Mountain Bikers Set for Three-Stage Race at Cheyenne Mountain

Gazette, The; Colorado Springs, Colo. › July 26, 2010

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As many as 350 mountain bikers are expected to compete this weekend in the Carmichael Training Systems International Classic at Cheyenne Mountain State Park, trying to land a spot in the upcoming world championships and stake their claim for the 2012 Olympics.

There's a $10,000 purse for the top event of the seven-stop Carmichael Training Systems Summer of Cycling series, a three-stage International Cycling Union (UCI) race that acts as the last of five legs on the USA Cycling pro mountain bike cross country tour.

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Mountain Bikers Set for Three-Stage Race at Cheyenne Mountain

The most technical riders will have an advantage Friday during a 4.4-mile time trial, to be contested on the legendary "medicine wheel" trail. A 4.9-mile short cro...

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