Weekend Preview - Domes, Kewaskum, Hopkins, Negaunee

Here's this weeks races courtesy of Cyclocross Magazine:

PICX Day 3	10/01/2011	Gordon Moore Park, Alton	Illinois
CrosstheDomes	10/01/2011	Mitchell Park, Milwaukee	Wisconsin			more info
GearFest CX	10/01/2011	Eastwood MetroPark, Dayton	Ohio			more info
GearFest CX	10/01/2011	Eastwood MetroPark, Dayton	Ohio			more info
Omaha CX Weekend Day 1	10/01/2011	Swanson Park, Bellevue	Nebraska			more info
Omaha CX Weekend Day 2	10/01/2011	Swanson Park, Bellevue	Nebraska			more info
Hopkins Park	10/02/2011	Hopkins Park, Dekalb	Illinois			more info
John Bryan	10/02/2011	John Bryan State Park, Yellow Sp...	Ohio			more info
Cascade Park CX	10/02/2011	Cascade Park, Elyria	Ohio			more info
River Hill Park CX	10/02/2011	Kewaskum	Wisconsin			more info
Iron Cross	10/02/2011	Old Town Negaunee, Negaunee	Michigan			more info

WISCONSIN: Milwaukee/Kewaskum - Saturday's 'Cross The Domes finally kicks off the local Wisconsin cyclocross season. Don't let the city park venue lure you into a false sense of bravado. This course is a tough one with a double sand pit traverse and a wicked climb. Sunday's River Hill Park 'cross up in Kewaskum is a totally new race about an hour north of Milwaukee and should be exciting.






ILLINOIS: DeKalb - Hopkins Park - Race #2 of the Chicago Cross Cup. Check the links for further info but I challenge you to find directions. Gotta play with the Google Map I guess. Always a good time however!

MICHIGAN: Old Town Negaunee - Iron Cross - Way up north (guess they aren't skiing yet) is the second race in the UPCROSS series.

Q: "Where the hell is this?"

A: Old Town is the recently re-opened caving ground on the West side of Negaunee. In the 1960's several homes began to sink into the ground from too much mining. Everyone was forced to relocate. Today, the area is a modern day ghost town complete with foundations, staircases to nowhere and lots of unused blacktop. The Heritage Trail also runs through Old Town although we won't be using any of that for the event. Formerly CCI property, it is now owned by the City of Negaunee who has given us permission to use the property for the event.