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Planet Bike Announces Jonathan Page Sponsorship, UCI RaceMadison Wisconsin, March 21, 2008 For immediate release Planet Bike, a Madison Wis. based bicycle accessory maker who donates 25% of profits to bicycle advocacy, announced it’s roster today for its Cyclocross Team for 2008/2009. In only its second year of sponsoring a Cross team, Planet Bike stunned the cyclocross world by announcing they signed the top UCI rated American Cyclocrosser and 2007 Worlds Silver medalist Jonathan Page. Company President and founder Bob Downs had this to say about the announcement, “We are very proud, honored and excited that Jonathan has chosen to represent Planet Bike for the upcoming 2008/2009 Cyclocross campaign. Jonathan’s story is inspiring from his gutsy ride for 2nd place in the 2007 US Nationals after his shoulder injury to make the Worlds team, to his near storybook ending ride to challenge for the 2008 World Championships in Hooglede-Gits Belgium. Read more... 2008 WCA Cyclocross Series schedule setPromoters have met, races have been shuffled on the schedule and decisions were made. Racers can expect the official posting of the 2008 Wisconsin Cycling Association series schedule on the WCA website in the very near future. MadCross is happy to announce (in an unofficial capacity) the 2008 schedule for Wisconsin: September 27 - MadCross presents Jonathon
Page's Planet Bike Cup Don't miss the H8TR100
The Second edition of the Madison-Basco-Madison
Spring Classic, the H8TR100, will take place on Saturday, April 12.
This is a metric century there and back bike race.
Check out the flyer.
Wisconsin to host UCI Cyclocross Races in 2008 On September 27 and 28 Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin will be the site of two new UCI cyclocross races - Mad Cross I and II. This popular venue should be the perfect host for these UCI sanctioned event which will draw numerous elite racers from outside of the area. Renee Callaway and John Ericsson have been working to get UCI sanctioning and both are excited about this new opportunity. Capitol Velo Club will be the sponsoring club and they look forward to making this event the best possible weekend of racing. Watch this website for more details. Viroqua's Frosty Cross rescheduled to February 9 Due to severely cold temps and expected 20-30 below wind chills Frosty Cross has been rescheduled from January 19 to Saturday, February 9. The Parks and Recreation Department did not feel that it would be prudent to hold the race under these weather conditions. Mark your calendars and kick off your biking season in February instead! FLYER Ben Turner to speak at WCA Cyclocross Banquet on January 12Ben Turner will be the featured speaker at this year's WCA Cyclocross Banquet. Turner is the Team Director for the successful Clif Bar Development Cyclocross team as well as a Cycle-Smart Coach and former World Cyclocross team member. Ben will speak briefly about his role in cyclocross as a team manager, coach and instructor and will also take questions from the crowd.
As a reminder, the annual WCA Cyclocross Banquet will be held Saturday, January
12 just outside Madison at the
Fitchburg Community Center located at 5510 Lacy Road. The
banquet will being at 6pm after the
conclusion of the always popular
Madison Bike Swap. Please mark your calendar now so you don't
miss out on the fun of reliving the highlights of this year's
cross season! The evening will include a taco buffet,
drinks, dessert and season awards. RSVP is required so do
it now!!!
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MadCross Presents Jonathon Page's Planet Bike CupThe start of the Wisconsin cyclocross series on September 27 and 28 will be a weekend not to be missed. Not only will Wisconsin have its first UCI cyclocross races but the races will now be known as Jonathon Page's Planet Bike Cup. A strong contingent of riders from around the country are expected to be in attendance to make this race even more exciting than usual. Planet Bike sponsored racer Jonathon Page will also be providing input into the course design at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie and putting on a clinic. In addition, these races will feature equal cash prize payouts for the UCI Women's race. Because these races are part of the WCA series they will also feature all the usual categories for masters, Cat 4, Cat 3, Juniors, etc that area riders are accustomed to racing. Cat 1/2 riders will be the only ones that need a UCI license. Watch for more details here at MadCross in the coming weeks Page to Planet BikeAmerican cyclo-crosser Jonathan Page will be riding for Planet Bike of Madison, Wisconsin, next season. On his personal website, the rider announced the new-found deal with the cyclo-cross team, which will continue to race in the US, in addition to Page who will remain based in Belgium. Page also announced the creation of the "MadCross presents Jonathan Page's Planet Bike Cup", which will be a premier UCI cyclo-cross race in Madison, Wisconsin on September 27 and 28. The rider "also plans a series of cyclo-cross clinics in conjunction with his extended US race calendar next season, which will include Tailwind Sports Michigan race weekend, Cross Vegas, MadCross, and hopefully an east coast stop," according to his homepage. The official team launch will be held at Planet Bike in Wisconsin in April. New Cyclocross Upgrade RulesUSA Cycling has posted new rules regarding
upgrades for cyclocross. Requirements include: For all the new rules related to cyclocross upgrades visit the USA Cycling update. Elite Men’s Nominations for Cross World’sJanuary 15, 2008 - USA Cycling announced today the four men nominated to represent the United States in the elite men's division of the 2008 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, Jan. 26-27 in Treviso, Italy.Three men earned automatic nominations to the squad - Jonathan Page (Northfield, H.H.), Ryan Trebon (Corvallis, Ore.) and Tim Johnson (Middleton, Mass.). Page qualified as a silver medalist from the 2007 world championships while Johnson and Trebon earned their spots as the next two Americans in the UCI Cyclo-cross Rankings. Currently, Page is the top-ranked American in the world in 18th, followed by Johnson (19th) and Trebon (29th). Ranked 34th in the world, Jeremy Powers (Hadley, Mass.) was the lone discretionary nomination. 2008 UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championships Treviso, Italy January 26-27 U.S. Team: Elite Men 1. Jonathan Page (Northfield, N.H.) 2. Ryan Trebon (Corvallis, Ore.) 3. Tim Johnson (Middleton, Mass.) 4. Jeremy Powers (Hadley, Mass.) CrossVegas 2008January 11, 2008 - After a tremendous first year in 2007 that saw 5,000 spectators and arguably the highest caliber field ever assembled in the U.S. converge on the evening of Interbike’s opening day, CrossVegas is back on the schedule for 2008. Boulder-based organizers, CrossVegas LLC, announced the event will be Wednesday September 24, once again capping off the show’s opening day.Dubbed as “the international cyclocross season starts American-style in Las Vegas,” CrossVegas featured a field of elite men and women racing under the lights at Desert Breeze Soccer Complex, a short distance from the Strip and Interbike. Canadian Lyne Bessette won the women’s event while then-U.S. national champion, Ryan Trebon, took the men’s title. Providing a peek into 2008 plans, CrossVegas co-promoter Brook Watts announced that a race for tradeshow attendees is one of the new additions for year two. “There’s obviously a lot of folks in the industry who race cyclocross and we’ve heard many pleas for a “Wheelers and Dealers” race to start the evening. We’re ironing out details but expect full information by late spring.” MORE Schouten finishes 24th at GP de Ster Sint-Niklaas in Belgium Tristan Schouten (Planet Bike) finished a very well placed 24th in St. Niklass Belgium on January 2 as he continues his European racing campaign. Full results and photos from Sint-Niklass are online at CyclingNews. Schouten takes 28th at GP Montferland in Zeddam Netherlands Tristan Schouten (Planet Bike) rode a strong race in the Netherlands on December 23 to take 28th. Schouten is taking part in the annual Euro Cross Camp and will be racing a number of prestigious European cross races as part of this campaign. Follow Tristan's progress on his blog and on the Euro Camp blog. 2008 Wisconsin Cyclocross Calendar Available MadCross is pleased to announce that the 2008 Wisconsin Cyclocross Calendar is now available. It can be purchased by going to the MadCross Cafe Press site. The calendar features photos from all of this last year's great races. All proceeds from this calendar will go to support local cross. This year most funds will go towards costs associated with the applied for 2008 Madison UCI races. Season compilation DVDs will also be available in early January. Your support is greatly appreciated!
Schouten going to Euro Cross Camp The list of riders going to this year's Euro Cross Camp has been announced and Tristan Schouten (Planet Bike) is one of two elite riders headed to Europe. The list of riders is online at the Euro Camp blog. Read more in the Velo News article. Follow the adventure on Tristan's Blog. January 19 Cross Race in Viroqua In Viroqua they are trying to keep the season going to unnatural lengths. Cross is the most fun, why not have a race in January when the weather is at it's worst? It is also a great opportunity to check out the sport of Cyclocross at it's best (or worst) in January, like a Euro... This race is a part of Viroqua's winter festival, and includes a 5k and a fitness walk the same morning, so there should be some spectators coming out to watch the icy run-up! Maybe we will have some snow/rain? FLYER Initial Nominations to 2008 Cyclo-cross
World Championship team named
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