2004 Montana Cyclocross Schedule and Information

Greetings, Earthlings.

The cool thing about the new USACycling licensing scheme is that you can get a license that is good until the end of the year for $25. So do that. Or pay $5/race. All racers must have a current USACycling license.

The Big Sky Brewing Wednesday Cyclocross Series:

Entry fee:$5 per race or $20 for the series.

All races start at 5:45 pm. The tap room closes at 6:30 pm.

Races will be 50 minutes plus one lap.

All races are at the brewery on the western outskirts of Missoula, just off the airport exit on I-90.

This is a low-key series with lots of cool edible prizes and lots of beer at the finish line.

It is ideal for beginners, triathletes, old pros, former high school pole vaulters, and national champions alike. We have all of those here, so let’s get them out to the races. Mountain bikes will work just fine for this series if you don’t have a cross bike.

Sept 22     Wed   Big Sky #1

Sept 29     Wed   Big Sky #2

Oct 6       Wed   Big Sky #3

Oct 13      Wed   Big Sky #4

Oct 20      Wed   Big Sky #5

Montana Cyclocross Series 2004  

This is the real deal, with competition for the coveted Montana Series championship.

Entry fees vary from race to race, from around $15 to $25. 

Check montanacycling.org for specific information for each race.

MBRA #1 starts at 12:00 noon at the brewery. Entry fee is $15.  

October

Sat 2       Five Valley Velo        Big Sky Brewery-Missoula (MBRA #1)

      Sun 3       Western Mont Hillclimb Missoula

      Sat 9      Hellgate Duathlon       Huson  

Sat 9       Crank Brothers Grand Prix     Portland

      Sun 10      Crank Brothers Grand Prix     Tacoma

      Sat 16      MSU                    Bozeman (MBRA #2)              

      Sun 24      Great Divide            Helena (MBRA #3)

Sat 30      Five Valley Velo        Big Sky Brewery-Missoula (MBRA #4)

Sun 31      Northern Rockies        Ft. Missoula (MBRA #5)

November   

Sun 7       Flathead                Herron Park-Kalispell (MBRA #6)

Sun 14      Montana Velo            Helena High (MBRA #7) (State Championship)

Sun 21      Five Valley Velo        McCormick Park-Missoula (MBRA #8)

December

            Nationals               Portland

            Nationals               Portland

We have permits in hand for the Wednesday series and MBRA #1 & #4.

Permit applications are in for MBRA #2, #3, #5, #7, & #8.

Steve, be sure to get permit app to me for #6 soon.

For both series:

Scoring will be 20 deep in each class.

100-80-70-65-60-55-50-45-40-35-30-25-20-15-10-5-4-3-2-1

All races count for final series points.

Series classes will be as follows:

      Men A

      Men B

      Men 35+

      Men 45+

      Men 55+

      Women A

      Women B

      Women 35+

      Women 45+

      Women 55+

Thanks, race fans. I’ll see you at the races.

Tim