“Two” Much Talent in BikeReg.com MABRAcross Series
: Looking at the final standings of the 2008 BikeReg.com MABRAcross Series, one might thing that the MABRA organizers had offered a two-for-one coupon. Nearly every champion doubled-up in some fashion, proving that the BikeReg.com MABRAcross has “two” much talent.

MAC Powered by SRAM Cycling Titles to be Decided in Reston
The MAC Powered by SRAM Cyclocross Series brings a record-setting year to a close with an internationally ranked race at Reston Virginia’s Lake Fairfax Park this Sunday, December 7. The Capital Cross Classic presented by The Bike Lane is the MAC’s traditional end-of-the-year curtain closer, and once again nationwide outdoors retailer REI has once again sponsored the Women’s Elite race, while SRAM has taken on the title role of the Elite Men’s race.

LAST DANCE FOR MAC

Points Standings (as of 12.1.08) .pdf (download pdf)

BICYCLE RACING’S RECIPE FOR EXCITEMENT
The Capital Cross Classic presented by The Bike Lane in Reston’s Lake Fairfax Park is the final round of the 2008 MAC Powered by SRAM Cyclocross Series.

MABRA’s SEASON & SINGLE-DAY CHAMPIONS
“We’re a small town with a big-time course!” So says Tracy Lea, promoter of this coming Sunday’s (November 30) MABRA Cyclocross Championships in Taneytown Maryland.

FAST TURKEYS AT TACCHINO
Weston Schempf and Betsy Shogren turned in strong performances to win the Men’s and Women’s 1-2-3 classes at the Squadra Coppi Tacchino Ciclocross (i.e.: “Turkey Cyclocross”) on Sunday at Ida Lee Park in Leesburg, Virginia.

Cyclocross Bike Racing Returning to Reston this Autumn
No sport in America is growing faster than the bicycle racing sport of cyclocross. On Sunday, December 7, the MAC Powered by SRAM Cyclocross Series, one of the richest and most internationally influential cyclocross series in America, returns to Lake Fairfax Park in Reston Virginia for the Capital Cross Classic presented by The Bike Lane.

BikeReg.com MABRAcross Title Chase
As the BikeReg.com MABRAcross series draws rapidly to its conclusion, no fewer than a dozen riders remain mathematically in contention for the Elite Men’s Championship.

Penultimate Round for BikeReg.com MABRAcross
The BikeReg.com MABRAcross series travels to Leesburg Virginia this Sunday, November 23, for the penultimate round of its most successful season ever.

KELLY BENEFITS STRATEGIES CYCLOCROSS AT ROCKBURN
Clear skies and a revised course layout greeted a large field of racers to the second edition of the Kelly Benefits Strategies Cyclocross at Rockburn. And while the weather was an improvement from last year’s inaugural edition, it was the revised 3.3 km course that drew rave reviews, with many elite riders commenting that it was their favorite course of the year.

URBAN CROSS: WORKS RIDERS WIN AT FACTORY
The BikeReg.com MABRAcross Series took to the property surrounding the Frank IX and Sons silk factory in downtown Charlottesville Virginia today.

Potomac Velo Club equipment trailer and Cyclocross Kit usage agreement (download pdf)

BikeReg.com MABRAcross Goes Urban
This Sunday, November 9, the BikeReg.com MABRAcross Series goes downtown for some industrial strength cyclocross in Charlottesville Virginia.

NEW WINNERS AT FAIR HILL
On a warm day under clear skies, Melanie Swartz and Ryan Dewald stormed to victory at the Wayne Scott Xross in Fair Hill Maryland on Saturday. The long and relatively flat course through the Cecil County Fairgrounds was fast and technical with few opportunities to recover.

MID-ATLANTIC CYCLOCROSS NEWS BRIEFS
Wes Schempf sits atop the leaderboards of both the MAC Powered by SRAM and BikeReg.com MABRAcross season point standings.

BikeReg.com MABRAcross Rocks Rockburn Sunday
Howard County Parks and Recreation became the first governmental agency in America to be actively involved with the promotion of their own cyclocross race.

Buerkle and Schempf Win DCCX

Track and Treat Halloween sMACdown in Maryland
The Cecil County Fairgrounds at Fair Hill Maryland, just west of Newark Delaware, is the scene of the Wayne Scott Xross this Saturday, November 1.

BENELUXIAN FOOD FIGHT IN WASHINGTON DC

EMANCIPATION AT CITY BIKES DCCX
Of all the historic landmarks in Washington DC, none is so seldom visited by tourists as the Armed Forces Retirement Home; the site of no fewer than four National Historic Landmarks, including the Lincoln Cottage. These grounds and historic landmarks are normally accessible to tourists by appointment only. But on October 26, BikeReg.com MABRAcross racers can not only participate in the City Bikes DCCX cyclocross race, they can bring their families. And, if they schedule a tour of the Lincoln Cottage, they can have what may be the most timely historic tour of their lives.

MAC POWERED BY SRAM’S ROYAL WEEKEND

BELGIAN EMBASSY SPONSORS U.S. KID’S CROSS
The organizers of the October 26 City Bikes DCCX, the only cyclocross race held within the city limits of the U.S. Capital, have announced that their “Lil’ Belgians” Free Kids Race will actually be sponsored by the Belgian Embassy.

RESULTS; Kelley Acres Cross

RESULTS; Breast Cancer Awareness Cyclocross Challenge
Clear skies and cool temperatures greeted the early participants to the Fifth Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Cyclocross Challenge, second race of the 2008 BikeReg.com MABRAcross Series. However the race was hot and heavy as some of the earlier starters were chasing bragging honors and upgrade points.

MID-ATLANTIC ‘CROSSERS FIGHT BREAST CANCER SATURDAY
Following a record turnout last week, the BikeReg.com MABRAcross series continues this Saturday, October 4 with the 5th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Cyclocross Challenge at the Hagerstown (Maryland) Fairgrounds.

RESULTS; Ed Sander Cross
BikeReg.com MABRAcross series #1

ED SANDER MEMORIAL

Mega-Clinic in Maryland in Conjunction with Ed Sander Memorial
Mega-Clinic in Maryland in Conjunction with Ed Sander Memorial

KELLY BENEFITS STRATEGIES TO SPONSOR ROCKBURN CROSS
KELLY BENEFITS STRATEGIES TO SPONSOR ROCKBURN CROSS

BikeReg.com MABRAcross Prepares for 2008 ‘Cross Season
2008 BikeReg.com MABRAcross Schedule