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Cyclocross Alive and Kicking Despite Economy

The Zipp OVCX Cyclocross Tour already appears to be headed toward record-busting attendance numbers for the 2010 season. Despite a nationwide trend of competitors waiting later to preregister, promoters for September’s two-day Kings Cross CX Weekend and October’s three-day Cincinnati UCI Festival report that pre-registration statistics for their events continue to show a 100% increase in entries over the same …

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Harbin Park Cyclocross Pre-registration up 100%!

With just over six weeks to go until the Cincinnati UCI3 cyclocross weekend, pre-registration numbers are holding steady at 100% improvement over 2009.  The biggest hikes are with the women’s 3/4 categories, which are up over 200%.  Are the women’s fields going to trend higher all fall cx season?   We’re excited to find out. On a related matter, the Katie …

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Zipp OVCX’s Red Hot 2010 Schedule

April 26, 2010; Conshohocken, PA, USA: The Zipp OVCX Cyclocross Tour has released a 2010 race schedule that is long on tradition, but with a heightened sense of significance. “I think this schedule will establish the Ohio Valley as a bonafide, red-hotbed of ‘cross,” said Zipp OVCX Director Mitch Graham. “There are only eight UCI C1 races in the U.S. …

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Cincinnati UCI3 Cyclocross Festival Set for October 8-10

After an exciting (and muddy!) 2009 UCI3 Festival set attendance records across the board for cyclocross in Ohio, planning for the 2010 Festival is already underway.  The 3 fantastic venues at Devou Park,  Sunset Park, and Harbin Park are back, so set your calendars for October 8-10! Devou Park UCI C2 – Friday October 10 Java Johnnys UCI C2 – …

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Ohio Valley Cross Scene Witnesses Continued Growth

The halfway point of the 2006 Ohio Valley Cyclo-Cross Series has recently come and gone, and promoters in the first half of the series are seeing 10-20% growth at their races over last year. What is the cause? Word is getting out to how much fun it is. The Arrowhead Farm Cyclo-Cross in Milford, Ohio was the sixth stop on …

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OVCX #3, results and pic’s from the Harbin Halloween Hoot

OVCX #3, results and pic’s from the Harbin Halloween Hoot Another great day at the races…. The angel of cyclocross gave us another day of beautiful weather!  Over 65 riders came out to race on a “backwards” course at Harbin Park. Up the pavement, into a headwind, around the water tower, through the woods, down the sled run, across the …

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