US Gran Prix of Cyclocross: Series Moving to Fort Collins, CO in November 2010

The 2010 USGP kicks off on the weekend of September 25th and 26th Aas the Series returns for its second year to Sun Prairie, WI for The Planet Bike Cup. The Series continues on to Louisville, KY October 23rd and 24th for the Derby City Cup - to be run at the future home of the 2012 Masters and 2013 Masters and Elite World Cyclocross Championships.
In November the USGP moves to a new venue -  Fort Collins, CO on November 13th and 14th - before rolling to its traditional series final, the Stanley Portland Cup, in Portland, OR, on Dec. 4th and 5th.
The decision to move the Series to Fort Collins this year is very exciting.  For the last several years a number of communities have expressed interest in bringing the USGP back to Colorado but until now the organizers hadn't found the right fit.
The idea to bring the USGP Event to Fort Collins all started with a simple conversation as Meredith Miller, (a USGP cyclocross superstar) approached Ben Miller, (President of Northern Colorado Cycling Events (NCCE), a grass-roots cycling forum) about the potential to bring a USGP Event to Fort Collins, which made sense knowing how there were so many cyclocross talents who call Fort Collins home.
From there it was brought to the attention of the NCCE letting Fort Collins and their cohesive cycling community sold itself to the USGP. Fort Collins is also home to Georgia Gould, and new junior phenom, Skyler Trujillo. The professionalism of the USGP was very apparent and made them comfortable and hopeful that they will host the USGP for the long term in Fort Collins. According to the organizers, they made a visit and soon discovered Fort Collins had a very active cycling community which already embraced the event as their own.
Tyler James of the Fort Collins Convention and Visitors Bureau hinted at what it means for the vibrancy of the City. "Fort Collins has always been a 'bike friendly' community and now we get the chance to host one of the most exciting bike races in the country."
The Cooperation between Fort Collins and USGP in such a short time along with the willing support of the Fort Collins Bike Community to make this happen proves toward a great event putting USGP and Fort Collins on the map for a long time to come.