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Cyclo-cross broadcast on Cox Cable
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (January 16, 2011) – Scenes from the 2011 edition of the Providence Cyclocross
Festival will be featured on Cox Communications Rhode Island at 9pm EST, Monday
January 16th, 2012. Broadcasting on channel 3 and in HD on channel 1003 and produced by
Kettlebottom Productions, the Brand-X brand program filmed more than 3 days of Cyclo-cross
action in Roger Williams Park. Featuring interviews with race promoter Richard Fries and
superior course designer Tom Stevens producers captured race culture, fan reactions and racing
action.
Brand-X is designed for an audience that is curious about local extreme sports, especially those
who dream of trying out an extreme sport in the future. We strive to show them what is
available on a local level and give them the tools to break out of their rut and into a more
extreme lifestyle.
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The fourth annual Providence Cyclo-cross Festival will be held Oct. 5-7, 2012. Held in Roger
Organized by GSD Event Productions LLC, the event is also part of the prestigious Shimano
New England Pro Cyclo-cross Series. For more information, visit www.providencecrossfest.com.
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McConneloug and Lindine Take Impressive Wins in Providence
The second day of the Providence Cyclocross Festival presented by Interbike saw another spectacular day of racing complete with sprint finishes, dominant victories and surprise winners. The fourth round of the Shimano New England Professional Cyclocross Series showed why New England’s racing is among the highest caliber in the nation. Temperatures were well into the 80s by the time the Elite Men and Women took the line at Roger Williams Park in Providence, Rhode Island. The heat combined with another day of absolutely clear sky meant that the Tom Stevens designed course would be even faster than its been in years past. Sunday’s course was less technical than Saturday’s and featured an extended pavement stretch through the start/finish – this was a course that promoted larger groups on the road and would lend itself to road racing tactics.
Elite Women
For the second day, an extremely strong field of Elite Women took to the course. From the outset, it seemed like the course would provide an ideal platform for Laura Van Gilder (C3 p/b Mellow Mushroom). With over 400 career victories, Van Gilder specializes in the sprint and can take advantage of a course where she is able to sit in a draft. The group at the front numbered ten racers through the first couple laps. As the group began to pare itself down through the ensuing laps, the group at the front was down to six. Van Gilder and Mary McConneloug (Kenda/Seven/NoTubes) largely set the initial pace while Sally Annis (crossresults.com p/b JRA Cycles), Andrea Smith (LadiesFirst Racing), Arley Kemmerer (C3/Athletes Serving Athletes) and Crystal Anthony (LadiesFirst Racing) came into play as the laps pressed on. The hard driving of McConneloug and Smith brought the group down to four elite racers – McConneloug, Van Gilder, Smith and Annis. On the final lap, these four were tightly bunched, Van Gilder attacked on the pavement and only McConneloug could cover the move. While Smith and Annis drove to make contact, their form began to loosen with Smith overcooking a corner shortly before the finish. Caught behind Smith’s crash, Annis could not make up the ground and the stage was set. Van Gilder led McConneloug heading into the barriers, only a few hundred meters from the finish, but when the C3 racer’s chain slipped on the remount, McConneloug took advantage. “I only picked up a couple bike lengths,” said McConneloug after, “but what people don’t know is that I have a secret sprint.” McConneloug harnessed her sprint and held off the challenge from Van Gilder, whose second place cements her control of the Shimano Series. Gracious in defeat, Van Gilder said of McConneloug, “the ideal cross racer is a mix of mountain biker and roadie. Mary has those both, she’s incredible.” Annis came across the line third for a second very strong showing on the weekend. Smith, despite hitting the ground so close to the finish, held on for fourth.
Elite Men
Perusing the registrants for the Elite Men’s race, it was clear that, with a course like today’s that biased towards racers with strength as road racers, it would be a dogfight. USA Crits Champion Luke Keough (Champion Systems p/b Keough Cyclocross) and several of his road teammates from the Team Mountain Khakis squad toed the line. Former National Criterium Champion Shawn Milne (ECV/Mazda) came to play. Hard riding Canadians Evan McNeely (EMD Serono/Specialized), Derrick St John (Stevens p/b The Cyclery) and Mike Garrigan (Lapierre Canada) were there to animate as well.
With so many road racers of such prestige, it was no surprise that the group at the front numbered nearly twenty for the first three laps. As the group passed the finish line heading into the third lap, Saturday’s victor, Justin Lindine (bikereg.com/Joe’s Garage), blasted up the inside in an effort to trim down the group, this new pace was matched by St John, Josh Dillon (Richard Sachs/RGM Watches), Tyler Wren (Boo Bikes), SmartStop/MOB p/b Ridley teammates Adam Myerson, Travis Livermon and Jerome Townsend and St John. Lindine continued to drive the pace and Wren hit the deck and fell out of contention. The group eventually whittled itself down to Lindine, Myerson, St John, Dillon and Keough.
Lindine, in a repeat of yesterday, made his attack about halfway through the fifth lap, and immediately pulled himself free. The chase reshuffled and a chase group of five emerged – St John, Milne, Keough, Joachim Parbo (Challenge Tires) and Jeremy Durrin (JAM Fund/NCC). For Parbo, it was a return to the front group, where the many-times Danish champ is accustomed to be while for Durrin, this was a dream come true, he was positioned for the best result of his career.
As racers approached the final lap, Lindine’s gap was virtually untouchable 25 seconds and, while St John was driving hard, Lindine kept composure. His second victory of the weekend proved that he has his sights set on the Shimano Series title. To round out the podium, Luke Keough blasted up the pavement for second and victory in the U23 race. St John crossed the line third ahead of Milne and Durrin. Parbo crossed the line sixth to close out his New England campaign for the season.
The Shimano Series, led by Laura Van Gilder in the Elite Women, Justin Lindine in the Elite Men and Luke Keough in the U23.
Verge NECCS Fields
Nate Morse of cyclocrossworld.com returned to the top step of the podium in the Amateur Men’s field, outsprinting Peter Goguen (Team CF). Chandler Delinks (cyclocrossworld.com) picked up his fourth Amateur Men’s podium of the season.
Fifteen year-old Ellen Noble (Trek Portsmouth) once again won the Amateur Women’s race ahead of Lori Cooke (Cycle Lodge) and Christina Birch (MIT Cycling). Noble is in her first season of cyclocross. It seems like she’s getting the hang of it.
Michael Owens (Bliss Racing/Belgen Cycles) topped the Junior 10-14 race ahead of Kevin Goguen (Team CF) and Donnie Seib (bikeman.com).
Van Dessel Factory Team racer Bill Ellison once again won the sprint for the Masters 35+ race. Today he beat out Kevin Hines (Corner Cycling), Van Dessel’s own Edwin Bull and Series Leader Brian Wilichoski (cyclocrossworld.com).
Paul Richard (cyclocrossworld.com) won the sprint in the Masters 45+ race ahead of Ralf Warmuth (Highland Park Hermes) and Jeff Molongoski (Joe’s Garage).
Paul Curley (Gear Works/Spin Arts) doubled up on the weekend ahead of Tim Groesbeck (CCB) and Gary Passler (ECV).
The Verge New England Cyclo-Cross Series gets back underway on October 22 and 23 with the Downeast Cyclocross Weekend in New Gloucester, Maine at scenic Pineland Farms. One of the secrets of New England racing, Downeast has become a favorite of many racers.
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Lindine and Van Gilder Dominate in Providence
The sun shone brightly down on Roger Williams Park in Providence, Rhode Island today as racing kicked off at the third annual Providence Cyclocross Festival presented by Interbike. Temperatures rose to near 80 degrees and there was not a cloud in the sky as the racers took on the traditional course at Providence, modeled after the National Championship courses designed by Tom Stevens. For the third consecutive year, the Providence Cyclocross Festival has grown in stature and with this year’s addition of the VeloSwap to the expo area, it showed itself as an event like no other in the US – top tier racing on the edge of a city center with legitimate attractions for non-racers. Despite the constant buzz throughout the day emanating from the Expo, the stars of today’s festival were the racers competing for leadership in the Shimano New England Professional Cyclocross Series presented by Verge and the Verge New England Cyclo-Cross Series. Today’s UCI Category 1 race attracted the top talent from the region as well as from Canada and Europe.
Elite Women
From before the race even got started, it was clear that today was going to be an all-out battle with the top step on the podium wide open. The highlights in the starting blocks included local heroes, Maureen Bruno Roy (Bob’s Red Mill p/b Seven Cycles), Andrea Smith (LadiesFirst Racing), Sally Annis (crossresults.com p/b JRA Cyclces), Sara Bresnick (Embrocation Cycling Journal) and the triumphant return of Mary McConneloug (Kenda/Seven/NoTubes) as well as some of the top racers from the Mid-Atlantic in the people of Laura Van Gilder (Mellow Mushroom p/b C3) and Arley Kemmerer (C3/Athletes Serving Athletes).
At the start, it was Smith, Van Gilder and Annis at the front, setting a torrid pace – stretching the field out in the first set of corners. The group of three drove the pace hard and held a chasing group of Bruno Roy, Bresnick and McConneloug at bay. Each of the riders at the front was taking their turn, maintaining a high pace, knowing that their best chance would come if the group held together and the group behind was held at arm’s length. It seemed like it would be a formality that the podium would be the lead group until Smith lost control in an off-cambered downhill corner just after the pit. Smith lost a lot of time with a slow recovery and saw her podium hopes slip away. Ahead of her, Mary McConneloug turned up the heat, attacking her chasing group and making contact with the leaders. Shorly after McConneloug took up her place in the front group, Annis dropped off the pace just a little. With Smith fighting to come back from well behind and Annis slightly off the pace, it became a battle between Van Gilder, a specialist in the sprint and a master tactician and McConneloug, whose forte is handling her bike and finds victory through smooth and conservative racing. Van Gilder, knowing that she had her finishing speed as an ace in the hole, was comfortable following McConneloug through the course. Van Gilder made only one move – she came around McConneloug heading into the final section of grass and put two bike lengths between them almost immediately and that was enough space. Van Gilder turned those two bike lengths into seven seconds and crossed the line first for her first UCI C1 victory of the season. McConneloug was happy with her second-place while Annis crossed the line third. Smith came back from her crash and mechanical and finished seventh.
Elite Men
The Elite Men started through a cloud of chaos with several riders getting tangled in the start, from the chaos emerged Adam Myerson (SmartStop/MOB p/b Ridley) and Dylan McNicholas (cyclocrossworld.com) at the front. McNicholas, as he has done at almost every race he’s entered this year, took his holeshot and tried to go with it. By the end of the second lap, McNicholas had put four seconds on the massive group of chasers. The chase seemed happy to let McNicholas dangle, sat back and rode a tempo that kept him on a short leash. Entering the fourth lap, Justin Lindine (bikereg.com/Joe’s Garage) saw what was happening, “Guys were just looking at each other on the pavement and I just had to go.” Lindine quickly caught up to McNicholas and the two immediately began to build their lead.
With five laps to go, Lindine made his move, dropping McNicholas and quietly powering away from his competition. It’s genetally not with devastating attacks that Lindine wins, but by wearing down his competition, and today was no different. Once there was separation, he was gone and rode away to what is easily the biggest victory of his career. Lindine was obviously overjoyed with the victory as he takes over leadership of the Shimano Series.
In the battle behind, McNicholas was comfortably riding in for a second place finish until he flatted his rear tire just after the pit, forcing him to ride gingerly and lose time over the next half of a lap. This gave the chasing duo that had originally been battling for third, the chance to complete the podium. Sharing the work were Canadian U23 Evan McNeely (EMD Serono/Specialized) and mid-Atlantic racer Weston Schempf (C3/Athletes Serving Athletes) – caught and dropped was McNicholas. McNeely freed himself of Schempf as the two made the final turns before the finishing stretch and came across the line second.
The battle of the day was in the group for fourth – this group had peaked at fifteen riders and coming into the final two laps was at its fullest. An awkward crash in a corner took Derrick St John (Stevens p/b The Cyclery), Tyler Wren (Boo Bicycles) and Myerson out of the group with only Wren able to make a full recovery. In the finale, McNicholas bested two Swiss racers based in the mid-Atlantic, Lukas Winterberg and Eric Brungger, both from the Philadelphia Cyclocross School as well as Wren and Canadian Craig Richey (Renner Custom Cyclocross) to finish fourth.
Verge Series Races
Curtis White (Clif Bar Junior Development) dominated the Amateur Men’s race, putting over a minute into his competition. Behind, Chandler Delinks (cyclocrossworld.com) was able to outkick Kristopher Dobie (Cycle-Smart) and Johnny Herrick (UVM Cycling) for second.
Bill Elliston (Van Dessel Factory Team) won the 35+ race in a sprint out of a group of five ahead of Todd Bowden (Expo/Superior Energy), Series leader Brian Wilichoski (cyclocrossworld.com), Edwin Bull (Van Dessel Factory Team) and Kevin Hines (Corner Cycle).
Corner Cycle’s Sam Morse came out on top of the 45+ ahead of cyclocrossworld.com’s Paul Richard and Joe’s Garage racer Jeff Molongoski.
The 55+ race went to Paul Curley (Gear Works/Spin Arts) who powered away from ECV’s Gary Passler and David King.
Ellen Noble (Trek Portsmouth) picked up another big victory by outkicking Lori Cooke (Cycle Lodge) for the win in the Amateur Women’s race. Christina Birch from MIT Cycling came across the line third.
Michael Owens (Bliss Racing) picked up the Junior 10-14 victory with Kevin Goguen (Team CF) and Donnie Seib (bikeman.com) rounding out the podium.
Racing continues Sunday morning and concludes with a UCI C2 race for the women and men.
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Providence Cyclocross Festival Presented by Interbike Approaches
After last weekend’s resounding success of the Great Brewers Gran Prix of Gloucester, New England’s Cyclocross Holy Week wraps up this weekend with the Providence Cyclocross Festival presented by Interbike. The event is part of both of the prestigious series in New England. For the professionals, Providence is rounds three and four of the Shimano New England Professional Cyclocross Series presented by Verge; for the amateurs, it’s the sixth and seventh rounds of the Verge New England Cyclo-Cross Series.
This year’s edition of the Providence Cyclocross Festival is gearing up to be one of the premier events of the season, in New England or otherwise. In addition to a UCI Category 1 race on Saturday and a Category 2 race on Sunday, Providence boasts a number of great events, including the annual Providence Cyclocross Festival expo, which will be bigger than ever, as well as new happenings - the Friday night Builder’s Ball, a weekend-long VeloSwap and a Saturday night concert featuring Fairhaven thanks to our new partners at WBRU.
During the day on Friday, at Roger Williams Park, the Providence Cyclocross Festival hosts its annual expo. The expo gives regular people the experience of Interbike – the ability to meet and talk to representatives from their favorite brands, check out new products and offer feedback, all the while in the scenic surroundings of Roger Williams Park. Friday night, action shifts to the Biltmore Hotel, in the heart of Providence’s historic waterfront for the Builder’s Ball. The Builder’s Ball commemorates the convergence of the New England Bike-Walk Summit and the Providence Cyclocross Festival. The Ball, on Friday night, is a showcase of New England’s storied heritage of bicycle construction. The Builder’s Ball is free and open to the public.
On Saturday, the action shifts back to Roger Williams Park where the Providence Cyclocross Festival’s expo will continue, now expanded to include the constructers from the Builder’s Ball as well as the new-for-2011 VeloSwap. After the racing finishes on Saturday, our partners at WBRU present a free concert featuring local favorites Fairhaven. But the marquee is taken by one of the best weekends of racing in the country carrying a prize purse of over $20,000.
Saturday’s UCI Category 1 race and Sunday’s Category 2 race feature some of the biggest names in North American Cyclocross. Justin Lindine (bikereg.com/Joe’s Garage) is looking for his first UCI victory of the season. A master tactician, he’s been the top American at most of the races he’s entered this year and is hoping to get back to the top of the podium. Challenging him include Luke Keough (Champion Systems p/b Keough Cyclocross), who, as a second-year U23 last year, won three Verge Series elite races, Dylan McNicholas (cyclocrossworld.com), who has a reputation as one of the fastest starters in the country, Adam Myerson, winner of the Verge Series last year and Jeremy Durrin (JAM Fund/NCC), who has been on the edge of a breakout performance. Canadian Craig Richey (Renner Custom Cyclocross) has spent his season in New England thus far and will be looking to impress. His countryman Derrick St John (Stevens p/b The Cyclery) has long been an impressive racer in New England and he chose Providence to mark his return to the States. Fellow Canadian Mike Garrigan (Lapierre Canada) has his sights set on victory as well.
The Women’s race is headlined by the renewed rivalry between Andrea Smith (LadiesFirst Racing) and Sally Annis (crossresults.com p/b JRA Cycles). These two women traded leadership of the Verge Series last year with Smith taking the victory on the final day. Smith is coming off an extremely impressive weekend in Gloucester including the best result of her career – second place in a Category 1 race behind none other than the British Champion, Helen Wyman. While Smith enters the weekend as the favorite, Annis has been quietly been building towards a strong second half of the season. Joining Annis and Smith is the ever-present Sara Bresnick (Embrocation Cycling Journal). Bresnick is a regular feature on UCI podiums and is on the cusp of victory - could Providence be her time? We also get to give a full-throated welcome back to Mary McConnelloug (Kenda/Seven/NoTubes). After dominating the 2009 season, she took the 2010 season away from the sport and makes her return in Providence. Up from the mid-Atlantic are perennial winner Laura Van Gilder (C3 p/b Mellow Mushroom) and C3/Athletes Serving Athletes racer Arley Kemmerer. Van Gilder has to be considered a favorite at any race she attends and she’s made a living winning bike races in New England. Kemmerer is always dangerous and with a race as unpredictable as Providence, she could impress.
Both days this weekend feature the pinnacle of Amateur Racing in the United States for the Verge New England Cyclo-Cross Series. As always, the huge fields of Amateur and Masters Men will offer top-tier entertainment and incredibly competitive racing. The highlight is the growth of the Amateur Women’s fields – between the two days nearly two hundred women will take on the extremely challenging courses designed by the legendary Tom Stevens. The growth of the Amateur Women’s field is unprecedented in USA Cycling races and is a big point of pride for our race organizers.
Nearly 1500 racers have already registered to race in Providence across the two days with many more expected to register on race day. More information can be found at providencecrossfest.com.
About the Shimano New England Pro Cyclocross Series Presented by Verge: The 2011 Shimano Series includes eight races in four venues: The Great Brewers Gran Prix of Gloucester, Oct. 1 & 2 at Stage Fort Park in Gloucester, Mass.; The Providence Cyclocross Festival Presented by Interbike, Oct. 8 & 9 at Roger Williams Park in Providence, R.I.; The Cycle-Smart International, Nov. 5 & 6 at Look Park in Northampton, Mass.; and The NBX Grand Prix of Cyclocross Dec. 3 & 4 in Goddard Park in Warwick, R.I. For more information visit www.NEPCX.com.
About the Verge New England Cyclo-Cross Series: The Verge New England Cyclo-Cross Series includes fifteen races in eight venues. The opening weekend is in Williston, Vermont on September 17th and 18th with the Green Mountain Cyclocross Weekend. The following Saturday, September 24th brings Nor’Easter Cross at the Nor’easter Festival in Burlington, Vermont. The Great Brewers Gran Prix of Gloucester comes next on the 1st and 2nd of October followed by the Providence Cyclocross Festival presented by Interbike on October 8th and 9th. Rounds 8 and 9 bring the series back to New Gloucester, Maine for the Downeast Cyclocross weekend on the 22nd and 23rd of October. The series hits the home stretch on November 5th and 6th in Northampton, Massachusetts for the Cycle-Smart International. After a two-week break, the series pays its annual visit to Sterling, Massachusetts for Tom Stevens’s Bay State Cyclocross on November 26th and 27th. The series finale comes the next weekend with the NBX Gran Prix of Cyclocross. For more information, visit http://www.cycle-smart.com/neccs
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New England Artisans showcase wares at Builders’ Ball
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Sept. 30, 2011) – To celebrate the convergence of the New England Bike-Walk Summit and the Providence Cyclo-cross Festival Presented by Interbike, the region’s best custom frame builders will host the first-ever “Builder’s Ball on Friday, Oct. 7.
To be held at the historic Biltmore Hotel, this elegant event will showcase the fusion of mechanical strength and elegant design. Organized by the East Coast Greenway Alliance, the event is open to the public, free of charge.
“The heritage of New England frame builders is unmatched,” said Eric Weiss, who organized the event as a reception to follow the New England Bike-Walk Summit. “We have the region’s top advocates in the same city as the region’s best racers. It just made sense to bring these frame builders.”
Builders in Attendance here:
Budd Bicycle Works, Boston, MA
Circle A Ccyles, Providence, RI
Dornbox Bikes, Cumberland, MA
Firefly Bicycles, Boston, MA
Geekhouse Bikes, Boston, MA
Igleheart Custom frames & Forks, wenham, MA
Maietta Cycling, Shirley, MA
NFG Cycles, easthampton, MA
Zanxonato Custom Cycles, Sutton, MA
The same builders will be showcased in a special display tent the following day in the expo position in the infield of the race course at Roger Williams Course. The expo will include some of the premier manufacturers of the industry and a special swap meet where bike shops, collectors and clubs sell overstock or used equipment.
More information on the Summit can be found here:
The third annual Providence Cyclo-cross Festival Presented by Interbike will be held Oct. 7-9, 2011. Held in Roger Williams Park on a course used for the 2005 and 2006 U.S. National Cyclo-cross Championships, the Providence Cyclo-cross Festival has earned UCI Category 1 status for 2011. Organized by GSD Event Productions LLC, the event is also part of the prestigious New England Pro Cyclo-cross Series Presented by Verge. For more information, visit www.providencecrossfest.com.
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Cox Communications to focus BrandX on Cyclo-cross
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (September, 30, 2011) – Highlighting the world of extreme sports, the Cox Communications television show, Brand-X, will be covering the Providence Cyclo-cross Festival presented by Interbike. "Telling the story of Cyclo-cross and the Providence Cyclo-cross Festival with a dedicated half hour show is fantastic for the sport," said Glenn Stilwell the event's media director. BrandX is an extreme sports show featuring Rhode Island’s top new talent and living legends. The program features diverse extreme sports, many of which fly under the radar, to which viewers are introduced and from which they gain a basic understanding and knowledge of. Popular extreme sports such as surfing, skate boarding, snow soaring, backcountry skiing, and motocross are featured as well as lesser known sports such as kite Boarding, Shark fishing, rally driving, and downhill mountain biking.
While the program is fast-paced and action-driven, all aspects of each sport are well covered, from safety, maintenance, and gear knowledge to first hand experience and explanation. Up and coming athletes share their budding knowledge, highlight the latest gear and developments, and, of course, get the opportunity to show their stuff while local legends discuss the roots of the sports and chronicle their evolution over time.
This program is designed for an audience that is curious about local extreme sports, especially those who dream of trying out an extreme sport in the future. We strive to show them what is available on a local level and give them the tools to break out of their rut and into a more extreme lifestyle.
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Providence Honors Dr. Kim Fries
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (September 23, 2011) –The family and staff here at the Providence Cyclo-cross Festival presented by Interbike, would like to take this moment to talk about something that has nothing to do with actual cyclocross, the festival, its partners or sponsors. We want to express our deepest sympathies for a founding member of our team, Mr. Richard Fries. As many of you know Richard has been a guiding light within the entire cycling industry. It was with great sadness that Richard's sister lost her 27 year battle with cancer last week. In keeping with Dr. Fries's lifetime dedication to children and education, the Providence CX family, will honor her memory by renaming our Sunday Kids races, The Dr. Kim Fries Kids Cross.
Read Dr. Fries's memorial below:
Dr. Mary Kim Fries, 54 UNH Professor, Award-winning Educator DOVER, N.H. (Sept. 12, 2011) - Dr. Mary Kim Fries, a Harvard-educated professor of education at the University of New Hampshire, died Monday after a 27-year battle with cancer at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. She was 54.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Franklin and Lorraine (Sondecker) Fries. After graduating from Plum Senior High, she attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania before transferring to the University of South Florida, where she earned both a bachelors degree and masters degree in education.
Her teaching career started in 1979 for the Pasco County Schools in Florida where she was named Teacher of the Year in 1982. In 1992 she started teaching within the Hillsborough County Schools in Florida. Dr. Fries also worked for the C.E. Mendez Foundation. While in Tampa she earned numerous awards and honors. In the 1990s she moved to the Boston area to attend Harvard University where she earned a certificate of Advanced Studies in 1996. She earned a doctorate in education from Boston College in 2002. While at Boston College she received the 2001 Leadership Award and the Donald J. White "Excellence in Teaching" Award the same year.
She became a professor at the University of New Hampshire in 2002, gaining full tenure in 2009.
As a teacher of teachers, Dr. Fries did extensive lecturing at UNH and worked with students at the undergraduate and graduate level. She also oversaw the development of teachers in classrooms at Oyster River High School in Durham, N.H.;Noble High School in North Berwick, Maine; Winnacunnet High School in Portsmouth, N.H.; Spaulding High School in Rochester, N.H.; and Dover High School in Dover, N.H. Of all the schools in which she worked, however, Dr. Fries was particularly engaged with Deerfield Community School in Deerfield, N.H., where she supervised nearly 30 graduate level interns and worked closely with the staff and faculty.
Dr. Fries was also a highly regarded researcher. She served as president of the New England Educational Research Organization, and was a member of the Research Panel for the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards. Dr. Fries served the American Educational Research Association in a variety of capacities, and reviewed submissions for their two journals, American Educational Research Journal and Educational Researcher. She also reviewed submissions for the Journal of Teacher Education and the Journal of Critical Inquiry into Curriculum and Instruction.
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Providence Cyclocross Festival Registration Opens
BOSTON (August 31, 2011) – The Providence Cyclocross Festival presented by Interbike, one of the premier cyclocross events in the country, will open registration at midnight on Thursday, September 1. This year’s edition of the race, to be held on the 8th and 9th of October, will include a UCI Category 1 race on Saturday and a UCI Category 2 race on Sunday. Both days will be part of the new Shimano New England Professional Cyclocross Series presented by Verge for the elite racers and the amateur Verge New England Championship Cyclocross Series.
For the 2011 edition, the race returns to its traditional venue – Roger Williams Park, made famous as the grounds for the National Cyclocross Championships in 2006. One of America’s most friendly venues to spectators, the course is able to take advantage of drastically varied terrain in a tight locale. For this reason, Providence is one of the most anticipated races on the New England – and national – calendar.
Once again, this year’s edition will attract top talent from America and around the world – having the advantage of being the second weekend in the New England Cyclocross Holy Week with the Great Brewers Gran Prix of Gloucester the weekend before. "The national championship course designed by Tom Stevens created enormous prestige for Providence. This city, this venue, and this course have generated enough buzz to get us this Category 1 status from the UCI," said Richard Fries, marketing-communications director. "We're expecting to
draw big numbers and an international field and this is just our third year."
The Providence Cyclocross Festival is a key part of the Shimano Series as rounds three and four of the eight part series that focuses on the strength and heritage of cyclocross in New England. Amateur racers will also have something to fight for as this weekend hosts the sixth and seventh races in the prestigious Verge New England Championship Cyclocross Series that will once again crown the best amateur racers in New England.
To register go to http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=14241 and for more information, go to http://www.providencecrossfest.com/.
About the Shimano New England Pro Cyclocross Series Presented by Verge: The 2011 Shimano Series includes eight races in four venues: The Great Brewers Gran Prix of Gloucester, Oct. 1 & 2 at Stage Fort Park in Gloucester, Mass.; The Providence Cyclocross Festival Presented by Interbike, Oct. 8 & 9 at Roger Williams Park in Providence, R.I.; The Cycle-Smart International, Nov. 5 & 6 at Look Park in Northampton, Mass.; and The NBX Grand Prix of Cyclocross Dec.
3 & 4 in Goddard Park in Warwick, R.I. For more information visit www.NEPCX.com.
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VeloSwap Launches Eastern Show at Providence Cyclo-cross Festival
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (June 14, 2011) – The nation’s largest bicycle swap meet, VeloSwap, will
launch an East Coast event at Roger Williams Park in conjunction with the Providence Cyclocross
Festival Presented by Interbike.
Held Columbus Day weekend, the two-day event will put an Interbike consumer show featuring the latest 2012 products adjacent to a massive end-of-season show where shops, clubs, teams and collectors can buy and sell products and services. The consumer shows will be held Oct. 8 and 9, 2011.
Both of these shows are surrounded by a UCI Category 1 cyclo-cross race, held on a course widely considered the finest in America. “The entire festival is about celebrating every element of cycling. VeloSwap will add tremendous gravity to Providence,” said Richard Fries, marketing communications director for the festival. “This park, this city, this date are so perfectly situated to host a rendezvous for every East Coast cyclist.”
The event will also feature a dealer-only Interbike show on Friday. That day’s activity will be complemented by a downtown New England bike summit held Friday, Oct. 7. Buy.Sell.Recycle! VeloSwap is a fantastic celebration of everything in the world of bicycling. VeloSwap features new and used bicycles and equipment, cycling and sports clinics, family events, cycling celebrities, product sampling, an all-new EcoVillage, and much, much more. Reaching thousands, VeloSwap tunes into energy consciousness and recycling for this year's upcoming October event. Providence - Saturday October 8, 2011. For more information,
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Retailers Gain Special Day at Providence Cyclo-Cross Festival,
Presented by Interbike
Retailer and consumer event will be surrounded by UCI cyclo-cross championship.
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. – May 12, 2011 - The Providence Cyclo-Cross Festival, presented by Interbike, returns to Providence Oct. 7-9, 2011 this time with a retailer-only day scheduled for the first day of the three day festival.
The enhanced expo and trade event will offer the industry a means to reinforce business with retailers in New England, extend their brand visibility to consumers, and celebrate the growing cross category and culture.
Roger Williams Park, the same location where the 2008 and 2009 editions of Interbike’s OutDoor Demo East were held, will be the site of the Providence Cyclo-Cross Festival, presented by Interbike, as well as the retailer only day on Friday, Oct. 7.
Established in 1871, the 427-acre city park is home to what is widely considered to be one of the best cyclo-cross venues in North America. Retailers will be able to take part in educational sessions, to be held in the historic Roger Williams Park Casino, and test product on the official cyclo-cross course. The weekend of Oct. 8 and 9 will offer a consumer show in the infield of UCI cyclo-cross races. Interbike will again be the presenting sponsor of the weekend event.
"While Interbike draws a large number of key New England retailers, we understand it’s challenging for seasonal retailers to bring all of their staff to Las Vegas,” said Interbike Show Director Andy Tompkins. “Holding the retailer-only day with the Providence Cyclo-Cross Festival is a cost-effective way for the industry to influence this key audience and then take advantage of the enthusiast consumer traffic throughout the race weekend."
"Cyclo-cross in America has doubled in participation in the last five years, with 72,000 race starts last year," said Richard Fries, marketing communications director for GSD Event Productions LLC, which produces the Providence event. "And in the Northeast, that popularity is especially pronounced amongst shop employees. We want to create a strong draw for retailers and their staffs to make it a fun and informative weekend."
Last year there were 381 cyclo-cross events in the U.S. Of those, just 56 were UCI events held to international standards. When graded by the UCI officials, Providence received the highest marks available. Hence the UCI has granted Category 1 status to the Providence event.
"We recognize how popular cyclo-cross has become in the United States and we actively support the Cross Vegas event during the Interbike show in Las Vegas," said Tompkins. "Interbike believes in the potential of cross to create more cycling enthusiasts and expand the overall business of the industry and we want to help support its continued growth."
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Providence Cyclo-cross Festival
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (March 1, 2011) - Based on overwhelming success, the Providence Cyclo-cross Festival returns Columbus Day weekend, October 7-9, 2011. This yearʼs
race has been granted the highest race category in the United States (UCI Cat 1) after
scoring one of only 2 perfect reviews from the world governing body.
Attendees at the Second Annual Providence Cyclo-cross Festival Presented by Interbike basked in glorious autumn sun and witnessed fantastic racing last Columbus Day weekend. Held in Roger Williams Park, the festival featured the worldʼs greatest cyclo-cross venue and drew more than 1,300 entrants and 6,000 spectators. Providence Cyclo-cross Festival--The fourth annual Providence Cyclo-cross Festival is set for October 7-9, 2011. Held each year in Roger Williams Park, the festival is firmly fixed at the center of the richest cylo-cross market in America. For more information see www.providencecrossfest.com.
About Roger Williams Park--The park is not simply named for Williams; this park is the last parcel of the land granted to him by Canonicus, chief of the Narragansett nation, when he arrived in 1638. Williamsʼ great-great-great granddaughter Betsey Williams bequeathed the land to the people of Providence in 1871. The city commissioned landscape architect Horace Cleveland, to design the park. After 18 years of work, Cleveland finished “The Jewel of Providence” in 1896. The award-winning 427-acre park attracts more than 2 million visitors per year and has been cited by the national trust for Historic Preservation as one of America's premier historic urban parks. The centerpiece of the race venue is the Temple to Music. Made of Vermont marble, the temple was dedicated in 1924 and was a gift from a local olive oil merchant.
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