Southeast Leadout Weekly September 3–10

Written by Neil Browne on September 2, 2010 - View Comments
Categories: Mountain Biking, News, Road, Southeast Leadout, Triathlon

Where are you racing or riding this three day weekend?

The Southeast Leadout is a weekly report on cycling in the Carolinas and the greater Southeast region.

CCN Live: Look for us at the Crit in Anderson on Saturday. We’ll be kicking off our new monthly live chats at CarolinaCyclingNews.com with live chats during US Pro in Greenville Sept 8-19 and Interbike in Las Vegas Sept 22-24.
ROAD
Did you want to race in the Tour de France but somehow over looked by a pro team? Well you can at least race the Tour de la France Criterium in Anderson, South Carolina this Saturday. It’s a four corner criterium in downtown Anderson. The course is rectangular shaped and features all left hand turns.
In North Carolina there is the Cycle 4 Life Mountain Top Weekend. Saturday is a criterium with 120 feet of climbing each lap and the road race offers 1250 feet per ten-mile loop. Break out the light weight wheels for this race!
For the full Road Event Calendar with links click here.
TRIATHLON
This Saturday is the City of Lenoir 10th annual triathlon. It’s a beautiful race that has come a long way from its beginning nine years ago. This year’s event will feature chip timing by Set Up Events. You will be blown away by the beauty of this course.
Monday is the Sugar Creek “Kinder Try” Children’s Triathlon in Greenville, SC which is an excellent event that provides an easy introduction to the sport of triathlon for youth ages 5-16 yrs. The promoter’s goal is to promote physical exercise while having fun swimming, biking and running. – 25 meter swim, 1mile bike, 400 yd run.  Facebook
For the full Triathlon Event Calendar with links click here. Read more »

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Volunteers Needed for US Pro Championships

by Pamela Wood Browne on September 3, 2010 - View Comments
Categories: Road

2009 US Pro Road Race

In just a few weeks Greenville will be welcoming the US Professional Cycling Championships for the 5th time. This event not only brings world-class racing for your entire family to enjoy, but also a great opportunity for us to show the phenomenal cycling community here in the Carolinas and broader Southeast region. Volunteers are a [...]

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2010 NC State Road Race Championships

by Neil Browne on August 30, 2010 - View Comments
Categories: News, Race Report, Road

This past weekend North Carolina hosted their state road race championships. The riders were racing on a new course in Graham which included two hills followed by six miles of rolling terrain with a fast section of road leading to the finish. The day’s temperatures started in the mid 70s and rose to the upper [...]

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Friday Night Fights in Gaffney

by Neil Browne on August 28, 2010 - View Comments
Categories: Featured, News, Race Report, Road

This past Friday was round 2 of The Friday Night Fights criterium series. The word had obviously gotten around that this was a great race and attendance doubled from the first round’s event in July. The main race of the night was the Pro 1/2/3 field. Race promoter Bruce Humpries, listening to the racers, moved [...]

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