2024 ABD Sunrise Park Preview
October 24, 2024
- This week’s race takes us once again to Bartlett for ABD Sunrise Park hosted by Athletes By Design (ABD).
- Please use the hashtag #ABDcx where appropriate.
- Preliminary staging will be posted here Saturday morning. Please check your staging on Saturday, not Sunday morning. Thanks!
- Remember to check your CX TEAM NAME on your USAC license. If its not there or incorrect you’re not contributing to the Overall Team Standings.
- Pre-reg on BikeReg closes Friday night.
- PLEASE no parking on grass.
- Parking on Foster Ave is usually allowed but on NORTH side only. There should be “No Parking” signs along the park (south) side. If not, please respect this. Also Parking is allowed on Struckman Blvd (better option), or at Sycamore Trails School (preferred).
- No alcohol. Sorry Park rules.
- Chicago area Autumn weather continues to impress, but temps are getting chilly in the, so please bundle up and come prepared for anything. Also, please remember to collect your clothing from the staging grid after your race!
Categories: Updates
2023 ABD Sunrise Park Preview
October 19, 2023
- The CCC heads to Bartlett for ABD Sunrise Park hosted by Athletes By Design (ABD).
- #ABDcx
- Preliminary staging will be posted here Saturday morning. Please check your staging on Saturday, not Sunday morning. Thanks!
- Pre-reg on BikeReg closes Friday night.
- PLEASE no parking on grass.
- Parking on Foster Ave is usually allowed but on NORTH side only. There should be “No Parking” signs along the park (south) side. If not, please respect this. Also Parking is allowed on Struckman Blvd (better option), or at Sycamore Trails School (preferred).
- No alcohol. Sorry Park rules.
- Weather forecast looks good but it will be chilly in the morning and we’ve had a lot of rain this week, so bundle up and come prepared. Also, please remember to collect your clothing from the staging grid after your race… the lost and found bin is only so large!
Categories: Course Preview
2022 ABD Sunrise Park Preview
October 20, 2022
- Athletes By Design (ABD) host stop number three of the 2022 CCC at Sunrise Park in Barlett, IL.
- Preliminary staging will be posted here on Saturday morning. Let us know if you spot any errors. Thanks!
- If you have recently upgraded and want 1/2 your CCC series points to follow you to the next category, please contact us at ChicagoCrossCup at gmail by Saturday. We will NOT automatically transfer your points. See the rules/FAQ page here.
- Parking on Foster Ave is allowed but on NORTH side only. There should be “No Parking” signs along the park (south) side. If not, please respect this. Also Parking is allowed on Struckman Blvd (better option), or at Sycamore Trails School (preferred).
- PLEASE no parking on grass.
- Mexican food truck will be on site.
- Teams can drop tents by using the bike path off Struckman Blvd. Enter the park but then you must park outside the park. Please, thanks!
- No alcohol. Sorry Park rules.
- Single Speed Women will start AFTER the Single Speed Men.
- And finally… we all like to have a good time on these Sundays in Autumn, but remember the CCC is a series of bicycle races, and it is not a collection of drinking contests or B Movie frat parties. Our USAC officials don’t roam around the venue trying to be the fun police, so please don’t ride across the finish line with an always recording video camera with a red solo cup in your hand giving them any reasons to suspend your license to race. K, thanks, see you all on Sunday!
Categories: Course Preview
2019 ABD Sunrise Park Preview
October 24, 2019
- #ABDcx The standard preview page is over here.
- Preliminary staging will be posted here.
- Remember pre-reg on BikeReg closes tonight.
- All riders need to show their USAC license at the Reg desk, yes… even if you pre-reg’d and everyone knows who you are. If they ask, you need to show it. Please be nice to the Reg desk volunteers. They are probably someone’s mom or dad and only do this once per year to help make our little races happen. Thanks!
- If you upgraded this week and want 1/2 your CCC series points to follow you to the next category, please contact us at ChicagoCrossCup at gmail by Friday. We will NOT automatically transfer your points. See the rules/FAQ page here.
- Parking on Foster Ave is allowed but on NORTH side only. There should be “No Parking” signs along the park (south) side. If not, please respect this. Also Parking is allowed on Struckman Blvd (better option), or at Sycamore Trails School (preferred).
- PLEASE no parking on grass.
- North of the Border will be serving Mexican and American w/ veggie options.
- Kiddie race is at 2pm!
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Teams can drop tents by using the bike path off Struckman Blvd. Enter the park but then you must park outside the park. Please, thanks!
- Due to Safety concerns NO TENTS on the Southwest portion of course along bike path. This is marked on the course map in Orange. If you put a tent there you will be kindly asked to move it somewhere else.
- No alcohol. Sorry Park rules.
- Weather forecast is 100% chance of awesome.
- The Course: Brand new course at this year including; an uphill start/finish, new approach to the original Heckle Hill but with all the classic lines from years past and more, logs and barriers, a choose your own path of adventure. Course runs anti-clockwise.
Categories: Course Preview
2018 ABD Sunrise Park Preview
October 18, 2018
- #ABDcx The standard preview page is over here.
- Preliminary staging will be posted here.
- Remember pre-reg on BikeReg closes tonight.
- If you upgraded this week and want 1/2 your CCC series points to follow you to the next category, please contact us at ChicagoCrossCup at gmail by Friday. We will NOT automatically transfer your points. See the rules/FAQ page here.
- Parking on Foster Ave is allowed but on NORTH side only. There should be “No Parking” signs along the park (south) side. If not, please respect this. Also Parking is allowed on Struckman Blvd (better option), or at Sycamore Trails School (preferred).
- North of the Border will be serving Mexican and American w/ veggie options.
- Kiddie race is at 2pm!
- PLEASE no parking on grass.
- Due to Safety concerns NO TENTS on the Southwest portion of course along bike path. This is marked on the course map in Orange. If you put a tent there you will be kindly asked to move it somewhere else.
- No alcohol. Sorry Park rules.
- Weather forecast is chilly but 100% change of awesome.
- The Course: Very similar to last year. But as always the course can change between now and Sunday and race director Jim Nowak always has something up his sleeve. There will be a cutoff in the South woods to shorten course for Junior 9-14’s and Women 4/5’s.
Categories: Course Preview