Monday, October 5, 2009

Leroy CX 2009 Wrap Up

Thanks to Leroy Township for letting us use the park, especially to Trustee Chuck Klco. Thanks to Mountain Road Cycles for sponsoring the event. Special thanks to Lynn Marut for officiating, to our volunteers for all their hard work, and to the riders who turned out to race in some pretty brutal muddy conditions! Also, thanks to Team Lake Effect and to Bike Authority for including us in the BACX series. We had 83 riders compete, compared to 75 last year.

It was a lot of fun to watch the race this year. Cyclocross is a spectacle from the battle to win the "A" race, all the way through the struggle to finish the "C" race. It was interesting to see what gearing people selected, and to see what strategy they used for navigating the singletrack or the ditches. Some people blazed over the bridge into the singletrack, others carefully selected their line and tapped the brakes to make sure they got over safely.

We're retiring the Leroy course for 2010. We've got a list of new venues to check out before next fall.

4 comments:

Ray Huang said...

Thank you. I should put my hat in the race promotion arena, but till then thanks to you guys who make it happen.

Kevin Kimmich said...

You're welcome, Ray. Do it! It's been a good experience for us. The second time out was less work & stress than the first, but was still a whirlwind, and I admit to waking up a couple mornings this past week worrying about caution tape!

Matt Collister said...

I had a lot of fun-that was my first CX. I'll miss Willoughby (too bad because I live close enough to walk to the venue), but plan to do other races this fall.

Kevin Kimmich said...

Matt, glad you made it out. You should get out and ride the Willoughby course if you get a chance--it's definitely more of a thrill ride than Leroy!

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