CrossTastic XIII Update

Registration is in Zone 4's hands and should be live Wednesday, closing Saturday evening at 1900. Link will be posted once live. A reminder that there is no race day registration for anyone (including kids). All registration must be done online by Saturday evening.

Looks like we'll actually have real 'cross weather thankfully. Lots of hot chocolate and European hot dogs to keep everyone cheering warm.

Photos

Greg McNeill has uploaded a huge number of photos here.

Drone footage of the first lap of the A race here. Ness runs into the tape at 1:40 putting him way back at the start of the race.

Thanks!

What an amazing job by everyone. Huge huge thanks to everyone who helped out.

Results are here.

The permanent CrossTastic page is here.

See you next year!

Course Maps

 

Kids Course

Adult Course

Friday Update and Thanks!

1/ Firstly, thanks to everyone who has volunteered. You're awesome! We can proceed with the race. 

2/ Things will go much smoother/quicker if you have your vaccine info (whether card, on phone, printed copy of QR code) and your ID ready before you pull up.

It'll also help if everyone comes from the same direction i.e. on St. Joseph from the south heading north to the park (park will be on right hand side).

3/ Because it's such an open park in order to comply with the city's requirements everyone will be given a wristband at the vaccine check. You'll need to wear that while on site. A bonus if you want to warmup or have to park outside of the park is you can just show the wrist band when re-entering.

4/ A few managed to register by going directly to CCN before we actually opened registration. If you're one of those eager beavers please make sure you look at the updated tech guide. There are some significant changes.

Volunteers

As per the post below the city is requiring that events in it's parks with greater than 50 people present must be fully vaccinated. EVERYONE 12 years of age and older will need to present and have verified their vaccine passport (vaccine passport and for adults matching government issued photo ID) before entering the park, this includes to park or drop off. 

In order to accomplish this we'll require a team of volunteers in short shifts to do the checking. Unfortunately if we do not have enough volunteers we'll have to cancel the event. If we do not meet the city's requirements we will lose our ability to hold cyclocross races in the future.

If you're able to help please look at the spreadsheet here then email me at gsewell at mymts dot net with your first and second choice of open time slot for when you can volunteer or if you are open to any. Some time slots have more than one opening so we can help more than one vehicle or person at a time. At the end of the day we'll still need someone at the entrance even though there may be next to no one coming in. I'll fill in the slots as we go. Your help is vital to running the race and really appreciated.

For vaccine verification you'll need to download the app (Manitoba immunization verifier) to your smart phone and you'll need to use cellular data to run the app on Sunday. We can cover your cellular data costs if that's an issue.

Challenges

It's been a challenging year and a half for everyone in many different ways. One thing we've all learned is that it helps to be flexible and adaptable. I got a bit of a curveball yesterday with the City informing that their requirements for use of the park are different from what we were expecting based on what Sport Manitoba had told to the MCA regarding the latest public health orders. That may mean that CrossTastic will have to be a fully vaccinated event (12+). I expect to resolve this today. It's not our decision to make, but in the event that the only way to proceed is by being fully vaccinated there would be two consequences:

1/ EVERYONE 12+ will have to prove full COVID vaccine immunization (via the card and app) before they can enter the area (that includes to park or drop off).

2/ Volunteers will be needed to check status as people enter the park. We'll need people to sign up for shifts to do that and unfortunately will have to cancel the event if not enough people do.

UPDATE: We'll need to proceed as a fully vaxxed event. If we don't  execute correctly we'll lose access to our city venues for future races. We can pull this off! By tomorrow morning I'll upload a spreadsheet that people can sign up to and reopen registration. Thanks!

Thanks!

Thanks everyone!
Results are up.

TShirts

You can pick-up your tshirts by registration/sign-in.

90% of people got their first choice. Everyone who pre-registered by the Thursday deadline who gave both a first and second choice got one or the other. For those that registered on Friday it's really hit and miss.

CrossTastic XI Course

Course is set. Because of the flooding we've had to make some course adjustments with a short narrow section as you head back towards the fort.

We've been careful to check for tree damage and all seems good, but please be alert to the possibility of a falling limb or even tree.

CrossTastic XI Parking Update

Please allow yourself a little extra time.
As per the race bible the city is using part of the parking lot as a collection point for damaged trees. Large trucks may need access to and from the parking lot. As such space is more limited than usual. Please park responsibly and don't jeopardize our continued use of the park. Additionally, no parking will be allowed on the road within the park.
The two or three streets closest to the entrance are under construction with no parking allowed. There seems to be plenty of parking available on the streets just beyond that. Just factor in some extra time.
I'll continue to update over the weekend.

Last updated Friday October 25 1600.

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.