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December 15, 2006

Cyclocross championships return to Providence

Some 2,000 of the country's best bicycle racers have returned to Providence this weekend to compete in the USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships at Roger Williams Park.

The championships, also held last December in Providence, started today and run through Sunday, with the elite men racing at 2 p.m. tomorrow and the elite women racing at 2 p.m. Sunday, according to Wendy Booher, a spokeswoman.

Spectators can watch for free, she said.

Why hold the championships in Providence during December? Cyclocross, a hybrid of road and off-road racing on a tight course, is considered a winter sport and is popular in New England, as well as the Pacific Northwest, according to Booher.

Competitors include teenagers and racers in their late 50s.

For more information, see their Web site.

Posted by Jack Perry  at 11:05 AM | Permalink

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