Organizers of the Cincinnati International Cyclocross Festival have announced that Olympian and multi-time mountain bike and cyclocross champion Georgia Gould will be competing at all three races of the Festival from October 10 through 12. She will join Katie Compton in a renewal of their years-long duel for supremacy of the Elite Women’s division.
Specialized Bicycle Components has backed the expansion program of the Northern California High School Mountain Bike Racing League, which has recently created a Southern California league and is now drawing up plans for state-oriented high school cycling leagues across the USA. Mike Sinyard, the founder and owner of Specialized, said, "Getting kids on bikes is a personal passion of mine and a goal of the Specialized Fund. High school mountain bike racing is a fun way for kids to accrue health benefits, learn self-discipline, and foster camaraderie. We are honored
Bicycle manufacturers, retailers, advocacy groups and industry guests were optimistic about the market and its future as they gathered in Las Vegas during Sept. 22-26, for the industry's leading business-to-business event, the 2008 Interbike Outdoor Demo and International Bicycle Expo.
Following a record turnout last week, the BikeReg.com MABRAcross series continues this Saturday, October 4 with the 5th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Cyclocross Challenge at the Hagerstown (Maryland) Fairgrounds. Promoted by Antietam Velo Club/Team Hagerstown-Washington County, the beneficiary of Saturday’s race is Breast Cancer Awareness of the Cumberland Valley (www.bcacv.org), which last year received $3,500 from the race. This year, with additional assistance from sponsors Hagerstown Trust, Landmark Equipment, Clif Bar and DeFeet, the organizers are predicting a significant increa
Santa Cruz Bicycles has signed on as the title sponsor for the 2008-2009 NCNCA Cup and will be offering up 3 Santa Cruz Stigmata frames to lucky winners at the series finale on Jan. 4th. Timbuk2 Designs has also graciously kicked in custom NCNCA Cup embroidered messenger bags for series winners in all categories.
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