The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation approved the TRP (permit) for the Black Fly Challenge on April 20, prior to the current budget issues. DEC has further stated that the race will be allowed to go through the Moose River Recreation Area, as usual.
Repeat – THE BLACK FLY WILL HAPPEN!
Black Fly 2010 Race Categories
Category & Class changes for 2010 are as follows:
> Junior and Junior X categories have been consolidated into one category.
> The Mens Cyclocross category has been expanded from one to three age classes.
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Also, remember that the Cyclocross category includes only cyclocross bikes.
….Hybrids and 29ers are still in the mtb category.
Black Fly 2009 Race Reports
Black Fly 2009 Race Results
Congratulations to the 2009 top finishers:
men: Jeff Walker, Team SCARR – Brewery Ommegang, time: 2:01:49
women: Katina Walker, Team SCARR – Brewery Ommegang, time: 2:12:51
Black Fly 2009 Race Notes
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.
