2016 Tuesday Evening Cyclocross Practices
@Kenrick Seminary
What it is: Tuesday Evening Cyclocross Practice
Where: Kenrick Seminary, 5200 Glennon Drive, St. Louis MO 63119
When: 5:30pm until Dark, beginning Tuesday the 13th, 2016- Until dark, no headlights.
Cost: Zip
Bring: Helmet, CX or Mountain Bike
Description: The first few weeks of practice will be less structured, more about dusting off the cobwebs and getting acquainted with cyclocross. By the 3rd week there will be 'hot laps' for those that are interested in such things. Potentially there will be clinics if organizer Dan Young gets organized.
Directions and course description: We'll: be just inside the gate, by the tree, close to visitor parking. Follow the signs to visitor parking or if its full continue to the fenced lot to park. The course: is a 1.8mile, flowy, well marked course with a bit of elevation change.
Updates: Check the Saint Louis cyclocross racers Face Book page for weather closers, but last year the only time we canceled it was storming!
Programming:
- Hot laps: will start on week three, or sooner if people are so motivated.
- Clinics: New rider clinics the 1st and 3rd practices. We"ll cover very basic stuff, "Things I wish I knew before my first race" kind of stuff and general CX info. 5pm sharp, then we'll ride. We can do more of these if there's interest.
- Generally Programming: people just show up & ride. Groups form of like ability riders and work on the specific skills and fitness that cross requires. Every practice isn't a clinic, but people tend to be fairly helpful and a lot can be learned just hanging around & riding. So if your new come on out and give it a try!
Check: the Big Shark website for the 2016 CX racing schedule, and come on out & race!
*The people at Kenrick Seminary have graciously offered to let us use their cross country running course on Tuesday nights. Please be respectful of any walkers on course(rare on Tuesday nights), change clothes discreetly, and leave nothing but tracks behind. The course is open to ride every day during daylight hours but will have more walkers, so please be careful if you use it other days
Want more information since this is vague? email Dan Young