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Quarry Cross @ The Forge 2024

Kodiak Rider ·

2024/12/05

I was definitely in a bad headspace for this race.This was a new venue last year and is part of the Forge Adventure Park. Part of the park they incorporated into the course was the BMX pump track and wooden berms. I crashed on the berms last year and wasn't really interested in testing my skills again.Mad skills by FabriThere were also a number of turns where there were transitions from one surface to another (dirt, gravel, pavement) that were more than sketchy. Props go to the organizers for

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Wheeling CX 2024

Kodiak Rider ·

2024/11/21

Welcome to Wheeling. The annual "freeze your butt off or get really muddy or both race".Heritage Park is the regular venue for the Wheeling race and this year we avoided both the deep freeze and the mud. It was in the high 40's for the start of the 55+ race which last week I raced with nothing but a jersey and bibs. For this race I added a windproof baselayer as the wind was a bit sharp. In fact, I bought this baselayer specifically because of this race.TL:DR 55+ finished 10th/39; SingleSpeed

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Groundhog CX 2024

Kodiak Rider ·

2024/11/12

This was a double weekend up in Woodstock, IL (Where the town square scenes of the movie Groundhog Day were filmed). Both days were part of the overall CCC series and of course another chance at just having fun. This year they added a beer garden and the food truck they brought in again was really good (Perk and Pickle).It is quite the drive up to Woodstock and there is the usual drop off in turnout, but there were still over 350 race entries for each day.Groundhog CX holds the label as the CCC race

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Campton CX 2024

Kodiak Rider ·

2024/11/04

Campton was a data free day... but it wasn't planned that way.Forgot to pack the GoPro so there is no video.And during pre-ride I attempted to jump the barriers. When I didn't quite make the second barrier my Garmin mount snapped as I didn't land rubber side down. The new kit doesn't have a zip pocket so I didn't want to risk the Garmin popping out of a back pocket.(My Garmin mount finds the misspelling ironic)I was actually proud that I tried to hop the barriers. Too many times I have chickened out

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Sunrise CX 2024 - 55+

Kodiak Rider ·

2024/10/29

What a mess it turned out to be.Coming off a good result at Jackson Park I was excited about Sunrise Park. Other than the dreaded (at least for me) Heckle Hill it is a fun course.There are a couple of wooded single track sections, logs to jump, and yes... Heckle Hill.I signed up for the 55+ and the Singlespeed races again.TLDR: 13th/35 in the 55+. DNF in the singlespeed with a broken derailleur hanger.And the broken hanger was only part of the mess...It was chilly (35) in the morning as I arrived at

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Jackson Park CX 2024

Kodiak Rider ·

2024/10/25

We were back to Jackson Park near the Museum of Science and Industry - the home of Relay Cross. This time they changed up the course and there were no partners to rely on... it was all on each of us.At Glenwood George dabbled in the single speed race as well as the 55+ race so I decided to join him. I like the idea of doing two races but waiting around 3 hours for the Cat 3/4 is just too much.Besides the beautiful October weather the big news was that it was my first race on my Cervelo R5-CX

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Trek CX Cup 2024 - 50+

Kodiak Rider ·

2024/10/09

Let's bring a Volkswagen to an F1 race. Or, perhaps a better analogy, fuel that F1 car with E85 instead of rocket fuel.Trek CX is always one of the highlights of the racing calendar for people and it brings people from far and wide. This year, though, it isn't a World Cup. So, only a couple of Euro pros were racing instead of most of the best. But that doesn't mean the rest of the categories weren't stacked.There were 3 days of racing and George, Bob, and myself did 2 of them; Saturday and Sunday

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Glenwood CX 2024 55+

Kodiak Rider ·

2024/10/09

I have graduated by virtue of the clock ticking. I am now eligible for the 55+ category (I'm only 53 as I type this but Race Age is a funky thing in cyclocross. I get to join the other great Tower Racers now instead of just watching them. It also means racing an hour earlier at 8am which I wasn't looking forward to. I had a nice rhythm with the 8:55 start I need to adjust now.Glenwood is the first stop in this year's Chicago Cyclocross Cup (CCC) series. It is on the campus of Glenwood Academy and

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Boiler Cross 2024

Kodiak Rider ·

2024/09/23

When the best part of the day isn't the podium!Last weekend was Relay Cross and next weekend is the opening of the CCC at Glenwood. That left a nice free weekend in search of a race. Wisconsin had 2 races but the first was in Sheboygan and the second in Waterloo. The former is just too darn far and the latter is just a bit too far for a 9am race start.A new race this year in the Ohio Valley CX series was hosted by the Purdue Cycling Club and called Boiler Cross. Well, my son Evan graduated from

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Relay Cross 2024

Kodiak Rider ·

2024/09/16

#CrossIsHereWe wait all year to be able to say that. Relay Cross is a nice way to ease into the season. Alternating laps with a partner gives you that breather you definitely need as you get your cross lungs and legs back.Technically, George and I did a race in Wisc last weekend (with no resting between laps). But Relay Cross is kinda like Milano San Remo is the kickoff to the spring classics. Not really the first race but ya know...Brad and I teamed up to do the 9am 35+ race. Fran and George teamed

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Wheeling CX 2022 - 45+

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2022/11/17

Weeeeeeeeeeee-LingThe Wheeling course has been pretty static over the years. This was my 5th crack at it and it is the first time I remember it not being muddy and freezing. There was a little rain earlier in the week but the course wasn't slick at all. There is an off camber section that has a speed limit when muddy but can be ridden fairly normal in the dry. There is also a short downhill u-turn that causes problems but was ridable this time. The temps were low 30's but I only remember 20's and

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CamRock n Roll CX 2022 - 50+ Cat 4/5

Kodiak Rider ·

2022/11/15

North of the border once again. Things worked out well this weekend. Jerilynn was out of town and my Madison friend actually was in town. So I drove up Friday night and we watched the Spartans choke away a game on an aircraft carrier and the Badgers pulling one out at the Brewers stadium.The CamRock n Roll race is in Cambridge WI, southeast of Madison by about half an hour. So the drive in the morning was much nicer than the 2 hours I've done earlier in the season.I found a couple of fairly old

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Groundhog CX 2022 - 45+

Kodiak Rider ·

2022/11/09

The movie Groundhog Day was filmed in Woodstock, IL which is where we raced on Sunday and thus the name of the race. This year it was also the Illinois State Championships.The Tower crew was a little light as Iceman was on Saturday (among other things). That meant I was alone in the 45+ while Fran, George and Mark were in the 55+.The temps were in the mid to high 40's so in theory not too bad, but the wind was 15-20 mph which made it chilly.The wonderful thing about cyclocross is that you are going

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Campton CX 2022

Kodiak Rider ·

2022/11/04

What's the phrase? Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice then shame on me.We will get back to that.Campton is the annual Halloween race. Many people dress up either a tiny bit or just all out. I just stuck to my Tower kit as did the other Tower racers.In my race we had myself, Bryan and Joe. Both Bryan and Joe have continued to improve their placing each week. Tony is working out some back issues and is sidelined for a bit.The 55+ race had George, Fran, Bob, Brad and Mark.Having a good start to

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ABD Sunrise Park CX - CCC# 3

Kodiak Rider ·

2022/11/02

Kryptonite - "often used to describe something likened to kryptonite in causing someone's weakness, failure, etc."There are plenty of things in cyclocross I'm just not that good at or can't do at all (Jumping tall barriers) but the hill at Sunrise Park is absolutely my kryptonite. It isn't a big hill like Saturday's in Grafton and getting to the top isn't a big deal, but at the top there is a U turn that goes steep downhill/off camber. Every year I fall and every year I lose time there. This year I

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Grafton Pumpkin Cross - 2022

Kodiak Rider ·

2022/10/28

One more time the decision was made to head up north. After last week's podium my head was full of bravado. George talked me into it (or the other way around if you ask him) and we made the early morning drive to Grafton, WI, just north of Milwaukee.There was a pre-ride video done by the hosts before all the tape was up and it looked pretty tame - a grass crit perhaps. When we got up there it was anything but. It was a good course with plenty of off camber turns and one big hill. There were a couple

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Glenwood CX - CCC #2

Kodiak Rider ·

2022/10/19

After the Saturday podium it was time to be brought back down to earth with a smack down in the second CCC race of the season. The CCC 45+ race has all categories (1-5) and my lowly Cat 4 status pushed me back to the 4th row (races are also 40 minutes instead of 30). I did have company as Tony F. and Joe Doyle right there with me in row 4 and Bryan C. was just behind.We had a really good Tower turnout for the Glenwood race. In the 55+ there was Fran, George, Bob, Brad and Mark. Bob's son John raced

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Field of Riches CX

Kodiak Rider ·

2022/10/18

Once again it was time to head north of the border and race in Wisconsin. Just outside of Milwaukee, George and I carpooled on Saturday morning to the Field of Riches CX race. The better half was out of town so what better to do than race.We signed up for the 50+ Cat 4/5. It was a 30 minute race in a park amongst some beautifully changing leaves.Based on the name of the race I didn't expect too much more than riding around in a grassy field. I was very wrong. The course included three hills, 2

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Trek CX Cup 2022

Kodiak Rider ·

2022/10/13

Two days. Two races (in 16 hours). Two friends. Same course.Let's compare:First race on Friday: Cat 4 (all ages); Second race Saturday morning: 45+ Cat 4/51st: 50 degrees; 2nd 35 degrees (um, brr)1st: 30 minutes (actual race time 40 minutes WTH); 2nd: 30 minutes (actual 32 minutes)1st: 120 racers (5th row start for me, 7th for George I think); 2nd: 29 racers (more in 35+ and 55+ scored separately) (1st row start for me, George had a second row start in the 55+) (Bryan C. started in the Cat 4 race

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Schiller Woods CX - CCC #1

Kodiak Rider ·

2022/10/07

Schiller Woods in the city is the first round of the Chicago Cross Cup series (of 7). It is a new venue as the typical kickoff (Caldwell Woods) is under construction. The pre-race info was that it was flat with one hill used in multiple ways with a gravel run up.This was a real power course. Those with good power should be able to take advantage of the long grass sections. This was me last year. This year is up in the air.The gravel run up had 2 barriers in the pre-ride but they came afoul of

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