Wednesday, August 29, 2012

OCA CX Schedule / Info 2012

I have found myself searching for this info on multiple occasions. Here is a quick link for myself and anyone else interested... 

http://www.ontariocycling.org/sports/cyclo-cross/events-2/

Preliminary Cyclo-Cross Schedule for 2012 (Subject to Change)
MonthDateEvent NameLocationSanction LevelOrganizer
September22Pre Cowbell!St. CatherinesCitizenNathan Chown
September23We Need More CowbellSt. CatherinesS-CupNathan Chown
September29Elite Health CX RacePickeringCitizenDoug Richards
September305th Annual Guelph CrossGuelphS-CupSpeed River CC
October6Turkey CXHamiltonCitizenKevin Tearle
October7HBCCHighlands NordicS-CupMike Duncan
October13Real Deal CXTorontoCitizenMike Mandel
October14Toronto CX DaylightTorontoS-CupAndrew Paradowski
October20Superfly Racing/AJCC Albion CrossAlbion HillsCitizenJohn Bates
October21Superfly Racing/AJCC Albion CrossAlbion HillsS-CupJohn Bates
October27Substance CX RaceMansfieldCitizenDan Marshall
October28Hardwood CrossBarrieS-CupTeam Hardwood
November3Esteemtraining.com CX RaceAlbion HillsCitizenFulvio Cubello
November4Baseball CrossBarrieProvincialsBarrie Cycling Club
November10The HammerOttawaCitizenJason Cheney
November11The AnvilOttawaS-CupJason Cheney
November18D’Ornellas / Bicycle PlusDurhamCitizenDan Salter
November24Fireman’s Day 1St. CatherinesCitizenJeff Moote
November25Fireman’s  Day 2St. CatherinesS-CupJeff Moote
December9Citizen RaceSt. CatherinesCitizenNathan Chown
December31NYE Subway CXTorontoCitizenAndrew Paradowski

Monday, August 27, 2012

Message from Adam


High Mike (and others!),

Unfortunately I was out there riding last Thursday and had a pretty hard crash coming down the toboggan hill on my Cross bike. I landed mainly on my face and gave myself a concussion along with a sore back but fortunately no broken bones. I'm heeling well but I need to take it super easy this week and let myself recover. Hopefully next Thursday I'll be ready to go and feeling good. If you look on the KWCX Blog you can see the course that Mike Osborne has setup. If you head out there to ride it, take it super easy coming down that hill as the path is pretty eroded, from my computer it looks like I was doing just under 30 km/h when I lost it which isn't very fast on a hill like that.

I'm hoping when we go out there to setup some nice tight hairpins and corners to practice through as I feel like that is one of my weaknesses. I also have 3 x 8 foot wide PVC practice barriers to bring along and setup out there (sorry, no bunny hopping them!). Hopefully week by week, we can mix up the course a bit to keep it fresh. I'm hoping to start at around 6 pm but it’s the type of thing where people can show up and leave as it suits.

I've included anyone in my contacts that I think has a cross bike in their collection, feel free to forward this on to anyone else that you think might be interested. If you've never tried a Cross race I highly recommend it and there will hopefully be a few of us there that have a little experience so feel free to ask us any questions. Hopefully this will be a lot of fun and beneficial for anyone interested in the sport. Also, if you have a mountain bike, come on out! Your allowed to race a Mountain Bike in everything but the M1 and Elite Cross race (1 pm races) so try it out.

Adam

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Video of loop 1

Snagged a new bar mount for my gopro this past weekend and have been trying different mount locations. I like this angle except for the but shots when I get out of the saddle. I guess this is one more thing to help me learn to ride strong from the saddle again.

Anyway, this is a video of one lap on the initial course without the barriers. I am planning another attack of the course today and maybe tomorrow I will scout the area for some tight twists stuff as has been requested to be added to the loop. A work in progress.

We need to get out on an evening before too long. Is next week too soon?? edit: Went back out today and re-recorded the video with gopro stem mounted. Much less bum shots!! Too lazy to make different music selections though... Cheers!

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Couldn't Wait!!

Well I said it would be a few days. I even told someone last night that I wouldn't get out until next week after I switched back to my CX tires (road tires on now). The preliminary work here/twitter/Strava/etc got me too excited, plus it was raining a bit. I took the bike out and scouted a first version of the CX Challenge loop. Let me know what you think.


Unfortunately my BB gps cut out at one point so the stats are a little screwy. I have included a Gimped up version of the loop below so you can get a good idea of where to ride. I have not marked any fake barriers or put any real ones in yet but they will come. I had to run most of the steep climbs today as the road tires wouldn't grip at all (not that I expected them to). Also took it easy pretty much everywhere for that very same reason. I can't wait to get out there and give it a better go next week!!

Map:


Enjoy!!

A little introduction

I was looking for a weekly CX series in the KW area but there was nothing to be found. There are a few races not to far away but no real opportunity to train for them except with a couple friends. We have a great facility that lends itself to the easy creation of a CX course without causing damage. Strava gives us an easy way to keep track of stats etc. I will be creating a rough course using Strava and have partial commitment from others regarding potential barriers and markers for a weekly challenge.

I plan to in the next week or so get out and ride a preliminary course. I will from there create a Strava segment and link to it from here. Everyone can feel free to ride that segment to challenge yourself and others. From there I plan to meet at the start line once weekly (Currently thinking Monday or Thursday evening) and do a very simple "mass" start with whoever shows up. There will be no timing/prizes/cost/etc to ride. This is essentially a group ride at race pace with self timing and challenging using Strava. Who will take the KOM?!?

If you have any suggestions please let me know. I hope to see you out there!!

KW CX Challenge