Cyclocross Season Shifts into High Gear with River City Bicycles Cross Crusade

PORTLAND, Ore. The 2005 River City Bicycles Cross Crusade - the largest participatory cyclocross racing series in the world - kicks off its six-race schedule this Sunday, October 2, at Hillsboro Stadium, announced Cross Crusade Race Director Brad Ross. The Hillsboro Stadium Cross Crusade will feature more than 500 riders from Oregon and Washington in 16 classes of competition, from elite men and women to masters and junior categories. The series, sanctioned by the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association, will pay out more than $20,000 in prize money and merchandise.

This is the 14th annual River City Bicycles Cross Crusade, firmly establishing the Northwest as the country’s most popular region for cyclocross bike racing a specialized, cycling competition that requires riders to race on a closed-loop circuit, over grass, pavement, gravel, and mud, with barriers and steep run-ups mixed in for additional challenges.