Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, May 28, 1994 TAG: 9405280015
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-4 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Staff report
DATELINE: LENGTH: Short
Participants include recent Tour DuPont contestants Scott Mercier and Brian Walton plus five-time Senior National champion Jonas Carney.
Sunday, racers will compete against the clock to the top of Mill Mountain in the ROC Hillclimb. The course record for the 3.3-kilometer climb is 8 minutes, 42 seconds.
Sunday's field will include On Sunday, racers will compete against the clock to the top of Mill Mountain in the ROC Hillclimb. . . . On Monday, the cyclists compete for $11,500 in cash prizes in the Saturn Festival Cup. 150-200 riders in age groups from 13 years and up. The featured class, which includes the top professionals, will start at 2 p.m.
The hillclimb, sponsored by the Roanoke Orthopaedic Center, carries a purse of $2,200.
On Monday, the cyclists hit the streets of downtown Roanoke to compete for $11,500 in cash prizes in the Saturn Festival Cup. Some 250-300 are entered in the event that starts at 8:45 a.m. The 45-lap, 30-mile featured race that includes the pros starts at 12:30 p.m. The race is sponsored by Saturn of Roanoke Valley and co-sponsored by Cardinal Bicycle.
An added incentive for this year's competitors is the Saturn/Cardinal Jackpot, a winner-take-all prize of $500 for the rider with the most points in both races.
by CNB