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https://www.usacycling.org/results/?permit=2008-2355
The USA Crits Finals, now in its second year, will refine the elements that make this form of cycling the most exciting and popular – speed, color and action – add elements that only Las Vegas can provide – glamour, glitz and Vegas flash – to create America’s greatest cycling spectacle. The USA Crits Finals is the final race in the 2008 USA CRITS Championship Series and will be held at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, near Interbike’s home at the Sands Convention Center.
America has a rich history of criterium racing, a unique form of cycling that stresses high-speed racing, contested amidst a thriving urban atmosphere. Criterium racing’s ability to combine the most exciting elements of popular sports with the large-scale appeal of downtown arts and music festivals has made it the most enduring form of cycling inNorth America with an ever-growing following of fans. Because criteriums are historically run on short laps through city streets, they offer spectators the opportunity to watch Olympians and world and national champions up-close as they ride at top speed for up to two hours. This has made the criterium format the most spectator-friendly form of cycling. When staged according to the above specifications, these races often draw more than 30,000 fans per event. The races that form the USA CRITS series have been specifically chosen according to the ideals that have made criterium racing an American legacy: Challenging courses that showcase arts and entertainment districts, a large and growing base of spectators, broad community support, and strong opportunities for marketing partners.
The event will have Men and Women Pro-Class races, and for Interbike exhibitors, an Industry Cup Challenge. New to this year, added after popular demand, amateur races will kick off the night’s festivities with a Amateur Men Category 2/3 invitation Category 4 race and a Masters 35+ race. The 30k Cat 2/3 race will start at 5:30pm and the 30k Masters race at 6:15pm. Then the action heats up in the desert as the 40k Pro-Women’s race will be at 7:20 P.M., the 40k Industry Cup at 8:15pm., and the 60k Pro-Men will race at 9:30 P.M. The event will feature a fast and technical 1-kilometer course held at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.
 Resort Lodging at Mandalay Bay, the official Lodging of the World Championships Sports Network USA Crits Finals |
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Registration Now Open!
Amateur 2/3 Invitational 4, Masters 35 http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=6893
Industry Cup http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=6893
Men and Women (does not open until September 15) http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=6894
