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| Psycowpath Opener at Maskenthine XC Classic This Saturday |
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| Written by Newsline | |
| Monday, 31 March 2008 | |
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TUESDAY TRAIL UPDATE: Jon Downey & Trail steward Todd Jochum rode the Maskenthine XC course on Tuesday afternoon, and even after Mondays rain, they found the quick-drying course nice and tacky! Even with a few sprinkles later in the week the course is expected to be great on Saturday! “Conditions at race time should be fantastic.” commented race director Jon Downey of the host Elkhorn Valley Cycling Club. “It’s a little wet and nasty out today but this course dries out fast and firms up quickly.” Downey added that the race will be run the same as it was in 2007 but the number of laps for each class is still being considered. “We don’t want to make a final decision until we see exactly how the course shapes up.” In addition to a new 2008 edition t-shirt, each entrant will receive water bottles courtesy of the Bike Way of Omaha and Cleveland Bike and Sport of Norfolk. Each entrant is also eligible to win a new KHS 29’r MTB courtesy of Cleveland Bike and Sport and KHS Bicycles. All USAC annual license holders will also receive their 2008 Nebraska Cycling Association membership kit at this race, if they haven’t already picked one up at a previous race. The kits include an NCA sticker, water bottle, and wrist band. The Maskenthine XC Classic also marks the start of reduced entry fees for the Beginner class! For 2008. Tim Edwards State Farm is sponsoring the Beginner Class, and entry fees have been reduced to a flat $15 per racer, and your annual license will be comped! (Sport racers are encouraged to purchase an annual license, or will have to purchase a one day license; Expert level riders ar required to have a current USAC license. For more information on benefits of being a USAC License holder and consequentially a member of the Nebraska Cycling Association, visit nebraskacycling.org) Big guys, we know there are a few clydesdales out there.... and well, thats the problem: there's only a few. For 2008, we will not be offering Clydesdale categories within Beginner or Sport, because, well, there just isn't enough people in those categories to justify it. We encourage those who formerly raced Clydesdale to race in their appropriate age category. The rest of you.... Cabin fever hit yet? Tired of being inside the gym? The Maskenthine XC Classic will see the return of all your friends to some of Nebraska's newest glorious singletrack. Don't get left out. See you on Saturday at the Maskenthine XC Classic! Promoting club's website: nencycling.org More Psycowpath Information... Maskenthine Lake Recreation Area, Stanton, NE THE COURSE: This new trail network is just short of five miles with over 800 feet of climbing per lap. The trail system is laced into dense tree growth in some areas and opens up into fast open stretches in others. A roller coaster area of fallen logs, steep ups and quick drops awaits riders in the middle of the system.
THE VENUE: The recreation area offers modern showers, rest rooms, and running water. There is good fishing at the lake with boat docks available. The area also features a swimming beach, walking and horseback trails, a disk golf course and ample camping. The campgrounds are some of the nicest anywhere with both primitive and modern areas. Maskenthine Lake Recreation Area, Stanton, NE Maskenthine Lake Recreation Area is located five miles north of Stanton and 10 miles east of Norfolk. It is an easy drive up highway 275 to Stanton and then north on 10th Street out of town three miles to the lake. On Google maps here. |
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