Cyclo-cross has some obvious parallels with mountain bike racing, cross-country cycling and criterium racing. Many of the best cyclo-cross riders cross train in other cycling disciplines; however, cyclo-cross has reached such size and popularity that some racers are specialists, and many prioritise cyclo-cross races over other disciplines. Cyclo-cross bicycles are similar to road racing bicycles: lightweight, with narrow tires and drop handlebars. They are typically differentiated by their greater tyre clearances, lower gearing, stronger frames, cantilever brakes and more upright riding position. They also share characteristics with mountain bicycles in that they utilize knobby tread tires for traction and, increasingly, disc brakes. They have to be lightweight because competitors need to carry their bicycle to overcome barriers or slopes too steep to climb in the saddle. The sight of competitors struggling up a muddy slope with bicycles on their shoulders is the classic image of the sport, although unridable sections are generally a very small fraction of the race distance.

Compared with other forms of cycle racing, tactics are fairly straightforward, and the emphasis is on the rider’s aerobic endurance and bike-handling skills. Drafting, where cyclists form a line with the lead cyclist pedaling harder while reducing the wind resistance for other riders, is of much less importance than in road racing where average speeds are much higher than in cyclo-cross.

At The Sugar Cayne Bike Fest we’ve added a bunch of fun competitions for Cyclocross riders to do like:
1.Bunny Hop (Hop your bike as high as you can over a height bar)
2.Longest Skd (Pedal as fast as you can then slam the brakes to see how far you can skid)
3.Best Style (How much style, flow, smoothness and even tricks can you get on the track)
4.Longest Wheelie (Pick up that front wheel and try to keep it up for as long as possible)
5.Bike Relay (4 Riders team Up for a Bike Relay Race around the track against other teams)
6.High Jump (How high can you jump?)
7.Last Straight Dash (A Head to Head, elimination style race)
8. Cyclocross Race (Riders do 10 laps around a BMX track in the opposite direction)

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10 laps around a BMX track but in the revers direction!! Riders will start from the finish line and and do 10 non stop laps around the track. Now that may not seem like a lot of laps but the New Paltz BMX Track is full of hills rollers and berms to navigate through plus it’s slighly up hill. By time you finish this race you will feel like you did a 40 mile sprint.

There is no limit the amount of riders that can compete in this race.

Age Groups

The 10 Lap race is for rider 15 years and older. The groups will be separated by gender and age. There will also be a 10-14 year old group that will do 3laps and a 9year old and under group that will do 2 laps.

We will be running all races seperately by age group and gender.

This competition is part of the King/Queen Of Cross competition series which also includes Cyclocross, bunny hop, long jump, longest skid, longest wheelie, high jump and another multilap race. Riders will be given points for each event that they compete in, higher points will be given out to the top finishers. The riders with the most points of all the Cyclocross competitons combined will be awarded the King/Queen of Cross.

There will also be a separate Bike Relay race for all bike types. You can do all of this and more at the SCBF for just $30.

There will also be a Bike Swap during the event so if your trying to get rid of some bikes and or bike parts, bring em with you for the Swap meet.

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The 10 Lap race is for rider 15 years and older. The groups will be separated by gender and age. There will also be a 10-14 year old group that will do 3laps and a 9year old and under group that will do 2 laps.

This competition is part of the King/Queen Of Cross competition series which includes Cyclocross, bunny hop, long jump, longest skid, longest wheelie, high jump and another multilap race. Riders will be given points for each event that they compete in, higher points will be given out to the top finishers. The riders with the most points of all the Cyclocross competitons combined will be awarded the King/Queen of Cross.

There will also be a separate Bike Relay race for all bike types. You can do all of this and more at the SCBF for just $30.

There will also be a Bike Swap during the event so if your trying to get rid of some bikes and or bike parts, bring em with you for the Swap meet.

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Rider	Pts
Bill Colbert	20
Pat Parker	20
Hunter Senko	20
Logan Misiaszek	16
Scott Doland	14
Easton Russ	14
Joe Misiaszek Jr.	12
Brady Colbert	12
Thomas Townsend	10
Camron Mason	10
Ian Waugh	10
Eugene Ruiter	10
Brandon Dunlevy	10
Anthony Lucchesi	10
Dustin Correia	10
Jason Pilato	10
Steve Boyle	10
TJ Tanzman	10
Cole Zufelt	10
Shane Hampson	10
Paul Isbester	10
Kyle Asuncion	10
Blake Mahieu	10
Cody Lynn	10
Dawson Young	10
Joseph Feliciano	10
Ryan Scott	10
Roger Gould	8
Landon Kinal	8
Grant Raumm	8
Shawn Morris	8
Jarrick Decker	8
Ryan Okeefe	8
Dan Crowe	8
Brayden Sehmann	8
Larry Oliver	8
Mark Mendez	8
Joey Brooks	8
James Pintauro	8
Ryan Sullivan	8
Scott Kaelble	8
Nicholas Rauch	8
Lance Zufelt	8
James Zajd	8
Michael Pereiro	8
Anthony Diciano Jr	8
Giovanni Bailey	8
Kenny Rojas	6
Bobby Powell	6
Jason Everhart	6
Wyatt Roberts	6
Michael Wikan	6
Randy Komssi	6
Justin Seek	6
Mason Schlotterbeck	6
Blake Powell	6
Rick Decker	6
Zachary Leary	6
Jared Lascar	6
Dean Zebian	6
Aiden Kaelble	6
Michael Amaris	6
Liam Dunn	6
George Isbester	6
Tony Blair	6
Connor OKeefe	6
Jacob Correia	4
Nate Asuncion	4
Lance Asuncion	4
Justin Cook	4
Ryan Robichaud	4
Jacob Senko	4
Dustin Gipe	4
Max Jones	4
Jason Gallagher	4
David Meares	4
Brent Kinal	4
Matt Feamster	3
GARRISON Decker	3
Nathan Glass	3
Mikey Pilero	3
Bohan Kinal	3
Zachary Camp	3
Timm Raum	2
Aleck Isbester	2
Darren Burger	1
Justin Ledoux	1
Tyler Vanasco	1
Cody Belfer	1
Jacob Stephens	1
Scott Cantner	1
Jack Donohue	1
Mark Swain	1
Eric Tacti Jr	1
Sloane Stecker	1
Craig Kellerman	0
John Ouellette	0
Andrew MacConnie	0
Christian Black	0
John Butwell	0
Frank Black	0
Steven Klucik	0
Ethan Escobar	0
Kai Escobar	0
Alex Kuehn	0
Ollie Cleary	0
RJ Reale	0
Jesse Salva	0
Zack Andringa	0
Fred Roy	0
Joe Misiaszeks	0
Thomas Sandfort	0
Josh Lyons	0
Stephen Colandrea	0
Victor Gelfuso	0
Matthew Kaelble	0
Ryan O’Keefe	0
Ryder Meyers	0
Tyler Meyers	0
Nate Melucci	0
Keith Kelly	0
Tabien Parks	0
Aidin Alberino	0
Eric Schultz	0
Lucas Pipitone	0
Andrew D	0
Kaden Dodd	0
Michael Wohrle	0
Danny May	0
Aiden Z	0
Jared Spiecker	0
Nathaniel Caron	0
Liam Donahue	0
Sean W	0
Tom Flynn	0
Matthew May	0
Reese Donohue	0
Noah Russ	0
Austin Clinton	0
Kehler Colon	0
Christian Platoni	0
Eric Russ	0
Bill Clinton	0
Justin Dorofee	0
Chris Aldo	0
Nick Palumbo	0
Matthew Horjatschun	0
Mike Strandberg	0
Jonathan Moura	0
Zachary Parenzan	0
Jesse McEnroe	0
Matthew Higgs	0
Keith Newell	0
Scott Botelho	0
Eric Bukowski	0
Vincent Giampino	0
Aydin Botelho	0
Brian Ribbellett	0
David Bedford	0
Chris DeAmelio	0
Mikey Cox	0
Nathaniel Stanwood	0
Rich Bozik	0
Bear Graham	0
Matt McDonnell	0
Jason Dalton	0
Rick Bodeau	0
Hunter Bozik	0
Bill Graham	0
Gavin Pereira	0
Daniel May	0
Austin Modell	0
Chris Giacomazzo	0
Brant Sadenwater	0
Gregg Herrmann	0
Mike Drake	0
Steven Bukowski	0
Justin Herrmann	0
Ronnie Gaska	0
Parker Tramposch	0
Chris Brigante	0
Tyler Bozik	0
Will Dunn	0
Ashton Pereira	0
Timothy Scott	0
Stephen Dinan	0
Brian Caron	0
Loren McDonald	0
George Costa	0
Jordan	0
Ryan Komssi	0
Alan Perry	0
Jake Wallack	0
River Roberts	0
Curtis Jackson	0
Adrian Jackson	0
Toby Kroll	0
Larry Camp	0
Jayce Ryan	0
Ryan Mears	0
Tom Scott	0
Zane Kolnik	0
Nate MacDonald	0
Curtis Peters	0
Nick Fisher	0
Cole Evans	0
Thomas Spears	0
PJ Bertrand	0
Oliver Camp	0
David Pereira	0
Shayne Seek	0
Adam Parker	0
TJ Falls	0
John Dugan	0

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Each stop on the Sugar Cayne Bike Fest Tour will include this series. The top three riders with the most points at the end of the series will be awarded wit the 1st place riders receiving the title The 2015 Sugar Cayne Bike Fest Series KING and Queen Of Cross Champions.

Below is the list of competitions included in the series:
-Cyclocross High Jump
-Cyclocross Bunny Hop
-Cyclocross meets BMX race
-Cyclocross Last Straight Dash
-Cyclocross Fastest Gate
-Cyclocross Longest Skid
-Fixed Gear Longest Skid (Cross/Road)

To make things fair we separated some of the competitors into age groups. 6-9 year olds, 10-14, 15-34, 35&Over. Males will be competing for King Of Cross and Females will be competing for Queen Cross.

Riders can compete in as many competitions as they like to accumulate points. The more competitions you compete in the more points you get.

POINTS:
Below is the point structure for each competition.
-Cyclocross High Jump (1st Place= 10 points, 2nd place and above= 1point)
-Cyclocross Bunny Hop (1st Place= 10 points, 2nd place and above= 1point)
-Cyclocross meets BMX race (1st =10pts, 2nd=8pts, 3rd=6pts, 4th=4pts, 5th=3pts, 6th=2pts, 7th place & above=1pt)
-Cyclocross Last Straight Dash (1st =10pts, 2nd=8pts, 3rd place & above=1pt)
-Cyclocross Fastest Gate (1st Place= 10 points, 2nd place and above= 1point. 5 Bonus points for riders who get the “Captains Chair”)
-Cyclocross Longest Skid (1st Place= 10 points, 2nd place and above= 1point. 5 Bonus points for riders who get the “Captains Chair”)
-Fixed Gear Longest Skid (1st Place= 10 points, 2nd place and above= 1point. 5 Bonus points for riders who get the “Captains Chair”)

KING and QUEEN of Cross awards will be given out to the top three total point leaders regardless of age.

The “Captains Chair”: 

• The Fastest Gate, Long Jump, and Longest Skid competitions are for all ages to compete against each other.
• Each event starts with the youngest rider and ends with the oldest rider
• Whoever has the fastest time/longest distance during the competition get’s to sit in the“Captains Chair” until their time/distance is beat and they are dethroned.
• Anyone who earns the right to sit in the Captains Chair will receive 5 bonus points.
• Bonus points get added to riders total points for the day of the event and also their 2015 SCBF series points total

Cyclocross Meets BMX

• Riders will do multiple laps around a BMX track backwards starting from the finish line. Whoever comes in first at the end of the race wins. Cyclocross, BMX(All Sizes), MTB, Trial, Fat bike, Single speed, even beach cruisers can all enter this event.

Fastest Gate

• Who can reach the 30 yard line the fastest? Come out the gate and pedal as fast as you can to the 30 foot line. Time is tracked by stop clock.

High Jump Comp

• Highest jump wins. If you hit the height pole and it falls you get eliminated.

Last Straight Dash

• Riders compete in a head to head sprint/pump down the last straight in an eliminator competition. Whoever beats out all opponents wins!
• The Straight we use may vary between tracks

That’s about it! If you have any questions about this series, feel free to ask them in the comment box below.

Find about all the other competitions at the Sugar Cayne Bike Fest HERE

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For the 2nd Annual Sugar Cayne Bike Fest & Expo at Trumbull T.R.A.C.K. this Saturday we’re bringing back the Cyclocross meets BMX competition! This time we raise the stakes, the 16&Over riders will have to do 10 Laps!! The competition is open to all BMX, MTB, Cyclocross and Fat Bike riders! We also have a 5 lap race for the 6-9 and 10-15 year olds to compete in. This competitions will likely start between 11:30-12pm so get there early and register!

For more info on the 2nd Annual Sugar Cayne Bike Fest & Expo CLICK HERE

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Big shout out to Bootny Lee Presents for putting together this video of the 16&Over Cyclocross meets BMX Race! Awesome job to everyone involved with the production!

Sugar Cayne Bike Fest 2014. The 16 & Over Cyclocross event at Hampton BMX in Hampton, VA. Crazy Al Cayne brings the Sugar Cayne Bike Fest to Hampton BMX. Produced by Crazy Al Cayne, Edited by Brian Edwards, Music by Matthew Blees and Filmed by Brian & Corey Edwards. Crazy Al Cayne, BMXHood.com, Bootny Lee Presents… BMX, A Major Production, Blees Disease Studios & Fam 5 Films.

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