CAPITAL CITY CROSS

Posted Sep 3, 2008
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CYCLOCROSS season is near... Save the Dates for Iowa's first official Cyclocross race of the 2008 season! Added Venue Map, singlespeed class, post-party info and lodging specials! (9-24-08 8:13 pm)

The opening weekend of CYCLOCROSS in Iowa this year will be happening in Des Moines. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 27 SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 28 2008 Please join us for TWO great days of cyclocross fun! Come out and enjoy this great new venue just south of downtown Des Moines. Race Course Everything you'd expect in a Cyclocross race! Plan on flats, hills, switch-backs, sand, park roads, downhills, run-ups, barriers, cowbells and much more! Race courses will be different each day. Get $5.00 off your entry fee If you are a first time cross racer, BIKEIOWA.com will pay $5.00 of your race fee. So a $25 entry fee becomes $20 for first time racers! What an incentive! don't forget to mention this at the registration booth. FREE Decal for Spectators AND Racers Mention you saw this race on BIKEIOWA.com and receive a FREE reflective BIKEIOWA window decal at the registration booth! This race is VERY SPECTATOR Friendly!! If you have never been to a cyclocross race, you are missing out! There is action everywhere and you can watch the race from several vantage points! Kick back for an afternoon and watch cyclocross! Ride your bike down! If driving there will be parking along Davis street as some of the park roads will be closed to traffic that day. Not Racing ?? Cyclocross is a GREAT spectator sport. The races occur in a park setting, on grass, gravel, sand, etc.. There are run-ups, barrier hops and lots of action. the benefit of racing at a park is you can see most of the race course from one vantage point. Very low key and lots of fun! Stay around for the party afterwards! Post-Race Party Old Main Brewery has donated a keg O' beer that will be consumed at the Des Moines Bicycle Collective after the Saturday race. Then onto the El Bait Shop?? (check out the map for directions) Questions? Want to be a sponsor? email rversteegh@mchsi.com If you cannot see the information below. click here" RACE AND SPECTATOR DETAILS