B Witty
First race is this Sunday, October 6th at Alpenrose in Portland. For more
info see: www.crosscrusade.com/alpenrose.htm
History of the Grail Della Grunge Cup of Cyclocross.......
Far, far away, in a mythical land called the Great NW, are found two rival
cities. To the south lies Portland, named by a coin toss, it is the capital
of a sunny river valley and home to happy residents who enjoy a bounty of
prolific hop and grape bearing vines. To the north sits Seattle, named for
an Indian chief, it is the capital of a rainy swampland and home to a
depressed and grungy populace of caramel latte drinkers.
For centuries, these two cities have argued over whose cyclocross racers
were the greatest in the land. The CycloCross Crusade, which started in
Portland, conquered the lands of Oregon and has attacked the State of
Washington by becoming the largest cyclocross series in the country.
Meanwhile the Seattle campaign, dubbed the "Metro Series" (presumable after
the monorail which stops at Nordstrom, Eddie Bauer and Starbucks), has seen
the defection of many of its troops to the bounty of the 'Cross Crusades.
Thusly, in order to firmly establish its superiority, the Knights of the
'Cross Crusade have challenged their dimwitted northern counterparts to a
grunge match. After decades of unanswered phone calls, the metro series
chiefs have emerged from their dumpy dingy hovel, to accept the challenge.
Their warriors, having discovered that the primes in Portland were paid in
vino and brew, are anxious to fight.
To celebrate and award the winner of the "grunge" match, a trophy has been
forged from the remains of broken 'cross bikes and emptied kegs. This grail
shall be displayed publicly in the winning city until the end of the next
season's grunge match (or as long as it remains protected from the
un-sportsmanlike escapades of the sore losers in the vanquished city).
We, the Knights of the 'Cross Crusade, call upon our army of crusaders to
rise up and claim the Grail Della Grunge cup as our legacy and righteous
trophy and symbol of superiority!!!
Schedule:
2002 Grail De La Grunge Cup of Cyclocross (PDX vs. Seattle)
Four Race Series- two in Portland and two in Seattle
Round #1- Sunday, October 6th
Cross Crusade #1 at Alpenrose
(more info at: www.crosscrusade.com)
Round #2- Saturday, October 19th
Cannondale/PDX Int'l Cross Classic UCI
(more info at: www.crosscrusade.com)
Round #3- Sunday, October 20th
Seattle Redline Cup UCI
(more info at: http://www.radracingnw.org/redline_cup.htm)
Final Round- Sunday, November 10th
Seattle Metro Series Race at Lincoln Park
(more info at: http://marymoor.velodrome.org/cyclocross.asp)
Grail De La Grunge Scoring:
A traditional (well, almost) XC Run scoring system will be used to score
each cities team as follows:
* Points will be assigned based on an individual's finishing place: (e.g.
1st place = 1 pt, 2nd place = 2 pts, 3rd place = 3 pts, etc.)
* Only each cities' top 4 male riders (and 2 for the women) will score. If
one of the Cities' teams fails to finish 4 (or 2 for the women) racers, they
are considered "incomplete" and WILL NOT be included in scoring for that
race.
* The sum total of the top 4 men and top 2 women racers' points will
constitute the Cities' team score for that race, with the low score winning
that race.
* The City with the most wins in the four predetermined Grunge Cup races,
will win the coveted Grail.