Nov. 18 WCA cyclocross race goes head-to-head with Iowa UCI event
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Known last season as the 'cross Wisconsin State
Championships, this year it's Kringle Kross.
The name change is due to a couple of reasons, said Jerry Pearce,
Hampshire Cycling Club race director.
"This year we have titled it Kringle Kross ... because
it’s on the same weekend as Jingle Cross (in Iowa City, Iowa) this year,"
he said.
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| Submitted photo Barriers, like these from last year's race, are just one of the traditional obstacles awaiting racers at the Sunday, Nov. 18 Kringle Kross in Hales Corners. The race also features a run-up and sand pit. |
While the name is new, the course stays the same, according
to Pearce, with fast, long straight sections, a hill run-up and the sand pit.
"All the elements that make a cyclocross race," he
said.
Some of the area's top 'cross racers might be in Iowa City
from Nov. 16 to 18 for the International Cycling Union (UCI)-rated Carousel
Volkswagen Jingle Cross Rock, which might impact attendance at Kringle Cross.
In 2011, the Hales Corners race drew about 250 racers, but
Jingle Cross was not on the same weekend. It was held the following week.
For those not willing to make the hours-long drive to eastcentral
Iowa, Kringle Cross is one of the last chances to take part in or watch a regular
series Wisconsin Cycling Association (WCA) cyclocross race in 2012. In addition
to Hales Corners, there is only one regular series race left, Dec. 2 in Madison,
prior to the state and regional championships, Dec. 8 and 9, respectively in
Verona, and national championships in Verona in January.
If you go:
• When, Nov. 18, 5765 South New Berlin Road, Hales Corners
• Time, 9 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
• Event flyer,
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