Denver, Colorado
Sun Sep 13 · 9:00 AM
550 E Iliff Ave, Denver
Free and open — the headcount just helps us set up the right amount of stuff.
There's no coach and no roster. We set up a few things to practice, everyone rides them, and people trade what they know as it comes up.
If you've raced for a decade, you'll end up showing someone a remount. If it's your first time on grass, you'll ask a lot of questions and probably answer a couple. Both are the point.
Show up, work on whatever you want to work on, leave when you're done.
Getting off the bike while it's still moving, running with it, and getting back on without hurting yourself. Mostly technique, not athleticism — which is why watching someone else do it slowly is worth more than any explanation.
Approaching an obstacle, where to put your hands, and how to carry the bike so it isn't fighting you. Once dismounts click, barriers are the same move with a hurdle in it.
Riding across a slope without sliding out. Body position, where to look, and how much traction you actually have on grass and loose dirt — usually more than you think.
Bring something else you want to practice and we'll make room for it.
Never done any of this? Yes. Cyclocross has a reputation for being intimidating, and most of that is the racing, not the riding. This is a couple of hours in a city park at whatever pace you want. Nobody is timing anything.
Been racing for years? Also yes, and we need you there. A session where everyone is a beginner is just a field full of people guessing. Come ride, get your own reps in, and answer the occasional question.
Any bike works. Cross bike, gravel bike, hardtail, commuter, whatever's in the garage. Knobby tires help on grass but aren't required.