CCC Tuesday Updates – 20170829
August 29, 2017
- We didn’t receive many reports from deep within Big Marsh, but we’re sure Half Acre Cycling’s CX Eliminator went well on Saturday. If you have pics please post them here.
- Sunday at xXx Racing’s Relay Cross was fun with another great turnout to also get the CX season underway. Please also post pics here.
- Next up, the official Chicagoland CX season begins at Caldwell Woods. Online pre-reg is open on BikeReg.com here.
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Our friends to the north are again kicking off their CX season with the 4th annual Avalon Pontoons Alma Grand Prix of Cyclocross & 5K Trail Run on Saturday, 9/9/17! Alma is a pretty quick drive from the Chicagoland area and might help you open up your legs for the first Chicago series race on Sunday. In Alma, the Pro/Elite and Sport women (presented by Arbor Move) are racing for $750/5; the Pro/Elite and Masters 35+ men (presented by F3 Cycling) are racing for $500/5. Early number pick up on Friday night is at the Alma Brewing Company in downtown Alma, from 6-8 p.m. Camping is available at the race venue! Registration information for both the CX and 5K races is available HERE.
- If you’re not traveling to IA consider Patriot CX on 9/17/17. In its 7th year running the event will have a Relay category at the end of the day. .
- And finally… thanks again to everyone who came out to the CCC Kick Off Party at the Rapha Clubhouse. Big, big thanks to all the donors/sponsors who pitched in with raffle prizes. Through sales of raffle tickets we raised $1,000 to be split equally between West Town Bikes and Blackstone Bicycle Works. AMAZING!!! Let’s keep that community spirit going straight through to December and have a great season!
I posted this on the RelayCX Facebook page but it bears repeating…
Thank you to everyone who raced, officiated, spectated, cheered, heckled, set up or tore down at RelayCX yesterday! Just a few post-race notes:
First off a huge thank you to Chicago’s amazing bike racing community: RelayCX really is the time we all get together for one big party and it just keeps getting better every year.
Thank you to all of our generous podium prize sponsors: 11 Jackson Coffee, BFF Bikes, CLIF Bar, Corridor Brewery & Provisions, Cycle Smithy, MOX Multisport, Pearl Izumi, Pactimo, Roscoe Village Bikes, & Shimano-Road
Thank you to Robert Curtis and Psimet LLC for handling neutral support (and fixing my pre-race flat)
Thank you to the sponsors and racers who donated to the Relay Roulette fundraiser: BFF Bikes, CLIF Bar, Comrade Cycles, Johnny Sprockets, Performance Bicycle, & Rapha Chicago. Together, we raised $1320 that was donated to West Town Bikes!
I think I can speak for all of us at xXx Racing that we had a blast on Sunday, and hope that you all did too. Now, let’s shake out those sore legs and get ready for Caldwell Woods!
Cheers,
Kevin
I know it is far away….but you know me….gotta plan! Will there be discounts on rooms to Pheasant Run? If so, what’s the code? Want to get our room booked 🙂