Quick reminder we’re having our Town Hall tonight at the Specialized Fulton Market at 6:30pm. Please RSVP here: https://forms.office.com/r/z06wut8s65 Afterglow is BACK this Saturday 5/27/2023!!! From the crew… we’re ready to show off the Big Marsh Park, Chicago Park District’s only park dedicated to cycling! Continuing our mission of creating bike access for youth cycling programs, get ready to run, jump, ride, and dance amidst the beautiful wilderness that is Lake Calumet. We’ll have live DJ’s, an inflatable MTB lander, and a hot dog stand! Proceeds benefit Friends of Big Marsh so they can ..read more

Hi all, we’re hosting a Town Hall. Come hang out, bring your opinions (we know you have them), & discuss the CCC series. We’ve always tried to make the CCC the best it can be for everyone, so we won’t promise everyone will get their wish, but we’ll certainly listen and consider all reasonable and plausible ideas. Who: All those interested in the future of the Chicago Cyclocross Cup What: 2023 CCC Town Hall When: Tuesday May 23th 2023 Where: Specialized Fulton Market (thanks Specialized AGAIN for hosting us!) Why: Open discussion of the current series, future ideas ..read more

Hi everyone! Remember this coming Saturday evening 2/4/2023 at 6:30pm we’re having our Awards Party at Specialized Fulton Market in the West Loop. More details here. The day before and earlier in the day, and the day before, the UCI Cyclocross World Championships take place in Hoogerheide, Netherlands. More details here: https://www.uci.org/competition-details/2023/CRO/68229 and here: https://wkhoogerheide2023.nl/ The post CCC Tuesday Updates – 20230131 appeared first on ChiCrossCup ..read more

Hey everyone… Happy New Year!!! Before you hunker down and go into cycling hibernation for the winter we’re having one more event… an Awards Party after all! Who: You, and us, and anyone who wants to join. What: 2022 CCC Awards Party When: Saturday February 4th 2023 Where: Specialized Fulton Market (thanks Specialized for hosting us!) Why: Who doesn’t want to hang out with our cyclocross family with free food, dranks, and prizes? Food: Pizza & Salad Beverages: Beer and Non-alcoholic options  Raffle: Chances to win loads of cycling-related prizes! Series Winner Awards, ann ..read more

Thanks to EVERYONE who helped make the 2022 Chicago Cyclocross Cup a success… from the racers, the riders, the teams, the sponsors, the coaches, the parents, the spouses, the significant others, the the mechanics, the doggos, the spectators, the hecklers, the officials, Kenny (of course), the land manager and park managers, the bus/sprinter drivers, and anyone else we may have forgotten. After 2 years off for COVID you all showed everyone why the CCC truly is the best amateur CX series in the country… probably the world if we’re being honest. Full Overall Series Results are posted here. We’re ..read more

Spidermonkey and Half Acre cycling clubs are excited to bring Montrose Harbor/Beach back! Please read the info below for some important notes. #MontroseCX Preliminary staging will be posted here on Saturday morning. We want everyone to be staged correctly, so please, please, please for the love of all that is good and green check your staging Saturday morning. We can make corrections at that time but it is highly, highly unlikely we’ll be able to do so on Sunday. Thanks! Since this is the Midwest Regional Championship AND CCC finale, podiums are a little more complic ..read more

We hope everyone had a nice and relaxing Thanksgiving with family and friends. We’re not done yet though. The final race of the 2022 Chicago Cyclocross Cup, the Ald. James Cappleman Montrose Beach CX/Midwest Regional p/b Specialized Chicago will be held this coming Sunday 12/6/2022 at Montrose Harbor, hosted by Spidermonkey Cycling and Half Acre Cycling. Full course preview will be posted on Thursday morning. Please pre-reg on BikeReg.com here. This year Montrose will also be the MidWest Regional CX Championships, so expect a bunch of riders from not-Illinois. #OPEcx And finally, if you haven ..read more

The final race of the Chicago Cyclocross Cup at Montrose Beach, the Ald. James Cappleman Midwest Regional p/b Specialized Chicago, is fast approaching, and the organizers Spidermonkey Cycling and Half Acre Cycling have a few early notes to munch on along with your turkey. Get a limited edition race poster designed by Half Acre Cycling’s own Matt Maniscalco. Purchase early at either Specialized Chicago retail location, series sponsor Tailwind Cycles, or when you register EARLY on BikeReg — and avoid getting it muddy when you pick-up your bib nu ..read more

#wheelingCX Gravel may be having a moment, but there’s still lots of life left in that grass. Cyclocross racing returns to Heritage Park cohosted by the Sasquatch Squadron powered by Main Street Bicycles and the Northbrook Garner Bicycle Club. Preliminary Staging will be posted here on Saturday. Please double check and email us if you see any errors. Got Health? Wheeling Park District is hosting a free Health Fair in the Community Center from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Check out the presentations, class demos (I see Spin), activities for kids’, screenings, and mor ..read more

Phil : Do you ever have déjà vu, Mrs. Lancaster? Mrs. Lancaster : I don’t think so, but I could check with the kitchen. Why is this race called Groundhog PSI-clocross? Well, in 1992 the downtown square of Woodstock, IL was used to film the movie Groundhog Day. Rob Curtis and the PSIMET crew have carried some parts of the movie into the venue. Remember to use #psiCX on Twitter and Instagram. Registration closes Friday at 10pm. There will be day of registration available at a higher price but only through BikeReg. State Champ ..read more