The USA Elite Track National Championships, which began on Wednesday, wrap up this weekend. The first two National Championship jerseys went to Taylor Phinney and Michael Blatchford, winners of the Kilo and 250-Meter Time Trial, respectively. Phinney, riding in his Garmin-Chipotle gear for perhaps the last time, beat the next closest competitor by more than 2 seconds. He is slated to ride for Astana’s U23 team in 2009.Several more jerseys will be awarded today to both the men and women.
October 3 - Men: Individual pursuit, Sprint semifinal, final, Scratch race final; Women: Individual pursuit, Keirin, Scratch race final
October 4 - Men: Points race, Keirin; Women: Sprint
October 5 - Men: Madison, Team Sprint; Women: Points race, Team Sprint
The cyclocross season is now in full swing. Consult the listings below to find an event to watch or participate in this weekend.
10/04/2008
Omaha Cyclocross Weekend 1 and 2
Bellevue, NE
Cam-Rock Cyclocross
Cambridge, WI
Capcity Cross #4 Lobdell Reserve
Alexandria, OH
Team Fremont/SugarCRM Calavares TT
Sunol, CA Time Trial
10/05/2008
Ohio State Road Racing ChampionshipsWaynesville, OH Road Race
Lightning Cross
Costa Mesa, CA
Leroy Township Cyclocross
Painesville, OH
Hudson Riverfront Cyclocross
Hudson, WI
Hopkins Cross
DeKalb, IL
Can't Wait Till Cross Starts Race #2
Winston Salem, NC
Sacramento Cyclocross-Vacaville
Sacramento, CA
Stony Creek CX
Shelby Twp, MI
WCA - Planet Bike Cyclocross Race #4
Delafield, WI
For results and photos of some of the races above, click through to Truesport.com.
Around the Bend
For those in the Chicagoland area, you have the opportunity to learn more about the "techniques of fueling for a successful cross season, including cooler weather hydration and fuel replacement during training, training and recovery nutrition, and nutrition race day preparation starting 24 hours before your start," from nationally recognized nutritionist Monique Ryan, MS, RD, LDN.
Monique has over twenty-four years of professional experience. She is founder of Personal Nutrition Designs, a nutrition consulting company based in the Chicago area. Started in 1992, Personal Nutrition Designs provides nutrition programs for diverse groups of people with an emphasis on long-term follow-up and support programming. Monique has developed thousands of nutrition plans for clients in the areas of sports nutrition, weight management, women's health, eating disorder recovery, various medical and health concerns, and disease prevention and wellness. She provides her clients with practical cutting edge nutrition information based on current scientific research.
High Octane Fuel For Cyclocross - Tuesday, October 7
For more races in the upcoming week, see below.
10/07/2008- 10/10/2008
Huntsman World Senior Games-ROAD
St George, UT Hill
10/11/2008
Java Johnny's - Lionhearts Cyclocross
Middletown, OH
Richmond Festival of Cross
Richmond, VA
Iron Cross Lite
Gardners, PA
San Jose Gran Prix-Ed Steffani Memorial
Hellyer Park, CA
10/12/2008
Urban Cyclocross Series
Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Bio Wheels/United Dairy Farmers UCI Cyclo Cross
Fairfield, OH
Psycho Cross 2008
Hawthorn Woods, IL
More from Interbike
Although it concluded a week ago, look out for more stories, reviews, photos and race write-ups from Interbike in the next few days. Enjoy the weekend!
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