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U.S. 'cross nats slated for Rhode Island park
After two years in Portland, Oregon, the U.S. Cyclo-cross National Championships are moving clear across the country for 2005 – all the way to the 430-acre Roger Williams Park in Providence, Rhode Island.
The race is scheduled for December 9-11.
“As America’s most up-and-coming city, Providence is a natural to host the national championships of one of America’s most up-and-coming sports,” said Mayor David N. Cicilline. “I wholeheartedly welcome the hundreds of cyclists and fans who will converge on Roger Williams Park, and I look forward to spectacular competition against a beautiful New England winter backdrop.”
The race returns to the ’cross hotbed of New England for the first time in seven years after what race director Tom Stevens called “an extensive search for a venue that lasted more than a year.”
“After looking at seven venues, we picked Providence. We feel this park will provide perhaps the best course for both riders and spectators,” he said.
The last time nationals visited New England, at Fot Devens, Massachusetts, in 1998, Frank McCormack and Alison Dunlap rode away with the elite titles. Tim Johnson won the under-23 race, Matt Kelly collected the junior men's title, and Sarah Uhl took the junior women's contest.
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