Cyclo Frost
Sunday, February 21

Time:
10:30am Cyclo Frost Costume Race
11:30 Cyclo Frost Race

Location: Capitol Square
Corner of Mifflin St. and Wisconsin Ave.

Entry Fee: $20

Costume Open Men and Women Category Prize:
$50 Trek Store gift certificate!

Open Men and Women Category Prize:
$100 Trek Store gift certificate!

Costume Race: 75 Rider Cap
Open Race: 50 Rider Cap


The TREK Bicycle Stores of Madison Present:

Cyclo Frost Costume Race:
Think of this as carnival on bikes on ice! This is a competitive Cyclocross event with a category for the best overall costume. So come in your winter festive best dress and enjoy the fun.

Cyclo Frost Race:
30 minutes of cyclocross racing. 1/2 on pavement & 1/2 on snow with obstacles. Bring your own bike!

Participant bag pick up at Trek Store East Madison (1706 Eagan Rd, Madison) on Feb 15th from
10am-8pm.

100% of proceeds go to the W.O.W! Kids Challenge


Cyclo-cross (sometimes cyclocross, CX, CCX, cyclo-X or 'cross') is a form of bicycle racing. Race will take place on the Capitol Square and will consist of many laps of a short (1 km or 0.62 mile) course featuring pavement, snow trail, steep hill, and obstacles requiring the rider to quickly dismount, carry the bike while navigating the obstruction and remount in one motion.

Compared with other forms of cycle racing, tactics are fairly straightforward, and the emphasis is on the rider's aerobic endurance and bike-handling skills. Drafting, where cyclists form a line with the lead cyclist pedaling harder while reducing the wind resistance for other riders, is of much less importance than in road racing where average speeds are much higher than in cyclo-cross.

A cyclo-cross rider is allowed to change bicycles and receive mechanical assistance during a race. While the rider is on the course gumming up one bicycle with snow, his or her pit crew can work quickly to clean, repair and oil the spares. Having a mechanic in the "pits" is more common for professional cyclo-cross racers. The average cyclo-cross racer might have a family member or friend holding their spare bike.


2009 Cyclo Frost Pictures / REGISTER


festival schedule / map

photo credit: Renee Callaway

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