Cross Clash

Washington – Oregon Border Clash
Winner Takes Home Grail de la Grunge

MFG Cyclocross is proud to host Cross Clash™ on Saturday October 10th at a venue between Seattle and Portland.   Cross Clash will be a weekend of cyclocross racing with Oregon and Washington cyclocross racers, friends, and family. The weekend begins with on Saturday with Cross Clash, a one-of-a-kind cyclocross race which will pit Oregon versus Washington, with ten select categories being scored ten deep, to crown an overall Cross Clash winner.    The weekend continues with stop #2 of Oregon’s Cross Crusade cyclocross series at the famed Rainier High School in Rainer, OR.

For Saturday’s racing, there will be 24 categories of racing. Ten of those 24 categories will be scored ten places deep in the overall Cross Clash competition. Each race will feature a maximum point potential of 55 points (a clean sweep of places 1st through 10th) with a total possible points of 550 on the day.   Call it Red states versus Blue states, or Beards versus Pocket Protectors.   Whatever the nickname, there will be a winner, and a definite loser!

Grail de la Grunge Scoring

Each state’s team will be scored as follows:

The following ten categories will be scored:
Cat 1,2 (A) Men & Women
Cat 3 (B) Men & Women
Cat 4 (C) Men & Women
Single Speed Men
Juniors 17 – 18
Master 35+ Cat 2 (A) Men & Women

Field must have ten riders to be scored in Grail de la Grunge.

Individual results from riders from each state will be scored 10 points for 1st, 9 points for 2nd through 1 point for 10th.

The state with the most points will win the coveted Grail. Most victories will break a tie. If still tied the Clash will be called a draw and the Grail stays with current holder.

Course Map
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Driving Directions & Parking
From I-5 take the South 74th(#129) Street exit and head west. After 3 or 4 miles the road veers left and turns into Custer Road. In about 1 mile take the free right turn onto 88th St. SW. The road then turns into Steilacoom Blvd. In about 1 mile turn left at the traffic light at 87th Ave SW and take an immediate right into the park. Follow paved road in park about 1/2 mile to gravel parking area by the lake and the animal barns.

Race Day Schedule (proposed)

Fees
Senior & Master Riders = $20
Junior Riders = $10
Category du Jour = $10
Second race entered = $10

Registration
Preregistration at BikeReg.com strongly suggested. Fill out everything online including your waiver and just show up race day to pick up your number at registration.

Day of Race registration will close 20 minutes before start of each category. Signed waiver form is required with registration. USA Cycling racing licenses are not required.

Categories
Categories are self-seeding. Sandbagging will not be tolerated. Riders are encouraged to chose the category that provides them the maximum challenge while allowing for them to be competitive.

Cat 4 = Beginner
Cat 3 = Intermediate
Cat 2 = Advanced
Cat 1 = National Level

Masters = Age graded 35 and over. Combine your ability/experience with your age to chose a category i.e. over 45 beginner = Cat 4 Master 45+

Juniors = Age graded 18 and under.

Relay Team = Three riders of any category. Must have matching jerseys unique of any other team. Bring out the vintage jerseys.

Series
Check out the complete series information and rules!