Kirtland CX & NEOCX Series recap

Kirtland Summary
CRC member Bob Breedlove secured a 3rd place finish along with some battle wounds in a large C Masters race while Daryl Breedlove had to abandon the race due to foot injury.  Chris Nicula finished 8th in the B open race.  The course had great flow to it and the conditions were excellent.  Also race organizers had Umami and Touch food trucks present with both serving up excellent post-race meals!

NEOCX Series recap
CRC had 5 members actively racing in almost in all of the 12 NEOCX races.  We were able to secure some podiums and overall series cash/awards:

Race podiums:
John Nichols: 1st @ Willoughby, 3rd @ Orrville, 3rd @ Chagrin River/Halloween day 1, 3rd @ Chagrin River day 2
Bob Breedlove: 2nd @ Kent Stark, 3rd @ Cascade, 3rd @ Kirtland

Series Awards:
John Nichols picked up some cash and a trophy for a 3rd place overall in the C open category.
Bob Breedlove earned some cash for a 4th place overall in the C Masters.
Chris Nicula earned some cash as well for a 4th place overall in the B Open.

Solon CX
CRC hosted its 4th CX race this year with it being hosted for the 2nd time in Solon, OH.  The weather was great and we were able to host nearly 100 racers for the day.  We also are proud to say we had 24 one-day license racers @ Solon. We hope they enjoyed it enough to purchase a license for next year and begin racing more often. We will again be using the profits from the race along with the Chippewa Creek 2011 race to donate to a local charity this year.

Already looking forward to competing again next year in NEOCX 2012!

NEOCX awards ceremony and CX social event

See below for a message from Brett Davis regarding NEOCX activities this Sunday:

The last race of the 2011 NEOCX Series is this Sunday at Kirtland Park in Cleveland, Ohio.  Thanks to the race promoters and our generous series sponsors including Raleigh America and WAS Labs over $4,500 in cash will be paid out in 10 separate categories.  Immediately following the last race at Kirtland Park, an awards ceremony and social will kick off at around 4pm.   The awards ceremony and social will be held at Sokol Greater Cleveland at Bohemian National Hall located at Broadway Avenue and I-77 in Cleveland, Ohio.  The building is on the National Registry of Historic Buildings and is located directly adjacent to the site where Fast Track Cycling, Inc. plans to locate its outdoor 166 meter velodrome track in June 2012.  It is about 4 miles from Kirtland Park and has plenty of secured parking.  The address is 4939 Broadway Avenue, Cleveland OH 44127.   Fast Track Cycling, Inc. is picking up the cost for the room which features a bar and accommodates up to 150 people.   Sokol Greater Cleveland is picking up the cost for the beer and light snacks (chips, pretzels and such).  Please feel free to bring your family, kids, friends, etc.  Fast Track also will be pulling the winning ticket for the 2012 Specialized Langster complements of Spin Bike Shop.  See you Sunday.

Willoughby Cross

CRC had 4 members racing today at a dry and fast (relatively) course in Willoughby.  CRC's John Nichols stepped to the top step of the podium with a 1st place finish on his last NEOCX race!  The rest of CRC members finished middle of fields in the C and B races.  


Some pictures of the B race from Willoughby can be found here.
Pictures of the Solon CX race can be found here courtesy of Gregg Brekke.

Solon CX Results

Thank you to everyone who came out and raced this Sunday at the Solon 2011 CX race!    


Results have been uploaded to USA Cycling and can be viewed here.  


We will post links to pictures as they come in.

Solon CX Course update

The course have has roughed in and many laps were done tonight.


Updates:
1.  No Le Mans style start this year.  The start will be a long straight (250 yards) with a slight uphill.  Much different than last year.
2.  Faster than last year with less turns.  Course is 1.2 miles with B race likely to be around 7:30-8 min laps.
3.  New singletrack section.
4.  Yes, the spiral will still be the same but it will not be involved in the start.
5.  Few soft areas and some mud today but nothing significant.  Should be in great shape on Sunday with the current weather forecast.


Hope to see you there!  

Go green...race local this Sunday!

This Sunday is the 2nd annual Solon CX in Solon, Ohio.  Few items about the race:

- A grill will be provided if you wish to grill out
- Weather forecast is 61 degrees and a relatively dry week leading up the race
- Course is including new areas this year
- Most importantly: a keg will be provided!

Hope to see you there.

Race flyer found here.

Halloween CX Day 1

Pics here of C, B2, and A races.  Write up coming shortly.

Blue Sky 2011 Cyclocross

Pictures can be found here.

CRC had our typical 5 CX racers show up again this weekend in Euclid to throw down in another great venue.  Long grass straight aways, technical woods, off camber slippery slopes, steps, and run only mud sections = great CX course.  Hopefully the city of Euclid lets Blue Sky host a race in this park again next year.


2 days of local cross racing next weekend with costumes, kegs, great spectators, food,,,what could be better?

Orrville CX 2011

Orrville/Soupcan Cycling put together an incredible course first time course today for Cyclocross.  It had motocross sections, long power stretches, technical single track lined with rocks, and a run up hill.  Pictures showing some of the sections of the course can be found here.


CRC's John Nichols stepped on the podium in the C Race with a 3rd place finish!  

Solon Cyclocross 2011 flyer released!

November 6th is the 2nd annual Solon Cyclocross presented by Chagrin River Cycles & Mountain Road Cycles.  This race is the 11th race of the 2011 NEOCX series and will be held rain or shine.  Flyer can be found here.

Wendy Park CX

CRC had 4 members race at Wendy Park CX, the 3rd race of the NEOCX series.  The turnout was great, course was changed up, temperatures in the low 70s and atmosphere was perfect.  Team Spin and their volunteers did an incredible job putting together this race including loud speakers, beverages, sponsor tents, and my favorite Wendy Park course yet.  


Next week is another great venue @ Stark Velo's Kent State Stark campus course.  CRC will again be hosting the Solon CX race on November 6th this year.   

Tour of the Valley

Zack Kratche, CRC's newest member, raced strong all weekend and finished 3rd place on the GC in the TOTV CAT 5 stage race.  Congrats to Zack!

TOTV race results can be found here: results

Twin Sizzler 2011

CRC had 9 members racing in the Twin Sizzler in Medina this year.  5 of the 9 CRC racers finished in the top 5 of their categories including 1 of the 9 having a mechanical end his race. Chippewa Creek race director Mike Poremba is pictured below taking a gold medal home for his 1st place finish!  

  

Chippewa Creek 2011 Results

Cat 1-3
Women
Masters
Cat 4
Cat 5
Juniors

Chippewa Creek 2011 Flyer

LINK

Chippewa Creek 2011 is on May 15! Mike Poremba is the race director for this year's event. We look forward to seeing everyone out there on race day!

Chippewa Creek 2011--May 15th

The Chippewa Creek Road Race for 2011 will be held on May 15th at the Brecksville Reservation.

Mike Poremba will be race director for the 2011 season.

Additional details will be posted soon.

Roubaix Ride 2011

Jim's Roubaix ride is coming up April 10th at 11 AM:

The 7th annual Roubaix Ride.
Meet at the feed mill in Orwell (NW corner of Rt 322 and Rt 45).  
Starting at 11 (that is directed at couple of usual suspects) regardless of weather.
Hope to see you there,
Jim

WomenSafe Donation

CRC donated $700 to WomenSafe.org this is the second year we've donated proceeds from our races to this worthy organization. Thanks to everyone who raced, volunteered, and officiated at our 2010 events!

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