Chicago Cyclocross Cup Banquet.

It is funny indeed how hard it is to discern people in nice clean street duds as opposed to mud splattered lycra, pointy sunglasses, and helmeted heads. This past Sunday, at 4PM at EJ’s Place in Skokie – the cyclocross racing community of Chicagoland came out to enjoy conversation, food, and award handouts that were wonderfully plentiful. The sentiment was good cheer and laced with great talk about the upcoming series. There seems to be plenty in the works for some teams in rider changes, uniform changes, and even bicycle sponsor changes – this is great to hear. It is definitely reflective of how eager and well thought out that these many teams are looking into 2009 with a fun and competitive glance.

The Chicago Cyclocross Cup Series folks should be commended for bringing more racing to Chicago, spreading the dirty joy that is off-road cycling, and continuing to look ahead to keep our fix going for the years to come.