The MN Memorial will be in it’s third in 2012. A new venue has been added to replace the popular Target Crit. Unfortunately the Target North Campus will be under construction. To replace Target the Classic will be venturing to the city of Waconia to race through downtown and residential. Organizers are looking for volunteers to corner marshall during the crit.
Saturday will be in Watertown this year with a slightly different format. The day will be split into three sessions. Each session will have two fields that will race the circuit and then finish the session with an individual time trial. The racers will be able to race and then spend time with their families.
Sunday will be the road race in Lester Prairie. Good news…the section of road that was gravel last is newly paved. You shouldn’t lose your water bottle dues to a pothole.
Monday will be on the new course in Waconia. Just a couple blocks up from Lake Waconia. It should be a good course to determine who the 2012 winners will be.
As in the pass two editions of the Memorial Classic the winner of the omnium will be a racer that can do all disciplines and just not be a crit expert. The winner will need to excel in a road race, circuit, TT and a single crit.
On line registration is open and available at USA Cycling. I hope to see you May 26 in Watertown!