season. We received enormous support from the Seattle cyclocross scene as participants and sponsors alike put trust in our new series.”
Zac Daab of MFG Cyclocross further adds, “Last year we produced a cyclocross series that brought a fresh attitude to ‘cross racing in Seattle. We are humbled by the feedback we received, yet we look forward to continually improving what we offer our participants in 2010.”
The MFG Cyclocross schedule highlights the Singlespeed Cyclocross World Championships on October 24 at Pacific Raceways. The SSCXWC is…
New Hampshire’s The Horror at Harding Hill will debut its cyclocross category at this year’s event. It is the fifth race for the EFTA (Eastern Fat Tire Association) Championship. The event will be at Webb’s Forest at Harding hill, Sunapee on July 18, 2010.
Steve White, promoter of the race shares that the 500 acre forest is owned by one of the members of the Sunapee Lions Club. The course was designed to include a technical mix of single, double and road track. There will be one large climb and several tricky areas like “The Root Canal” and “The Pig Sty”. The “canal” route has tree roots along the way while the “sty” has muddy trails.
White further adds, “We have been a Championship Event for EFTA since the start and were the first event to use electronic timing. We have always given money to Experts and usually have a good…
The first annual Cyclocross Promoter Summit took place at the U.S. Olympic Training Center last April 23-25 in Colorado Springs. The event was attended by its host USA Cycling, Geoff Proctor of the UCI Cyclocross Commission, team representatives, sponsors, officials and promoters. The summit’s agenda was to discuss the national cyclo-cross calendar, event standards, national championships and the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Louisville in 2012 and 2013.
The meeting tackled several subject matters. These were:
• UCI Cyclo-cross Commission activities
• USA Cycling cyclo-cross athlete development program updates
• officials’ event reporting and evaluation
• national calendar development
• national championship scheduling
• the criteria for potential national championships and masters world championship eligibility
• potential call-up procedures
• ideas on how to improve all levels of cyclo-cross racing in the U.S.
The USA Cycling staff also suggested conducting a time trial at the Cyclo-cross National Championships to create the call-up procedures for the non-elite category riders. On a separate course, the top…
The 2010 schedule for the Zipp Ohio Valley Cyclocross Tour paved way to what looks to be an unforgettable tour. The event will kick off at the Kings CX on September 19.
Last year’s opener was the most number of attendees for a non UCI OVCX competition. There will be fifteen races and it will take its riders across three states. The schedule follows a traditional set with one new race thrown in at the end of the year. This would be the last doubleheader weekend which will take place in Indianapolis. Three races are set for Indiana and six are in Ohio and Kentucky. Out of the five UCI races, two are UCI C1.
Director Mitch Graham of Zipp OVCX heralds the tour’s presence, “I think this schedule will establish the Ohio Valley as a bonafide, red-hotbed of ‘cross. There are only eight UCI C1 races in the U.S. this…
The first non-PDX version of the Sing Speed Cyclocross World Championship will be held in Seattle on October 24, 2010. It will take place at the Pacific Raceways in Kent. The organizers for the main event are Pabst Blue Ribbon, Stanley PMI and Raleigh America.
The online registration begins on June 1, 2010. A free limited edition t-shirt, cp and custom made number from Dank Bags will be given to the first 50 pre-registered racers. Those who register will get to compete in the MFG Series SS race even if not all can qualify for the World Championships.
The qualifier event will begin on October 23, 2010. This will put a limit on the number of participants who will compete for the World Championships. You have to join the qualifier before you can race on October 24. However, the qualifier event will have “repechage” opportunities for those who failed to qualify. The…
The 2010 Verge New England Championship Series has been modified. Adam Myerson of Cycle-Smart received feedback that the races were too many that it left some of the riders haggard, trying to attend to all of the races in the series. This year, Myerson reduced the number of races amking it a win-win situation for the riders and the organizers as well.
Myerson stated that the reason behind the reduction was to allow flexibility which the riders crave, wider coverage to include different regions in New England and to help making the contest flow go smoothly. “I want to ease that burden of having too many races for people to do all of them, and let the bigger races have the freedom to operate outside the Series. I also want to ease the burden on Verge, and on our staff. This frees up those bigger weekends, and my new race, to…
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