Brian D. Witty
The seventh round of the River City Bicycles Cyclo-Cross Crusade goes back
to the familiar stomping grounds at the Alpenrose Dairy. Alpenrose dairy is
crowd favorite venue that always attracts large numbers of competitors and
spectators alike. The course this time around will be similar, yet
different. Kind of a "Greatest Hits of the Cross Crusade" course that is a
conglomeration of many of the best features we've thrown at you in the past.
The course will have something for everyone. It will be an open, relatively
fast course that with a good mix of fields, dirt (or more appropriately,
mud) and pavement- with enough technical riding to please even the most
seasoned 'cross veteran.
The racing in all of the categories promises to be good as the Alpenrose
race is the final tune-up for the State Championship (and final Cross
Crusade Series) race in Eugene at the acclaimed King Estate Winery. Last
time out at Alpenrose, a record number of competitors (over 380 total)
tested their mettle on this classic Oregon cyclo-cross course. This time
out is likely to meet or exceed that number of competitors.
The day of racing will kick off at 10am with the Red Lizard XC Footrace.
That race will be closely followed by the traditional Alpenrose "Kiddie
'Cross" event at 10:45am, followed by the Beginners/ Masters 45+ race at
11:00am. Then, the Women's and Junior categories take center stage at 11am;
followed by the Category B race at 11:50 pm. Our day will be capped by the
highly competitive and always highly entertaining Men's A and Masters 35-44
category races at 1:30pm.
As always, we would like to thank a fine group of sponsors and the many
volunteers that make this series happen.
Title Sponsor: River City Bicycles (www.rivercitybicycles.com)
Presenting Sponsors: MacTarnahans Ale (www.portlandbrew.com); Russ Auto
Group (www.russauto.com); Sellwood Cycle Repair(www.sellwoodcycle.com)
Contributing Sponsors: Specialized, Clif Bar, King Estate Winery, Redline,
Vittoria, Gunnar Bikes, Humberston Cruise & Travel; Zoic, Cannondale,
Castelli Squadra, Nema, Bianchi, Klein, Geax, Trek.
Respectfully Submitted,
Brian D. Witty
Cyclo-Cross Crusade Series
www.crosscrusade.com
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