Tundra Kermesse Cross
- Date Wed 20th November 2024
- Location Missoula, Montana
- Price $22.66 - $54.40
- Races 4 races
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Event summary
Get ready for an exhilarating cycling experience at the Tundra Kermesse Cross, taking place on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, in the beautiful city of Missoula. This exciting event is part of a three-week series held at the UM Golf Course, where participants can enjoy a unique Kermesse-style race featuring 2-4 mile laps that blend elements of cross-country and gravel racing. With a mass start at 4:15 PM, riders will have the chance to hone their skills, build fitness, and prepare for ski season or upcoming cyclocross challenges.
The Tundra Kermesse Cross offers a variety of categories to suit all cyclists, including Women A/B, Men A, Men B/C, and various Masters divisions, ensuring that everyone can participate and enjoy the competition. Each race promises approximately 45 minutes of thrilling riding, marked by soccer cones and supported by Competitive Timing for accurate scoring. So gather your friends, form a team, and join the fun as you navigate the course together. With podiums and drinks at 5:30 PM, this event is not just about racing—it's about camaraderie and enjoying the spirit of cycling!
The Tundra Kermesse Cross offers a variety of categories to suit all cyclists, including Women A/B, Men A, Men B/C, and various Masters divisions, ensuring that everyone can participate and enjoy the competition. Each race promises approximately 45 minutes of thrilling riding, marked by soccer cones and supported by Competitive Timing for accurate scoring. So gather your friends, form a team, and join the fun as you navigate the course together. With podiums and drinks at 5:30 PM, this event is not just about racing—it's about camaraderie and enjoying the spirit of cycling!
Organiser's Description
TUNDRA KERMESSE CROSS
A 3 week series all from the UM Golf Course. Mass start at 4:15pm. The courses will be 2-4 miles per lap. They will be run in more of Kermesse style. These are events mostly found in Belgium. It's longer lap cross style racing, that mixes in a little bit of gravel racing. Similar to the local lap found on the Gravel Worlds Course in Belgium this year. The goal is foster some group riding, fitness riding, and get sharp for ski season or later cyclocross goals. Also, building base can be done at these events. My goal is for everyone to get about a 45 minutes of riding in each event. Courses will be marked by soccer cones.
All races will be held at the UM Golf Course from the Maurice side parking lot. Series scoring and timing done by Competitive Timing.
CATEGORIES
* Women A/B
* Men A
* Men B/C
* Party
* Men Master 40+
* Men Masters 50+
* Women Masters 40+
* Fixed Gear/Single Speed
* Clydesdale 200+
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
* 3:45pm check in and warmup
* 4:15pm mass start
* 5:30 podiums and drinks
WHAT IS A KERMESSE?
"A kermesse cross is a cycling race that takes place on roads in and around a town, and often includes a rolling enclosure. The course is usually made up of city streets or farmland, and the streets are open to traffic when the race isn't passing through. A car with a red flag and caution sign leads the riders, and a car with a green flag and signs opens the streets back up to traffic."
TEAM COMPETITION
The teams competition, the ultimate battle among friends and trade teams. You can also start your own team and recruit others. The competition takes one scorer in each category and give you their placement as a point. Lowest points wins the team category each and the series overall. Only your best finisher in each category counts towards your team score. To be on your team they must have written down the exact same team name at registration. Also, you must wear the same outfit. You get one warning.
A 3 week series all from the UM Golf Course. Mass start at 4:15pm. The courses will be 2-4 miles per lap. They will be run in more of Kermesse style. These are events mostly found in Belgium. It's longer lap cross style racing, that mixes in a little bit of gravel racing. Similar to the local lap found on the Gravel Worlds Course in Belgium this year. The goal is foster some group riding, fitness riding, and get sharp for ski season or later cyclocross goals. Also, building base can be done at these events. My goal is for everyone to get about a 45 minutes of riding in each event. Courses will be marked by soccer cones.
All races will be held at the UM Golf Course from the Maurice side parking lot. Series scoring and timing done by Competitive Timing.
CATEGORIES
* Women A/B
* Men A
* Men B/C
* Party
* Men Master 40+
* Men Masters 50+
* Women Masters 40+
* Fixed Gear/Single Speed
* Clydesdale 200+
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
* 3:45pm check in and warmup
* 4:15pm mass start
* 5:30 podiums and drinks
WHAT IS A KERMESSE?
"A kermesse cross is a cycling race that takes place on roads in and around a town, and often includes a rolling enclosure. The course is usually made up of city streets or farmland, and the streets are open to traffic when the race isn't passing through. A car with a red flag and caution sign leads the riders, and a car with a green flag and signs opens the streets back up to traffic."
TEAM COMPETITION
The teams competition, the ultimate battle among friends and trade teams. You can also start your own team and recruit others. The competition takes one scorer in each category and give you their placement as a point. Lowest points wins the team category each and the series overall. Only your best finisher in each category counts towards your team score. To be on your team they must have written down the exact same team name at registration. Also, you must wear the same outfit. You get one warning.
Tundra Kermesse Cross