- No series racing again this coming weekend.
- The next series race is Sunday 10/25 at ABD Sycamore Speedway.
- Racing up in Wisconsin this coming weekend.
- Great course and racing this past Sunday at the Screw City CX Classic.
- And finally… we’re lucky to have some really great weather right now… get out and enjoy it as we all know it’s not going to last for long!
- Thanks to the Sasquatch Squadron and Northbrook Garner Bicycle Club for a great event at the new venue Lords Park! Results are posted and linked here.
- Next up the series takes an unprecedented two weeks off. Then on 10/25 the CCC returns to ABD Sycamore Speedway hosted by Athletes By Design. Note there is also a non-CCC warm-up race there on Saturday.
- But fear not, in the meantime there are options for you to race:
- Screw City Cyclocross Classic is on Sunday 10/11 in Rockford, IL. Patrick and crew have been big supporters and participants in the CCC for a long time and put on great events. Head West to check it out!
- Also on Sunday, a little event called the Chicago Marathon is happening. Good luck to everyone running!
- Also, also on Sunday, the Friends of Big Marsh are hosting their 10 year Anniversary event from 12-5pm at Big Marsh. Hopefully things have dried out!
- Next week check out racing in Wisconsin at Sunnyview Cross on Saturday (maybe, reg is not yet open?) and the Battle of Waterloo on Sunday.
- Remember if you’d like to upgrade your racing category and take half your points with you to the next level you need to do so BEFORE ABD Sycamore Speedway. See our Rules and FAQ page for more details. In fact, since we all have 2 weeks off, now would be a great time for everyone to read through that page and understand the rules. There’s a lot there so if you have questions, please email us and ask!
- And finally… the weather is turning chilly and crisp Autumn days are here. Get outside and enjoy it!
- NEW VENUE
- Cohosted by the Sasquatch Squadron powered by Main Street Bicycles and the Northbrook Garner Bicycle Club.
- Online reg is open until Friday night on BikeReg.
- Preliminary staging will be posted here Saturday.
- Numbers are always on your left SIDE (not your back).
- A friendly reminder, DO NOT EVER overtake a rider who is still finishing their race. We thankfully have not had any complaints yet this year about pre-riders getting too close to racers still finishing. Please give everyone the respect you would expect while you are racing. Thanks!
About Lords Park
- The road through the park is NOT a continuous loop. There’s parking all along the loop but the most parking is on the Southern section that goes past the zoo. The parking lot is by the aquatic center.
- The park is excellent for families. There’s a zoo with Bison and Elk! There are TWO playgrounds, two ponds, and a creek with a path. Go explore, but don’t miss the start of your race(s)!
- There’s ONE indoor permanent restroom building and it should be open. We’ll have port-o-lets as well.
- There’s NO onsite water. BYO pressure washer if you need one
Set up
- DO NOT park in the grass. Park in designated parking spaces.
- Drop off equipment on the North side. There’s a large turn around that the South side does not have. Both the South and North side allow you to back up into a parking space and unload your gear right where you can set up. Pick up your number(s) while you’re at the turn around.
- Set up your team tents on Sunday. We’re not permitted to have tents left overnight and it’s not advised.
Food
- Unfortunately there is NO food truck this year. Sorry, but the park did not allow this.
- There are plenty of restaurants around the corner on Summit Ave. (Rt. 58). After your races, please check out downtown Elgin for food. Elgin Public House, Kubo Sushi, and Shawarma Stop are some favorites.
Course Details
- Staging is in the Northeast corner of the large field.
- The course runs Clockwise.
- No A/B line this year. Just a straight up cyclocross course as we figure out the park and what works best. We wish there was a sand volleyball court but, sadly, there’s no sand.
- The two-way equipment pit is between the two sections of the parking loop. It’s right around the 50/50 mark based on our GoogleMaps layout. We’ll see how much that changes after setup. Racers will pass the pit be shortly after the start.
- After the last 2 days of rain this weekend’s weather looks great. Lords Park drains well and the race directors have kept the course out of the lowest areas that have the most potential to retain water.
- Wow, a great season opener, double race weekend at Glenwood Academy hosted by South Chicago Wheelmen.
- Links to all Results are here.
- Photos by Ned Bowen are here:
- Next up, the series heads West to a new venue at Lords Park. This is the new venue Northbrook Garner Bicycle Club & Sasquatch Squadron have secured to replace Wheeling’s Heritage Park which is under construction. Please go to LORDS PARK in Elgin. Looks for the course preview on Thursda morning. Online reg closes Thursday over on BikeReg here.
- And finally, all CCC series events are now up and open on BikeReg.
- The South Chicago Wheelmen host the
2nd and 3rd opener and 2nd events of the series this Saturday 9/26 and Sunday 9/27 at Glenwood Academy CX in Glenwood, IL.
- On the South side of the city, set your GPS to 187th N and N Pleasant Street Glenwood, IL 60425. The entrance at the stop light we’ve used in the past is still closed, so use the same entrance we did last year. Please drive slowly through the campus to the parking area. This is an active school with children, so please drive carefully like your own kid might be walking around.
- Registration closes Thursday night (TONIGHT!) for Saturday’s race and Friday night for Sunday’s race on BikeReg.com. It is way easier to reg online as opposed to at the venue (which you still can do), and we’ll have your CrossResults.com points if you reg online. If you sign up at the venue you’ll be staged at the back of the grid.
- You will get a new bib number (or numbers if you’re racing more than once) on Sunday. DO NOT WEAR YOUR SATURDAY NUMBER ON SUNDAY!
- Preliminary staging will be posted here Friday for Saturday‘s race and here Saturday for Sunday‘s race . As Saturday is still the first race of the series, everyone will be staged by CrossResults.com points. On Sunday the first row of 8 will be staged by series points and everyone else by CXR points. See the Rules & FAQ page for more details. Please check the preliminary staging sheets and email us on Friday or Saturday respectively if there are any errors as we cannot correct staging at the race.
- Just in case you missed it above… you will get a new bib number (or numbers if you’re racing more than once) on Sunday. DO NOT WEAR YOUR SATURDAY NUMBER ON SUNDAY!
- Please renew your USAC annual license BEFORE Friday evening before you go to bed.
- Weather looks sublime!
- SATURDAY: All Belgium Waffles will be onsite. Seems very cyclo-cross! SUNDAY: Unbeatable Eatables sandwiches food truck will be onsite. If you have dietary restrictions please pack your own food/drinks. There’s also plenty of stores on Halsted St just around the corner.
- Parking: You can use any parking lot. Plus use the grass. DO NOT park in any cottage (residence) driveway.
- Registration will be located near or next to officials at the finish line.
- Reg is NOT in Kenny‘s tent. If you are lost or not sure where to go and what to do… just listen for his voice.
- Here in the CCC Bib numbers are always on your left on the side of your jersey. Not on your back, not on your butt, not on your helmet or handlebars or fenders. Please help our officials and timing/scorer place you accurately in the results to keep the day running smoothly.
- Staging will be at the South side of the access road at 187th St.
- Course: Will run clockwise
- Happy Autumn Equinox!
- The weather situation this past weekend was unfortunate at best and TBH downright horrible. xXx Racing, our USAC officials, Kenny, PSIMET, and we were all at Big Marsh well before dawn to assess the venue and had to make the difficult decision to cancel the event. Besides the lightning which forces us to halt racing, the roads getting to the Big Marsh were under lots of water (just ask PJ!) and ~80% of the course as under several inches of water. Concerning rescheduling the event, unfortunately possible future dates do no work for xXx Racing, so Big Marsh is fully cancelled this year. Be on the lookout for an email from xXx Racing concerning next steps about your registration.
- Just a reminder, for situations like this past weekend, we’ll post official real time updates on our X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram accounts and we’ll also update this website and BikeReg as soon as humanly possible. The CCC does not have a Facebook, TikTok, or Slack account, nor do e have an email newsletter, or any other service.
- On a positive note, we still have 9 more events on the schedule for the rest of the season. Next up the South Chicago Wheelmen host us at Glenwood Academy for not one but TWO days of racing this coming Saturday and Sunday. Online registration for Saturday’s races will close Thursday evening while Sunday’s races will close at the regular time on Friday evening. Look for the course preview at the regular time on Thursday morning.
- And finally… if you plan to be at the races and taking pictures, videos, drone videos, etc. please email us as we’d like to chat.
SERIES SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT
- We’d like to again welcome back our great long time Series Sponsors for another year! If you’d like to get involved we always have room for more so please get in touch with us!
- Pactimo – Cycling clothing, series winner jerseys
- PSIMET – Wheels, tires, coffee, chamois creme, bike shop
- ABUS – Locks, helmets, and more
- Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. (CBBEL) – Civil engineering
- Keating Law Offices – IllinoisBicycleLaw.com – Don’t get in a bike accident, but if you do…
- Main Street Bicycles – Bikes, on Main St!
- Michael Heagney, SFR – Realtor in IL and WI “Make Your Move”
- Simple Endurance Coaching – Paul knows bikes and coaching. Also “The Voice” of Wisconsin cycling.
- ‼️‼️‼️ RACE IS CANCELLED TODAY DUE TO MAJOR FLOODING AND LIGHTNING. ‼️‼️‼️
- Pre-registration is open on BikeReg until tomorrow (Friday) night at midnight.
- Make sure your USAC license is renewed (if you’re Cat 4 or faster)! Yes we check and you’ll need to renew before you can pick up your number on Sunday.
- Staging: For the 1st race in the series everyone is staged by CrossResults.com points. See full staging protocols over on the Rules/FAQ page.
- Preliminary staging will be posted here on Saturday. Here’s your annual reminder that sometimes the link between BikeReg and CrossResults is not correct, especially if you forget your USAC license number, so please, please check your staging on Saturday and not Sunday on the start line. We will NOT be able to adjust incorrect CrossResults points on Sunday.
- Directions: Set your GPS to 11559 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60617.
- Parking: (Obviously but…) DO NOT PARK in the handicap parking slots. There will be a few more reserved spaces for officials, timing, Kenny, etc. who are on site all day. If the parking lot is full, the street has plenty of space to park. You can drop off equipment, tents, etc. at the roundabout. Thanks!
- Food: The That’s a Burger food truck will have vegetarian and vegan options available!.
- Weather: Looks like rain, dress appropriately for before, during, and after your race(s).
- Bib numbers are always on your left side for all CCC races.
- xXx Racing has a dedicated page on their site too: xxxracing.org/cyclocross/xxx-ccc-series/
- Here’s a Relay Cross pre-preride video from Tony Pizza and a tentative map for this Sunday. As always, things can and probably will change before and maybe even during Sunday’s event.
- We hope everyone had a great time at Relay Cross at Big Marsh.
- Next up the series kicks off this Sunday at the first race, Big Marsh CX hosted by xXx Racing. Look for the course preview on Thursday at 9am. Register now on BikeReg by clicking on this link. There will be day of registration on site, but make it easier on our yourself and everyone else by registering online, but do so by midnight on Friday night.
- Most series events are open on BikeReg but we’re still waiting on a few to finish up some paperwork and they will open as soon as possible.
- The series is still looking for volunteers and sponsors. If you’d like to get involved to help out and ensure the series continues successfully into the future, please email us.
- And finally… let’s have a great season together filled with positive competition and friendship!!
- Hey gang, we hope everyone had a nice long Labor Day weekend, now back to work!
- xXx Racing Relay Cross is this weekend at Big Marsh. Sign up now on BikeReg. This is the official un-official kick-off to the CCC season, but is not part of the season, so no series points are on offer. Race, high-five, and have a great time!
- Series races start next weekend, also at Big Marsh and also hosted by xXx Racing.
- If you have questions about the series or want to help out in any way, please email us.
- Let’s go!
- Hey everyone, it’s been a while!
- Relay Cross is in 4 weeks, the series starts in 5 weeks. BikeReg pages will be open soon.
- We’ve updated the Schedule page:
- We have 10 events in the 2026 series.
- Two double weekends (Glenwood and Groundhog)
- One new venue at Lords Park in Elgin since Heritage Park in Wheeling is under construction.
- The Sunday event at Groundhog PSI-clocross on 11/08/2026 will serve as the Illinois State Championships.
- Besides Thanksgiving the CCC has 2 weekends without races. But there are other events to keep your racing legs sharp… Screw City, Pumpkin Hop, Midwest Championships.
- We’ll have one Open category.
- We’re still considering one more change to the race day schedule, but we’ll have the figured out by next week.
- Here’s our annual call for volunteers. If you’d like to help the series in any way, email us and let us know.
- We’re also always looking for series sponsors to help pay the bills and pad the swag pile at the awards party. Please email us and let us know if you are interested in being part of the CCC family.
- And finally… get your bikes ready now, not the week before Big Marsh. There are plenty of local bike shops that are willing and able to help get your race rig race ready. Stop in and give them some business!
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