Sunday, November 9th,
2008 Racing starts at 3:00 pm
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED WITH
THE RACE, AND TO ALL OF THE PARTICIPANTS. SOME GREAT
PICS AND VIDEO PROVIDED BY TOM KOLESNIK, AND RESULTS, ARE NOW POSTED
TO THE
MESSAGE BOARD (click here).
Brought to you by TheTrainingCoop.com,
in partnership with Olympia Cycle & Ski Portage
Ave
"The last event of the season, or the start of
something new"
Everyone is invited - an MCA membership is not required to
race
"B" Race (for less
experienced riders) begins at 3:00 pm - race is 30 minutes plus 1
lap
"A" Race (for more
experienced riders) begins at 4:00 pm - race is 45 minutes plus 1
lap
20 minute kids race will
take place between the "B" and "A" races, starting at approx. 3:40
pm
Chili and hot drinks for competitors served at 5:00 pm
Cost is $15 per participant
(kid's race free)
- includes post race food and live entertainment.
$5 gas rebate to any
participants from out of Winnipeg city limits!
Live band - The Bottle
Rockets (and friends) will be
playing during and/or after the race.
The Bottle Rockets are maybe
best described as a guitar surf-rock band,
or to put it another way
they are a great party band.
Bass player and Olympia
Cycle & Ski shop mechanic Greg, and his fellow Bottle Rocket band
mates,
will entertain us and keep
the adrenaline flowing throughout the event.
Draw prize: A
complete set of cross country skis, boots, bindings, and poles
(provided by Olympia Cycle & Ski).
Also: Prizes to all podium
finishers.
Last
year the Bourkevale Cyclocross Event was held for the first time and
from all reports it was a good, if relatively modest, affair, with a
solid course and some good competition at all local levels.
This year we'd like to add to the event by extending an invitation
to anyone interested in trying out cyclocross, so we're purchasing
special race day insurance in order to open the race up to non-MCA
members.
Virtually any type of bike
is permitted to participate in this event, whether it's a cyclocross
specific bike, a mountain bike (rigid, hardtail, dualie, single
speed, multispeed, whatever), or even a road bike outfitted with
some beefy tires) and all levers of participants, both inexperienced
newbies and seasoned veterans, are invited.
We're hiring a great band to play during and/or after the event, and much the same
as last year we're serving an informal meal of chili and hot drinks
in the community centre following the races.
We're getting excited, and
we hope you are too. Good luck at all of the other great
cyclocross races this season, and see you on November 9th!
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