OBRA
For Immediate Release
November 7, 2005
www.crosscrusade.com
Contact: Gary Medley
Medley Communications
503–239–3948
garymedley@comcast.net


River City Bicycles Cross Crusade Moves to
Barton Park in Clackamas County for Round 5


PORTLAND, Ore. – More than 500 Pacific Northwest cyclocross racers will return to the wilds of Clackamas County this Sunday, November 13, at Barton Park for Round 5 of the ever-popular River City Bicycles Cross Crusade – the largest participatory cyclocross series in the world. In October, Round 3 of the Cross Crusaders took place at Scouters' Mountain, also in Clackamas County.

Read the entire race flyer: www.crosscrusade.com/flyers/2005/november_13.html Competition starts at 9 a.m. and continues all day, with the Women's Category A race at 1:10 p.m., and the Men's Category A race at 2 p.m. Barton Park is located just off of Hwy. 224, approximately 9.8 miles east of Clackamas on the Clackamas River.

Participation in this year's River City Bicycles Cross Crusade has set records, most notably the Crusade's Cannondale Stumptown Cyclocross Classic at Alpenrose Dairy in October that drew an astounding turnout of 760 racers, making it the biggest cyclocross race ever held on U.S. soil. Entries for the other Crusade races have topped 550.

The long-running success of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade – this is its 14th year – has firmly established the Northwest as the country's most popular region for cyclocross. Each round of the Cross Crusade offers 16 classes of competition, from elite men and women to masters and junior categories. Races vary from 30 to 60 minutes, depending on the class. The series, sanctioned by the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association, will pay out more than $20,000 in prize money plus merchandise.

Cyclocross bike racing is a specialized form of cycling competition, one that requires riders to race on a closed-loop circuit, over grass, pavement, gravel, and mud, with barriers and steep run-ups mixed in for additional challenges. Cyclocross requires special techniques and fitness – dismounting the bike at speed, running, carrying the bike over barriers, shouldering it up hills, and maintaining speed through turns and over uneven, muddy terrain. Plus, the pace is frenetic, with little time to rest and less opportunity for "slipstreaming," as in road races.

The remaining River City Cross Crusade schedule is as follows: Race 5 – November 13, Barton Park; Race 6 – November 20, District Cyclocross Championships, Estacada Timber Park.

The Cross Crusade is organized and promoted by Club Vivo, 4409 SW Dosch Road, Portland, OR 97201, 503-806-6943. For complete information on the River City Cross Crusade, visit www.crosscrusade.com. Racers can register in advance at www.athleteslounge.com. Learn more about the Cross Crusade and all types of bicycle racing in Oregon at www.obra.org, site of the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association.

Contact Us
Copyright © 2008 Oregon Bicycle Racing Association