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Northern California District Cyclocross Championships This Sunday
November 21st, 2008 Filed Under cyclocross news, press releases
Sunday, Nov. 23, brings the NCNCA District Championships to Manzanita Park in Prunedale. This will also serve as race #5 of the CCCX Series, and this event is being sanctioned by USA Cycling, so be sure and bring your USA Cycling license - one day licenses will be available at registration.
Manzanita Park is a classic Cyclocross venue and the CCCX Series has hosted races there for 11 years. The course is very spectator friendly, while challenging the riders with [More…]
Weekend Preview: NACT Trophy and World’s Largest Women’s Prize List on the Line
November 21st, 2008 Filed Under cyclocross news, press releases, racing
Check back throughout the weekend as we’ll attempt to bring you live updates of the NACT finals weekend in the Hamptons. Full race description below. Also see the complete series standings here.
by Ken Getchell
Stories of an economic meltdown dominate the daily news and world politics. But cyclocross, at least in America, seems unfazed. Record entries are commonplace and increased purses are the norm. Nowhere is that trend more apparent than this weekend’s Whitmore’s Landscaping Super Cross Cup on New York’s Long Island. [More…]
Vancouver Island’s Series Final Boasts Free Racing for Kids and Beginners
November 20th, 2008 Filed Under cyclocross news, press releases
Our Canadian friends may have a short season, but they’re doing their best to grow the numbers creatively with free kids and beginner racing.
by Norman Thibault
The problem with Cyclocross is that you look forward to it for SO LONG each year and then the race season (at least in Canada and on Vancouver Island) is SO short. So there is a long time between the last race of the year and the first race of the next season. You still have time… [More…]
Socal Race Weekend to Feature Collegiate Racing, Districts, 5k Run, and Eco-Fitness Expo
November 20th, 2008 Filed Under cyclocross news, press releases
by Dave Sheek
On Saturday, November 22nd, the SoCalCross Prestige Series presents Race #8: “Cross Religion” and the first ever West Coast Collegiate Cycling (WCCC) cyclocross race hosted by UC Irvine Cycling and Bike Religion. The weekend event will be held at Camp James at Oak Canyon Park beyond Irvine Lake. Saturday’s event will feature all the normal categories as racers vie for overall Prestige Series points. Racers will also get to preview the course used for Sunday’s 2008-09 SCNCA CX District Championships! [More…]
NACT Trophy Up for Grabs This Weekend
November 17th, 2008 Filed Under cyclocross news, press releases, racing
With only the Whitmore’s Landscaping Super Cross Cup remaining, the battles for the inaugural North American Cyclocross Trophies, and the money that goes with them, are pitched. With two races in the Hamptons this weekend, [More…]
USGP Returns to New Jersey at the Mercer Cup
November 13th, 2008 Filed Under cyclocross news, press releases, racing
Mercer County, NJ - The premier cyclocross series is the US storms into New Jersey this weekend with races three and four of the US Gran Prix of Cyclocross presented by Crankbrothers at the Mercer Cup presented by Knapp’s Cyclery in Mercer County Park, West Windsor, NJ. [More…]
Landon-Griffith, MacDonald Take Seattle Cyclocross #6
November 12th, 2008 Filed Under 'cross race results, cyclocross news, press releases, racing
by LeRoi Smith
Bremerton, WA – Seattle Cyclocross racers were treated to a great test of all-around skills at the fairgrounds in Bremerton. With several inches of rain in the week leading up to the race and many local rivers on flood watches, the venue [More…]
Jones and Lloyd Take Socal Dam Cross
November 12th, 2008 Filed Under 'cross race results, cyclocross news, press releases, racing
by Dave Sheek, photos by Eric Colton
It was another damn bumpy cross race this past weekend for stops 6 and 7 of the Southern California Prestige Series (SCPS) as Southern California hosted its second UCI Cyclocross race. The events were held at the Hansen Dam recreation area which offered an impressive backdrop for UCI-level racing. This San Fernando Valley location is the home of last year’s only California UCI C2 event. [More…]
Cyclocross Seminar to be Held With USGP Portland
November 10th, 2008 Filed Under cyclocross news, press releases
A Superstar Cyclocross Seminar is scheduled for Saturday evening, between the two days at the Portland stop of the USGP. See press release below for details:
Elite Athletics World.com and Schlamm Clothing present the 1st Annual Superstar Cyclocross Seminar, Saturday December 6th 7-10p.m. [More…]
Wittwer and Shogren Win Charlottesville’s Urban Cross
November 9th, 2008 Filed Under cyclocross news, press releases
Charlottesville, VA: The BikeReg.com MABRAcross Series took to the property surrounding the Frank IX and Sons silk factory in downtown Charlottesville Virginia today. The riders raved about the course- lots of fun but very difficult both technically and physically. The course included a sand pit as well as stairs constructed just for the race. [More…]