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From USACycling.org

Kansas City, Missouri (December 14, 2008)-The final day of the USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships was highlighted by the powerful performance put on by Ryan Trebon (Bend, Ore./Kona) on his way to the elite men’s national title. There were no surprises in the elite women’s race as Katie Compton (Colorado Springs, Colo./Spike) rode to her fifth consecutive cyclo-cross national championship despite a talented field. A pair of North Carolina schools will take collegiate cyclo-cross team titles back to the Southeast, Lees-McRae College in division I and Appalachian State in …

USA Cycling sent out a news update. Here are some of the highlights:

The recent growth trends of participation in competitive cycling are continuing as USA Cycling this week exceeded 63,200 members for the 2008 season – an increase of nearly 2.7% compared to this week last year. USA Cycling finished the 2007 season with 61,564 licenses sold. Currently, mountain bike license sales are up over 2.6% while Road, Track and Cyclo-cross license sales are up nearly 3.6%.
Applications for USA Cycling’s Club of the Year are now available on-line here …

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Retailers and exhibitors pleased with the energy, participation and organization of Interbike’s inaugural east coast demo-style event.
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. – Oct. 24, 2008 – Amid off-road and road demo courses, bicycle manufacturers, retailers and industry groups participated in two days of product demos, clinics and networking during Interbike’s first regional demo event, OutDoor Demo East, held October 21-22, 2008, at the Roger Williams Park in Providence, Rhode Island.
In hosting our first regional demo-style event, we had great support from exhibitors and strong attendance from east coast retailers,” …