From the News Tribune
The 2019 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships will take place at Lakewood’s Fort Steilacoom Park, race officials announced Friday.
Richard Sangalli of Hillsborough, California, near the top of a big hill at Fort Steilacoom Park in Lakewood. Lui Kit Wong Staff file
The December event will be five or six days and include about 2,000 cyclists from around the country, said Dean Burke, directer of the Tacoma South Sound Sports Commission, the organization that led the bid.
Burke said initial estimates indicate the event could have a $1.5 million economic impact on Pierce County.
“This is huge,” he said. “We are talking riders from all 50 states. They are going to fill up” the area’s hotel rooms.
Seattle-based MFG Cyclocross will promote the event.
“This is such a win for the region,” MFG co-founder Zac Daab said. “It’s a validation of a community that really supports cyclocross.”
The bike racing uses courses that consist of grass, dirt, obstacles, steep hills, pavement, sand and other surfaces. Courses are short (less than 2.5 miles), giving spectators many chances to see the action. Races typically are muddy, and cyclists often have to dismount and carry their bikes.
Top cyclocross races in the Northwest often draw more participants and spectators than road and mountain bike events.
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