Gateway Cross Cup, St Louis, Oct 25/26

This is an international pro UCI event, with amateur categories being held earlier in the day.  If you've never seen top-level pros race in person...here is a great opportunity.  You can race, then get changed and put away your bike, and watch the big guns do their thing.

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FLYER

Free Info for the Beginner and Not-So-Beginner

Cycle-Smart Knowledge Center

They have a bunch of great articles covering all aspects of cyclocross training and racing.  Much food for thought in there.

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Single speed clarification

A Single Speed is any type of bicycle possessing only one rear cog and only one front chainring and with no means of altering the gear ratio in any way during the race.
2014 USA Cycling Rulebook §1I1(i)

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Tentative 2014 OK CX calendar

BRAOK Facebook Page

Here is the tentative schedule for CX in Oklahoma this season! OKGP is still working out its own details of what races will be a part of the series.
Oct 4th- Evoke CX (OKC)
Oct 11th/12th- OKCX (OKC)
Oct 18th/19th- Tulsa Tough CX (Tulsa)
Oct 25th/26th- Charleys Bike Lab (OKC)
Nov 1st/2nd- Stillwater CX
Nov 8th/9th- Open
Nov 22nd/23rd- TLC Prairie CX (Tulsa)
Dec 6/7th- Ruts and Guts (Tulsa)
Dec 13th/14th- Toms CX Mohawk Park (Tulsa)
Dec 20th/21st- OKCX (OKC)
January 7-11th CX Nationals in Austin

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There's a new Points Czar in town

The tabulation of Arkansas Super-Prestige point totals will be further automated this year by pulling results directly off the USAC website.  (Somebody once said, Surround yourself with smart people.)

This means:

(1) Points will be tracked based on your annual USAC license number.  New license holders will be allowed to carry forward one race result earned under a one-day license.

(2) Team point totals will be based on your affiliation as it appears on your license.  NO RINGERS!  If you already have a license and want to change your CX team affiliation, you will need to reissue your license ($20 fee).

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ICYMI

What the #&%* is cyclocross?

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Rest in peace, Laura Wooldridge

Much has been written about the shocking, sudden loss of Laura Wooldridge.  I think Joe and Lisa really got to the heart of things with a piece they wrote in Arkansas Outside (We Lost a Hero).

While cyclocross was far from Laura's #1 cycling passion, she still made her presence felt.  When we needed an official's assistant for the 2012 Reservoir Cross race, she filled in without hesitation.  I ran into Laura at one of this year's downtown crits, and she spoke with excitement about working towards her USAC officials license and asked if we'd need officials for the upcoming CX season.  She was always a joy to see, whether on the trail or at the race.

We strongly encourage people to support the Laura Wooldridge Memorial Fund, which will be used to help meet her family’s immediate needs, and also support a memorial in Laura’s name at Pfeiffer Loop, on the north side of the River Trail.