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A friend has sent you a link to an article found on FlatheadBeacon.com. To read the full text of this article online, click here: /articles/article/neither_road_nor_mountain_biking_cyclocross_attracts_riders_from_both13814/ ARTICLE EXCERPT: They gather every Thursday evening, now that the weather has cooled, at Herron Park, west of Kalispell. Riding bicycles too burly to be for the road but too skinny to be mountain bikes, they spin laps around the park’s terrain, grunting up hills and bombing descents, occasionally jumping off the bike to shoulder it over an obstacle or up an incline too steep to be pedaled. The bicyclists are practicing a growing sport called cyclocross, a kind of hybrid race blending mountain and road technique. On Sunday, Nov. 8, Herron Park will host its 10th annual cyclocross race. Promoted by the Flathead Cycling team, the race marks the third time the Flathead will host the state championship, with teams traveling from Helena, Bozeman, Missoula and beyond to compete.