Draw Prize Winners

Congratulations to our draw prize winners.

$1000 to spend at a LBS - Cheryl Koop

$250 to send at a LBS - Robert Helms 

$250 cash - Marc Fournier

2023 Course

There are slight variations from last year's course. Of note, there's been a lot of dead fall over the last year. That includes two areas in particular where trees have fallen across the course and are about 8 feet off the ground. They are highlighted on the course map in orange. I highly recommend that you pre-ride the course ahead of time to familiarise yourself with any potentially challenging or hazardous areas.

So Ya Messed Up

So ya messed up and missed the pre-registration cut-off. Lucky for you we love 'cross and we love seeing people race 'cross. Email me and we might be able to get you in. It'll cost ya though 😉. gsewell at mymts dot net. 

Kids Fun Race

Participation in any of the races requires a race licence. For the Kids Fun Race only, kids (U13) without a race licence may take part with a day permit obtained during registration or if they've already registered obtained at sign-in. FOG will cover the cost of the day permits.

Day permits are only available for the Kids Fun Race. 

Age Reminder

As per the race bible, your age for CrossTastic is what it will be at the end of 2024.

The World Championships for cyclocross are held at the end of January/beginning of February. Working back from there riders qualify to compete at Worlds at their National Championships which are typically held in January, and just before that at their regional championships. Due to our cold weather in Canada our local Championships are held earlier, but they are still related to the February Worlds. For this edition that's 2024.

CrossTastic XIV Updates

Updates/Clarifications Since The Race Bible Was Published:

- Grabau Innovations has donated $250 to the prize pool. We'll draw for a guaranteed $1500! 

• $1000
• $250
• $250

You must be present to win. Draws will take place after course tear down and medal presentations.

- C riders who normally use a mountain bike may do so for this race.

CrossTastic XIV - Cyclocross Provincial Championships

Things are a little slow with the City given the unfortunate situation with Fort Gibraltar. As soon as we get the official go ahead we'll open registration. In the meantime you can find the race bible here.

$1250 Prize Winners

$1250 in total to spend on anything the winners like at a local bike store.

$750: Thalia Savard

$250: Tylie Fraser

$250: Desirae Warkentin

CrossTastic XIII Courses

Adult Course

Kids Course

C Event

Please note that as per the race bible all C races (C Men, C Women, and U17 C's) will run in one event. Race time is 3:10 for all C racers with call-ups at 3:00.

CrossTastic XIII Updates

Prizing: We'll be drawing for cash after course tear down. Minimum of $1000 (750/250) to spend at your local bike shop. Contrary to what I mentioned in the race bible, you don't need to pick up a ticket at sign-in. So no one gets missed I'm writing names on tickets as people register.

Volunteers: We need really really need volunteers to act as course marshals please. Your commitment will be one race. And you'll get a bonus ticket in the draw. Please contact Gary at gsewell at mymts dot net.

Weather: 'Cross is so high intensity. Weather looks like it's going t o be perfect. 

Race Bible and Registration

Registration is open. Reminder there is no race day registration - that also includes kids.

Race bible and registration link can be accessed on the permanent CrossTastic page here.

See you Sunday!

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.