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There are no cyclocross races schedule for Lancaster County this year, but the first in the region will be held this weekend.
The Nittany Lion Cross race, previously held at the Penn State Lehigh Campus, is being held at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center, otherwise known as the Lehigh Velodrome, on Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. […]

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The forecast for Saturday’s Wonderland Cyclocross Race is cold, with a grass run-up, a sand pit and a few barriers to jump.
Lancaster’s only cyclocross race of the year begins at 10 a.m. in East Lampeter Community Park, 2320 Hobson Road. The event is being held by Christiana Cycling, the folks that brought us the Christiana Criterium […]

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Costumes. Treats. A haunted barn. “Harvest-themed beverages.” Pulsating music. Oh, and there’s a bicycle race too.
The Wayne Scott Xross race will be held this Saturday at Fair Hill, Md., at the northeast tip of Maryland, just below the Pennsylvania line and about an hour and 10 minutes by car south east of Lancaster. The first race begins at […]

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There are a pair of cyclocross races this weekend that are not too far from Lancaster County.
Saturday’s race is the Granogue Cross, a Mid-Atlantic Series race, near Wilmington, Del. On Sunday, there is the Wissahickon Cyclocross race, at Ludwig’s Corner, in neighboring Chester County. Both races are attracting some of the top names in cyclocross.
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The morning air is cooler. Bicyclists are breaking out arm and leg warmers and vests. Autumn officially begins Monday.
You know what that means: ’cross season.  
The Mid-Atlantic regional cyclocross series opens Saturday with the Nittany Lion Cyclocross Race, sponsored by Penn State University’s Lehigh Campus. The race, in Fogelsville, is the first UCI-sanctioned cross race of the 2008-2009 […]

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With the cancellation of the remainder of the RedRoseRaces.com season, the only three cyclocross races planned for the county this year were wiped from the schedule. One of those, the Wonderland Cyclocross Race, has been restored.
David Butterworth, the controlling partner of RedRoseRaces, has brought back the race in conjunction with Christiana Cycling. The race will […]

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The last local race of the year will take place Saturday, Dec. 8, at East Lampeter Community Park, 2320 Hobson Road.

The Wonderland Cyclocross Race, organized by Major League Cycling, should draw as many as 150 racers from across the state. The race is being held for its second year, but this year the competition is the state Cyclocross […]

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The local cyclocross season begins Saturday with the Stony Run Cyclocross Race at Manetas Park, the former Zinn’s recreational park, along North Reading Road in Denver. Races through the paved and grass circuit begin at 10 a.m. The last race, for elite men, begins at 12:45 p.m. and lasts until 1:45.
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For those who hang up their bikes in winter, the road riding season is ending or has ended. For those who race cyclocross, the season will begin soon - after a two week delay.
This Sunday, to mark the end of its season, Dream Ride Projects will hold its last ride of 2007 and its closing ceremonies. […]

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With the Christiana and Deodate races over, the 2007 local road racing season is essentially over. Thoughts turn to chilly days of autumn, and, to cyclocross.
A quick check of upcoming cross races, at http://www.bikereg.com/events/?et=2&rg=2, shows 11 events this fall in the Mid-Atlantic region, between New York and Virginia. Three of those races are here in Lancaster […]

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