Rich Ruoff, former president of the now-defunct Red Rose Races, posted recently on the RedRoseRaces.com site that some local bicycle races will return this summer.
In addition to the Grandview Grand Prix, being hosted by the Spinners Cycling Team on July 26, there will also be a “Comeback Criterium,” on Sunday, July 20, in New Holland. And two new road races in August, Ruoff advises. The races are not yet listed in BikeReg.com nor listed as permitted by USA Cycling.
“These races will not be run under the Red Rose Races banner. All of these races are run by great fans of cycling, for cyclists by cyclists. Fun, fun!!” Ruoff posts. Details will be coming soon.
Ruoff also thanks his supporters: “I want to thank the hundreds of cyclists who have expressed their unreserved support of me during this bizarre time.
I have put 100% effort into the Mid-Atlantic cycling scene, and I’m working on things to make the sport even stronger/ more stable and more accessible for the future.”
Also, on Friday, David Butterworth sent racers a lengthy account of the RedRoseRaces demise from his perspective. That account is posted at the top of this page, at “RRR: Butterworth’s side” tab. Ruoff’s account of the company’s sudden collapse is posted under the ”RRR: Ruoff’s side” tab.
The Lancaster-based race promoter was one of the largest in the country and the largest in the Mid-Atlantic region when it suddenly collapsed earlier this month and wiped-out most most area racing.
