easyasballinacup
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First things first. Go sign up for Lucky Cross, its gonna be a real ripper Lucky Charm Cyclocross v2.0. What are you waiting for?!?!?!
Second things second Hippo Cross is lurking in the shadows and I hope everyone can make it out to race or join the party. Make moves and register, Hippo Cross Registration.
Now on to the nitty gritty details....
-The Course. It was really muddy last year. Sorry. So in true hippo fashion, new race location and new course! I am picking everything up and moving it to higher ground in case of rain. The goal is to give everyone a better race experience. As fun as playing in the mud can be I just didnt get the warm and fuzzies after last years overly muddy conditions. so onward and upward to higher ground. The start, (pro log) its on smooth pavement. The finish, its also on pavement. So bring some sprinting legs! 2/3 of the course rolls through grazzy fields with some elevation change, and i have already made 3 cuts in hopes of avoiding grass build up on the bikes drive-train. 1/3 of the course is on very fast mountain bike trail. Its wide double track but it will be fast and techy for a cx bike(i will get some pictures of the terrain up this week). The pit will have a power washer just in case.
-Juniors. They will always race for free at Hippo.
-Race Announcer. Always more fun when we know whats going on so Bill Elliston will be enchanting all of us with his deep voice and long locks. He may even ride in on a gaint clam shell.
-For the Kiddos. I will build another mini cross course for the kids who are to young to race but want to be awesome like mom and dad. There will be a kids "race" of this course at 1230 and they can certainly ride it all day. Any Kids who bring a bike to Hippo Cross get free Rainbow Italian Ice on me. woowhooo!
-Food and Coffee. Yep got that too. we will be able to process credit cards on site, but cash is always king. Food vendor will have vegetarian options avaible.
-Hippo Schwag - We will have it, but more importantly all money (not just the profits) from T-shirts, Hats, Pint glasses or Coffee mugs purchased will be going to the Cordasco Family. Greg being a dear friend of mine and a man who looked after so many in the cycling world I feel its the least we could do to help his family and have a great day of cycling in his honor. I will leave it at that and thank you for the support.
-Beer - com'on did you even have to ask? beer garden opens at 11am. River Horse will be on the taps. And a little birdie told me that a small craft brewery located in Hopewell is working on something special for everyone. More on that later.
-Thank You MTBNJ. Thanks for supporting Hippo Cross over the years. Its the racers that make this event happen year in and out. MTBNJ crew has been supporting since year one and its a real privilege to try and put on a great event for everyone. With that being said if there is anything you want to see happen at Hippo, please let me know and if we can make it happen we will.
-Kyle
Second things second Hippo Cross is lurking in the shadows and I hope everyone can make it out to race or join the party. Make moves and register, Hippo Cross Registration.
Now on to the nitty gritty details....
-The Course. It was really muddy last year. Sorry. So in true hippo fashion, new race location and new course! I am picking everything up and moving it to higher ground in case of rain. The goal is to give everyone a better race experience. As fun as playing in the mud can be I just didnt get the warm and fuzzies after last years overly muddy conditions. so onward and upward to higher ground. The start, (pro log) its on smooth pavement. The finish, its also on pavement. So bring some sprinting legs! 2/3 of the course rolls through grazzy fields with some elevation change, and i have already made 3 cuts in hopes of avoiding grass build up on the bikes drive-train. 1/3 of the course is on very fast mountain bike trail. Its wide double track but it will be fast and techy for a cx bike(i will get some pictures of the terrain up this week). The pit will have a power washer just in case.
-Juniors. They will always race for free at Hippo.
-Race Announcer. Always more fun when we know whats going on so Bill Elliston will be enchanting all of us with his deep voice and long locks. He may even ride in on a gaint clam shell.
-For the Kiddos. I will build another mini cross course for the kids who are to young to race but want to be awesome like mom and dad. There will be a kids "race" of this course at 1230 and they can certainly ride it all day. Any Kids who bring a bike to Hippo Cross get free Rainbow Italian Ice on me. woowhooo!
-Food and Coffee. Yep got that too. we will be able to process credit cards on site, but cash is always king. Food vendor will have vegetarian options avaible.
-Hippo Schwag - We will have it, but more importantly all money (not just the profits) from T-shirts, Hats, Pint glasses or Coffee mugs purchased will be going to the Cordasco Family. Greg being a dear friend of mine and a man who looked after so many in the cycling world I feel its the least we could do to help his family and have a great day of cycling in his honor. I will leave it at that and thank you for the support.
-Beer - com'on did you even have to ask? beer garden opens at 11am. River Horse will be on the taps. And a little birdie told me that a small craft brewery located in Hopewell is working on something special for everyone. More on that later.
-Thank You MTBNJ. Thanks for supporting Hippo Cross over the years. Its the racers that make this event happen year in and out. MTBNJ crew has been supporting since year one and its a real privilege to try and put on a great event for everyone. With that being said if there is anything you want to see happen at Hippo, please let me know and if we can make it happen we will.
-Kyle
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