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A trip down memory lane

March 6, 2010

Heather Jurewicz of Johnny Sprockets has posted a fantastic video chronicling the 2009 CCC. Theres amazing camera work, thoughtful interviews, sweeping panoramas, a fitting soundtrack, and the entire video from start to finish really gives you a great idea of what the CCC is all about. Yeah, its long but there’s a big story to tell. Fair warning, this video is slightly NSFW (language), and the number and types of hand ups may be alarming to some but hey… this is the CCC!

Mr. Cyclocross himself (Newt Cole) makes more than a few cameos but everyone and everything from SuperGirl, to Flannel Mike, to the BoneBell, to the Cuttin’ Crew’s bull horn can be seen. Heck, even Robert Sliwinski and Jason Knauff made it in!

Big thanks to Heather and the entire Johnny Sprockets CX team for making this video possible!
Note: Heather teaches video production at a youth center and does freelance work on the side. If you need some video work done please email us at [email protected] and we’ll put you in contact with Heather.

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CCC Coffee Table Book Update

March 1, 2010

If you’re on Facebook you may have read some rumors about the pending delivery of the CCC coffee table book… but here it is straight from the horses’ editors’ mouths.

“Liz Farina Markel got her hands on a hard copy of the 2009 ChiCrossCup photo book. It’s totally hot thanks to Luke Seemann‘s mad crazy design skills, and it’s got pics of some of my favorite riders. We should have books in hand for pre-orders soon!!!!! :o)”

“If anyone wants to sneak in on the pre-order, we’re happy to have you, but you’ll need to do it by tonight (Monday).
Paypal me at [email protected]: $45 for soft cover, $62 for hardcover. (Doing it this way saves you shipping, but you’ll have to pick up at Pony Shop.)
And David Dokko won the bacon. More deets at http://chicrossphoto.com/

Congrats to David on his 2nd off course win of the year. Mr. Dokko was of course the first person to have himself photographed in front of the CCC’s billboard (which is still up btw) and won himself a call-up at Woodstock.

And big, big thanks again to the ChiCross Photo Collective of Liz Farina Markel, Luke Seemann, and Chip Williams for putting together this memorable documentation of the 2009 season! You can reach them all at [email protected].

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Pizza and Beer!

February 11, 2010

Now that we have your attention…

Our friends over at TheBoneBell.com let us know about a great little fundraiser event this coming Monday evening for a fellow dirt baggin’ cyclist, Audrey Thibeau, from Half Acre Cycling.

Fundraiser for a Dirtbag
The Beer Bistro, Monday February 15th from 5:30PM-7:30PM
Helping Out a Teammate

While Audrey never raced CX (mountain biking is the next best thing), we’re pretty sure beer, Twizzlers, and bacon are right up her alley.
Check out more details here and here and we’ll see you Monday evening at the Beer Bistro.

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Thursday CCC Updates

January 7, 2010

Just a few updates for your post-humpday, snowy morning internets reading.

– Did we mention anything about the CCC awards banquet this Sunday at EJ’s Place? Tickets are on sale through midnight tonight, but we’ll still be letting people in at the door. However, please help us out and pre-purchase your tickets… look at all of the great people who already did!

– Schwag continues to come in for door prizes. New additions include Craft apparel, Look mtb CX pedeals, CX DVDs, saddles, tyres, cable sets, CX apparel, and more. Let’s put it this way… everyone will probably want to bring a shopping bag… and if you’re a woman and placed within the top five of either the 1/2/3’s or the 4’s… you’re pretty much guaranteed some sort of prize.

– We’ve seen some screen shots of the ChiCrossPhoto coffee table books and they’re coming together nicely. Our local CX paparazzi will be taking orders at the banquet and may have some page samples too.

– For those closet roadies out there the organizers of the Glencoe Grand Prix put together a nice picture book as well. Check it out and order yours on blurb.

– Here in the states CX season is pretty much done, but there are a few races still to be had. Team Mack hosts the Tour de Groundhog near St. Louis Springfield on February 21st. Across the pond however the Euros are still going strong. Local Flemish/Dutch interpreter Ted Berger points us to www.Sproza.be and NathanSpear.com to watch all the action. In a nutshell, “Laatste roonde… are last lap videos. Verslag… are video summaries of the race.”

– And finally… due to several requests, at this Sunday’s party we’ll be making call-ups to the buffet line… categories and call-up order TBD…

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Welcome Back

January 3, 2010

Since nearly all of us are hunkered down and inside watching the Internets due to the less than friendly cycling temperatures outside, here are a few weekend updates to get your new year started right!

– We at the CCC hope you all had a great holiday season and can’t wait to see you all at the annual awards banquet. The banquet will be held on Sunday January 10th from noon until 4pm at EJ’s place in Skokie. Please make sure to pre-purchase you tickets on BikeReg.com as this will help us make sure there is enough food and seats to go around.

– We’re still finalizing the schwag list, but as of right now we have the following items to hand out as awards and door prizes: CX Magazine subscriptions, Troy Lee Designs gear, Gore RideOn Cables, UberTunes from MOX Multisport, Trek apparel, Fizik Bar Tape, Courage Bicycles Apparel, CyclocrossWorld.com gift certificates, Craft apparel, Challenge Grifo tubular tyres, Mad Alchemy Embrocation, Sheila Moon apparel, Deuter hydration bags, Kenda tires, a SRAM Force grouppo, Blue NorCross framesets, and more. And as always… every series winner receives a custom Chicago Cyclocross Cup series cowbell so you can do more of this.

– We’ll also have the IL State CX Champion jerseys at the banquet. If you’ll be unable to attend please let us know and we’ll get your jersey out to you.

– Don’t forget to pre-order your copy of the 2009 CCC coffee table book to avoid shipping costs. All proceeds go to WBR. While they won’t be ready in time for the banquet we think its safe to say everyone is eagerly waiting to see what these books will look like.

– Need more CX sooner rather than later? Team Mack will be hosting their 23rd annual Tour de Groundhog on Sunday February 21st near St. Louis. This is a great event with a long history and all proceeds go to charity. Find a carpool ride on CBR.

– It might not be CX, but two cross heavy local Chicago shops are playing bikes insides. Check out Johnny Sprockets Gold Sprints on Thursdays and Iron Cycles Iron Training Center Grand Opening this Saturday.

– Snow may be on the ground here in Chicago, but that doesn’t mean lots of CCC’ers aren’t still riding offroad. Check out our friends over at TheBoneBell.com for updates on all the local dirtbagging action. And if you can’t wait to get back on the road (to of-course work on your fitness for the 2010 CCC), IllinoisCycling.org and ChicagoBikeRacing.com are your go-to sources.

– We still have a few CCC t-shirts that were ordered by not picked up. If you bought a t-shirt online and didn’t get it, please email us at [email protected] to arrange a hand-up. We’ll have the shirts at the banquet too and you can pick them up there. Please don’t make us store these shirts until next season.

– We also still have a bunch of clothing and gear that a few of you left at races over the season. If you’re missing a thermal jacket, jersey, gloves, sunglasses, etc we probably have them. Please contact us at [email protected] to arrange a time/place for us to return your stuff. All left overs will be brought to the banquet on the 10th and anything left over after that will be donated to the Salvation Army.

– Want to get rid of some 2009 gear or pickup some new/used gear on the cheap. Two bike swaps are happening soon. The Chicago Winter Bike Swap will be held at Harper College on Saturday January 16th, and for those a little further North, Brazen Dropouts will hold their swap in Madison, WI on Saturday January 9th.

– And finally… the CCC is looking for a little help in 2010. If you’d like to be part of the team in anyway (website, organization, announcing, etc) please email us at [email protected] to get involved!

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