26th ANNUAL ARMY CYCLING CLASSIC – March 31, 2009

WEST POINT, N.Y. –The U.S. Military Academy Cycling team will host the 26th annual Army Spring Classic Saturday and Sunday here.  Saturday will include a circuit race and team time trial at Camp Buckner.  Roads in and out of Camp Buckner, including Route 293 will have cyclists on them from approximately 7:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.

Sunday, there will be an individual time trial/hill climb and criterium time trial races around Shea Stadium and North Athletic Field. 

The individual hill climb time trial races begin at Shea Stadium and will race up to Stony Lonesome road to the intersection of Stony Lonesome and Continental roads then past the Child Development Center to the back of the Ski Slope from 7:45 to 9:15 a.m.

There are no entrance fees for spectators. All attendees will need to bring valid photo identification to enter West Point. Visitors should use either Stony Lonesome or Thayer Gates.

About West Point
West Point, The U.S. Military Academy, is a four-year co-educational federal undergraduate liberal arts college located 50 miles north of New York City. The world's preeminent leader development institution, it was founded in 1802 as America's first college of engineering. Its mission remains constant-to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the United States Army. For more information, go to www.westpoint.edu