VERGE NECCS HEATS UP IN NOVEMBER

VERGE NECCS HEATS UP IN NOVEMBER
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 3, 2009
CONTACT:
Jeff Bramhall
Media Coordinator, Verge New England Championship Cyclo-Cross Series
(617) 669-5056
jeffrey.bramhall@gmail.com
 
The domestic cyclocross season begins its home stretch this weekend with the
19th annual Cycle-Smart International at Look Park in Northampton,
Massachusetts. Many of the fields in the New England Championship
Cyclo-Cross Series are still too close for breathing room, while others have
some top-notch riders playing catch-up.

The Elite Men’s field has been dominated thus far by Richard Sachs/RGM/Radix
rider Dan Timmerman who picked up victories in rounds one and two in Vermont
and solidified his position on top by sweeping rounds seven and eight in New
Gloucester, Maine. He holds a substantial lead over U-23 leader Luke Keough
(Team Champion System), fellow Sachs rider Josh Dillon and Tim Johnson
(Cannondale/cyclocrossworld.com <http://cyclocrossworld.com/>)

At the top of the Elite Women’s field is MM Racing’s Maureen Bruno-Roy whose
consistency has given her an edge over second place Natasha Elliott
(Garneau/Club Chassures/Ogilvy). Each has three wins in the first eight
rounds, but Elliott’s absence from the Providence Festival of Cyclocross has
cost her dearly.

Like the Elite Men, the U-19 field has splintered, leaving CL
Noonan/KAM/Coast to Coast racer Jesse Keough on top with Joshua Lehmann
(Sunapee/S&W/Continental Paving) and Nate Morse (Clif Bar Development
Cyclocross Team) fighting to get back in the race.

Perhaps the most exciting battle of all has been in the Masters 35+ field
where Roger Aspholm (Westwood Velo), Johnny Bold (Corner Cycle) and Kevin
Hines (Corner Cycle) have been trading blows all season. Seven of the eight
victories and 20 of the 24 podium spots have gone to one of these three.
With three weekends left in the series, the three are separated by only
twenty points with Aspholm on top, Bold ten points back in second and Hines
in third.

Austin Vincent (CL Noonan/KAM/Coast to Coast) and Peter Goguen (Minuteman
Road Club) are vying for the top slot in the U-15 Cub Juniors field. These
two have locked up the top two steps on the podium in each race this season
with Vincent taking the top step five times to Goguen’s three.

A reminder about registration for the Cycle-Smart International, many fields
are nearing closure with some already reaching capacity and there is no
day-of registration. Pre-registration can be found online at
http://www.bikereg.com/events/Register.asp?EventID=9486. Registration will
close on Thursday at 5:00 PM ET.

The first ever Cycle-Smart Pick Up Party hosted by New England Bicycle
Consulting will take place at Cycle-Smart Headquarters in Easthampton, just
four miles from downtown Northampton from 6 until 9 on Friday night. This
event will be a low-key celebration of the great sport that is cyclocross
and the close-knit community that it fosters. There will be beer, snacks,
drinks, music, pro racers and numbers to pick up. The party is free and all
are welcome. "Come drink beer, talk to people, get numbers, and get dirty."

Details and directions are here:
http://www.cycle-smart.com/events/neccs/schedule/csi/news/2009/11/04/cycle-smart-pick-up-party-directions

 

The Verge New England Championship Cyclo-Cross Series will be contested over
7 weekends in 2009, starting with the New England Cross-toberfest of
Cycling:  3 straight weekends of UCI calendar racing to be held in Williston
VT, Gloucester MA, and Providence RI.  After a weekend of much needed rest,
the series will continue with stops in New Gloucester ME on Oct 24,
Northampton MA on Nov 7, Sterling MA on Nov 28, and the series finale in
Warwick RI on Dec 5.  This year series is generously supported by Verge
Sport, makers of fine cycling clothing and products since 1993; by
Cycle-Smart, purveyors of personalized cycling coaching and solutions for
riders across the country; by BikeReg.com, the official online registration
service of the NECCS; by Paul Weiss Photo/Video, the official photographer
of the NECCS, by October Handmade Bicycles, and by Ryders Eyewear.  You can
visit these sponsors and get more information on the series by going to the
web at http://www.cycle-smart.com/neccs.