July 3 - July 6
About The Fitchburg Longsjo Classic
The Fitchburg Longsjo Classic is hosted by Fitchburg Cycling Club, a non-profit organization run by volunteers, who donate enormous effort and endless hours simply for the love of the race. From the core race committee to course marshals to caravan drivers to set-up and clean-up crews, we are dependent on the talent and energy of these individual volunteers to successfully run the race. Over the many years, the Fitchburg Longsjo Classic has developed a reputation as an excellent, well-run event characterized by a n extraordinarily warm community welcome.
Being a locally organized race, we are dependent on the kindness of sponsors to fund the race. We have been fortunate enough to receive major sponsorship from such diverse organizations as the Best Western Royal Plaza, Unitil, Aubuchon Hardware, Worker’s Credit Union, Bovenzi Inc. and numerous other area businesses. We maintain strong partnerships with many local supporting organizations such as the City of Fitchburg and the towns of Princeton and Westminster, Fitchburg State College, Wachusett Mountain State Park, area Health and Fitness centers, bike shops, bike clubs and service organizations.
49th Fitchburg Longsjo Classic
Website by Ed Collier Photography
Fitchburg Cycling Club / P.O. Box 923 / Fitchburg, MA / 01420
Marketing Director / Bill White / wwhite @ longsjo.com
Executive Director / Ed Collier / ecollier @ longsjo.com
General Questions / info2008 @ longsjo.com
Fitchburg, MA (January 18, 2008) – As one of the oldest and largest pro/am cycling competitions in North America, the Fitchburg Longsjo Classic expects nearly 900 riders for its 49th annual event to be held this year over the fourth of July weekend. The race, which is on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar, attracts top racers from around the world, including many national champions and Olympic competitors.
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Press Releases
The Longsjo Announces a call to Artists. The Fitchburg Cycling Club, host of the Fitchburg Longsjo Classic Bike Race, is inviting local artists to develop artwork to be used as the Longsjo Poster image for the 49th annual race. The City of Fitchburg hosts one of the oldest classic bicycle races in the county, where Olympians and Tour de France winners such as Lance Armstrong and Tyler Hamilton have cycled and inspired others.
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Fitchburg Longsjo Classic Partners with PMC
Fitchburg, MA (February 20, 2008) – The Fitchburg Longsjo Classic (FLC) announced Tuesday that it has named the Pan Mass Challenge as its Charity Sponsor for 2008. In addition, the FLC will designate its Ride to the Races as a PMC fundraiser.
“We are pleased to be a part of the PMC family,” said FLC President George Gantz. “The PMC has done so much for the sport of cycling and for cancer research. Some of our volunteers and racers have ridden the PMC. Now we get a chance to support it as part of our own cycling event.”
“The PMC is honored to be named the charity partner of the FLC,” said Billy Starr, founder and executive director of the PMC. “There is real symmetry in two long-standing New England traditions, representing two different sides of the wonderful sport of cycling, working together for the good of the sport and humankind.”
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The Pro-Team Discount is Back
3.17.08 - The Longsjo is once again offering a Pro-Team discount. Register at least five Pro/1 riders by May 1st, and your team will receive 10% back at the conclusion of the race. Look for our ad in VeloNews in May! Pro teams will also receive one free hotel room when they register at least five riders by May 15th, 2008. The hotel room is a $495 value! Learn more
The Longsjo Podcast Released Today
3.31.08 - The Fitchburg Longsjo Classic debuted its long awaited podcast today. The Longsjo podcast will give riders, spectators and the community a behind the scenes look at the courses, organization, history and passion that goes into each and every day of racing in Fitchburg. A podcast is essentially an online TV or radio show that you can subscribe to for free. Click here to sign up for our Google Alert, which will send you an email every time we upload a new video.
Fitchburg Longsjo Classic Unveils Main Street Office
5.7.08 Fitchburg, MA - The Fitchburg Longsjo Classic, the largest pro/am cycling competition in North America, unveiled its new downtown office, almost directly across from the memorial for the two-time Olympian Art Longsjo, to whom the race is dedicated. “This is more than an office, it is an important symbolic reminder that the race and more significantly Art’s life and accomplishments have become indelibly etched into the fiber of this community,” noted George Gantz, president of Fitchburg Cycling Club.
Press Release: Longsjo_Office_Grand_Opening.pdf
Longsjo Part of New England Race Week
Steeped in history and with its hilly, winding stone-lined roads and historic town centers, can New England become the epicenter of American cycling? Five New England race promoters hope so. Race promoters from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Hampshire have formed an association to co-promote five races over one week, June 28th – July 6th. visit: www.newenglandraceweek.com for details.
Press Release: New_England_Raceweek.pdf
Join us for the Taylor / Longsjo History Ride
On May 21st, 2008, cycling history will be commemorated by connecting two of the greatest cyclists together, with a ride starting at the Art Longsjo Memorial in Fitchburg, MA and finishing at the ceremony dedicating the statue of Major Taylor in downtown Worcester, MA. The ride, sponsored by Fitchburg Cycling, will join up with the commemorative ride by from Seven Hills Wheelmen and Charles River Wheelmen for the final approach to Worcester. Read More or visit the Major Taylor Association Website.
Press Release : 2008 History Ride Release.pdf
New England Race Week is Here
For Immediate Release – New England Raceweek, sponsored by Acquia and SugarCRM, begins this Saturday and extends across five states and nine days, features some of the top riders in country and teams from around the globe.
The week starts with a kids-only race in Winchester, Massachusetts, hosted by NEBC on June 28th from 9-1, and then moves into full swing at 2PM with the Cox Charities Cycling Classic, a one-mile criterium featured on the USAC National Racing Calendar, in the heart of downtown Providence, RI.
On Sunday, June 29th, the action moves to Newton, Massachusetts for the the Boloco Heartbreak Hill Grand Prix, a circuit race which includes the Boston Marathon’s infamous “Heartbreak Hill,” with races scheduled from 1 to 6 PM. Download_New_England_Raceweek_Release.pdf
