24 Hour Mountain Bike National Championships Aug. 2 in Wisconsin
Wausau, Wis. (July 29, 2008) – The USA Cycling 24 Hour Mountain Bike National Championships are set to kick off August 2 as a part of the 24 Hours of 9 Mile at 9 Mile County Forest in Wausau, Wis. Reigning champions Chris Eatough (Baldwin, Md.) and Pua Sawicki (Mililani, Hawaii) are set to defend their Stars-and-Stripes jerseys in the male and female solo divisions. The open four person and duo winners for both males and females will also be awarded national titles as well as the top mixed male and female teams in duo, four person 18 and under and master four person 30 and over.
The competition will begin at 10:00 a.m. local time on Aug. 2 and will wrap-up at 10:00 a.m. on Aug. 3. Over 1,000 competitors are expected to contest the course at 9 Mile County Forest that is expected to be similar in length and terrain to the 2007 trek. Following an 8:45 a.m. captain’s meeting, competitors will participate in a LeMans start running 1/4 mile to 1/2 mile to their bikes to begin the competition. Click here to view a copy of the 2007 course map.
On-line registration is available, but closes July 30 at midnight. On-site registration will also be available Friday, August 1 from 6:30 to 10:00 p.m. and Saturday morning from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. at the main lodge at the 9 Mile County Forest. All riders competing in national championship categories must be U.S. citizens, have an annual USA Cycling Mountain Bike License (which will be available during registration) and compete in their official racing age group.
For the third consecutive year the USA Cycling 24 Hour Mountain Bike National Championships will be a part of the 24 Hours of 9 Mile where, in addition to the nine total national championship categories, twenty non-national championship categories will be contested. These include team and solo events in the 12-hour and 24-hour categories.
Click here for more information on the USA Cycling 24 Hour Mountain Bike National Championships.
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