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Weekend in Washington launches the North American Cyclocross Trophy series.

This weekend's Full Speed Ahead Star Crossed presented by Gerk's Ski and Cycle and the Rad Racing GP presented by FSA and Kona opens the North American Cyclocross Trophy with an impressive field. Current National champ Tim Johnson (Cyclocrossworld.com/Cannondale) will be met at the start line by '06 champion, Ryan Trebon (Kona) and '05 champion and Olympian Todd Wells (GT). Wells, who raced the Beijing mountain bike race, is on top form after finishing fifth in the cross-country at the Canberra, Australia, mountain bike World Cup on August 30th.

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This weekend’s Full Speed Ahead Star Crossed presented by Gerk’s Ski and Cycle and the Rad Racing GP presented by FSA and Kona opens the North American Cyclocross Trophy with an impressive field.

Current National champ Tim Johnson (Cyclocrossworld.com/Cannondale) will be met at the start line by ’06 champion, Ryan Trebon (Kona) and ’05 champion and Olympian Todd Wells (GT).

Wells, who raced the Beijing mountain bike race, is on top form after finishing fifth in the cross-country at the Canberra, Australia, mountain bike World Cup on August 30th.

Trebon also should be ready to put the pressure on Johnson as defending USGP of Cyclocross and CrossVegas champ. Current National Cross-Country champ and Olympian Adam Craig (Giant) will add a bit of speed to the race.

Former Star Crossed winners and Carl Decker (Giant) and Andy Jacques-Mayne (Specialized/KMC pb Cal Giant) have confirmed attendance along with Joachim Parbo, who is two-time Danish cyclocross champion and past Star Crossed and Rad Racing competitor.

The North American Cyclocross Trophy debuts this fall and includes the Gran Prix of Gloucester (Massachusetts), The Boulder (Colorado) Cup, and the Whitmore’s Landscaping Super Cross Cup, on Long Island, New York. The series is offering $7,000 in year-end cash bonuses for the top three season finishers in the men’s and women’s divisions.