Press Release 11.02.2006

 

PA State Cyclocross Championships
Carlisle, PA

CARLISLE FAIRGROUNDS TO HOST THE SUTLIFF HUMMER PENNSYLVANIA STATE CYCLOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS

November 02, 2006

Top-flight cyclocross returns to South-Central Pennsylvania on Saturday, November 25 with the running of the 2006 Sutliff Hummer Pennsylvania State Cyclocross Championships at the Carlisle Fairgrounds in Carlisle. Organized by Yellow Breeches Racing, the event will crown state champions in a dozen categories racing in five individual events. Also on tap is the “Lil’ Belgians” kids race and the second running of the non-championship Sutliff Hummer Cyclocross Relay.

These are open championships, so anybody from anywhere is able to compete. And, while there are race awards as well as state champion awards, only Pennsylvania residents are eligible to be named “state champion”. That shouldn’t diminish the competition because Pennsylvania is a hotbed in the thriving Mid-Atlantic cyclocross scene. The state hosts races for both the Verge MAC and BikeReg.com MABRAcross series, as well as a number of high-quality independent races, so there is a very deep well of competitors anxious to win the title of “Sutliff Hummer Pennsylvania State Champion”.

The featured event will be the non-championship Sutliff Hummer Team Relay race that follows the individual championship races. A unique race, the cyclocross relay race debuted at last year’s championships and was such a huge hit that there was no doubt that it would be reprised for this year’s Sutliff Hummer Pennsylvania State Cyclocross Championships. A slightly shorter race than last year, the eight-lap race will be contested by four-person teams comprised of an Elite Man, B-Man and Master teamed with either a Woman or Junior racer. Since every lap is done at first-lap intensity, and there is no prescribed start order for the different riders, the Sutliff Hummer Team Relay promises to be a fast, entertaining event, even without hijinks. But just to add to the fun, the promoters have announced that “Kudos, praise, and exultation (not to mention full entry payback) will be given to those teams who best express individuality, imagination, and ambition via costumes, chants, and other imaginative schemes as picked by means of a judging panel of peers.”.

For more information on the 2006 Sutliff Hummer Pennsylvania State Cyclocross Championships, see both BikeReg.com (www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=3904) and the official event website at www.freewebs.com/bikeit91.