Tuesday CCC Updates
Photo: Duano
- There was no “official” racing in Chicago, but area riders had a great showing this past weekend at Jingle Cross Rock with several podiums. Congratulations to everyone who didn’t stuff themselves silly with turkey and pumpkin pie and traveled to Iowa to race in the mud.
- Turin has announced that the Montrose Harbor total prize purse will total over $2,100. Team Kenda has also stepped up and will be providing additional Woman’s cash prizes. EJ’s Place, Craft, and Lake Cycling are also supplying cash and merchandise.
- Artist Jay Ryan is creating another original poster for this years State Championship. Posters will be available for purchase at the race and at Turin Bicycle in Evanston.
- In addition to the usual CCC announcing, for 2010 Turin is bringing in ace announcer Todd Busteed to lend a hand with calling out all the action as it happens at Montrose.
- Turin is still looking for volunteers to help make the day run smoothly. Any volunteer who works a 4 hour shift will have their race fee waived/refunded. Turin will tailor your volunteer assignment to fit with your other plans for the day of racing.
- In case you missed it the Montrose Harbor race not only acts as the final stop in the CCC but also the IL State Cyclocross championships. The CCC along with Turin and the ICA will be presenting State Champion Jerseys to the first IL rider to cross the finish line in every category (except the 4B’s). Remember that in order to win the state championship you must be an Illinois resident (we’ll be checking ID’s), a US citizen, and hold a valid 2010 USAC license. Look for the usual course preview at 9am on Thursday where we’ll again detail out the call up order.
- The original CCC founders are getting the band back together. Many of the original crew that began the CCC way back in 2004 are getting together for a reunion party at The Globe on Friday night from 7 to 10pm. Beer specials all night long and possibly bar heckling See details here. On Sunday the founders will be displaying a slide show in one of the warming tents showcasing cyclocross history in Chicago. If you have any photos from the inaugural 2004 season, 90s Supercup, or early pickup races to share, please send them to mikecacciabondo(at)yahoo.com by Wednesday night.
- West Town Bikes and Ciclo Urbano will be out at Montrose as well supporting Chicago youth and adults. WTB provides on-site adult supervision, equipment (bike, helmet, etc…), transportation, food, encouragement and coaching for kids and really anyone looking to get into bike racing. If you know anyone that can benefit from the program (even just a bike loan for the day) please contact Mike Young.
- CAMBr is having an end of the year party as well. Details are here or at The Bonebell.com.
- Still holding on to you CCC race numbers? If you don’t feel like spending the money to turn them into a jacket and would like to recycle, Rhythm Racing‘s Evan Jahn found a way to recycle Tyvek through DuPont. Bring your old numbers to Montrose and we’ll have a recycling bag for you to give back those bib numbers.
- And finally… don’t forget about the CCC’s end of the season awards dinner taking place on Sunday January 9th at EJ’s Place in Skokie. Tickets are the same price as last year ($30 adults, $15 juniors) for a delicious buffet dinner and we’ll hand out the coveted CCC cowbells and other fabulous overall series prizes donated by Tati Cycles, Mox Multisport, The Bonebell, and Main St. Bicycles. We’d love to see you all there!
Is there a printable flyer anywhere for Montrose?
You can always find race flyers on USAC or the ICA site.
Speaking of cyclocross history, a racer friend just asked me if I remember the name of the lakefront series in the 90′s? It was ABR sanctioned and went for maybe 3 years or so?
This got me curious, and I found old plaques from the Illinois Cyclocross Series in 97 and 98, which could have been that series. But I also I remember some of the Illinois series being in Knoch Knolls Park in Naperville, as well. This was a while after the races in LaBagh Woods stopped running. I think Super Cup was at Knoch Knolls one year, as well, perhaps before it moved to Washington Park.
I started racing cross in ’91 at LaBagh on my trusty Miyata mtn bike. Also Arlington Road Club (yes the famed neon green jerseys) also put on the IL St. Champs at LeRoy Oaks in St. Charles. There were some great races and racers there (Fabio, Mike Kalan to name a few as well as some still racing today such as Tim Boundy). Once we lost those places, Nestor did a race out by Elgin at a FP there. SuperCup started in the mid 90′s with races at Washington Park and the famous six pack. ARC then held the St. Champs at Knoch Knolls in the later ’90s and that was the last event they did. The next year SuperCup went to Knoch Knolls for a two day and that series dried up. However, all along Larry Swanson had a AWESOME series in Rockford that was basically every other week at different city parks. Very technical courses and whining was not allowed. However like the other races this also dried up. He ended up doing a final race in Dec. of 2000 or 2001 that was very well attended but that was it. For the early 2000′s the only ‘cross was in WI, until the CCC founders started this little thing. So many great memories!
Larry’s races in Rockford were awesome! I started a a JR in LaBagh, and recall some good fun there. LeRoy Oaks and Knoch Knolls were great venues as well. Its amazing to se fields with 80-100 riders in them when back in the day we were lucky to have 8-10 guys in the race. I remember the JR races at LaBagh, Redline would have half the field with Andy Coletta, Tim Coletta, Bobby Edgar, and me
Those ABR races down on the lake were Icycle Cross or something to that effect. I remember lining up and there being mayne 10-20 guys total. Of course there were the usual suspects like Fabio, Chris Powell and all the Mack boys. I have some pictures and videos somewhere.
Thx!
Dug up my photos from 2004 (I hope) when I was a newbie photog. They are on my flickr site at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulmphotographs/
Thanks Paul! I went to your old site and only saw a small handful there so these are appreciated. Your presence at the early races was key. Thanks for supporting CX.
We gave extra points to anyone who cross-dressed at Montrose. Erik already had the Killer Bs point series wrapped up in 2004 but dressed like this anyway.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulmphotographs/5222790862/in/set-72157625379507513/
Random question: Why don’t ChiCrossCup race results provide USA cycling ranking points. I’m looking at my USA cycling page right now and I picked up some ranking points from Jingle Cross, but none of the ChiCrossCup results have any attached points. Not a big deal at all, just curious.
Just guessing, but Jingle CX was UCI C2 and C1… CCC races are generally USAC level D and E. Bigger races usually award more points and to deeper placings.
Ah, thanks, I was just surprised that some of my super mediocre crit results scored road points, but that my slightly less mediocre ChiCrossCup results didn’t score cross points. Thanks!
Thanks A-Dub.
Just added photos from the 2004 Wheeling race.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulmphotographs/
Who do we contact if we are interested in volunteering?
http://wp.me/pzCTh-x0
George Vargas : grv111@comcast.net