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The 2009/2010 U.S. Cyclo-cross season gears up this weekend
 Colorado Springs, Colo. (September 18, 2009) – The 2009/2010 U.S. Cyclo-cross season is gearing up with the first four events on the USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Racing Calendar being contested this weekend.
This year’s series boasts six UCI category-one competitions and 36 category-two competitions. With all forty-two events on the calendar being part of the UCI Cyclo-cross Calendar as well, the United States once again has more internationally-sanctioned cyclo-cross races than any other nation. Click here to view the complete UCI Cyclo-cross Calendar.
Season openers will welcome cross season to both coasts this Saturday with Star-Crossed Cyclocross kicking things off in Redmond, Wash. and Nittany Lion Cross getting things underway in Fogelsville, Pa. On tap for Sunday is the Rad Racing Gran Prix in Lakewood, Wash., as well as one of six events new to the national calendar this year – the Charm City Cross in Baltimore.
In addition to Sunday’s Baltimore event, Providence Cyclo-cross days one and two, Downeast Cyclo-cross days one and two, and the Empire State Cyclo-cross are all new events on the USA Cycling Cyclo-Cross National Racing Calendar in 2009.
For the complete USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Racing Calendar, click here.
From now until December, cross riders will accumulate points at each event on the USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Racing Calendar. When the season ends with the U.S. Grand Prix of Cyclo-cross Portland Cup in Oregon on December 6, the overall men’s and women’s series champions will be crowned. Ryan Trebon (Bend, Ore./Kona) and Georgia Gould (Fort Collins, Colo./Luna) will be looking for good starts to their seasons as they race to defend the overall titles they won a year ago.
For more information on cyclo-cross in America, including the latest standings, news, and more, click here.
Photo: Ryan Trebon will look to defend the elite men's USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Racing Calendar overall title that he won at the end of the 2008/2009 season.
This Article Published 2009-09-18 11:31:46
For more information contact: kkahn@usacycling.org
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