• Happy New Year! We hope you all had a great holiday season and are ready to get after it in 2026.
• Even though we don’t have any cyclo-cross races for 9 months, Paul Warloski at Simple Endurance Coaching is hosting a free Webinar on 1/14/2026 at 6:30pm covering:
  • Strength training can make or break your gravel racing season. 
  • Most masters athletes don’t know what actually works.
  • 5 essential exercises for gravel racing
  • How to fit strength into busy schedules  
  • Live Q&A for your specific questions
  • Join masters athletes learning how to train smarter.
  • Register here: https://grow.simpleendurancecoaching.com/blank-live
  • No fluff – just practical advice for serious gravel racers.
• And while we may not have any more CX races this season, we still have some awards to hand out at the 2025 Chicago Cyclocross Cup Awards Party at Specialized Fulton Market this Saturday January 10, 2026. Please RSVP here on BikeReg so we know how many of you to expect. Similar to years past we’ll have food, drinks, a raffle for some rad swag, and of course we’ll award the overall series winner cowbells and jerseys.