The 14th running of the Black Fly Challenge saw a record 300 entries, a rise in the number of female competitors and continued growth in cyclocross competition.
The Sport and Beginner mtb categories remain strong but some competitors moved from the Expert mtb category to the new Cyclocross category, thus lowering the level of competition in Expert. It has become apparent that the BFC may need to add a Cyclocross age class and combine Expert age classes.
While the BFC is no longer affiliated with NORBA, the old NORBA guidelines still make sense: Any age class with less than 5 competitors should be combined with another such age class.
Possible Expert & Cyclocross classes for the 2010 BFC may be as follows:
Mens Expert mtb: 19-39 and 40-99
Womens Expert mtb: 19-99
Mens Cyclocross: 19-39 and 40-99
Womens Cyclocross: 1-99
Note to competitors: The BFC race committee is exploring electronic timing and scoring systems to produce results faster and hopes to have something new in place for the 2010 BFC.
