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 The second weekend of the USGP of Cyclocross rolls into Mercer County Park on November 17th and 18th where the racers will face both a course desinged by CyclocrossWorld.com's Stu Thorne and the always-strong fields of the Mid-Atlantic region.
Once again Clif Bar will present it's
Kids' Cross Clinic with Danny Summerhill, Ben Turner and National Team Coach
Geoff Proctor on Friday from 3:30 - 4:30 pm at the race venue. We follow that up with a Race Number Presentation taking place at Knapp's Cyclery from 6:00pm - 9:00pm. It's a great chance to meet your favorite Pro and check out some great gear at the same time!
For those seeking an extra dose of actitivty, Saturday's schedule features a 5K Run presented by the Running Company with proceeds benefitting the Young Survivial Coalition (www.youngsurvival.org). Then stick around, shop the Expo, check out the race action and grab some tasty snacks and a cold Stella Artois! Racing action begins at 8:30am on both Saturday and Sunday with the Pro Action beginning at 1:45 pm each day.
Please note that there will be a $3 per car parking charge in effect on Saturday and Sunday.
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Course designer, CyclocrossWorld.com's very own Stu Thorne, says about the Mercer venue:
This is a course for the powerful racers. The first turn after the start will be critical and it leads into a long, slow grind into the false flats on far-side of the course. The sand pits - three in a row - are long and favor the strongest, technical riders. On the final lap, the race could turn on a strategic run through the pits. The pit is located fairly close to the finish and right before the fly-over. The person who gets a good bike change in the pits would be positioned well for the last trip over the fly-over, into the technical section along the lake into the final gravelly turn onto the long up-hill sprint to the finish.
In general, with the fly-over, sand and grass there is more than enough on offer on this course to make it very interesting! Throw in the strong winds coming off the lake and we're in for a great weekend of racing.
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