USA Cycling announces 2007 ‘Club of the Year’ recipients

The Cross Creek Cycling Club (Fayetteville, N.C.) was named Division III Club of the Year. No stranger to awards, the club also earned the Best New Club of the Year in 2004 and Master’s Club of the Year in 2005. Also this season, the Cross Creek Cycling Club was named the 2007 USA Cycling Master’s Club of the Year for its contributions to programs that cater to riders aged 30 and up.

Cross Creek promoted the Dragon’s Challenge Omnium and the North Carolina State Criterium Championships and featured 36 educational clinics and seminars that focused on cyclo-cross instruction, bike fit, winter riding, bike safety and maintenance, beginner development and nutrition. Cross Creek also prides itself on its contributions to several charitable organizations including the Lance Armstrong Foundation, the Special Olympics, Bike to Iraq, Habitat for Humanity, Ride Without Limits and Operation One Voice.

USA Cycling also chose the Cross Creek Cycling Club as its Master’s Club of the Year this season because of its master-related programs and initiatives. Cross Creek features a master’s program that places juniors under the watchful mentorship of several master’s riders. Following the completion of each race, the club’s master members provide valuable feedback to the developing riders. The club also conducted three master-specific racing clinics.