Tired of touring the internet for all the 2012 cyclocross races spanning multiple series in the state of Michigan? You can find a calendar that lists the CX race schedule—starting in September—right here. Click an event name to see more details about the location and a URL to details about the race. If you're not done with the road racing season, you'll also find the Michigan road races on that calendar.
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Vermeulen claims 2nd at Tour de l'Abitibi
Moving up from 5th overall in 2011, Alexey Vermeulen stepped up to 2nd place on the podium at the 2012 Tour de l'Abitibi. The week started off strong for the entire USA National Team, as it only took until stage 2 to grab the overall leader jersey, sprint jersey, best young rider jersey, and best team lead. In the stage 3 time trial, Vermeulen rode the fastest effort of the day with only the final rider—current leader and teammate, TJ Eisenhart—able to best Vermeulen's time by 0.6 seconds. The rest of the team helped capture 6 of the top 7 spots, and the 6 team members swept the top 6 overall places in the race. Throughout stages 4–7, Vermeulen helped drive the front of the race as the team consolidated its leads in the overall, sprint, young rider, and team competitions. Finding his way into a late race move in stage 7, Vermeulen was able to capture 4th on the day, and move up to 2nd overall while the team still hung onto the overall, young rider, sprinter, and team leads.
Two State Championships and a Broken Collarbone
Just two-and-a-half weeks after breaking his collarbone while at the Junior National Road Championships in Augusta, Georgia, John Murdock grabbed both the Ohio state time trial and road race championships this past weekend.
The 15-16 junior didn't set his fastest time of the season on what was essentially his home TT course, but at 26.3 mph he was still going fast enough on Saturday to top all the juniors in attendance. His speed continued on Sunday when his early solo attack turned into a 9-minute gap at the finish, again besting even the 17-18s.
We're looking forward to John continuing to heal the collarbone and be back at full speed soon.
