STORMIN’ IN KENTUCKY - Kentucky State Championships
by Ken Getchell
November 26, 2008
Championship cyclocross racing returns to Louisville on Sunday, November 30 for the Zipp OVCX Tour's "Storm the Greens". Held at Champion's Park, the same venue as the Papa Johns Derby City Cup USGP series opener earlier this year, this year's Storm the Greens races also serve as the Kentucky State Championships. And though the event serves as Kentucky's championship event, riders from throughout the Midwest will be competing.

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OVCX #11 - Cap City Cross Ohio State Championship
Upper Arlington, OH
November 23, 2008

The Ohio State Championships were held in Columbus this past weekend on a course that featured equal parts power and equal parts skill. However, the presence of strong winds on race day made the power sections more significant, as three sections of lengthy straightaway went straight into a headwind. The park was extremely spectator-friendly, with most watchers perched up on the finish line hill looking down on the entire course.

In what would be a convergence of three Midwestern series (Zipp OVCX, Cap City, and Lake Effect), a group of 40 elite men tore off the line in pursuit of Ohio State titles, Zipp OVCX points and

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The Zipp OVCX Tour is now down to its final three races heading into Columbus, OH this week for the Ohio State Championships. For a quick recap of last week's action and the series outlook in each category we turn once again to the Masked Prognosticator.

Elite Men
Ryan Knapp of BikeReg.com turned in yet another dominating performance in Lexington this week. After trailing Mike Sherer of Pony Shop for a couple laps, Knapp took the lead and then laid the hammer down, dispatching of Sherer and anyone else that thought they had a shot -- primarily the Barbasol boys. Speaking of which, Mike Purvis and Mitchell Kersting pretty much rode circles together for an hour...

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The OVCX Series is headed down the stretch run into the final four races as we move to Lexington, KY this week. Now is the time when racers look to get their 7 races in for the series totals (5 in the Mens 3/4 Masters 35+ / 45+ due to the USGP) and improve upon any inferior performances from earlier in the year. Let's have our OVCX prognosticator take a quick look at each category.

Elite Men

Ryan Knapp of BikeReg.com strengthened his hold on the top spot this week in Dayton, holding off Isaac Neff, Mike Purvis and Mitchell Kersting for the win. Knapp now holds

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