Masters Road National Championships ride into Ogden Wednesday

Three 2013 UCI Masters Road World Championships medalists will take the streets of Ogden when Anne Perry (Draper, Utah/DNA Cycling p/b K4), women’s 40-44 gold medalist, Brendan Sullivan (Atlanta, Ga./Century Road Club Association-Lupus Racing Team), men’s 50-54 time trial and road race gold medalist, and Melinda Berge (Tucson, Ariz./Summit Velo), women’s 65+ road race silver and time trial bronze medalist, clip in.

Among those returning to the 2014 USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships are 37 2013 National Champions, including three-time champions Walter Axthelm (Durango, Colo./Durango Wheel Club) and John Elgart (Sacramento, Calif./Alto Velo Racing Club-LuxVue-SunPower Racing), as well as two-time champions Berge, Ed Chamberlin (Grand Junction, Colo./Livetraincrace.com), Jan Elsbach (Davis, Calif./VOS Racing), Phyllis Olrich (Grass Valley, Calif./Victory Velo Racing) and Wayne Watson (Denver, Colo./Natural Grocers Cycling Team).

View all of the currently registered riders.

Learn more about the event rules, eligibility and license requirements here.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
The 34- and 20-km time trials kick things off in Ogden on Sept. 3, where riders will ride the up-and-down course at Antelope Island State Park. Reaching heights of nearly 4,500 feet, the scenic route takes competitors across the east banks of Antelope Island along the Great Salt Lake’s Farmington Bay.

Regardless of whether riders are taking on the 97- or 73-km road race course on Sept. 4-5, competitors will start the race at Snowbasin Resort begining with a short ascent, followed by a gradual 1,700-foot descent in the first 11 kilometers. The 73-km course riders will then take two fairly flat laps around Pineview Reservoir, while the 97-km racers will take a third, before the course ascends back up 1,300 feet in the final 11 kilometers to the finish at Snowbasin Resort.

On Sept. 6, riders will challenge the 1.0-mile criterium course in downtown Ogden. It begins on Historic 25th Street and circles the Ogden Municipal Park stretching between 25th and 27th Streets on the north and south, and Grant and Ogden Avenues on the east and west.

Full course maps are available online.

ROOSTERS RIDE
The 2014 Team USA Legends Ride Gran Fondo has been postponed until further notice.

In its place, riders can celebrate four days of National Championship racing by rallying up at Roosters Brewing Company at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7 for the Roosters Ride - a free group ride through beautiful Ogden, Utah, led by Ogden Mayor Mike Caldwell. This ride will start and finish at Roosters Brewing Company (253 Historic 25th Street, Ogden, Utah 84401) and will be held on open roads, so all participants must follow rules of the road at all times. There will be neutral support provided.

More information on the 2014 USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships including start lists, schedule, results, photos and daily event recaps will be available on the event webpage.

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Media inquiries regarding the event can be directed to USA Cycling Communications Manager Kevin Loughery at kloughery@usacycling.org.