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PCA Email: BAR Season Ends With Masters State TT, 2009 Elite State Criterium Cha
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David Mitchell
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Sep 16, 2009 08:30 PDT
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BAR Season Ends With Masters State TT
The PA State Championship road events wrap up on Saturday with the Pine Gro=
ve Furnace TT (http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=3D8496). =
This race has served as the master=E2=80=99s state TT for many years and th=
e folks at South Mountain Velo do a great job year in and year out. After m=
edals and double BAR points (scored today) were awarded at the Yuasa Right =
from the Start Criterium (Elite Championship) last Sunday the women, men=E2=
=80=99s 3-4, and juniors 10-12 BAR competitions have concluded for 2009. Wh=
ile the tide will turn toward a focus on cyclo cross the TT and G20 Summit =
Prologue & Criterium (http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=3D=
9329) in WPA highlight the staying power of a road season that runs from Ma=
rch to September. Best of luck this weekend to all and thank you for making=
the 2009 PA BAR season a great success!
2009 Elite State Criterium Champions
Congratulations to the winners at the Elite State Criterium this past Sunda=
y at the Yuasa race and special thanks to Mike Miller (Team Alliance Enviro=
nmental) who promoted races on back to back weekends and to those of us who=
=E2=80=99ve promoted events that=E2=80=99s a tall task. Great job Mike!
Elite Men: Ryan DeWald (Battley Harley-Davidson/Sonoma)
Men 3: Charles Hanlon (Guys Racing)
Men 4: Michael Egan (Cadence)
Men 5: Taylor Lantz
Elite Women: Cassandra King (Tri State Velo)
Women 3: Thea Parent (Human Zoom Cycling)
Women 4: Hannah Hayduk (Team Alliance Environmental)
BAR Scoring for the Masters State TT (Men Masters Only)
A reminder as to the race format and PA BAR points scoring for Saturday=E2=
=80=99s master=E2=80=99s state TT. The categories are age graded by 5 year =
increments. How will the PCA score BAR points you ask? The results from th=
e two age groups that comprise the BAR categories (35+ [35-39] & [40-44], 4=
5+ [45-49] & [50-54], 55+ [55-59] & [60-64], 65+ [65-69] & [70+]) will be c=
ombined and points will be scored accordingly. If you have any questions pl=
ease drop me a line. Thanks.
PCA Awards Banquet
The 2009 PCA Awards Banquet will take place on Sunday October 11th from 5 P=
M to 9 PM at the Victory Brewing Company (http://www.victorybeer.com/) in D=
owningtown. The banquet cost will be approximately $5 per person. There are=
two payment options, pay at the door (bring plenty of $5 bills for change)=
or use the following BikeReg site http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.a=
sp?eventid=3D9344. Please RSVP to me if you can join us for this gala (you=
r BikeReg acknowledgment will serve as the RSVP). I am hoping to see you th=
ere for what should great fun for all.
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PA Cross Series
The sport of cyclo cross has grown tremendously the last decade plus. I sta=
rted racing cross in the last 90=E2=80=99s on a road bike with standard bra=
kes that got so mucked up with mud that I had to stop almost every lap and =
clean the brakes. In fact I remember having trouble finding a bike shop tha=
t carried cross tires. Many of the 35+ events I raced in had no more than 5=
to 7 riders so I was guaranteed a good placing with less than desired cros=
s skills. When I went to Baltimore for cross nationals in 2001 I finished 6=
4th in the 40-44 event and the B race has 142 starters. My skills aside PA =
Cross Coordinator Mike Hebe has been the catalyst of the resurrection of th=
e PA Cross Series and it continues to grow. The schedule of the PA Cross Se=
ries is detailed below. If you like cross please support this series by rac=
ing or volunteering:
9/26 =E2=80=93 Whirly Bird Cross (http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.as=
p?eventid=3D9172)=20
10/10 =E2=80=93 Iron Cross Lite (http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp=
?eventid=3D9066)=20
10/24 =E2=80=93 Murrysville Cross (http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.a=
sp?eventid=3D9178)=20
11/8 =E2=80=93 Ciclismo Cross
11/14 =E2=80=93 TBD
11/15 - TBD
11/28 =E2=80=93 PA State Championships (Site TBD)
11/29 =E2=80=93 Phelps Cross
12/5 =E2=80=93 Carlisle Cross
*** Promoters please let me know if this schedule is not correct. Riders yo=
u can see cross race information on the PCA web site under the Calendar (ht=
tp://www.pacycling.org/calendar/) and the Cross page (http://www.pacycling.=
org/cx/)=20
Road and Cross Races =E2=80=93 A Two Week Window
Races the weekend of September 19th and 20th =20
Saturday - September 19th =20
Pine Grove Furnace Pa. Masters State Championship TT (South Mountain Velo) =
***** PA BAR Event/State Championship **** M1-2-3, M4, M5, Masters 35+ to 7=
0+ by 5 year age groups, JB/JG 13-18, and Tandems=20
http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=3D8496
G20 Summit Prologue & Criterium (Pro Bikes & Cozza Enterprises) M/W/Jrs Pro=
logue and M4-5, Women, Juniors, and M1-2-3 (40+ scored separately) for the =
Criterium
http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=3D9329
Nittany Lion Cross UCI C2 - MAC SERIES Race #1 (Gotham Cyclists =E2=80=93 N=
EMO) Various Categories=20
http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=3D7485
Races the weekend of September 26th and 27th =20
Saturday - September 26th =20
WhirlyBird 'Cross at Bryn Athyn College (PACX Series Race #1) (Gotham Cycli=
sts =E2=80=93 NEMO) ** PA Cross Series ** Various Categories=20
http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=3D9172
Final Words=20
The weather is cooling off but the racing remains hot. There is little down=
time for riders who race on the road/track from March to September then tr=
ansition to cross which runs through December. When you have a moment, thin=
k about what you love about racing. Think about what you would change if yo=
u had the opportunity. As I have said many times the PCA is only as strong =
as its membership and we (PCA) are blessed with some a tremendously dedicat=
ed membership base. If you have some ideas on how to enhance your racing ex=
perience please let me know. Before you know it you=E2=80=99ll be racing fo=
r 2010 road and track BAR points.=20
Ride safe this weekend and always!
David H. Mitchell
Hershey Cancer Institute =E2=80=93 GPOA - Cannondale
President - Pennsylvania Cycling Association (www.pacycling.org)=20
215-284-2339
pcapr-@verizon.net
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