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Down to the Wire at Verge Finals
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 6, 2006
CONTACT:
Milliman Media Group
NECCS Coordinator
(603) 340-1580
media@necyclocross.com
Coming into the final weekend of the 2006
Verge New England Championship Cyclo-Cross Series, the race
for Elite Championships hangs in the balance. Both races of
the Rhode Island double header, Saturday’s W.E. Stedman
Grand Prix in South Kingston and Sunday’s Caster’s
Cyclocross in Warwick, offer very different race experiences
in which Series titles will be decided.
 The
W.E. Stedman course, a fast, open, and often blustery tour
around the grounds at the Curtis Corner Middle School, favors
sheer strength over technique while Sunday’s Caster’s
track sends riders into extended beachruns and wooded sections
in which momentum and balance play decisive roles.
Mackenzie Dickey (Verge) holds a tenuous
8-point lead over triple event winner Lyne Bessette (Cyclocrossworld.com)
going into the Rhode Island showdown. Bessette needs to beat
Dickey on both days to take the overall Verge NECCS Elite
Women’s title, but Dickey feels at home on the South
Kingston course having won their in 2005.
 Four-time
Verge NECCS Elite men’s champion Mark McCormack (Clif
Bar) looks well positioned to take his fifth title coming
into the final weekend. McCormack holds a 10-point lead over
former jersey holder Matt White (FiordiFrutta) and a seemingly
insurmountable 60-point margin over defending Verge champ
Tim Johnson (Cannondale-cyclocrossworld.com). Johnson and
McCormack engaged in a classic battle royale at least year’s
Caster’s race with McCormack winning the day but Johnson
getting the Series overall. Overall Series champions will
be crowned in nine divisions on Sunday, rewarding the most
consistent riders through the 7-race series.
The 2006 Verge NECCS is sponsored by Verge
Sport, makers of quality cycling apparel, and specializing
in custom clothing orders; Cycle-Smart: Solutions for Cycling,
personalized coaching for all cycling disciplines; Felt Bicycles,
builders of the best bicycles in the world: BikeReg.com, the
official registration service of the NECCS, is the solution
for all of your online registration needs for cycling events;
Greyhound Juice, warming salves and skin care products for
all athletes; and Paul Weiss Photo/Video, the NECCS official
photographer and videographer.
Verge New England Championship Cyclo-Cross
Series
- October 14 - Downeast Cyclocross
#1 - New Gloucester, ME
- October 15 - Downeast Cyclocross
#2 - New Gloucester, ME
- November 4 - Chainbiter 8.0 - Farmington,
CT
- November 5 - Cycle-Smart International
- Northampton, MA
- November 25 - Bay State Cyclocross
- Sterling, MA
- December 9 - W.E. Steadman Grand
Prix - S. Kingston, RI
- December 10 - Caster's Cyclocross
- Warwick, RI
For more information on the 2006 Verge New
England Championship Cyclo-Cross Series please go to www.necyclocross.com
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