| Subject: | SuperCup is Back |
| Date: | 10/20/2000 12:22 AM |
| From: | Fat Tire Farm Cross Crusade CCX Series |
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Looks like Sponsors came together for the SuperCup, along with the USCF support too... ------------------------------------------ from Patrick's page, 10-19-00 www.maddogmedia.com/crossnet/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ It's baaaaaaack By Patrick O'Grady Mad Dog Media Put the shovels in the shed and the orchids in the icebox... the SuperCup Series is back from the dead, according to Lyle Fulkerson of the Kiron Group. Thanks to Selle Italia, Festina, Mongoose Bicycles and the U.S. Cycling Federation -- which Fulkerson said has agreed to lend a hand with travel and services -- America's national 'cross series is back in business for the 2000 season. After Fulkerson announced the cancellation of the 2-year-old series at Interbike Vegas earlier this month, he said, "There was a tremendous outpouring of support from racers, industry leaders, officials and the whole cycling community. I was really moved by what some people said and did during this period." Fulkerson singled out Evan Call and Tara Morris of the USCF for their support of the national series. "It's hard to get big organizations to respond sometimes," he said. "What they did was like turning a battleship around in a bathtub." "The USCF is proud to support the SuperCup," said Call, managing director of the USCF. "Lyle has done a great job in developing an event series that is the pinnacle of the sport in the States. We are all looking forward to another excellent season of cyclo-cross racing that will culminate with USCF Cyclo-cross Nationals." Mark Boufford, Mongoose's director of product development, said that while Marc Gullickson was wearing the stars-and-stripes jersey of the national champion, "we had a vested interest in seeing the series continue." "We've always believed in racing, and we saw this is an opportunity for us to support the premier U.S. cyclo-cross series," Boufford said. "The SuperCup Series has produced some of the most exciting and fun bicycle racing, and Mongoose is thrilled to be able to help." The revised 2000 SuperCup schedule, according to Fulkerson, is as follows: Nov. 4 or 5, Boulder, Colo. Nov. 18, Boston, Mass. Dec. 9, Chicago, Ill. Dec. 17, Overland Park, Kan. (in conjunction with the U.S. National Championships) This last-minute series lacks an event on the West Coast, but Fulkerson said that a fifth event might be added. "Seattle, Portland and San Francisco have great cyclo-cross scenes and great riders," he said. "I can only say that they will not be left out in the future." |
