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PPS · Joined: 28 Jul 2008 Posts: 8 Location: Lexington, KY

LEXINGTON 'CROSS 2008
Lexington's Only Cyclocross Race

Date: Sunday, November 16, 2008
Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Location: Veterans Park
Pre-Register at: https://www.sportsbaseonline.com/Item.aspx?item_id=2857

Contact Info
Phone: 859-361-1853
Email: gkcphoto@mac.com

All aboard the PAIN TRAIN!

Some of the best cyclocross racers throughout the Midwest will converge on Lexington, Kentucky's Veterans Park for an afternoon of pure sweet hell. Come out and race or make a party out of watching the mayhem. This event is open to ALL racers! Incredible venue...challenging, redesigned and VERY spectator friendly course.

For those unfamiliar with this epic cycling discipline:
Cyclo-cross often looks like a cross between MTB and road racing, but it also has it's own character. Key differences to those other cycling disciplines are the short laps that the races are held on and the race lengths. The laps are typically about 1.5 miles and elite riders race for just 1 hour - this makes for intense racing which can be seen every few minutes by supporters as the action happens.

Food, Music, and Kids races too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWGnM_1ViZA

jkizzle · cutter Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Posts: 519 Location: I.L.L.

cross races are pretty cool to watch, especially the elite categories. especially since coolers are encouraged...

PPS · Joined: 28 Jul 2008 Posts: 8 Location: Lexington, KY

Strongly encouraged/suggested...but don't let the Park & Rec dudes know I said that.

politicalhero · Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:27 am Post subject:

Gonna be there porter and cowbell in hand.

Who wants to ride out there?

jakubtoborek · Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 12:24 pm Post subject:

When are the actual races going to be?

nipple twister · Joined: 09 Nov 2008 Posts: 2

I'll probably try and make it with the camera to take some video!

brokebike · cutter Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2434 Location: local

a bunch of us went last year and staged some grass-court bike polo games on the only patch of level ground we could find out there.

I remember drinking porters between polo games while watching the racers. It was a good time.
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PPS · Joined: 28 Jul 2008 Posts: 8 Location: Lexington, KY

Races start at 11AM.

chadwick2wheels · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 8:41 pm Post subject:

seriously, last year we had a blast just watching amd harassing racers. what can we do different this year to make it more fun?
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brokebike · cutter Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2434 Location: local

wet t-shirts.
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politicalhero · Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:21 am Post subject:

Lets do this. Who wants to meet and bike out to the cross race? I have my xtracycle we can load down with beer, cow bells, how about a tent fly?

brokebike · cutter Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2434 Location: local

I'd be up for a ride out there. Should be fun... the weather is going to be unpredictable on Sunday... wet, cold, possible snow flurries... AWESOME.
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brokebike · cutter Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2434 Location: local

we need a helmet-mounted cowbell.

Like, a cowbell on a boom that sticks out in front, so it can be struck by the person wearing the helmet.
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bryant · hipster Joined: 25 Oct 2007 Posts: 111

Man, I'm so out of shape but I'd love to race. Anyone here plan on racing?

brokebike · cutter Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2434 Location: local

now it looks like Sunday's forecast has bumped up to Saturday. Sunday now doesn't look so bad.
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