Kingsport Cyclo-cross event set for Saturday
KINGSPORT ‚¬â€ The Tennessee State Cyclo-cross Championship, scheduled for Domtar Park on Saturday, will be an international event sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale, and will see the return of Adam Myerson, Boston, defending state champion in this open event.
The Kingsport Cyclo-cross Cup is the first UCI Cyclo-cross event to be sanctioned in the state, and one of only three UCI races in the Southeast. The event is under a class 2 UCI sanction, which means a minimum prize list of $2,500 for men and $1,500 for women.
Cyclo-cross is a mixture of road and mountain biking. The bike looks like a road bike you might see in the Tour de France, with the main difference being wider, knobby tires like a mountain bike, and cantilever brakes like a mountain bike. Courses are a mixture of grass, pavement, dirt paths, gravel, sand and mud, in any combination.