Round two of the Pride inc CX series: http://www.prideincorporated.org/PICX2_New.pdf was another successful event! Wild Trak Bikes Course Setup Team dealt with adverse weather conditions on Friday before the event while setting stakes and stringing rope. It had rained the three days before the event, which made marshmallows out of the ground we were to be racing on. City of Godfrey took great care of us. They had a 20 x 20 tent for us to use, paint to mark start and finish, volunteers brought us the stakes and made sure we had all that was necessary to put on a good race. Thanks to them.

The course was in an area about the size of three soccer fields. We really had to pack the lanes tight to fit the 1 mile course in the field we had to work with. This made for a tight, technical, fun course that was a joy to race on. Included were plenty of switchbacks, 180 degree turns, sweeping corners, a roomy start / finish straight, a turning barrier section and a nice paved path to relax on.

Turnout was great! Almost 100 participants showed up to duke it out. This was the first venue to host a children’s run and a youth CX race. These two youth events will be gaining popularity and be included in the next two events starting at 11:00am. We had drawn spectators from the soccer games and the corn maze to the race which made for a nice cheering section. This also spread the word to our community about cyclocross and just cycling in general. The turnouts will continue to grow and racers will continue to be challenged by our innovative course designs. Thanks to all that came out and participated.

Round 3 will be October 24, 2009 at La Vista Park: http://riverbender.com/entertainment/index.cfm?redir=details&ad=306&cat=40&scat=28&srchby=b&pg=1

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