FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Region’s Best Set to Take Flight at Washington State Cyclocross Championship
SEATTLE, WA – October 12, 2011 – The 2011 edition of the WSBA Washington State Cyclocross Championship is coming to the Arlington Airport Park in Arlington, WA, Sunday December 4. The new venue will be adjacent to the Arlington Airport, home of annual experimental airplane fly-in events, and offers plenty of wide open space with lots of challenges for this off-road cycling event. The championship course is a “mixture of fast, slow, wide open speed, tight slow technical turns, mud bog, deeeeep grass run, ginormous sand pit, and roots!” according to course designers and Cycle U – PopCap Cyclocross Team racers Chad and Kristi Berg.
Bikesport Racing and its sponsor Bikesport bicycle shop in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood are the organizing force behind the event, with support from 20/20 Fuel Cycling, the WSBA, and the cyclocross community in general. Proceeds from the event will support Bike Works: A non-profit organization focused on empowering youth in underserved neighborhoods in southeast Seattle through a variety of mentoring programs and innovative riding opportunities.
Races begin at 9:15 am and continue through mid-afternoon, with award ceremonies after each race. Spectators are encouraged to bring cowbells, rubber boots and cameras. For more information and regular updates, visit the race page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/WAstateCXchampionship and follow the race on Twitter at “waStatesCX”.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
About Cyclocross Racing:
Fast paced starts, technical downhills, mounting and remounting the bike through and over barriers such as artificial cyclocross barriers, sand pits and staircases, make cyclocross racing a fast paced, hard-nosed change of pace for riders. Ridden on bikes similar in appearance to road racing bikes but with nobby tires and other modifications to suit the conditions, cyclocross races are usually 30-60 minutes of hard charging, fast as you can maneuvering around a course that takes anywhere from 7-12 minutes to complete. Conditions are frequently rainy, muddy or even snowy making each passing lap a new adventure in bike handling skills.
About BikeWorks:
Bike Works builds sustainable communities by educating youth and promoting bicycling. For more than a decade the non-profit organization has worked to educate and empower youth, make bicycling accessible and affordable to to people from all walks of life, and promote sustainable transportation and environmental stewardship.. Learn more about Bike Works at www.bikeworks.org.
About Bikesport Racing Team/Market Street Cycling:
Market Street Cycling, racing under the banner Bikesport Racing Team, is a Washington non-profit bicycle racing team with a mission of promoting cycling. More information can be found at http://marketstreetcycling.org/
About the WSBA:
The Washington State Bicycle Association (WSBA) is 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation whose purpose is to promote the sport of bicycle racing as the USA Cycling local association for the state of Washington and to promote and support other bicycle racing events in the state of Washington. Learn more about the WSBA at www.wsbaracing.com.
About 20/20 Fuel Cycling:
20/20 Fuel Cyclocross team was created to carry on the true spirit of cyclocross, a spirit of teamwork, pure sport, muddiness, and love for the tradition of cycling. For more information see http://2020fuel.com/