January 9, 2009 - MAC ANNOUNCES 2009 SERIES SCHEDULE

Cyclocrossers Wasting No Time in Preparing for Next Autumn

 

January 16, 2009; Conshohocken, PA, USA:  The MAC Powered by SRAM Cyclocross Series has announced its 2009 season schedule.  With the current cyclocross season still rumbling toward the World Championships, the organization is wasting no time in preparing next Autumn.  “The MAC Powered by SRAM has become the primary season objective for an increasing number of racing,” said Series Director Mike Hebe of the early schedule release.  “It’s only fair that we announce the schedule as soon as possible so they can pencil in the dates on their new calendars.” MORE

 

9/19 Nittany Cross
9/20 Charm City Cross

10/17 Granogue Cross
10/18 Wissahickon Cross
10/31 Beacon Cross
11/1 Highland Park Cross
11/7 Fair Hill Cross
11/21 Long Island Cross
11/22 Long Island Cross
12/6 Capital Cross Classic

 

December 17, 2008 -BLACK AND BLUE (ALMOST) ALL OVER

2008 saw the most successful, year of the MAC Powered by SRAM Cyclocross Series.  With an expanded schedule, this year’s MAC covered more ground, paid more prize money and offered more UCI points than the national series of most countries. MORE

 

 

December 15, 2008 - “Two” Much Talent in BikeReg.com MABRAcross Series

Looking at the final standings of the 2008 BikeReg.com MABRAcross Series, one might thing that the MABRA organizers had offered a two-for-one coupon.  Nearly every champion doubled-up in some fashion, proving that the BikeReg.com MABRAcross has “two” much talent. MORE

November 20, 2008 - Whitmore’s Offers Worlds Largest Women’s Purse -- Again

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

November 19, 2008 - MAC CYCLOCROSS HAS WORLDWIDE PRESTIGE

No sport in America is growing faster than the bicycle racing sport of cyclocross.  On Sunday, December 7, the MAC Powered by SRAM Cyclocross Series, one of the richest and most internationally influential cyclocross series in America, returns to Lake Fairfax Park in Reston Virginia for the Capital Cross Classic presented by The Bike Lane. MORE

 

November 18, 2008 - Penultimate Round for BikeReg.com MABRAcross

The BikeReg.com MABRAcross series travels to Leesburg Virginia this Sunday, November 23, for the penultimate round of its most successful season ever.  The Tacchino Ciclocross is held annually near the Thanksgiving holiday at the stunning Ida-Lee Park.  The park, located just blocks away from the center of Leesburg’s historic old section, is a top-notch modern recreation facility with a panoramic view of the Catoctin Mountain range.  MORE

November 18, 2008 - TROPHY DASH ON LONG ISLAND

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, we look at the favorites to take the titles in the most geographically extensive cyclocross series in the world (covering an area more than twice as wide as the World Cup). MORE

November 17, 2008 - MAC Powered by SRAM ENTERS “BONUS ROUNDS”

With a points championship based on the seven best finishes, and with seven races already in the books, the 2008 MAC Powered by SRAM Cyclocross Series prepares to enter its “second season” in The Hamptons on November 22-23.  For many racers, especially the “bounty hunters” chasing championship points, the final three MAC races on opposite ends of the region (the two Whitmore’s Landscaping races on Long Island and the Capital Cross Classic in Virginia) can be considered “bonus rounds” that could almost be said to be doubly important to the bounty hunters gunning for points in MAC’s 16 season points divisions. MORE

November 15, 2008 - REVISED SCHEDULE FOR WHITMORE’S and "RU-MORE CONTROL"

Promoters of the Whitmore’s Landscaping Super Cross Cup have pointed out that their race-day schedule will deviate from the normal MAC Powered by SRAM program on November 22-23.  “We’ve taken pains to show people that it’s not the end of the world to get here,” said Myles Romanow, “but at the same time, we recognize that it is at least a little further for most competitors and we have to show some respect to the racers from DC and the rest of the southern end of MAC for whom it actually is a long trip.” MORE

November 11, 2008 - US Gran Prix of Cyclocross Races Named Junior / U23 Qualifiers

Organizers of the US Gran Prix of Cyclocross presented by Crankbrothers, (USGP) have announced that the Mercer Cup presented by Knapp’s Cyclery and the Portland Cup presented by Stanley have been named the official U23 and Junior Worlds qualifying races and the only sanctioned UCI Junior races on the American CX calendar. MORE

 

November 10, 2008 - ENTIRE ATMOSPHERE UP FOR GRABS AT WHITMORE’S

November 5, 2008; Conshohocken, PA, USA:  Myles Romanow is giving the atmosphere to a lucky cyclocross racer.  The promoter of the Whitmore’s Landscaping Super Cross Cup in The Hamptons has announced that he will be giving away the atmosphere as part of the event’s “Ready, Set, Race” raffle.  Romanow had previously announced that one of the raffle prizes will be a complete, custom-built Richard Sachs Team Cyclocross bike, complete with wheels, SRAM components, shoes and helmet. 

Now, Romanow has teamed up with Richard Sachs again to give away the “ATMO-sphere”, a baseball personally autographed by Sachs himself.  “It’s a really lame prize ATMO,” said Sachs airily, “not nearly as good as all the other s**t Myles is giving away.”  (“ATMO”, short for “according to my opinion”, is Sachs’ signature catchphrase.)  The raffle will also award a set of Dura Ace 7850 SL scandium tubeless clincher wheels and a complete SRAM Rival group set as prizes.  Non-UCI competitors at the Whitmore’s Landscaping Super Cross Cup will automatically receive one free raffle ticket for every race they enter.  Raffle Tickets can also be purchased through the event’s registration page on BikeReg.com. “People always knew I had balls,” said Romanow, “now I’m giving one of them away.”

November 5, 2008 - Superior Cyclocross is back on!

Superior Cyclocross is on! We are excited to have rescheduled for November 22nd. The inaugural race was a big hit last year, and we will be adding some new elements to the course in 2008. This race is easy to get to, located only 5 miles off of I-66 in Haymarket, VA.
http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=7331

November 4, 2008 - TIGHT POINTS BATTLES IN MAC POWERED BY SRAM

Halfway through its ten-race season, the MAC Powered by SRAM point chases are wide open affairs.  Heading into this weekend’s doubleheader in New Jersey, no fewer than 76 Elite men are mathematically in contention for the points lead.  Consistency has paid off for the top three men in a season where there have been no repeat winners.  Andy Wulfkuhle (273 points), Greg Wittwer (270 points) and Wes Schempf (254 points) top the table despite not having won a race.  Jamey Driscoll has only missed two races and is the top-ranked race winner with 250 points. MORE

 

November 4, 2008 - BikeReg.com MABRAcross Goes Urban

November 3, 2008; Conshohocken, PA, USA:  This Sunday, November 9, the BikeReg.com MABRAcross Series goes downtown for some industrial strength cyclocross in Charlottesville Virginia.  Unlike many cyclocross races that are held in remote areas or on the outskirts of town, the third annual “Urban Cross at IX” will be held in the middle of Charlottesville, just three blocks from the city’s pedestrian mall and business district, and directly across the street from the event’s primary sponsor, Blue Wheel Bikes.  The venue for the race in Charlottesville is actually a former industrial complex that once housed the Frank IX and Sons silk factory.  Cyclocross legend Jonny “El Gato” Sundt has designed the course to take advantage of the property’s unique character.  The course he has laid out is almost completely visible to spectators coming from the pedestrian mall as it circles the remains of the factory and winds through a sand pit and, weather permitting, mud bogs.

Now in its third year, this will be the first year that Urban Cross at IX has been part of the popular BikeReg.com MABRAcross series.  So far this year, every race in the series has had a record turn-out; and sold-out classes have become a regular occurrence.  Because of its position on the calendar, the Urban Cross at IX will carry added importance for riders who are trying to improve their position in the BikeReg.com MABRAcross standings.   Since the series drops each rider’s lowest score, some racers could increase their season points total by as much as 25% with a good result in Virginia.  For some racers, their results at Urban Cross at IX will be doubly important as the race is also part of the Virginia Cyclocross Series.

For more information on the Urban Cross at IX, see BikeReg.com

November 4, 2008 - GARDEN STATE MAC

November 3, 2008; Conshohocken, PA, USA:  The MAC Powered by SRAM Cyclocross Series makes its annual swing through the state of New Jersey this weekend, November 8 and 9.  The two races will encompass two distinct areas of “the Garden State”.  The weekend starts with one of the iconic course features of American cyclocross racing -- the “Amphitheater of Pain” at the Beacon Cyclocross in the South Jersey town of Bridgeton.  Then the series moves north along New Jersey’s famed turnpike to Jamesburg for the 10th annual HPCX.

The course for Saturday’s Beacon Cyclocross is unique and is a personal favorite of many racers.  The fast, hard, sand-packed roads though the forest are very different from the typical east-coast grass.  But even though the course is considered one of the fastest cyclocross courses in the country, it also boasts two of the biggest and slowest obstacles.  The beach run, which would be the biggest obstacle at almost any cyclocross race, is 79 meters long and has two right-angle corners.  But at the Beacon Cyclocross, it is overshadowed (literally) by the “Amphitheater of Pain”, a three-story outdoor theater.  It would be a formidable obstacle even if the racers used the access stairs, but the organizers instead route the course through the terraced seating area where each step is at least two feet high.  Compounding the difficulty is that the finish is a mere 45 seconds from the top of the amphitheater, making it important tactically was well as physically.

On Sunday, the MAC Powered by SRAM racers will be back on their familiar east-coast grass for the HPCX, an event co-promoted by the Highland Park Hermes and the Rutgers University Cycling Team.  Originally intended as a temporary location during municipal construction at the race’s original venue, Jamesburg’s Thompson Park proved so popular with the racers that it has become the event’s permanent home.  The park’s amenities include convenient parking and heated restrooms.  But the park also has a lot of terrain changes that the organizers use to craft an interesting course.  Fittingly, as the Rutgers University Cycling Team co-promotes the event, the race is also part of the Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference’s cyclocross series and the New Jersey Cup.

More information and pre-registration for both races is available on BikeReg.com

 

October 27, 2008 - BikeReg.com MABRAcross Rocks Rockburn Sunday

Officials at Howard County Maryland’s Parks and Recreation Department wanted more people to enjoy their award winning parks.  Matt Brancheau of Kelly Benefit Strategies/Lateral Stress Velo wanted a place to promote a cyclocross race.  So, when Brancheau showed up at their offices, Parks Officials heard more than a guy with shaved legs knocking on the door, they heard opportunity knocking.  MORE

October 27, 2008 - Track and Treat Halloween sMACdown in Maryland

The Cecil County Fairgrounds at Fair Hill Maryland, just west of Newark Delaware, is the scene of the Wayne Scott Xross this Saturday, November 1.  Taking advantage of the race’s non-UCI status and the race’s proximity to Halloween, the organizers are loosening up the vibe a little and offering warm place to stay cool at the MAC Powered by SRAM Series MORE

October 20, 2008 - CYCLING SPECTACLE AT STATE FAIR

America’s fastest growing sport is joining one of America’s oldest entertainment traditions.  The New Jersey State Fair/Sussex County Farm & Horse Show, Inc., in conjunction with SpectaSport LLC, has announced that the 2009 New Jersey State Fair will feature two days of cyclocross racing on next year’s opening weekend, Friday Night July 31 and Saturday August 1.  Fireworks will immediately follow Friday Night’s racing.  MORE

October 20, 2008 - WIN A RICHARD SACHS RAFFLE AT WHITMORE’S

Myles Romanow, promoter of the Whitmore's Landscaping Super Cross Cup, rounds 8 and 9 of the MAC Powered by SRAM Cyclocross series, is proud to announce that one lucky entrant to his races in the Hamptons of Long Island will receive an otherwise unobtainable, made-to-measure Richard Sachs Cyclocross Team bike completely outfitted with SRAM Parts and Mavic Wheels. MORE

October 20, 2008 - BENELUXIAN FOOD FIGHT IN WASHINGTON DC

Conshohocken, PA, USA:  Washington DC has seen its share of cultural battles over the years, but nothing quite like what’s developing at the October 26 “City Bikes DCCX” BikeReg.com MABRAcross race. In this most international of cities, the organizers of the only cyclocross race held within the borders of Washington had previously announced that the Belgian Embassy was sponsoring the “Lil’ Belgians” kids race and that free “Frites” would be served at the race.  MORE

October 17, 2008 - EMANCIPATION AT CITY BIKES DCCX

Of all the historic landmarks in Washington DC, none is so seldom visited by tourists as the Armed Forces Retirement Home; the site of no fewer than four National Historic Landmarks, including the Lincoln Cottage.  These grounds and historic landmarks are normally accessible to tourists by appointment only.  But on October 26, BikeReg.com MABRAcross racers can not only participate in the City Bikes DCCX cyclocross race, they can bring their families.  And, if they schedule a tour of the Lincoln Cottage, they can have what may be the most timely historic tour of their lives. MORE

October 16, 2008 - 3,000 Meters of Pain and Glory

the Rockburn cyclocross boys are cooking up some tasty course mod's for this year.....stay tuned for more info.

October 14, 2008 - VACX #3 Postponed

The 3rd race of the VACX Series (Superior Cyclocross Race) is NOT going to happen on Sat. Oct. 25th. The race will be postponed until sometime in November.

 

October 13, 2008 - MAC POWERED BY SRAM’S ROYAL WEEKEND

Conshohocken, PA, USA:  After last weekend’s split decision in Cincinnati, Gloucester and Edmonton, the best cyclocross racers in North America will meet head-to-head at the MAC Powered by SRAM’s “Royal Weekend” this Saturday and Sunday, October 18 and 19.  The “Queen of the MAC”, the UCI C1 Cyclocross at Granogue, and “King of the MAC”, the UCI C2 Wissahickon Cyclocross will see the return of MAC Powered by SRAM Champion Davide Frattini, who is back from Italy and ready to defend his title. MORE

 

 

October 13, 2008 - BELGIAN EMBASSY SPONSORS U.S. KID’S CROSS - BikeReg.com MABRAcross’ “City Bikes DCCX”

Conshohocken, PA, USA:  The organizers of the October 26 City Bikes DCCX, the only cyclocross race held within the city limits of the U.S. Capital, have announced that their “Lil’ Belgians” Free Kids Race will actually be sponsored by the Belgian Embassy.   “Lil’ Belgians” racing, a traditional part of every BikeReg.com MABRAcross event, is a free fun-race for young children that occurs just prior to the Elite races, and it’s not unusual to see Elite and Amateur racers “assisting” their training-wheel -equipped youngsters by pushing them around their own special course. 

Until now, the Lil’ Belgians moniker had been just a cute tribute to the homeland of cyclocross.  But at the City Bikes DCCX, Belgium will be involved in an official capacity as the Belgian Embassy will be offering all participating kids a special (and tasty) prize.  The kids won’t be the only ones getting a tasty Belgian prize, however, because the City Bikes DCCX organizers will keep the Belgian ambience rolling by serving free Frites to riders and spectators alike.  Press Contact Information:  BikeReg.com MABRAcross - SpectaSport LLC; KenG@SpectaSport.com - Ken Getchell, Account Manager, 610-397-1950

 For more information, see BikeReg.com http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=7143

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September 26, 2008; MAC’s WISSAHICKON ADDS HANDMADE BIKE SHOW

MAC’s Wissahickon Cyclocross on October 19 has added a unique attraction to its well-regarded UCI C2 event.  Taking advantage of the space afforded at the Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show and Country Fairgrounds, the race will also feature a hand-made bicycle show featuring some of the greatest craftsmen in the industry.  “The mini handmade show will be showcasing builders that have had a presence in the cyclo-cross scene over the years of it becoming popular within the US and East Coast,” said Drew Guldalian, owner of race sponsor Wissahickon Cyclery in Philadelphia.September 25, 2008 - Cross Clinics still coming in! MORE

Looking for a clinic in your area - try looking here. this page will be updated regularly. Added Reservoir Park, Phoenixville, PA 

 

September 23, 2008 - ED SANDER MEMORIAL One of the Jewels of Mid-Atlantic Cross

Conshohocken, PA, USA:  The BikeReg.com MABRAcross series begins its 2008 season this Sunday, September 28, with one of the crown jewels of Mid-Atlantic cyclocross racing: the Ed Sander Memorial at Lilypons Water Gardens in Buckeystown Maryland.  The race, which raises scholarship money for Sanders’ son Chris, is promoted by the powerful National Capital Velo Club in memory of their teammate who lost his life following a training fall. MORE

September 23, 2008; Mega-Clinic in Maryland in Conjunction with Ed Sander Memorial

Conshohocken, PA, USA:  There is no shortage this year of new racers who have only a vague idea of what they’re doing.  If you count yourself among them, or if you just want to hone your skills, the National Capital Velo Club will be holding their traditional marathon cyclocross clinic on Saturday September 27, the day before NCVC’s Ed Sander Memorial Cyclocross, at Lilypons Water Gardens in Buckeystown Maryland. MORE

 

September 17, 2008 - MAC FLIES INTO 2008 - Classes Filling to Capacity for This Weekend’s Opening Doubleheader

September 17, 2008; Conshohocken, PA, USA:  The MAC Cyclocross Series opens its 2008 campaign this weekend with a pair of established races that are new to the MAC.  The season kicks-off in the cycling hotbed of Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania with the Nittany Lion Cyclocross at Penn State University’s Fogelsville Campus on Saturday September 20.  The UCI C-2 event features over $4,000 in prize money.  Even though two other UCI races are being held in America that day, the Nittany Lion Cyclocross, by virtue of its earlier Eastern Time Zone, is laying claim as the first American UCI cyclocross race of the 2008-2009 season. MORE

September 17, 2008 - MAC ‘CROSS SIGNS BMC, CADENCE

September 16, 2008; Conshohocken, PA, USA:  Switzerland’s BMC Bicycles and Cadence Performance and Multi-Sport Centers of Philadelphia and New York have joined the MAC Cyclocross Series as Official Partner of the 2008 MAC season, starting with opening weekend on September 20 and 21.  “BMC is proud to be a part of the MAC series,” said Derrick Lewis of BMC North America. “We are honored to help promote racing on all levels and more importantly the MAC series. As a premier organization, MAC is major part of the growth of cyclocross in the U.S., and it is organizations like this that help BMC to share the joy of cycling at all levels.” MORE

September 12, 2008 -  MORE MAC IN 2008

September 9, 2008; Conshohocken, PA, USA:  An expanded and upgraded MAC series is ready to begin its 2008 cyclocross campaign.  With an increase in prize money, races and UCI points, the MAC Series is continuing to build on its reputation as America’s premier regional cyclocross series.  Also expanded this year is MAC’s geographic reach.  With the inclusion of the Whitmore’s Landscaping Super Cross Cup, the series now stretches from the tip of Long Island to the Virginia suburbs of Washington DC, a distance almost exactly equal to the length of Belgium and The Netherlands combined; and home to more than 32 million people. MORE

September 9, 2008 - Two Coaches, One Clinic in Washington DC

JBV Coaching, in conjunction with Fulcrum Coaching, will be providing a new cyclocross clinic on September 13 at Lake Fairfax Park in Reston Virginia, famed as the location for the MAC series¢ annual season-ending race, the Capital Cross Classic.  The full-day clinic will cover cyclocross techniques, tactics and procedures and is open to riders of any ability level, but is limited to just 30 future stars.  Cost is $100.  Interested riders can register for the Cyclocross clinic presented by JBV Coaching & Fulcrum Coaching on BikeReg.com MORE

September 4, 2008 - NCVC Cross Weekend

Sept 27-28 Join NCVC for the 6th annual cyclocross weekend for the Ed Sander Cyclocross race, bike clinic, and raffle.Held on a classic course and spectacular venue, the race offers lots of speed, a few steep climbs, some technical drops, and lots of cornering around the property of Lilypons Water Gardens. This is the first race in the MABRA cyclocross season and offers the largest prize list with cash and prizes worth well over $3,000 so don’t miss out. MORE

 

September 3, 2008 - KELLY BENEFITS STRATEGIES TO SPONSOR ROCKBURN CROSS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

September 2, 2008; Conshohocken, PA, USA:  Kelly Benefit Strategies (KBS), a group insurance broker and consultant specializing in health care, has announced that it will be the title sponsor for this year’s BikeReg.com MABRAcross race in Elkridge Maryland.  The Kelly Benefit Strategies Cyclocross at Rockburn will take place on Sunday, November 2 in Howard County Maryland’s Rockburn Branch Park.  According to Kelly Benefit Strategies President John Kelly, “Our company is excited to be a part of cycling for a variety of reasons.  When you break down the crises in health care today, you essentially can contribute 75% of the cost of healthcare to self-preventable disease rooted in smoking, poor eating habits and lack of exercise. MORE

September 3, 2008 - Virginia Cyclocross clinic presented by JBV Coaching & Fulcrum Coaching

Presented by JBV Coaching & Fulcrum Coaching Lake Fairfax, Reston, DC Sunday, September 14, 2008. more information/flyer can be found here.

September 3, 2008 - Cross Clinics

Looking for a clinic in your area - try looking here. this page will be updated regularly.

Added Virginia, Central NJ

August 23, 2008 - 2008 calendar is now live

July 15, 2008 BIG BUCKS AND “THE TROPHY” FOR AMERICAN ‘CROSSERS

America’s Most Famous Cyclocross Events Form New International Series

Press Contact Information:  NACX Trophy
SpectaSport LLC, Ken Getchell Acct. Mgr
KenG@SpectaSport.com; 610-397-1950

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

July 15, 2008; Conshohocken, PA, USA:  American Cyclocross just got bigger and richer, and America will never be the same.  So say the promoters of eight of the biggest and well-known international cyclocross races on the American calendar, who have dropped a bombshell by forming an eight-race, coast-to-coast series with $7,000 in year-end cash bonuses.  The North American Cyclocross Trophy Points Championship is scheduled to begin this fall and includes such notable races as FSA Star Crossed, Rad Racing GP Presented by Kona and FSA, Gran Prix of Gloucester, Boulder Cup, and the Whitmore’s Landscaping Super Cross Cup.   All eight races are UCI sanctioned and already appear on the 2008-2009 UCI calendar. 

Promoters of the series stress that this is a concrete, guaranteed-to-happen series.  According to RAD Racing GP’s Jim Brown, “The series is made up of races with a proven track record.  They are the classic cyclocross races in North America.   The races are already on the UCI calendar, the financial backing for the series is already in place and the advertising has already been negotiated.” Brook Watts of Boulder Cup puts it a little more colorfully, “This isn’t one of those outrageous pie-in-the-sky plans that gets announced at InterBike and never materializes.  I don’t think anybody’s ever put together a National Series (in America) made up completely of successful already-existing races.  The plans for the North American Cyclocross Trophy aren’t contingent on anything.  It’s ready to go right now.  The series begins at the FSA Star Crossed on September 20, and it will have more prize money and more UCI points than any cyclocross series in North America.”

Money and international prestige are the foundation of the NACX Trophy, which was conceived from the start as a professional series.  “Top racers are interested in two things, money and points; and we’ve got more of both of them than anybody else in North America,” said Myles Romanow, long time promoter of cyclocross in the upscale Hamptons.  “It’s only July, and right now the series is already committed to race prizes in excess of $40,000 cash – plus appearance fees and an additional $7,000 in year-end cash bonuses for the top three season finishers in both the men’s and women’s divisions.  That’s all cash, not merchandise.  And we also offer more UCI points than any other series in America.  The Trophy offers more UCI points than any series in the world outside of Europe.” 

Cyclocross in America has experienced extraordinary growth in the past decade.  Nobody has had such long-standing and close-up perspective of that growth as Paul Boudreau, promoter of the Gran Prix of Gloucester in Massachusetts.  Affectionately nicknamed the “New England Worlds”, Gloucester has become one of those venues, like Wimbledon or Augusta, which defines its sport.  When asked how he expects the NACX Trophy Series to benefit his race and the sport in general, Boudreau just shrugged and replied in typically minimalist New England fashion, “The classic races.  The trophy.  The prize worth winning.  How could it not be great?”

For more information on the North American Cyclocross Trophy, contact Series Spokesman Terry Buchanan at 425-503-2333 or Media Coordinator Ken Getchell of SpectaSport LLC at KenG@SpectaSport.com. 

North American Cyclocross Trophy 2008 Schedule:

September 20:
FSA Star Crossed presented by Gerk’s Ski and Cycle - “The Twilight Floodlit Cyclocross Party”
King County’s Marymoor Park, Redmond Washington (C2)

September 21:
Rad Racing GP presented by Kona and FSA – “The Kona Knapptime Run-up”
Ft. Steilacoom Park, Lakewood Washington (C2)

October 10-11:
Gran Prix of Gloucester – “The New England Worlds”
Stage Fort Park, Gloucester Massachusetts (C2/C2)

November 1-2:
Boulder Cup – “The High-Altitude Classic”
Harlow Platts Park, Boulder Colorado (C2/C1)

November 22-23:
Whitmore’s Landscaping Super Cross Cup – “The Hamptons”
Southampton Youth Services Park, Southampton New York (C1/C1)

 

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July 11, 2008 BikeReg.com MABRAcross Prepares for 2008 ‘Cross Season

Press Contact Information:  SpectaSport LLC
Ken Getchell, kenmacpr@yahoo.com; 610-397-1950

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

July 11, 2008; Conshohocken, PA, USA:  The BikeReg.com MABRAcross Series has announced its upcoming seven-race program.  In a break with east-coast tradition, the 2008 BikeReg.com MABRAcross will utilize NASCAR-style scheduling with only one race each weekend.  According to MABRA Cyclocross Director Chip Sovek, “Occasional multi-race weekends are great, but if you do it too often you run the risk of diluting the anticipation for the series.  Most of our racers are amateurs and age-groupers with families and responsibilities outside of racing.  Instead of burning them out or making them pick and choose which weekends they can travel, we wanted to give them the opportunity to compete in every race of one of the country’s premier ‘cross series, and still have time to fix the house, do homework or have a recovery day.  Our goal is that more racers will sign on to race every race in the series.”

The BikeReg.com MABRAcross season kicks off with two of its signature events, the Ed Sander Memorial on September 28 and the Breast Cancer Awareness Cyclocross on October 4.  The heart of the season sees three races that have been very successful in their own right joining the BikeReg series, DCCX, Rockburn Cross and Virginia’s Urban Cross.  Rounding out the season will be two staples of the BikeReg.com MABRAcross Series on either side of the Thanksgiving Holiday: the appropriately named Tacchino Cicliocross (“tacchino” is Italian for “turkey”) and the MABRA Championships promoted by the family of U.S. Olympic Cycling Team member Bobby Lea.

For more information on all MABRA events, both road and cyclocross, see MABRA.org.

2008 BikeReg.com MABRAcross Schedule:

September 28, Ed Sander Memorial at Lilypons, Buckeystown Maryland
October 4, Breast Cancer Awareness Race, Hagerstown Maryland
October 26, DCCX, Washington DC
November 2, Rockburn Cross, Elkridge/Howard County Maryland
November 9, Urban Cross, Charlottesville Virginia
November 23, Tacchino Cicliocross, Leesburg Virginia
November 30, MABRA Cyclocross Championships, Taneytown Maryland

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July 6, 2008 - MAC ANNOUNCES EXPANDED 2008 CYCLOCROSS SCHEDULE

Series Going to “The Hamptons” for the First Time

 

Press Contact Information:  MAC Cyclocross Series
SpectaSport LLC; KenG@spectasport.com
Ken Getchell, Account Manager, 610-397-1950

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

July 7, 2008; Conshohocken, PA, USA:  While much of the cycling world’s attention is on the Tour de France, many U.S. racers are already looking forward to what, for many, has become the focal point of the racing year; cyclocross season.  In recent years the MAC Series has established itself as one of the most prominent cyclocross organizations in North America.  The series continues to grow with several new events joining MAC’s core group of legacy races this year, led by the event that caused one of the biggest buzzes of last year’s racing season: the two-day, double UCI C1 Whitmore’s Landscaping Super Cross Cup in “the Hamptons”.  Promoter Myles Romanow’s race featured World Champion Erwin Vervecken and the world’s largest purse for a woman’s cyclocross race last year. And, though he has not yet made any statements concerning his plans for this year’s race weekend, Romanow was seen talking to many top-tier racers at January’s World Championships in Treviso, Italy.

The new-look MAC schedule starts with an entirely new opening weekend in September.  Baltimore’s early-season Charm City Cyclocross, which traditionally boasts one of the largest entries in the Mid-Atlantic region, switches series to join MAC this year as part of an opening weekend pairing with a new UCI race, the Nittany Lion Cyclocross, in the bike racing Mecca of Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley. 

2008 also sees the return of MAC cyclocross racing to Maryland’s legendary Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area near Newark Delaware.  One of the east’s finest Mountain Bike Riding facilities, Fair Hill was also a staple on the MAC calendar during the series’ formative years.  After a successful test event last year, MAC Cyclocross will make its long-awaited return to Fair Hill’s well-appointed Equestrian Center on the first of November.

 

2008 MAC Cyclocross Series Schedule:

9/20: Nittany Lion Cyclocross, Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania (UCI C2)
9/21: Charm City Cyclocross, Baltimore, Maryland
10/18: Cyclocross at Granogue, Granogue Estate (Wilmington) Delaware (UCI C1)
10/19: Wissahickon Cyclocross, Ludwig’s Corner (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania (UCI C2)
11/1: Fair Hill Cyclocross, Fair Hill Maryland (Newark Delaware)
11/8: Beacon Cross, Bridgeton, New Jersey
11/9: HPCX, Jamesburg, New Jersey
11/22: Whitmore’s Landscaping Super Cross Cup #1
Southampton “the Hamptons” New York Day (UCI C1)
11/23: Whitmore’s Landscaping Super Cross Cup #2
Southampton “the Hamptons” New York Day (UCI C1)
12/7: Capital Cross Classic, Reston, Virginia (Washington DC) (UCI C2)

For more information, see the series website at www.midatlanticcross.com.

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