It was a crisp start to Mother's Day this morning for our volunteers who were out and set up early for the season opener of the 2019 Focus CrossFire Cup Series.
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It was The Dark Cross supported by Focus Bikes. It was Dark. There was Cross. In a first for cyclo-cross in SA we raced on the grounds of the Adelaide Superdrome using the carparking and Superdrome flood lights. The course was tight, dusty and dry, and slowly degenerated into some sand berms as the night went on. Located on the side of a hill and 1.65km long it included a set of stairs, a paved ramp, barriers and a gravel patch. About half the riders chose to use a headlight, but it was quite possible to race without.
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We were back to the City, with wintery conditions - on part of last year's ripper National Cyclo-Cross Series course. With rain falling and temperatures dropping to 14C by the end of the evening, it was our first taste of mud for quite some time. Quite a few new riders enjoying the conditions and a terrific set-up and pack-down volunteer effort meant we got maximum race times given the gloomy conditions.
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A depleted field enjoyed racing on a spectacular twilight cyclo-cross course around the old Port Adelaide Canal following ZipTrak Stage 1 of the Santos Tour Down Under.
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Phew, not too hot for Xmas Xross this year! Perfect weather and large fields turned out to race our first 'Strava Art' attempt (a Christmas Tree)in John E-Brown Park (Bonython park, North Adelaide), with sesame snap and candy cane handups for everyone in Focus Bikes CXtwiLITE Xmas Xross. Everyone who entered online got their name in the hat for a chance to randomly win a Focus Mares CX carbon cyclo-cross frameset.
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Port Adelaide CC's final 'Winter' CX race of 2018 returned to 'Not the Circus' in Park 24, Adelaide.
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Port Adelaide CC returned to the Reservoir Park in North Adelaide - this time with permission from SA Water and the City of Adelaide we were able to circumnavigate the reservoir itself, as well as use the park's other terrain which includes gravel, dirt, bottomless pine needles as well as the former cricket oval with super grippy turf.
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A cracking course in damp conditions in John E Brown Park, North Adelaide but massive races across all categories J9 and up!
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A very 'Amercian-style' course with an old cricket oval in North Adelaide providing ample space to incorporate a rectangular spiral of death and some primo grippy grassed corners, mixed with some loose pine needle and mulched sections provided a fast and flowing course in some areas, and a serpantine section requiring full concentration in others
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Wintery conditions, some sideways rain, some sunshine and everything in between. We were in Giddy Up! (the other side of Potting Mix park) which has a mix of mulch, gravel, sand, loose stuff and bitumen. We're spoilt with our courses!