The Cross Crusade is cyclo-cross race series based in Portland, Oregon held over an eight week period during the months of October and November. Cyclo-cross (sometimes cyclocross, CX, cyclo-X or ' cross) is a form of Bicycle racing. Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. As of 2005, the series was the largest cyclo-cross series in the US. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [1] Currently in its 14th season,[2] the 2006 series consists of six races plus the U. S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross final (a Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) sanctioned event). Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI is a Cycling association that oversees competitive cycling events internationally The Cross Crusade began hosting UCI-sanctioned events as part of the series in 2002.
References
- ^ Medley, Gary (October 14, 2005) Cannondale Stumptown Cyclocross Classic Sets Record... Oregon Bicycle Racing Association
- ^ Brian Witty (October 2003) Vervecken and Dunlap Storm Away from Fields at Muddy Cannondale Stumptown Classic CyclingNews. com
External links
- Official Website
- "Mud, Sweat And Gears - How the once-obscure sport of cyclocross has exploded in Portland" Angela Valdez, Willamette Week, 11/6/2005 http://www.wweek.com/editorial/3201/6934/
- "Cross Crusade Moves to Horning’s Hideout; 700+ Riders Expected Again" http://www.cyclocrossworld.com/News.cfm?Action=Edit&MenuKey=14&theKey=831&ShowDisabled=0
- "Cyclocross Is Colorful. Mud-Colored, That Is. " Oakley Brooks. NY Times. 11/25/06. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/25/sports/othersports/25outdoors.html?ex=1165122000&en=192117d95f87f53e&ei=5070&emc=eta1
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