Comments on: Why travel to Vegas? http://mollycameron.com/2007/02/01/why-travel-to-vegas/ We are cyclocross. Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:57:50 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Molly http://mollycameron.com/2007/02/01/why-travel-to-vegas/comment-page-1/#comment-6776 Molly Sun, 04 Feb 2007 00:45:57 +0000 http://www.mollycameron.com/2007/02/01/why-travel-to-vegas/#comment-6776 Yep, we all read cyclingnews stuff. One World cup race is one thing but, the point is really that it is not economically viable for the top Euro talent to travel out of central Europe. And, I agree with CG. I would rather see (and race) a domesticly talented Vegas race than go just to get stomped by Nys or Vervecken. The US riders are hott and getting hotter! Maybe they will put sprinklers on the course to get some "mud" in Vegas. Yep, we all read cyclingnews stuff. One World cup race is one thing but, the point is really that it is not economically viable for the top Euro talent to travel out of central Europe.

And, I agree with CG. I would rather see (and race) a domesticly talented Vegas race than go just to get stomped by Nys or Vervecken. The US riders are hott and getting hotter!

Maybe they will put sprinklers on the course to get some “mud” in Vegas.

]]> By: Brooke Hoyer http://mollycameron.com/2007/02/01/why-travel-to-vegas/comment-page-1/#comment-6775 Brooke Hoyer Sat, 03 Feb 2007 17:40:34 +0000 http://www.mollycameron.com/2007/02/01/why-travel-to-vegas/#comment-6775 Hmmm. Thought I posted comments yesterday. As I said then, cyclingnews.com had a piece in their 'cross notes about the US WC race. The weekend is Oct. 6/7 and the location is 70% for sure Providence, RI. Nijs is said to be chartering a jet to bring over the top 25 guys. Trebon says that Providence is too fast for the Euro guys or they'll end in a bunch sprint. Full text here: http://www.cyclingnews.com/cross.php?id=news/2007/feb07/feb2crossnews Looks like the Cross Vegas guys removed their press release and flyer from their site since last week. Wonder if reality finally set in. Hmmm. Thought I posted comments yesterday. As I said then, cyclingnews.com had a piece in their ‘cross notes about the US WC race. The weekend is Oct. 6/7 and the location is 70% for sure Providence, RI. Nijs is said to be chartering a jet to bring over the top 25 guys. Trebon says that Providence is too fast for the Euro guys or they’ll end in a bunch sprint.

Full text here: http://www.cyclingnews.com/cross.php?id=news/2007/feb07/feb2crossnews

Looks like the Cross Vegas guys removed their press release and flyer from their site since last week. Wonder if reality finally set in.

]]> By: Brooke Hoyer http://mollycameron.com/2007/02/01/why-travel-to-vegas/comment-page-1/#comment-6774 Brooke Hoyer Fri, 02 Feb 2007 23:47:13 +0000 http://www.mollycameron.com/2007/02/01/why-travel-to-vegas/#comment-6774 Oh yeah, there's also Cross Vegas coinciding with Interbike. I think they hope some Euro Pros make the trip to support their sponsors and race. Dunno how that'll turn out. Oh yeah, there’s also Cross Vegas coinciding with Interbike. I think they hope some Euro Pros make the trip to support their sponsors and race. Dunno how that’ll turn out.

]]> By: Brooke Hoyer http://mollycameron.com/2007/02/01/why-travel-to-vegas/comment-page-1/#comment-6773 Brooke Hoyer Fri, 02 Feb 2007 23:45:25 +0000 http://www.mollycameron.com/2007/02/01/why-travel-to-vegas/#comment-6773 The US WC will be in Providence (70% sure). Cyclingnews.com has a report about it in the cross roundup section yesterday or today. Nijs is chartering a jet and bringing the top 25 over. The US WC will be in Providence (70% sure). Cyclingnews.com has a report about it in the cross roundup section yesterday or today. Nijs is chartering a jet and bringing the top 25 over.

]]> By: chris grealish http://mollycameron.com/2007/02/01/why-travel-to-vegas/comment-page-1/#comment-6772 chris grealish Fri, 02 Feb 2007 19:44:10 +0000 http://www.mollycameron.com/2007/02/01/why-travel-to-vegas/#comment-6772 We don't need the Euro Cross Elite to race at CrossVegas. If they come that would be great. It will still be a great event because the depth of talent currently availbale domestically will provide the type of show are expecting. CG We don’t need the Euro Cross Elite to race at CrossVegas. If they come that would be great. It will still be a great event because the depth of talent currently availbale domestically will provide the type of show are expecting. CG

]]> By: Joachim Parbo http://mollycameron.com/2007/02/01/why-travel-to-vegas/comment-page-1/#comment-6771 Joachim Parbo Fri, 02 Feb 2007 18:45:27 +0000 http://www.mollycameron.com/2007/02/01/why-travel-to-vegas/#comment-6771 A shot coment to Joel BlackbirdSF ... The Vegas Cross will be held "early evening", so it might not be that hot... / Joa A shot coment to Joel BlackbirdSF …

The Vegas Cross will be held “early evening”, so it might not be that hot…

/ Joa

]]> By: joel http://mollycameron.com/2007/02/01/why-travel-to-vegas/comment-page-1/#comment-6770 joel Fri, 02 Feb 2007 05:23:21 +0000 http://www.mollycameron.com/2007/02/01/why-travel-to-vegas/#comment-6770 the ball is big time in our court now. weve had riders show it can be done, but only with big time effort, and, in the case of page, total devotion to the euro cross scene. im excited to see if this brings about a change in us cx course design, doubly so because this next season will be my first season back in the thick of things in a good 6 or 7 years, and im hoping for a return to the total abject misery that made me fall in love with cx in santa cruz in the late 80s. but excitements the key word. maybe thisll mean more us cx races after nationals, instead of the season ending just as things get good. hopefully the us fans who are going over to cx worlds in larger numbers will come back and tell their local course designers that were not prepping our riders nearly well enough to be able to handle the constant onslaught of obstacles that is the euro circuit... the elements are all there - all thats needed is to cram more of them in. as much as id love to see it, itll take a set of multiple wc races in the states to get more than just a rider or two out to the west coast - and i dont see that happenning quite yet... -joel the ball is big time in our court now. weve had riders show it can be done, but only with big time effort, and, in the case of page, total devotion to the euro cross scene.

im excited to see if this brings about a change in us cx course design, doubly so because this next season will be my first season back in the thick of things in a good 6 or 7 years, and im hoping for a return to the total abject misery that made me fall in love with cx in santa cruz in the late 80s.

but excitements the key word. maybe thisll mean more us cx races after nationals, instead of the season ending just as things get good. hopefully the us fans who are going over to cx worlds in larger numbers will come back and tell their local course designers that were not prepping our riders nearly well enough to be able to handle the constant onslaught of obstacles that is the euro circuit… the elements are all there – all thats needed is to cram more of them in.

as much as id love to see it, itll take a set of multiple wc races in the states to get more than just a rider or two out to the west coast – and i dont see that happenning quite yet…

-joel

]]> By: Phil http://mollycameron.com/2007/02/01/why-travel-to-vegas/comment-page-1/#comment-6769 Phil Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:08:34 +0000 http://www.mollycameron.com/2007/02/01/why-travel-to-vegas/#comment-6769 Isn't the fact that we're the only place in the world with the same beer-per-square-mile as Belgium enough to attract <i>les Wallons</i>? Isn’t the fact that we’re the only place in the world with the same beer-per-square-mile as Belgium enough to attract les Wallons?

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