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Volume 78, Issue 16 Web Edition SERVING BREVARD COLLEGE SINCE 1935
Jan. 18, 2013
BC CYCLING TEAM TAKES
ANOTHER NATIONAL TITLE
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MPIONSHIPS
By Erica Zaveta
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Cyclo-cross National was held this year in
Madison, WI, Jan. 12 and 13. This was the
first season that the tornados competed in this
discipline of cycling.
Cyclo-cross is a mix between road bike
racing and mountain bike racing. The course
for Cyclo-cross is mostly on a grass track
between one or two miles in length. T
hroughout this course there are features
such as stair run-ups, sand pits, and small
barriers; these obstacles often require riders
to dismount their bicycles and overtake these
features on foot.
There is a tremendous amount of skill
required to be an efficient Cyclo-cross racer.
Racers are also able to access an area called
“the pits,” where the racer will have their
See 'National Champs,' page 10