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StarCrossed Press Release #2
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Low Pressure Promotions and STANLEY, a brand of PMI, set for StarCrossed
Seattle, WA – September 13, 2011 – After putting on one of the biggest bicycle races in the state of Washington for 2011 this past Sunday at Big Finn Hill Park in Kirkland, WA , Low Pressure Promotions with Title Sponsor STANLEY, a brand of PMI, are ready to produce StarCrossed this Saturday, September 17th, at Lake Sammamish State Park in Issaquah, WA.
“Over the last ten years, StarCrossed has transitioned from a regional nighttime ‘cross race to a prominent international-UCI cyclocross event, with riders coming to Seattle from all over the world,” said Low Pressure Promotions co-founder Terry Buchanan. We are extremely thankful for our Title Sponsor, STANLEY, a brand of PMI, for all the care and thoughtfulness they have put into our event over the last two years.”
In addition to StarCrossed’s Title Sponsorship, STANLEY, will also be adding value for racers and spectators throughout the days leading up to Saturday’s event with a FREE cyclocross clinic on Friday, September 16th with Jonathan Page, at Lake Sammamish State Park. Riders will be able to preview the StarCrossed course, receive instruction, and dial in racing lines with the 2007 Cyclocross World silver medalist. The clinic begins promptly at 5:30 pm at the start/finish line at Lake Sammamish State Park.
Returning to StarCrossed for 2011 after a short hiatus, is the new and improved “Fly-Over” course structure presented by STANLEY which allow spectators to roam the course under the STANLEY Fly-Over structure, while racers ride on the top section. “People really love the Fly-Over course feature,” said Low Pressure Promotions co-founder Zac Daab. We’ve worked with a professional structural engineer, Western Waterproofing and STANLEY to produce one of the cleanest Fly-Over’s to date.”
Similar to 2010, StarCrossed has partnered with Shimano to present the Elite Men and Elite Women’s races, featuring a depth of international cyclocross talent. Two-time World Champion, Bart Wellens (Telenet-Fidea) will highlight the men’s field which also includes US National Cyclocross Champion, Todd Wells (Specialized) and multi-year CX and MTB US Champion, Ryan Trebon (LTS-Felt). Joining Wellens on the start line will be teammate Rob Peeters, a regular top ten finisher on the international World Cup circuit and Jonathan Page (Planet Bike), the 2007 World Cyclocross Silver Medalist.
The Shimano Women’s Elite race will feature French CX National Champion Caroline Mani (SRAM), Czech CX National Champion Katarina Nash (Luna Pro Team) , and US ATB National Champion Georgia Gould (Luna Pro Team).
New to StarCrossed this year is Rapha-Focus and Lazer Helmets, two sponsors who will have their own course features around the 2.8km course. Rapha-Focus team colors will be cleanly displayed on the barriers, and Lazer Helmets will have a “day at the beach” running section along the shores of Lake Sammamish.
The Raleigh Bicycles singlespeed race will be one of the most contested races of the day, with brothers JT and Louie Fountain scheduled to race as well as Raleigh Bicycle’s Craig Etheridge. The winner of the singlespeed will take home a brand new Raleigh singlespeed.
Finally, the last race of the night is the Meta Filter presented by Bike Hugger’s Suffer Faces Singlespeed shoot-out, where riders will race a shortened course around the beer garden, in waives of 8-riders at a time. Meta Filter has put up a $1000 cash purse for this final race.
Saturday’s racing kicks off at 11:45 am, with the Deschutes Beer Garden opening promptly at noon. Limited Edition STANLEY-branded products will be available for sale in an exclusive STANLEY beer garden line, featuring special pricing for filled containers in 16 and 32 oz. servings.
StarCrossed presented by STANLEY, a brand of PMI is part of the international cyclocross series, Cross After Dark. (CxAD). Cross After Dark comes to StarCrossed on September 17th after kicking off in Las Vegas at CrossVegas on September 14th. International level cyclocross will continue in Seattle on Sunday, the day after StarCrossed, at the newly formed Rapha-Focus Gran Prix, also at Lake Sammamish State Park.
The tentative race day schedule for StarCrossed includes:
11:45 am: Master’s Women 35+; Women’s Category 3 and 4
Noon: Deschutes Beer Garden Opens
12:30 pm: Men’s Category 4; Men’s Master’s 35+ Cat 4
1:30 pm: Raleigh Bicycles Singlespeed race; Master’s Men 35+ Category 3
2:30 pm: Master’s Men 30+ Category 1 and 2
3:30 pm: Cascade Bicycle Studio Category 3
4:30 pm: SHIMANO UCI Elite Women
5:30 pm: SHIMANO UCI Elite Men
7:00 pm: Meta Filter and Bike Hugger’s Suffer Face Singlespeed Eliminator Shootout -
Free Clinic with Jonathan Page, presented by Stanley, a brand of PMI
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StarCrossed Number Pick-up at Cascade Bicycle Studio on Friday, 9/16
Want to avoid long lines on the day of StarCrossed? Need to pick up the last few items before race day? If you pre-registered for StarCrossed, you can pick up your bib number at Cascade Bicycle Studio on Friday, September 16th from 3pm to 7pm. Please make sure to bring your USA Cycling License.
Cascade Bicycle Studio is in Seattle’ Fremont neighborhood, and is located at:
115 North 36th Street
Seattle, WA 98103
206-547-4900
www.cascadebicyclestudio.com -
US National Champ Todd Wells Confirms
Current US National Cyclocross Champion, Todd Wells (Specialized), has confirmed his attendance at StarCrossed presented by Stanely, a brand of PMI. Todd is on great form at the moment having just won the Leadville 100 last weekend. He is currently in Europe finishing the Mountain Bike World Cup and preparing for the Mountain Bike Worlds. Todd is a three time Cyclocross National Champion and two-time Olympian.
You can keep up with Todd at www.toddwells.com and on Twitter, @yotwells.
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Stanley, a brand of PMI Brings StarCrossed Back for 10th Edition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Seattle, WA – August 5th, 2011 — Low Pressure Promotions, LLC of Seattle, WA released the details to StarCrossed presented by Stanley, a brand of PMI today, with an event date confirmed for Saturday, September 17th, 2011 at Lake Sammamish State Park in Issaquah, WA. Registration opens Monday August 8th, 2011 on BikeReg.com.
“We are extremely excited to celebrate the 10th edition of StarCrossed with the help and support of our title sponsor, Stanley, a brand of PMI,” said Low Pressure Promotions co-founder Terry Buchanan. “This year, there are so many new twists as StarCrossed moves from it’s original venue to the premiere Lake Sammamish State Park in Issaquah to kick off a weekend of racing at the same venue.”
Stanley’s involvement with Low Pressure Promotions has been plentiful in the last few years, with title sponsor support for StarCrossed in 2010 and 2011, as well as support at the 2010 Singlespeed World Championships, and the local MFG Cyclocross series in Seattle. Additionally, Stanley, a brand of PMI has been a long-standing supporter of cyclocross in general with support for the US Gran Prix, US Cyclocross National Championships, and the Stanley Cycling Team in Seattle.
“We are proud to be involved in Starcrossed again this year. Seattle is our hometown and we love the Seattle cross community. We look forward to this event each year and are especially excited to be able to help bring the Stanley sponsored fly-over course feature. Missing from recent Stacrossed races, but always a crowd favorite, we are thrilled to bring this element back. We know it’ll make for great racing and can’t wait to be a part of it,” commented JoAnne Anderson, Senior Marketing Manager for Stanley, a brand of PMI.
Introducing their new Carbonated Drink Bottle at Starcrossed, Stanley is also partnering with Low Pressure Promotions and Deschutes in creating a “Stanley Beer Line” where event goers can purchase limited edition Starcrossed/ Stanley/ Deschutes 32oz Carbonated Drink Bottles for $20 or 16oz Travel Mugs for $10. All products will be filled with Deschutes beer as part of their purchase.
“Stanley’s support has allowed us to continue to bring world-class riders to our event,” said Low Pressure Promotions co-founder Zac Daab. “This year, we are happy to announce the participation of the two-time World Cyclocross Champion Bart Wellens of Belgium, his teammate Rob Peeters of the Telenet Fidea Cycling Team, as well as a host of other European riders such as France’s National Cyclocross women’s champion Caroline Mani, Czech National Cyclocross women’s champion Katarina Nash, and two-time US National Cyclocross champion Ryan Trebon.”
StarCrossed X will open the on-course Deschutes Beer Garden at Noon, and Deschutes Brewery will serve beer from their good times on wheels mobile bar, Woody. The Deschutes Beer Garden is strategically placed next to the race course, and will provide spectators a front row seat as racers navigate their way over the Stanley fly-over.
StarCrossed has field limits for each racing category and traditionally sells out prior to the event. Racers can sign up for the 2011 edition beginning August 8th on BikeReg.com. The 2011 edition of StarCrossed is presented by Stanley, a brand of PMI, amplified by Raleigh Bicycles, and supported by Shimano and Pro Components, and Rapha-Focus, and Lazer Helmets.
StarCrossed presented by Stanley, a brand of PMI is part of the international cyclocross series, Cross After Dark (CxAD). Cross After Dark comes to StarCrossed on September 17th after kicking off in Las Vegas at CrossVegas on September 14th. International level cyclocross will continue in Seattle on Sunday the day after StarCrossed at the newly formed Rapha-Focus Gran Prix, also at Lake Sammamish State Park.The tentative race day schedule for StarCrossed includes:
11:45 am: Master’s Women 35+; Women’s Category 3 and 4
12:30 pm: Men’s Category 4; Men’s Master’s 35+ Cat 4
1:30 pm: Deschutes Beer Garden Opens
1:30 pm: Raleigh Bicycles Singlespeed race; Master’s Men 35+ Category 3
2:30 pm: Master’s Men 30+ Category 1 and 2
3:30 pm: Cascade Bicycle Studio Category 3
4:30 pm: Shimano UCI Elite Women
5:30 pm: Shimano UCI Elite Men
7:00 pm: Singlespeed Eliminator Shootout -
Registration Opens Monday 8.8.11 Online
StarCrossed presented by Stanley, a brand of PMI, registration opens at Bikereg.com on Monday 8/8/11. Registration for our sister race on Sunday, Rapha-Focus Gran Prix, also opens on Monday at BikeReg.com.
It has been a crazy two weeks behind the scenes. Rad Racing GP has become Rapha-Focus GP. Due to real life stuff for staff of Rad Racing NW the ownership of the UCI Cat 2 race on 9/18/11 has been transferred to us at Low Pressure Promotions, LLC.
In order to maintain the great weekend of UCI cyclocross racing you have all become accustomed to in mid-September we are promoting both events at Lake Sammamish Park in Issaquah, WA. StarCrossed has always been scheduled for an alternative site to Marymoor Park for 2011 but has finally settled on a home at Lake Sammamish Park for this year. Back to Marymoor Park next year.
In order to maintain the party with a bike race that is StarCrossed we have added the Singlespeed Eliminator Shootout on a short course under the lights starting at 7:00 PM. Full details listed in Race Info.
Looking forward to a great weekend of racing. Get signed up, get your friends out to watch and dust off the cowbells.
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Bart Wellens Confirmed for StarCrossed
Two-time cyclocross World Champion Bart Wellens will begin his 2011 cyclocross season in the U.S. by racing the opening two rounds of the new Cross After Dark national cyclocross series. Wellens and his Telenet Fidea teammate Rob Peeters, both of Belgium, will make U.S. cyclocross debuts at Cross After Dark Race 1, CrossVegas on September 14th. The pair will then travel to Seattle on September 18th and 19th for the longstanding UCI Washington State cyclocross weekend at StarCrossed (Cross After Dark Race 2) as well as the Rad Racing GP.
“We are extremely excited to begin our campaign in the U.S.,” said Telenet Fidea manager Hans van Kasteren. “Bart has raced road on the east coast of the U.S. with Timothy Johnson, but looks forward to his U.S. cyclocross debut on the West Coast.”
Top European cyclocross racers such as Erwin Vervecken, Francis Mourey, Helen Wyman, and Christian Huele have also raced in the U.S. in recent years, but the Telenet Fidea trip in fall 2011 signals a continued shift in the frequency of top-tiered European competitors traveling to the U.S. to race ‘cross. September is early on the U.S. and European cross calendar, so to see top Belgians traveling so far to compete in some of the strongest U.S. races really speaks to the legitimacy of the U.S. cyclocross scene.
“Traditionally in the U.S., you’ll see top domestic racers travel, vacation, or live in Europe to hone their cross skills against European competition,” said Zac Daab, co-promoter of StarCrossed Cyclocross in Seattle, WA. “This year, Telenet Fidea is heading to the U.S. to string a series of races together for Bart Wellens and Rob Peeters that allow them to gain early season fitness, capture UCI points and test themselves over here before the 2013 Worlds.”
CrossVegas promoter Brook Watts added, “I’ve been preaching the benefits of the early season U.S. races to the Europeans for some time, I think we’re at the tipping point now where they see the value in making a trip over here to compete against our top pros who start the season well prepped.”
New for the 2011 season, the Cross After Dark national cyclocross series connects America’s four premiere nighttime cyclocross races: Cross Vegas, StarCrossed, Gateway Cross Cup, and Spooky Cross. Cross Vegas kicks off the series with its mid-week race during the annual Interbike bicycle trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 14th. StarCrossed celebrates its 10th Anniversary this year at a new venue, PGP Motorsports Park in Kent, Washington on September 17th. The series moves to St. Louis, Missouri for the mid-week Gateway Cross Cup on September 21st, and then concludes on October 15th with a SoCal tradition, Spooky Cross in Irvine, California.
Wellens is no stranger to night races!
Rob Peeters will join Wellens
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Belgian Great Bart Wellens at StarCrossed?
Two-Time Cyclocross World Champion, Bart Wellens, seems to be planning a trip to the US to start his 2011/2012 season with a stop at StarCrossed. His plan to race in US for two weeks is reported on his personal website, Sporza and Cyclingnews. He will be joined by his talented Fidea teammate, Rob Peeters. Wellens won the World Championship in 2003 & 2004 as well as Belgian National Championships in 2004 & 2007.
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StarCrossed Joins Cross After Dark
Cross After Dark Series Emerges
Nighttime Cross Races Unite in SeriesFour UCI cyclocross races have united to create a series that adds a unique twist to the U.S. cyclocross scene. These prominent race directors announced the Cross After Dark series that will be comprised of nighttime races in September and October.
“We pioneered the idea of night cross in the US in 2002 with StarCrossed and we are excited to be apart of a full-blown series of floodlit cyclocross craziness for our tenth anniversary. I am very excited to see what seemed like a sketchy idea nine years ago turn into a new standard of what a great cyclocross races needs to be,” noted Terry Buchanan, promoter, StarCrossed.
“Who says nothing good happens after dark?” was the comment of CrossVegas organizer Brook Watts. “We’re a group of race directors who like staging events that are ‘prime-time’ and have a different twist.”
Cross After Dark promises an overall prize list for the series of $5,000 to be split evenly between the men’s and women’s categories.
2011 Cross After Dark series races are:
CrossVegas – Wednesday September 14 – Las Vegas NV (C1)
Starcrossed – Saturday September 17 – Seattle WA (C2)
Gateway Cross Cup – Wednesday September 21 – St. Louis MO (C2)
Spooky Cross – Saturday October 15 – Irvine CA (C2)
Cross After Dark races are all established on the U.S. cross calendar except for newcomer Gateway Cross Cup. The Gateway Cross Cup is a collaboration between St. Louis organizer Mike Weiss and CrossVegas’ Watts. According to Mike Weiss, “We wanted to add some Midwestern flair to the U.S. cross scene and the early cross season is the perfect time. St. Louis loves cycling and parties, this promises to deliver both.”
Spooky Cross director Dorothy Wong commented, “Orange County is centrally located to much of the Southern California cycling community and Spooky Cross brings out the best of cross racing including fun, fast racing, costumes, pumpkins… all under the night lights in Irvine.“
Complete Series details will be available at www.crossafterdark.com.
Look for more Cross After Dark series news in the coming months.
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