Father's Day Weekend is Big for Handcycling!

on 05-31-2007 11:23

Father’s Day weekend - June 15 - 17 - marks a first on the handcycle racing calendar: Racing nationwide! The big event of course, is this year’s Rocky Mountain Omnium, which is also the U.S. Paralympics National Road Cycling Championships. The event — now in it’s 8th year — promises 3-days of awesome racing in and around Denver and includes a spectacular new time trial course in Morrison, the traditional circuit race at the state patrol track, and a new criterium in downtown Denver. In addition, the citizen’s category has been brought back by popular demand for the time trial and road race.

In addition to the RMO, there are two other big events that weekend, including the Tour de Nez, who put on a spectacular show in Reno, NV and will have two handcycle criteriums in front of the huge crowds this year. Also slated for handcycle racing, is the LPMD Foundation Criterium in Louisville, KY, hosted by 2WheelSports, who have been supporting handcycling for a few years now.

So if you have a hankerin’ to get out and race in June — no matter where you live — there’s some great stuff happening!

**And** if that wasn’t enough for you, Ride the Rockies begins on Sunday, June 17th, and the Adaptive Sports of Crested Butte, including U.S. Handcycling Board Members, Steve Ackerman and Chris Hensley will again lead a group of handcyclists across the Rockies over 300+ grueling miles.