While blizzard conditions raged on the front range just miles away, light rain greeted cyclocrossers as they arrived at Marquette’s Tourist Park, site of the 2010 U.P State Cyclocross Championships. Held under the watchful eye of the UPCROSS organizing committee, the championship race also marked the end of the 2010 UPCROSS points series. With series standings tight and double points on the line, attendance was guaranteed to be high and the races competitive.
The long Tourist Park course featured pavement; wooded singletrack; tight, off-camber turns; a soul-sucking sand pit and the hallmark Tourist Park runup along the banks of the Dead River. Though a long course, a kiss-point at midlap ensured plenty of opportunities for cheering and heckling from spectators.
The 2010 U.P. State Champion in the A class is Tyler Gauthier (Culvers Cycling Team/Ishpeming), who caps off a strong season on the road, the mountain bike and now on the cyclocross circuit. Second place went to Aaron Swanson of Ashland, Wisconsin and third to Ryan Tervo (Flyer Cycles/Houghton). Although cries from race fans demanded that that the title stay in the U.P., the UPCROSS trophy left the U.P. and headed off to Wisconsin, firmly in the hands of Aaron Swanson, who finished in the top three of all of the races he contested. Second place in the series went to Tyler Gauthier, while third went to Red Jacket rider Tim Kostner of Houghton.
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