CXpreX 2018

For the last few years the Ann Arbor Velo Club has been hosting the CXpreX series to introduce new riders to cyclocross racing and to give experienced riders a place to get ready for the season. I'm pleased to announce that we're back again for 2018!

The series will be held on Thursday evenings at Hunt Park on August 16 and 23 we move to Leslie Park on August 30 and September .  
6 If you'd like to help out please reach out to the AAVC Board to volunteer.  We're always looking for volunteers to help with setup, registration and for experienced riders to lead the weekly clinics. 

It's the Last One for 2015

As you know Thursday 9/3 is the last session of CXpreX for 2015. This year has been a blast! Thank you all for volunteering, for riding and for supporting CXpreX.

We'd like to invite you to an End Of Series Party! We'll meet in the Gulo Room at Wolverine State Brewing Company after we close down CXpreX #4. Come over, bring your # plate and get a discount on beverages, hang with the cool CX Racers, look at pics from the series and if we can figure out how to connect a laptop to the WSBC Video screens we'll watch For the Love of Mud.

Hope to see ya there!

All Right People! We've had 3 great weeks of 'Cross Training and we're ready for #4. Start your Labor Day Weekend off on the right foot. Leslie Park (off Leslie Park Circle) in Ann Arbor. Thursday 3 September. The course design crew is coming up with something special for the last event, you won't want to miss it.

Week 4 Pre-registration Click the link and Save a Fiver.

A huge Thanks to the riders, volunteers and sponsors, you guys make it all worthwhile. Aberdeen Bike & Outdoors​, Tree Fort Bikes, Wheels In Motion​, fitmi!, Ann Arbor Velo Club​, Morgan and York, Pedalgood​ and Tailwind Racing LLC​

Don't forget the Alma Grand Prix of Cyclocross​ Australian clinic coming up on the 8th. Clink the link for full details: https://www.facebook.com/events/525590464259351/


Results and Photos from Week 3 will be up shortly.

See ya Thursday!

Week 3 The Return to Mt. Sisyphus

photo by Brian Kerns. (when he should have been working)

Week 3! Already Wow. We're at Leslie Park for the next 2 weeks, Mt. Sisyphus has been mowed and it ready for running. Are you?

We could use a bit of help this week with registration. 2 people would be great! We could also use some early arrivals to help set the course, our Tuesday exploration has come up with a great CX course. We'll start setting the course @ 4 come on out if you can.

Here's a link to the volunteer spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/155gjmGJLojEQ9SvMaKcwxH0Zxw6-hjyQ_160gd9Zh4A/edit#gid=0


Thanks!

Week #2 Results

What a great session last night, a great course, some super clinics and a good crowd. Aand we didn't get wet. Thanks to all that came out to play.

A huge THANKS to the volunteers and our sponsors; Morgan and York, Wheels in Motion, Aberdeen Bike and Outdoors, pedalgood.com, Tree Fort Bikes, Wolverine State Brewing Company, fitmi!, Alma Grand Prix of Cyclocross, Tailwinds Racing and the Ann Arbor Velo Club. Without you we couldn't do what we do.

Don't forget the Alma Grand Prix of Cyclocross is hosting a 'Cross clinic on Tuesday, September 8! Chris Aitken, Jack Hogan, Tom Chapman, and Josie Simpson will be leading a clinic on the Alma cyclocross course! If you're planning on racing @ Alma here's a great way to learn the course and get some pre-race practice laps. For more info go to Alma Grand Prix of Cyclocross

Here's the results for the A's and B's. We know the C's and Jr's went out hard and fast. We don't report the results for the you because this event is supposed to be about learning and practice. The harsh reality of racing for results will come crashing down on you soon enough.

Remember next week is at LESLIE Park, off DhuVarren Rd.

Here are the Week 2 Results:

Just so you know that Colin Hebert was on his Single Speed. You B riders have some work to do!

				The A’s The B’s 1st Tom Barrett William Haig 2nd Wade Burch Colin Hebert 3rd Brian Kearns Ryan Slomka 4th Rich Stark Tyler Carlton 5th Kyle Carver Nick Ramsey 6th Ray Auger John Hubbard 7th Chris Winkler Brian Pirrie 8th Alex Monte-Sano Jonathon Vibbart 9th Talbot Hack Jessica Bratus 10th Ken O'Day Bib #141 11th Ben Wright Ryan Makinnie 12th Gabriella Sterne Brian Kupper 13th Huy Tran Sarah Temby 14th Tom Carpenter Bib #142 15th Lucas Wall 16th Sean Geary 17th Adrian O'Day 18th Matt Raezler 19th Heidi Snyder 20th DNP Doug Derdowski DNP Danny Soltan A link to pics from Week 2 @ Hunt Park will follow shortly. Thanks again, See ya next week!

Week #1 Results

Week One Results for the A and B catagories. We don't publish C and Junior results. We feel that CXpreX is a learning experience and that publishing results puts pressure in the wrong place. We want you to to practice what you learn at these races and not just go all out to get the W. When the race season starts you should have a solid base of knowledge and experience and then you can go out and feel confident in your abilities and skills.

	A's	B's
1st	Danny Soltan	Brian Pirrie
2nd	Tom Barrett	Bib #138
3rd	Bib #29	Bib #130
4th	Kyle Carver	Brian Kupper
5th	Bib #32	Matt Raezler
6th	Tom Carpenter	Bib #131
7th	Bib #33	Bib #142
8th	Rich Stark	Bib #136
9th		Bib #141
10th		Adrian O'Day
11th		Bib #140
12th		Heidi Snyder

Something to make your Monday a bit better. Some photo's are up @ CXpreX Week 1 Photo's

Pre-registation for CXpreX week 2 is open until 11:45 Tuesday. $15 if you pre-register or $20 at the door. Please pre-reg it makes life more efficient for everyone.  Pre-register for Week 2

Week One Done!

The first of 4 events is in the bag. Great weather, great course and great riders. We learned, we raced, we had some post race recovery food and many items were won. Much fun was had by all. All the riders from the newest to the most experienced did some serious 'Cross racing in the beautiful Waterhill area of Ann Arbor.

Thanks to all the volunteers for putting this event together, without you we couldn't get it done!

Thanks to the racers, without you it wouldn't be worth doing.

Thanks to the Sponsors without you we wouldn't be eating and giving stuff away.

Aberdeen Bike and Outdoors, Alma Grand Prix of CX, fitmi bicycle fitting, Morgan and York, Pedalgood.com, Tailwind Racing, Wheels in Motion, Wolverine State Brewing Company and Zingerman's Deli

We Thank You. Please support these local business without them CXpreX wouldn't exist.

Photos and results for the A & B will be posted shortly.

See ya next week!

Pre Registration opens Friday July 31 @ Noon. 

Signing up for the series is a great way to go. Series registration will get you one week at no charge or a 25% discount, depending on your particular point of view. 

 CXpreX Series Registration

If you can't commit to the entire series you can still register for individual sessions. The weekly session registration page(s) are here:

Week 1 @ Hunt Park
Week 2 @ Hunt Park
Week 3 @ Leslie Park 
The Grand Finale Week 4 @ Leslie Park
 
When you're on the page you'll need to select a category. Your choices are A, B, C, or Junior.  

The "A" group is designed for experienced racers who can go for a minimum of 40 minutes @ CXpreX and for 60 minutes in actual races. The sessions are to help these racers "tweak" their technique and race strategies to be more competitive. You will generally be racing in a Cat 1,2, or 3 'Cross Race

The "B" group is for the up and coming 'Cross racer. Perhaps a bit less skilled that the "A" group, but with some racing "chops". This is the group for you if you have racing experience and solid basic skills but want to learn and practice advanced techniques and race strategies. Your points series races are in the 30-40 minute range. You will generally be racing in the Cat 3 or 4 'Cross race.

The "C" group is for the new "Cross racer. Over the last 4 years of CXpreX we've learned how to teach the skills required to be a successful 'Cross racer. You will generally be racing in a Cat 5 or 4 race.

This year we've formalized the lessons we've learned to get up to speed (see what i did there) more efficiently. Each week we'll focus on 2-3 specific skills with a discussion/demonstration of the skills for that week, some practice time followed by a practice race and then post race we'll go over what we've learned. 

• Week 1 we'll cover:  Basic Racing Skills and the Cyclocross mount and dismount

• Week 2 will include a review of Week 1 and we will start with how to run barriers, ways to shoulder the bike and a tech talk about tires, wheels and tire pressures.

• Week 3 will review the previous weeks and we'll add in how to safely corner your bike at high speeds and talk about 'cross specific handling skills and what to do before your race starts

• Week 4 Finals Week! Here's where you get to show us what you've learned. We'll review all of the skills from the past 3 weeks and cover what to do on race day.

All sessions and Cat start @ 5:45

CXpreX 2015

CXpreX 2015 is in the final planning stages - save these dates!

August 13 & August 20 at Hunt Park

Hunt Park location and directions

August 27 & September 3 at Leslie Park 

Leslie Park location and directions 

Leslie Park's infamous Mt. Sisyphus 

 

 

 

Pre-Registration will open soon, no USAC license will be required...

CXpreX III Pics, Results and location change 8.28.14

 A huge Thanks to Rob Pulcipher!

For the complete series of pics from CXpreX III, Thursday, August 28, 2014. There are some great photo's in there. I'm particularly fond of the guy on the Single Speed and flip-flops pre-riding the course!

We're done with you. YES!

Another huge Thanks to our course designers, Brian Kearns and Harvey Elliot. What a fun course those guys set. I can't decide which was my favorite part, the New England/Euro style tight 180's, the nice long starting straight leading to the barrier with the off camber remount, or just the general flow of the whole thing. I think we can all agree on is that we won't have to run Mt. Sisyphus any more. Can I get an Amen on that?

What a great course! Thanks Guys





And a 3rd huge Thanks to our sponsors. Without the support of these companies CXpreX wouldn't exist. Here's the list: Aberdeen Bike and Outdoors, Ann Arbor Parks and Rec, DeVelo Coaching, Dirt Road Washtenaw, Morgan and York, Sic Transit Cycles, Tailwinds Racing, Tree Fort Bikes, Two Wheel Tango, Wheels In Motion, Wolverine Brewing, & Zingermans Deli. Please stop in an say Thanks to the sponsors and if you feel like spend some cash with them that would be awesome.

I know, I know this is sounding like an Oscars speech, and you didn't even get to walk the red carpet. But without the volunteers this event wouldn't happen. There are too many to mention by name, I'm grateful for the help and effort they put in. Thanks All!


And finally a huge Thanks to the riders. Without you men and women CXpreX wouldn't be the blast that it is. Thank you so much for coming out and riding your bikes. We hope you learn something every week and that you have a ton o' fun doing it.

And now the part you've been waiting for,

Results for CXpreX 3

Group             Place      Bib       Name

Men’s A                                   

                       1            411      Daniel Soltan

                       2            408      Rich Stark

                       3            457      Robert Erhman

                       4            460      Tom Barrett

                       5            402      Stephen Ziermann

                       -1 lap                

                                     456      Alex Monte-Sano

                                     405      Lucas Wall

                                     450      Ken O’Day

Women’s A                              

                                     407      Ellie Stern

Men’s B                                   

                       1            11        Brian Pirrie

                       2            36        Colin Hebert

                       3            22        Terry Carpenter

                       4            38        Jay Ellis

                       5            27        Mark McColloch

                       6            37        Manuel Mejia

                       7            30        Jesse Ramsey

                       8            32        William Haig

                       9            39        Craig North

                       10          35        David Bothner

                                     33        Brian Klippel

                       -1 Lap    175      Markus Nee

                                     31        Tizoc Cruz-Gomzalez

                                                

Women’s B                              

                                     24        Sarah Temby

                                     34        Adrienne O’day

Don't Forget  

Next week CXpreX IV will at Buhr Park for the season finale. You all should be ready for any challenges  that the Alma Grand Prix of Cyclocross will throw at ya.

Keep the rubber side down!