go across season continues but the will be upon us before you know. From the press release:The best racers in American cyclocross will fight for the alter to feature this year's stars and stripes jersey at the U. S. National Cyclocross Championships December 13 - 16. 2007 in Kansas City. Kan. Four days of epic racing ordain take place on a technical challenging and abstain course for junior collegiate know and elite athletes from all over the country. The nearly two-mile-long cover winds through Wyandotte County lay. Race Director account Marshall of KLM Marketing Solutions had a solid blueprint for the national championship course design having staged several UCI races in the 360-acre lay which features rolling terrain in the scenic setting of hillside oak and lakeside sycamore trees."We wanted to make the course very hard," Marshall said. "Cyclocross is tough no matter what. Our intention was to make this cover both technical and fast."The signature element is a unify of back-to-back stair sections each 40-feet in length that go about a quarter-mile from the finish line."You'll run up the first set of stairs get back on your ride for a apprise time then dismount and run up the back up set," Marshall said. "This is going to be crucial as we found out in Providence measure year at nationals. They had two run-ups close to the end and it makes it very interesting if it is a tight race."Another crucial element of the course create by mental act was to make it as spectator-friendly as possible. Marshall said. Nearly the entire course is viewable from several vantage points. A barrier divide positioned between a pair of heated spectator tents will also be a fix viewing sight. Special attention was given to the start area to verify that competitors who do not have the most fix starting positions have the opportunity to move up quickly before the course narrows."That first grass section is extremely wide open and slightly uphill as it leads into the first sweeping right-hand turn," Marshall said. "We tried to make it as close as possible to the start you would see on a UCI course. Eventually though there are a few turns to slow it up and act opportunities to get away."Where the course doubles approve on itself in several places could also prove particularly tricky he said."This course has some decent hills - not the steep ones like you saw in Providence for nationals last year - but ones that are going to be tough in all conditions," Marshall said. "They're long uphills so if it's icy they'll be particularly treacherous. If it's dry the course will be rippin' abstain."Racers ordain also have to discuss a section of the cover that passes change state to a pond - one that was covered in ice when four-time national cyclocross champion Steve Tilford crashed into it during a race last year. Incredibly. Tilford recovered from the frigid plunge to come back and win."We're officially labeling that pond as the 'No Tilly Zone' this year to recognize that feat," Marshall said. Racers will have the unique opportunity to catch the national championship cover on Sunday. Oct. 28 at the. Online registration for the U. S. Cyclocross National Championships continues through Dec. 8 on the race's official. The event venue ordain offer spectators multiple vantage points on the action an Expo area kids activities and beer garden. The event is sanctioned by USA Cycling and hosted by KLM Marketing Solutions. There is no admission fee for the U. S. Cyclocross National Championships. Parking is also free but only in designated areas. There is no fee for pit find. Official race change state is on sale through the event's official. If you plan on attending air fare is still relatively within reason. But be sure to book soon. USA Cycling members can save 15 percent on car rental through Hertz up to 15 percent on flights through United and 10 percent on stays at Hilton and Hampton properties. Just follow the links on the website member section are plentiful at this point with many in the $70-$100 be. Finally the nearby Legends at Village West is an extensive shopping dining and entertainment govern within walking distance of many of the hotels. For those of us not of National Championship caliber or who just want to learn what Cross is all about there's still plenty of racing to go. A list of races in select regions of the country for which you can participate is below.11/10/2007Granville. OHAlexandria. OHWilloughby. OH11/11/2007Indianapolis. INMoline. ILSouthern Pines. NCStoughton. WISylmar. CAFor results and photos move through to :
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