CrossTastic 2015 Race Info

We're keeping it tight and simple again this year in order to support Cyclocross Nationals. Get in, get some good hard laps in before Provincials and Nationals, tear down, and get out. All proceeds will go to Cyclocross Nationals and like last year I'll make a matching donation up to $500.

Links are up. Please note the race bible has been updated with new information on timing. See the bottom of the post.

Volunteers: We need race day volunteers please to work the registration desk from 10:30 to 12:30 and 12:30 to 2:30.
-We also need a medic, ideally from 11 until the end of the A event, but if someone could help from 1:00 until the end of the B event that would also help. We will supply a first aid kit. The medic will have a first aid area in a prime vantage point at the top of the hill. The odds of being called upon are slim. There is a $70 honorarium if someone takes the full shift.
-If you can help please email me at gsewell at mymts dot net

Registration: opens at 10:30 and closes 30 minutes before your race. Links to Waivers and Race Bible are below. EVERYONE will need to hand in a signed waiver. Please print out and bring a completed waiver to the race. It will speed things up for everyone.

Licenced Riders Only: All riders require an MCA/UCI race licence or citizen's licence. All rider's must show their licence to the commissaires and sign in.

Fee: $25 for all riders except Kidz Race. As per last year, net proceeds will go to support Cyclocross Nationals. No pre-registration. On site only. Cash only please (That means no cheques. Thank you.)

Schedule:
10:30 - registration opens
11:00 - course open for pre-riding*
12:00 - C Event
 1:00 - Kidz Race
~1:30 - course open for pre-riding
 2:00 - B Event
 3:00 - A Event

*if there is enough time between races pre-riding may also be allowed immediately following the C and B Events.
*cross has lots of cool people, but unless you're one of the volunteers setting up and have been cleared to do so pre-riding the course the day or morning before the course officially opens is never cool.

Categories:

Category	Event	Race Time	Race Day Fee*
Citizen Licence	C	12:00	$25
CX4 Men	C	12:00	$25
CX4 Women	C	12:00	$25
Kids (10 and younger)	Kidz	1:00	Free
CX3 Men	B	2:00	$25
CX2/3 Women	B	2:00	$25
CX1/2 Men CX1 Women	A	3:00	$25

*cash only please. Sorry no cheques, no credit cards.

Kidz Race is 1 or 2 laps of the Kidz course
C event is ~30 minutes
B event is ~40 minutes
A event is ~60 minutes

Safety:

You must wear your helmet whenever on your bike.

The race takes place in an active and open city park. Keep your head up at all times.

Next Year:
Next year we'll return to our traditional weekend on the penultimate Sunday of October and the full on BBQ will be back. We may even give away 5 bikes again!

Race Bible is here.

U18 waiver is here.

Adult waiver is here.

Carbon Ridley For Sale - ** SOLD **

Black Ridley X-Fire that served as my back-up bike.
Fits like a 54 road bike.
Carbon frame and fork. Ritchey carbon WCS seatpost. Crazy light EuroX Magnesium brakes. FSA KForce Light carbon crank set (172.5). 46/36 rings. SRAM Force carbon 10 speed groupo.

It's the little upgrades to make it faster or lighter that quickly kill you: KForce Light $900, EuroX Mag brakes $400, tubular wheels and tires $1000. Original build without the Zipps was just over $5500. The Zipps and pedals are not part of the sale. Saddle will be Fizik Antares.

$1775 with wheels (alloy tubulars with Sapim cx-ray bladed spokes and brand new Dugast Typhoons) or $1475 without. The wheels and tires themselves are worth $1000. Note the tires are 34mm which is legal in Manitoba Cross and so new I'll have to glue them up for you (which will take a couple of days before you can ride them).

For comparison a bare frame and fork are available on EBay right now (in a smaller size) for $1000 with shipping, not including import charges/taxes.

email me (gsewell at mymts dot net) if you have questions

CrossTastic 2015

We're going to be "Turkey Cross" again this year to accommodate Nationals. Same idea and categories as last year; try to keep it quick and simple and proceeds will go to supporting Nationals. It is a bit of an awkward date for us so I hope you can help us by racing and volunteering. More to come.

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!

Thanks to everyone, especially our awesome volunteers. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. I'll have the results up later today.

CX1/2 Men
CX1/2/3 Women
CX3 Men
CX4 Men
CX4 Women
Citizen

Course

1100 stakes and miles of tape. Fast, flowing, and lots of pain. Hope you enjoy it.

Waivers and Race Bible

EVERYONE will need to hand in a waiver. Please print and fill out ahead of time to help speed things up for everyone.

Waivers have been formatted to print on normal 8.5 x 11 letter size paper.
Adult waiver is here.
U18 waiver is here.

Race Bible is here.

Volunteers

We need a few volunteers please to help the commissaires at the finish line and with registration (10:30-2:00). Ideally we'll split those jobs up so you'll only be needed for about 2 hours and we'll try to ensure that if your child or significant other is racing that you'll be able to see the end of their race.
Please email me at gsewell at mts dot net if you can help out.

Registration

Registration will open at 10:30 and close 30 minutes prior to your race. As soon as registration closes I will post the updated seeding list for your race. Please see below for important information about seeding for this race.

Seeding

With the last points available to propel you to the front of the cyclocross cup you'll want to be seeded as far up as possible.

As there is no pre-reg, seeding will be done the old fashioned way: you'll need to initial the TWO seeding lists by your name at registration. Marshalling will take place 10 minutes before your scheduled start time. One of the lists will be posted ahead of marshalling to give you an idea of what row you are in.

Sorry we need to keep this tight. If you don't initial the seeding lists because;

• You forgot - you'll get to start from the back
• You couldn't find the list - you'll get to start from the back
• You missed marshalling - you'll get to start from the back
• You thought someone said you don't need to sign the seeding sheet- you'll get to start from the back
• You thought we weren't seeding - you'll get to start from the back
• Anything else - well you get the idea

Race Day Details

You'll need to print out the waiver and bring it to the race. If you could please do that ahead of time that will speed things up on race day. The waiver will be up late tonight.

Here is the schedule:

Category	Event	Race Time	Race Day Fee*
Citizen Licence	C	12:00	$20
CX4 Men	C	12:00	$20
CX4 Women	C	12:00	$20
Kids	Kidz Race	1:00	Free
CX3 Men	B	1:30	$20
CX1/2/3 Women	B	1:30	$20
CX1/2 Men	A	2:30	$20

*cash only please

Pre-Riding: the course will be open for pre-riding at 11:00.

Kidz Race is 1 or 2 laps of the Kidz course
C event is ~30 minutes
B event is ~40 minutes
A event is ~60 minutes

CrossTastic 2014 is TurkeyCross

CrossTastic has moved from it's traditional weekend this year to accommodate Cyclocross Nationals. This is the Saturday of the long weekend so we're keeping it tight and focused and going to run it throwdown style (meaning we need help from the community; set-up, race, tear down, and we're outta there). With lots of hands it'll seem like nothing at all.

Traditionally cyclocross is very community based and we need volunteers to make it happen this year; the equivalent of three volunteers from 11:00 till about 3:30 to help with registration and to help the commissaires with the finish line. Each position can be shared amongst people.

This year it's all about the racing. Get in, have an awesome race, and get out so there's lots of time for the weekend. This will also be the last of the five cyclocross cup races. There will be no pre-reg. Just $20 cash at the desk. All proceeds will go to support Cyclocross Nationals. Sorry, there's no open race this year. You need a licence.

Whittier Park is the last original local cross venue and the longest continuously running Manitoba cyclocross race.

More details to follow.

Lost

Dave Dorning lost his wallet while working on the course. It's grey in colour. If you happened to find it please let me know.

Results

Thanks to all our great volunteers and especially Qualico Communities and Unicity Eye Clinic. See you all next year.

Results are here.

Cyclocross Number Return Sunday

A reminder that Sunday, we'll be collecting numbers after people race and handing back deposits.

We'll set up beside wherever registration is. Numbers should be returned without pins in them. We will launder them on return.

We'll be around for only a short time after the 60 minute race, so riders should make a note to return them immediately after their race.

If you can't make it to The Forks on Sunday anyone can bring your numbers in for you.

BTW There were a couple issues with results, but they will be up soon.

2013 Course

The course is set. It's fast. It's challenging. It's awesome. You can start pre-riding at 11:00.

Big thanks to Jarret LaBuick, Anne-Marie Palfreeman, Daniel Enns, David Dorning, Seema Saini, Jane Payment, and Allan Robertson.

Gold Sponsor: Qualico Communities

Qualico Communities has joined long term sponsors FOG Cycling Club and Unicity Eye Clinic allowing us to hold an open race, provide free food for everyone (racers, volunteers, spectators), and give away two cyclocross wheel sets!

Prizes

You can't have enough wheels if you've a cyclocross racer. We're giving away two sets of hand built wheels from Revolution Wheelworks (value about $1300); one tubular, one clincher. The tubular pair has been upgraded to Sapim CX Ray spokes, about the best spokes you can buy. These are light and strong wheels with aluminum rims so you don't have to worry about switching around brake pads. Perfect for cyclocross.

Michael Van Den Hamm on Revolution

Please lend a hand with course clean up. Prizes will be drawn for AFTER the course is taken down. You must be present to win. Prizes are only available to fully licenced racers who paid the full pre-reg or race day fees or season pass (CX1 to 4 men and women).

Make sure to take a card when you sign in, write your name on the back, and deposit it in the box.

Pre-registration is open

Pre-registration is open and will close Friday night at 11:59 pm.

Details

Sunday October 27 at Whittier Park

Thanks to our friends at Qualico we will have open and kids races.

Category	Event	Race Time	Pre-Reg Fee	Race Day Fee
Open  (riders without an MCA licence)	Open	12:00	$20	$35
Citizen Licence	C	12:45	$10	$20
CX4 Men	C	12:45	$20	$35
CX4 Women	C	12:45	$20	$35
Kids (10 and younger)	Kids	1:45	Free	Free
CX3 Men	B	2:30	$20	$35
CX1/2/3 Women	B	2:30	$20	$35
CX1/2 Men	A	3:30	$20	$35

Pre-Registration:

At CCNBikes.com

Pre-registration closes at 11:59 pm on Friday October 25th.

Race Day Registration:

- Opens at 11:00 am and closes 30  minutes before your event

Sign-In:

-Opens at 11:00

-All riders, including those that pre-registered, must sign-in

Free European weiners and sausages, hot chocolate, and coffee for everyone: racers, volunteers, and spectators!

Please read the race bible here for more complete information.

The race waiver is here.

CrossTastic 2013

CrossTastic 2013 will take place on Sunday, October 27th. Whittier Park is the longest continuously running cyclocross race in Manitoba.

In the CrossTastic tradition there will again be free European weiners and drinks for everyone, riders, volunteers, spectators...

And of course there will some over the top prizes. Stay tuned!