September 15, 2015
On Wednesday, September 16th of this week, the bike industry descends on Las Vegas for Cross Vegas, the world's biggest cyclocross race, which is part of the annual cycling smorgasbord known as Interbike. StickerGiant has some sweet Vegas-style signage stickers there as part of an event sponsorship.
If you're not familiar with cyclocross, it's a craze that's swept the nation in the past few years, and the coolest part of the races is that they feature a mix of dirt and asphalt tracks where racers have to negotiate varied terrain, from hairpin turns and mid-ride dismounts for barrier hopping to the famed "beer handups," in which racers occassionally chug a beer in the feed zone instead of water. In Belgium, it's the national pastime in Belgium, and the largest races occur with Super Bowl-sized crowds taking over the muddy fields and hills of the countryside, all while ringing cowbells and drinking Belgian beer.
Cross Vegas is on Facebook and Twitter, and if you're in the area, you can get tickets on EventBrite. If you can't make it in person, Universal Sports Network will broadcast CLIF Bar CrossVegas, from 8 to 11 p.m. PDT. The three-hour broadcast includes live coverage of the women’s and men’s elite races.
Follow the action at the @CrossVegas Twitter feed.
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