Peak Season CX Race 3: this Sunday 1/28/07
Howdy folks- the last cyclocross race on the Norcal calendar this season will be held this Sunday at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds in Watsonville.
Hosted by the Santa Cruz County Cycling Club, this will also be the last race of the three-race Peak Season Cyclocross series. Going into this final event, several area riders have already sewn up their series titles, while others will be looking for decent results to propel them into overall series medal positions.
Of particular note is the much heralded "Team Relay Race," in which each four-person team has one rider on the course at a time. Each team will have a designated box at the start grid. We'll have a LeMans start, where the starting riders gather about 100 yards away from their bikes and run to their bikes, which will be waiting for them with their respective rear wheels removed. The riders have to mount their own wheels and take off for their lap. When they come in they tag their teammate, who also has to affix their own rear wheel.
This continues (ad nauseum) until all teams are either finished or we take pity on the poor souls who can't get their wheels in and give them assistance. Single speeders must disrobe entirely and put their clothes on backwards. Just kidding, we'll make you run a short distance!
Russ & Nancy from Abbiorca captured the action from a previous relay race and they still have a few photos up: http://tinyurl.com/bh9ox
We will have a *much* shorter lap for the Team Relay. This will make it so the wheel change plays a much more integral part of how the teams finish. Just because you're fast on the course doesn't mean you're fast at changing a wheel!
The Team Relay will cost just $5 per rider. Teams need to consist of four riders but you can always make up a team at the race with other riders looking for teams. If you can't find enough riders for your team, just ask someone!
Registration opens at 8am, and more information is available at http://www.cyclocross.cx or by calling (831) 423-0897.
Thank you,
David Gill Peak Season Race Director
Hosted by the Santa Cruz County Cycling Club, this will also be the last race of the three-race Peak Season Cyclocross series. Going into this final event, several area riders have already sewn up their series titles, while others will be looking for decent results to propel them into overall series medal positions.
Of particular note is the much heralded "Team Relay Race," in which each four-person team has one rider on the course at a time. Each team will have a designated box at the start grid. We'll have a LeMans start, where the starting riders gather about 100 yards away from their bikes and run to their bikes, which will be waiting for them with their respective rear wheels removed. The riders have to mount their own wheels and take off for their lap. When they come in they tag their teammate, who also has to affix their own rear wheel.
This continues (ad nauseum) until all teams are either finished or we take pity on the poor souls who can't get their wheels in and give them assistance. Single speeders must disrobe entirely and put their clothes on backwards. Just kidding, we'll make you run a short distance!
Russ & Nancy from Abbiorca captured the action from a previous relay race and they still have a few photos up: http://tinyurl.com/bh9ox
We will have a *much* shorter lap for the Team Relay. This will make it so the wheel change plays a much more integral part of how the teams finish. Just because you're fast on the course doesn't mean you're fast at changing a wheel!
The Team Relay will cost just $5 per rider. Teams need to consist of four riders but you can always make up a team at the race with other riders looking for teams. If you can't find enough riders for your team, just ask someone!
Registration opens at 8am, and more information is available at http://www.cyclocross.cx or by calling (831) 423-0897.
Thank you,
David Gill Peak Season Race Director
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