Results

Results are here and have also been archived to the permanent CrossTastic page on FOGCycling.com

Photos

Greg MacNeil has posted 718, yes 718 photos here.
Rod Colwell has pics here and here.
I've started a gallery here. More to come.

Thanks to everyone who made CrossTastic X such a huge success. We were blessed with great weather, great volunteers, and great racing. Congratulations to all our new Provincial Champions!

Big thanks to Geza Bistyak for timing. Results will be up late Tuesday.

Look for an extensive photo gallery in the next week or two. A partial gallery of race 1 is here.

Congratulations to all our draw prize winners. I'll be emailing all our jersey winners about their size.

Grand prize winner: Jeff van Rosmalen  - commemorative CrossTastic X jersey plus $500 to spend at a local bike shop.

CrossTastic X Course

You'll need the full package to become Provincial Champion: skill, power, speed, stamina, and excellent cyclocross technique.

Adult Course

 
Adult Start


Kids Fun Race Course

Seeding

Seeding list is here.

Having Trouble Registering?

CCN uses validation to ensure that you have the proper licence for the race you're trying to register for. That ensures that you don't pay for an entry only to get turned away at the event perhaps even missing the earlier race that you could have taken part in.

If you are having trouble registering yourself or someone else:
1/ Ensure that you use the same login/account that you used to obtain your license/they used to obtain their license.
2/ If a citizen racer ensure that you register for the citizen race NOT one of the age group categories.

Photos

Alex Reinhardt has posted some photos on his site.
I've also got many which I'll post in a gallery in a day or so.

For results scroll down a couple of posts.

Lost And Found

One cycling vest with some other gear in it. Contact me with a description.
gsewell at mymts dot net

The Sun Sets On Another CrossTastic

So ends another CrossTastic. It wouldn't have been possible without a lot of work from some awesome volunteers. Thanks to everyone for coming out.

RESULTS are here. Subtract 3 minutes to get Danick's actual time.
Photos to come. And no you won't find these on social media.

Course Details

Single track is awesome. It just doesn't have a place in a modern cross race. Sometimes though mother nature has other plans and there's just no other way to get from point A to point B. Not one, but two huge tree trunks fell across our course in the same area leaving us with no alternative. We still think you'll find there's a lot to like.

Adult Course

Adult Start

Kids Course

Course Is Set

Missing: Jane Payment (taking photo), Tania Gottschalk, Chris Harrington, Alex Reinhardt, Darcy Beer

Thanks to the crew who did a great job of setting the course today and to Dave, Seema, Tania, Chris, Anne-Marie, and Mike for their work on the river bank last weekend.

CrossTastic IX

If there are any last minute updates they'll be posted here, otherwise for full details please visit the race page on our web site here.

Preliminary Wrap-Up

First of all thanks to the City of Winnipeg and Festival du Voyageur, Qualico, our super commissaires, our absolutely awesome volunteers, Robert for medical, Steve and Dave for commentary, and everyone who helped with tear-down.

Preliminary results are here (in waves). Times and Kids race coming soon.

Alex Reinhardt has photos here. Email him if you'd like larger copies (earl.grey at qkstream dot com)
Rod Colwell has photos here, here and here.
David Ristau has photos here and here.

Winner of tubular wheels and Dugast Typhoon tires: Cale Bergman
Winner of $500 for pre-registered riders: April Gobert

It's An Awesome Day For A Cross Race

Sunday at 0730

Course Maps

Adult Course:

Note: the reverse use of the paved road for the start (right to left on the map). At all other times the road will be ridden in the other direction as per the map above.

Kids Course:

CrossTastic VIII Launchpad

Everything you need to connect to regarding CrossTastic VIII/2016 CX Provincials can be found in this post. Please make sure you read the first 2 items before you jump to registration. Check back from time to time for any last minute changes

UPDATES:
- Schedule is confirmed
- Details on the $1000 tire and wheel package

1/ Medical Emergencies
Accidents happen and they can occur at any time. If you have any allergies, have any medical conditions, or take any medication that might be important for a first responder to know in the event of an accident please fill out the attached form. More here.

2/ We are guests of the city. Please treat the area and other park users with respect. The washrooms are for use of the toilet and washing your hands, not for cleaning your dirty equipment or clothing. Leaving a mess jeopardizes our future use of the park. Anyone who does so will be disqualified without refund.

3/ Pre-registration Information
-Only pre-registered riders will be seeded. More here.
-$500 early bird draw for pre-registered riders. More here.
-Pre-registration closes at 9 pm Saturday, October 22nd. You can pre-register here.
-Kids race is free. No pre-registration.

4/ Race Day Registration is also available.
-The cost is $45, cash only - sorry no cheques, no credit cards.
-Save money and pre-register!
-Be sure to fill in a waiver (available at a separate table) before you line up.
-Kids race is only available as race day registration. Kids race is free.
-Registration closes 30 minutes before your race.

5/ Sign-In
All riders regardless of pre-registration must show their racing licence and sign-in with the commissaires on race day.
Sign-in closes 30 minutes before your race.

6/ Information on Race categories is here and here.

7/ Race Day Schedule is here.

8/ Pre-Riding

Cross has lots of cool people, but unless you're one of the volunteers doing set-up and have been cleared to do so pre-riding the course the day or morning before the course officially opens is never cool.

The course will open for pre-riding at 11:00 on race day. Volunteers and only volunteers may test the course before then.

9/ Staging

Riders will assemble at the start area 10 minutes prior to race time for staging and commissaires instructions.

10/ Waivers
Please print out your waiver ahead of time. It will save you time at sign-in. We will have a number on site, but don't risk not being able to race because we run out of waivers.
-All racers younger than 18 years of age regardless of pre-registration must present a physical waiver signed by their guardian.
-Adults who have not pre-registered must complete a waiver. Those that have pre-registered will have completed a waiver online.

Adult waivers are here.
Youth waivers are here.

11/ Race Course
-long, wide, paved start and finish- check
-fast hard pack and paved sections - check
-heavy grass sections - check
-forest path - check
-slow and fast off-cambers - check
-leg- numbing climbs - check
-challenging descents - check
-soul crushing run-up - check
-mud - we hope, but that's up to mother nature
-sand - nah, that's for the Dutch
You should be able to pass almost anywhere on our course with multiple different lines.
*Festival du Voyageur is doing some work in the park which may necessitate some changes from previous years.

A map will be posted here Saturday night after we finish the course. One will also be posted at registration.

12/ Extras
-In true CrossTastic tradition, there will be free food and drink for everyone - racers, volunteers, spectators.
-We will draw for a tubular tire (choice of the top pros - Dugast Typhoon) and wheel package after the course is cleared. ~retail value $1000 before taxes. You must be present to claim the prize. Both are brand new. You will need to mount the tires.

13/ Date and Location here

14/ There is ample parking. Please do NOT park on or along the paved road.

15/ Race Bible
Everything you need is above, but if you prefer to print out a copy a downloadable version is on it's way.

'Cross Is Boss

Everyone stops for 'cross, even in occupied France during the second world war.

Emergency Medical

Accidents happen and they can occur at any time. If you have any allergies, have any medical conditions, or take any medication that might be important for a first responder to know in the event of an accident please fill out this form. Drop it off with Robert Paige on race day. He'll be located near the slide at the top of the hill. Your information will be treated confidentially and all forms will be destroyed immediately following the race.

In an emergency situation, clarity is important.
-Make sure to circle which race you are in and enter your race number. That will be the quickest way to access your information.
-He doesn't need to know you complete medical history, only what would be critical if you were unconscious or unresponsive, what you would include on a medical alert bracelet for example. In the same vein, please either type or print legibly.

Pre-Register to be Seeded

Benefits of pre-registering:

1/ it's cheaper

2/ you have a chance of winning $500

3/ only pre-registered riders will be seeded. 

Transposing category seeding over to age groups used in Provincials is a major challenge. Because any age group might have riders from 3 different ability categories if we seeded at the start line we'd have to read the seeding lists for all 3 categories (i.e. 3 times more than usual) and then repeat the same thing for every single age group. The only way to do it is ahead of time.

Pre-Register and Win Up To $500

Pre-reg will go live on Monday.

You'll save money and because local bike stores are cool and the proper number of bikes is always n+1 we'll help one pre-registered rider on their way with a cash draw prize of $500 to be spent at your local bike shop* (well, I'll give them a cheque).

Don't wait till the last minute. If you miss the deadline for any reason, including, but not limited to the following you miss the deadline:
-you forgot
-you fell asleep after watching 24 hours straight of superprestige replays
-the dog ate your internet cable
-you couldn't pay your internet bill after buying new tubulars and carbon wheels
-after watching your cx performances on youtube Fancy Bears confused you for Wout Van Aert and hacked your computer hoping to find TUEs
-an EM pulse knocked out all internet in Canada (see Fancy Bears above)
-your Samsung Galaxy Note 7 turned itself into a BBQ


*In this case I'm referring to a brick and mortar bike store:
i.e. AlterEgo, Bikes & Beyond, Country Cycle, LifeSport, Olympia, MEC, Woodcock, etc. A store that is involved with the MCA is preferable, but not required.

**Offer is good for one year. Must be a new purchase. Does not apply to a prior purchase.

***Pick carefully. The idea is to give something back to our local bike stores. If you return your purchase for a refund, the money comes back to CrossTastic to be used again. You don't get to pocket it.