CCC Tuesday Updates – 20171205
December 5, 2017
- What a way to end the season on a high note! Perfect CX weather and a beach full of sand, swimming pools, and cheers at Montrose Harbor. Thanks to everyone and especially the Ten27 and Spidermonkey crews to hosting the event. We crowned 20 state champions and 16 series winners. A complete list of all series winners and state champions is here on our results page. Links to all results and lap times are here on the Overall Standings GoogleSheet.
- SnowyMountain Photography was back out again and captured plenty of photos of the entire day. The Chicago Aussie Jack Brandtman was also taking videos and John Gatto was back out with his GoPro and drone. We saw plenty of other cameras so hopefully all those pictures and videos find their way to the Internet at some point.
- And in case you weren’t there earlier in the day, our series announcer Kenny Labbé was presented with his very own, brand new pop-up tent. Thanks to everyone who kept the secret and chipped in to get Kenny this great gift that will last for year and years to come.
- Obligatory mentions for the final CX events of the season:
- Miller Chill Cyclocross Sunday 12/10/17 in Bloomington, IL.
- USAC Midwest Regional CX Championships Saturday 12/9/17 in Sun Prairie, WI.
- Afterglow hosted by the Chicago Cuttin’ Crew Sunday December 17th in Douglas Park (Chicago).
- USAC Cyclocross National Championships in Reno, NV 1/9/18- 1/14/18.
- Our end of season CCC Awards Party is at EJ’s Place in Skokie Sunday 12/17/17 at NOON. Tickets are on sale on BikeReg.
- Don’t let your bike go into hibernation all dank and dirty. Your local bike shop might be in the middle of the busy Christmas selling season, but the service departments probably aren’t too busy. Get your bike in there for a tune up so it’s charging out of the gates in 2018, instead of limping across the start line a rusty, seized up mess.
- And speaking of local bike shops, many of our series sponsors are bike shops or other local retailers. Before buying Chrismahuanakwanzika gifts this year please consider purchasing from our series sponsors or other local merchants.
- Congrats to CCC regulars Graciela Viale-Val (Evanston, IL) and Bob Downs (Belleville, WI) on their 2nd place finishes at Masters World Championships in Mol, Belgium in the Women 75+ and Men 60-64 years young categories respectively.
- And finally… the unofficial CCC holiday party is happening (again) at the Elbow Room on Thursday 12/21/17 at 8pm where Los Borrachos will take the stage and entertain us in a way only they can. If you’ve ever been to this party you know you won’t want to miss it!
Thank you Chicago Cross Cup community for our beautiful new tent. It really is amazing, both the actual custom, physical structure, and even more significant, the humbling love shown by you.
As I said in the Montrose CX page comments, we will certainly take good care of it, and you always are invited in to sit in for a spell, even when the “On Air” light is displayed. Hope to see you at the season ending Awards Party at Ej’s place at noon on the 17th.
Loved watching you race. It is my pleasure to point out the action for the people that came to see you.
Please bookmark [email protected] for next season. While messages to the race series remain at [email protected], the labco one is perfect to send stuff as I prep midweek each week, and you have background info, or other sport (MTB or TRI) stuff that would enhance the commentary.
I will have one final season wrap after the awards party for this website before going into full off season mode. Wishing you a shiny new bicycle something under the Christmas tree this year!
Congratulations to all the riders of the Wisconsin CX Series presented by Trek Bicycles for a terrific 2017 cyclocross season!!!!!
This from their Facebook page;
WOW! What a great series! Our very own Heidi Mingesz has tallied up the overall results and we had some great battles!
Best of Eight final results: https://goo.gl/mbwTrf
Champions have earned the one of a kind designed Serpentijn Art & Athletics Series Champion Jersey printed by Mt Borah right here in Wisco! *Note: check series guidelines for info on which cats receive jerseys!
Top 3 Overall in cash paying categories receives, you guessed it – cashola! Julie Gloede Phelps and Jenny Youngwerth – you two have tied for second — on to feats of strength! I think an arm wrestling contest is in order USA CX Midwest Championships this weekend to settle the score!
Jersey winners and overall payout recipients should have received an email, however if you have not, click the button below to reply in messenger to this post!
THANK YOU ALL Cross Family for a great series in 2017 and be sure to say thanks to all of our great sponsors – Trek Bicycle, Serpentijn Art & Athletics and the Wisconsin Cycling Association!
https://legacy.usacycling.org/series/trek-wca-cyclocross-series-2