3.31.08
QUALIFYING EVENTS SET FOR JUNIOR PCT AT COMMERCE
BANK PHILADELPHIA CHAMPIONSHIP IN JUNE
March
31,
2008: Aspiring
junior cyclists will have a chance to race in
the bright spotlight of North America’s biggest
one-day professional bicycle race during the
24th running of the Commerce Bank Philadelphia
International Championship on June 8, 2008.
The Junior PCT, a points race for qualifying
junior cyclists age 18 and under, will highlight
the region’s best young talent as they compete
on a portion of the same Commerce course as
the international pros.
The
Junior PCT race will include up to 28 junior
cyclists, ages 15 to 18, with the top seven
riders selected from the Junior PCT Qualifier
category of each of the four events listed below.
The
event will take place after the finish of the
women’s race (Commerce Bank Liberty Classic)
and approximately on lap six of the men’s event
while the pros are out on the course. There
will be a mandatory rider check-in at 22nd Street
and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on the day
of the race, Sunday, June 8 from 10:30 a.m.
to 11 a.m.
Junior
PCT competitors will race across the same start/finish
line as the pros in the Philadelphia International
Championship. The five-mile course will be comprised
of 3 ½ laps on the Benjamin Franklin
Parkway between Eakins Oval and Logan Circle.
The event will be run in a points race format
with a sprint every lap except for the first
half lap. Points will be scored five deep over
three sprints with a point breakdown in each
sprint of 7, 5, 3, 2 and 1. A $500 value overall
prize list will be divided over the top 10 places.
For
more information on the 2008 Junior PCT Grand
Prix, please email Andrea Bialick at abialick@procyclingtour.com.
Junior
PCT Qualifying Races
Daniel
Harwi Memorial Lower Providence Spring Classic
Criterium
Lower
Providence, Pa., April 20, 2008
For
more information, contact John Lenart: johnlenart2003@yahoo.com
or
http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=6164
Can-Am
U19 Challenge
Augusta,
N.J., May 17-18, 2008
For
more information, contact Bob Cary: bobcary@garden.net
or
http://www.njbikeracing.com/files/2008/CanAmFlier2008.4.gif
2008
CSC Manayunk Wall Hill Climb
Philadelphia,
Pa., June 6, 2008
For
more information, contact Ron Ruggiero: tri-statevelo@verizon.net
or www.procyclingtour.com
2008
Philadelphia Time Trial
Philadelphia,
Pa., June 7, 2008
For
more information, contact Ron Ruggiero: tri-statevelo@verizon.net
or www.procyclingtour.com
