Racing Continues in Viroqua
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season is off
to a great start in Viroqua and the reports
are that everyone is having a good time. If you're looking
for a good time on a Monday night then take a trip into
beautiful Vernon County and check out this growing cyclocross
scene.
The Wisconsin Cycling Association is proud to announce Planet
Bike as the Title Sponsor of the 11th Annual 2007 WCA Cyclocross
Race Series
The
Wisconsin Cycling Association is proud to announce Planet Bike
as the Title Sponsor of the 11th Annual W.C.A.-Planet Bike
Cyclocross Race Series. Also celebrating their 11th anniversary,
Planet Bike is excited to continue it sponsorship & help the
already popular series to become even bigger and better. As an
added treat you can cheer on the racers at the “Planet Bike
Party Tent and Pump Pit,” which will be set up at most of the 11
races this fall. To learn more about Planet Bike, click on
www.planetbike.com.
Additional series support comes from Bianchi, and to learn more
about them, click on
www.bianchiusa.com.
The Wisconsin
Cycling Association is VERY pleased to offer an ‘Overall Series
Points Prize List’ of $4,500 in cash & terrific prizes from
Planet Bike & Bianchi, distributed amongst all categories.
Additionally, the Overall Series Points Leader from each
category will earn a Cyclocross Points Leader’s Jersey.
Additionally, the Series had added and tweaked categories for
2007 based on racer feedback. Check out the WCA Cyclocross
website for complete details.
The Series, which
regularly draws racers from all across the Upper Midwest, as
well as Wisconsin locals, will kick off on Saturday, September
29th, at Lapham Peak State Park in Delafield with a CX Time
Trial Event. All 11 Series Races are spread across Southern
Wisconsin and vary from Rural County Parks to Urban City Parks.
The series will conclude on December 2ndth with the Wisconsin
State Cyclocross Championships to be held at a new venue, Hales
Corners Park. The season extends into December this year to get
local racers prepped for the USAC National CX Champs to be held
in Kansas City. In fact, numerous National Cyclocross champions
hail from the “Cheesehead” State of Wisconsin.
For the
Planet Bike–W.C.A. cyclocross race series schedule, all
categories, the overall series points prize list, race results
and series points totals; go to the Cyclocross section of the
W.C.A. website,
www.wicycling.org. For questions about
the Series, contact Jerry Pearce at 414.961.1110 or (jpearce@rainbowjersey.com),
or John Ericsson at 608.438.6707 or (jpebikes@gmail.com.
Madison Area Junior Cyclocross
Clinic
The Brazen Dropouts and Capitol Velo Club
invite interested juniors age 9-17 to attend a beginner
cyclocross clinic on Monday, September 24 at 5:30pm at Badger
Prairie County Park. This clinic will cover the basic skills
needed to get started racing cyclcross and will also include a
mini practice race to allow attendees to get a feel for what a
race is like. No previous bike racing experience is necessary
and any type of bike can be ridden (cyclocross, mtn bike, bmx,
etc). The event is free but participants will need to have a
parent or guardian sign a waiver before participating. For more
information or to assist with the clinic please email Renee att
madcrossorg-renee@yahoo.com.
Cyclocross Training
Class Announced at Zoned4Fitness
Zoned4Fitness
will be offering a 5 week training session on Tuesday nights
from Oct 2-Oct 31. The cost is $50 for all 5 sessions or
$15 per session. The classes are at 6:30 pm and are
geared to improve skills and cyclocross fitness and performance.
The class will cover:
• Develop pedaling
efficiency & stamina
• Ride a pace faster than you ever thought possible
• Develop power and speed
• Experience a decisive difference in climbing strength,
endurance, power, recovery rate and overall cycling performance
• Time-effective, no guesswork training solutions to fit your
individual cycling goals.
• Coached by Angie Sturtevant, USA Cycling Elite Level 1 & Power
Cycling Coach
• Ride the CycleOps 300PT Indoor Cycle, offering a custom fit,
sleek bike geometry, computer with download capability and
PowerTap equipped! OR bring your own bike & use the CycleOps
Fluid Trainer or eMotion rollers. Power Tap wheel rental also
available.
See the
Zoned4Fitness for
more information.
Women's Cyclocross Night on Monday, September 10
Are you a woman who is new to cross or maybe a returning racer looking
to get ready for the season? Then come out to Badger Prairie
County Park on Monday, September 10 at 6pm and join Team Kenda Tire's
Kristin Wentworth and Capitol Velo Club's Renee
Callaway in getting ready for cyclocross season.
At 6pm Kristin and Renee will lead interested riders through
the basics of mounting and dismounting. If you are new to cyclocross then come learn the basics. If you have raced before
then come on out and get in some pre-season practice. At around
6:30 pm Kristin and Renee will take a little time to explain
how cross races work and will answer any questions women have on
training, bike set up and any thing people have always wondered about.
A limited number of demo bikes will be available for people to try as
well.
Chicago Cross Cup Kicks off on
September 23
The Chicago Cyclocross Cup Race #1 will be
held on Sunday, September 23 in Jackson Park in the
City of Chicago beginning at 10:00 a.m. The
flyer is now
online.This race is the first of a
five race series throughout the Chicago area. The racing
culminates on December 9 with the always popular race at Montrose
Park. For all the race details visit the
Chicago
Cross Cup website.
Viroqua to hold Monday Night Cross Series
Cyclocross is
starting to gaining popularity throughout the state including southwest
Wisconsin in Viroqua. This is a practice race series with racing
fun for everyone from the kids to the expert cross racers. This
series features
cool
prizes, great sponsors and a $5 entry fee for adults.
A trip to
the beautiful hills of Viroqua may just be what you need!
Check out the race flyer
for all the details.
Madison Area Races Announce Venues
The decision has recently been made to remain at the "classic"
venues of Cam-Rock and Badger Prairie. The Cam-Rock race will be on
Saturday, October 13 and the race at Badger Prairie will be on
Sunday, October 14th.
Discussions have been started with the City of Madison Parks
Department regarding holding a cyclocross race in the city.
The hope is to be ready to move forward on this for 2008 and get
approval for a really great venue right here in the city. However,
that doesn't mean that there wouldn't be cross events at Cam-Rock or
Badger Prairie. At Badger Prairie there is strong potential for the
development of a redesign of the trails that would lead to the
development of a cx specific trail. Local clubs would obviously
want to continue to hold a race there if that happened and Cam-Rock
has a long history of cx racing.
USA Cycling License Change
USA Cycling
will no longer be selling half price licenses after September 1. Our
local official Heidi asked me to spread the word that the $30 price
after September is no longer available. You will have to pay either $60
for a USCF or NORBA license or pay the $10 per race.
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Page and Barnholt take Day One of
Michigan's Double Cross
On a hot and dry day in SE Michigan CX
World Championships silver medalist Jonathan Page delivered a convincing
win against a very deep elite men's field. In the Elite Women's field
Kerry Barnholt took the lead from VeloBella-Kona racer Anna Milkowski to
take the lead all the way to the finish.
The Elite Men's field at DOUBLE-CROSS Day 1 was stacked with talent,
with Jonathan Page, Steve Tilford, Greg Reain, Adam Myerson, Chris
Jones, Tristan Schouten, Brent Prenzlow, and Michael Mueller lining up.
From the gun a ferocious pace was set with a select group of 10-12 being
sorted out from the large field of 50+ racers. A momentary lull as the
leaders came through the start finish saw Nerac Pro Cycling racer Chris
Jones put in a powerful attack, immediately drawing out Canadian CX
Champion Greg Reain, Jonathan Page and former Swiss CX National Champion
Michael Mueller. These four would race together for several laps.
About 1/2 through the race Jonathan Page put in a tremendous surge on
the uphill wooded section, pulling Mueller with him. These two would
continue to lead through the remainder of the race. At the finish a
bobble my Mueller on a trick off camber 120 degree turn opened the door
for Page to surge ahead and secure the win by 15 seconds.
Later that evening the top elite racers from the event attended an
informal open house, answering questions from the crowd, signing
autographs and posing for photographs.
Day 2 of DOUBLE-CROSS continues today, Sunday, Sept 23 with the Elite
Women racing at 130pm and the Elite Men racing at 3pm!!!
Full results will be posted at
www.ktrcross. com
Bike Authority Cyclocross Series
kicks off in Cleveland OH
For the 9th year in a row, Bike Authority
Cyclocross Series kicks off this Sunday 9/23/2007 at Kirtland Park near
downtown Cleveland. Over 150 racers competed last year, and we look
forward to seeing all those racers again and would love to see new faces
too.
Riders will be competing for cash, merchandise and points depending on
the class they compete in. Whether you are a first timer or seasoned
elite racer, fear not, there will be plenty of good competition in all
categories. There will be an "A" and "A masters(40+)" for the expert
racers, "B" and "B masters(40+)" for the sport racers, "C open" and "C
junior" for the novice racers. For some extra fun or punishment, join in
on the time trial which will start after the "A" race each week.
It is a six race series this year with four different venues in and
around the Cleveland area. Visit
WWW.TEAMLAKEEFFECT.COM or
WWW.BIKEAUTHORITY.COM for more details and race flyer.
REGISTRATION OPENS SEPT 16 FOR CYCLOCROSS NATIONALS
Racers Encouraged to Sign Up for Better Staging
Kansas City, Kan. - Registration for the 2007 USA Cycling Cyclocross
National Championships in Kansas City's Wyandotte County Park opens
Saturday, Sept. 15 at 12:01 a.m. CDT.
Only online registrations through the event's official website,
www.kccrossnationals.com,
will be accepted. There is no day-of-race registration for the event,
which will be held Dec. 13-16. MORE
Kinetic Systems to
host "DOUBLE-CROSS" Open House with Jonathan Page, Saturday, Sept 22nd
September 10, 2007
(Clarkston, MI)
- Kinetic Systems Bicycles, SE Michigan’s cyclocross experts, are
pleased to announce an Open House with special guest, 2007 World
Cyclocross Championships silver medalist, Jonathan Page. As part of the
DOUBLE-CROSS weekend of racing, fans will be able to meet Jonathan Page
in an informal setting at the Kinetic Systems shop in Clarkston,
Michigan.
"It's great that fans will be able to
meet Jonathan in person. Cyclocross is still a growing sport and having
the chance to meet the top pros in the world in person is what makes the
event so attractive to cyclists and other enthusiasts" says promoter
Jeff Noftz, owner of Kinetic Systems bike shop.
Also in attendance will
be Adam Myerson, President, Cycle-Smart, Inc.: Solutions for Cycling (www.cycle-smart.com)
and USAC Cycling Elite Coach, who will be available to meet with racers
and answer questions on cyclocross racing and technique.
The "DOUBLE-CROSS" cyclocross weekend
of racing is organized and promoted by a team of insane cyclocross
fanatics from the Flying Rhinos Cycling Club, Kinetic Systems Bicycles
and Tailwind Enterprises. Each of whom have been pivotal to the past,
current and future success of the "DOUBLE-CROSS" event.
Some host-housing is available to
selected UCI registered Elite racers who are interested in attending.
Please contact:
info@semicxc.org.
For more information check out:
www.ktrcross.com.
Michigan's KISSCROSS Series Adds New Races,
Categories, and Sponsors For 2007
KISSCROSS, West Michigan's original cyclocross race series since 2002,
has added more races, a new category for beginning racers and juniors,
as well as a number of new sponsors for the upcoming 2007 season.
The KISSCROSS season will open with its traditional "Kick-Off Ride" on
September 9th. The event will be fueled by long-time series sponsor
Founders Brewery. The Kick-Off Ride takes riders on long gravel roads
and trails through scenic rolling Michigan farmland and forests, before
"testing" refreshments provided by Founders begins.
In 2007 the race series will offer the growing following of racers eight
race dates, beginning September 15th at Highland Park in Grand Rapids,
and finishing with race at Ridgepoint Church, in Holland, on December
8th. In addition to the eight-race schedule there's also a special
"Ultra-Snow Cross" race at Versluis Orchards on January 26th.
Two of the new races on the schedule this year will visit downtown park
venues to provide some classic cyclocross racing for series followers.
On September 29th the KISSCROSS series will hit the streets and
greenways of the State Capital, Lansing, for a premiere event that's
part of a downtown fall festival. Another new race on the schedule,
sponsored by Gerber Memorial Health Services, will also race through
parks and downtown streets in Fremont, Michigan, on October 13th as part
of a city celebration.
The KISSCROSS series was originated by "Mr. KISSCROSS," Rick Plite who
has also established the Lumberjack 100 Mountain Bike Race, in
Michigan's Manistee National Forest, as a premiere event on the national
race scene.
For more information about the KISSCROSS race series and a complete
listing of race times, maps, contact and sponsor information and more
visit www.kisscross.com.
Jingle Cross Registration is Open
Registration for the $20,000 2007 UCI Carousel Volkswagen Jingle Cross
Rock weekend November 24th and 25th in Iowa City, Iowa has now opened at
www.bikereg.com.
A complete set of
races is on tap EACH day. Take a look at the cash prize list for all
events...even single speeders!
Staging will be in the order of registration for all events except the
UCI elite races. For UCI events, riders will be staged by UCI officials
according to UCI guidelines first, followed by order of registration. As
an added bonus, only pre-registered riders will be entered into a random
drawing for a huge amount swag merchandise.
Ohio Valley CX Series begins September 9
With local cross practices brimming with anxious riders, the Ohio Valley
region is preparing for a fantastic 2007 season of cyclo-cross racing.
Area promoters have worked hard in the off-season to pull together a
racing schedule packed with quality: events that span the cities of
Louisville, Lexington, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, and Indianapolis;
featuring 4 UCI-sanctioned events, 2 U.S. Gran Prix races, and the USCF
State Championships for Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. Each of the 15
series races will feature guaranteed minimum cash payouts of $1500,
music, food, and completely taped-off and race-honed courses!
Now in its fourth year, two significant new changes have been made to
the series scoring for this year. The number of events scored for the
overall is the best of seven, and the top three in each scored category
will receive some great merchandise donated by this year's series
sponsors: Jamis Bicycles, Trek Cincinnati, BioWheels, 2Wheelsports, and
Torelli. This year there also will be an additional award for the
die-hard crossers: everyone that competes in 10 or more out of the 15
OVCX events will get their name thrown into a hat for a chance to win a
pair of hand-built Zipp 404 Pave wheels valued at $1950! "The OVCX is a
great fit for Zipp. We are based in Indiana, which is part of OVCX.
While we are well known for the Ironman World Championships and Pro Tour
races won on our wheels, we also make world-class cyclo-cross wheels,"
says Andy Paskins, Zipp Marketing Manager. "We're thrilled to be part of
the series and happy to see one of the most exciting forms of bicycle
racing grow in the Midwest through this series."
So get your cross bikes ready to rumble there are categories for men and
women, from Pro to Beginner, little kid to big kid, and everything in
between! Visit
www.ovcx.com for all
the series details.
Jonathan
Page to race in Michigan, Sept 22nd/23rd
August 2, 2007
(Clarkston, MI) - As the only UCI sanctioned Cyclocross racing in the
Eastern half of the US the weekend of September 22nd and 23rd,
the KTR Michigan "DOUBLE-CROSS"
weekend is certain to draw a field of the nation's top Cyclocross
racers. Additionally, the "DOUBLE-CROSS" weekend is honored to announce
that 3 time US Cyclocross National Champion and 2007 Cyclocross World
Championship silver medalist,
Jonathan Page (Sunweb-Projob), will be racing on both
days!
The 2007 "DOUBLE-CROSS"
weekend will be the fourth consecutive year of UCI sanctioned cyclocross
racing in Southeastern Michigan. With two back-to-back days of racing,
the event has been a mainstay of the Midwestern Cyclocross season since
it started. With dates around the end of September each year, this
event has served as a season opener for the regions elite cyclocross
racers.
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Portland Oregon to host to the inaugural World
Championship of Single Speed Cyclocross
The Portland Single Speed Collective (PSSC) dutifully presents the
Official UnOfficial World Championship event for single speed cyclocross
racers. Held in tandem with a Cyclocross Crusade race (www.cyclocrosscrusade.com),
the SSCXWC is a two-day event including a time trial qualifier on
Saturday and the Grand Boucle on Sunday. Festivities to follow each day.
Saturday 11 November 2007: Single Speed Cyclocross Time trial. Perhaps
the only TT with intermediate time bonuses, creative racers will benefit
using their skills in Sketchy Aero Bar descending, Saddle-less riding,
saddle-less aero bar riding, silly steep climbing, bunny-hopping a
6-pack barrier or bunny-hopping with a 6-pack, derby and others.
Sunday 12 November 2007: The Big day. The Championships will be a one
hour cross race in the notorious Estacada Timber Bowl. Mud guaranteed,
rain highly likely, more spectators than a Belgian Cross race and almost
as much beer. Laps will roll through the beer garden and crowds will be
heckling. Only one man and one woman will leave as the Single Speed
Cyclocross World Champion.
Prizes Vanilla Bicycles has signed on as a major sponsor. Expect a
custom built Vanilla for the winner as well as a custom World Champion
stripe Speedo and a custom designed tattoo.
The Cross Crusade is the largest cyclocross series in the nation, often
drawing over 700 racers. The courses are world class, the organization
is superb and the Cross energy of Portland is second to none.
Look for online registration coming soon. Check back often at
SSCXWC
UCI Carousel Volkswagen Jingle Cross Rock Announces
$20,000 Cash and Merchandise Prize List
The 4th Annual Carousel Volkswagen Jingle Cross Rock has announced a
huge $20,000 payout in cash, merchandise, and swag for the two day UCI
cyclocross event in Iowa City, Iowa on November 24th and 25th, 2007. Two
independent race days will be held with Rock 1 on Saturday the 24th
followed by Rock 2 on Sunday the 25th. With 24 races planned on the
Holiday weekend, all categories will have prize money up for grabs
ending each day including UCI events for both Elite Men and Elite Women.
Race registration will open August 31st on
BikeReg.com and race details can be
found at the official race website
www.JingleCrossRock.com
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