Afterglow is back (!!!) this Saturday, May 27 with a mission to create bike racing access for youth. Get ready to run, jump, ride, and dance amidst the beautiful wilderness that is Big Marsh Park. We’ll have live DJ’s, an inflatable MTB lander, and a hot dog stand! Proceeds benefit Friends of Big Marsh so that they can continue to offer inclusive and joyful outdoors activities.
Check out the schedule below to register. Interested in volunteering? Hit us up at chicagocuttincrew at gmail dot com
In lieu of an in-person bicycle race, Chicago Cuttin Crew has organized Afterglow - A Virtual Fundraiser to continue 11 years of fundraising for Blackstone Bikes and West Town Bikes. This weekend would have traditionally been our weekend of bringing the party to Douglass Park!
Imagine you are competing in a Grudge Match toward our $10,000 goal! I've attached a few images to use, but I 100% suggest you pull out those awesome photos from back in the day and post all over instagram/twitter/facebook/Zoom/group chats with bikereg.com/afterglow or pledgereg.com/afterglow. For incentives, Maria and I have some prizes for top Individual and Team donors, including Donkey Label socks and vintage CCC memorabilia.
I also want to uplift support for Blackstone alum, Mello. Chicagoans have survived record high gun violence, andprograms like Blackstone Bikes and West Town Bikes provide sturdy foundations for young people. They serve as a home away from home, provide workshops to instill a love for cycling, and model safe spaces to develop positive relationships within their communities. And it is because of our redistribution of wealth that our young people thrive in spite of food apartheid, institutional racism, and economic oppression. My second ask is that you support Jermell and his family during his recovery.
Appreciate all of you from afar, and hope you and your communities stay safe this holiday!
Once upon a time, a scrappy race team threw a bike race in Humboldt Park.
Photo courtesy of Levi Baer. RIP Flickr.
We're still working out the course details, but after a five year absence, we're thrilled to bring cyclocross racing back to Humboldt! You don't even need to read any further to know that you should go to bikereg and register right now.
Mark your calendars for Saturday December 10th. We can't guarantee that winter is going to make an appearance, but we're doing everything we can to make this a top-notch affair:
InsaneDeOmnium competition: race every category you're eligible for. You get a point for each lap you complete, and new this year: a half point for each racer you beat, so do your best not to finish DFL!
Grudge Match! You and virtually any other racer of any category/gender can sign up, state your wager, and start elbow-to-elbow. The post-race photo op is up to you. Sign up below. Feel free to place your bets on who will win the Ella vs. Avi showdown.
We know many of you need to express yourselves in ways that most bike races can't handle. As such, we will have categories for: Fatbikes, Tandems, Cargo Bikes, and new this year, Fixed Gear CX. Naturally there will be a full UCI jury, chip timing, and finish line cameras to guarantee the category sorting, placing, and accuracy in these categories. Or not.
As always, this is a fund raiser for local youth groups West Town Bikes and Blackstone Bike Works. For most of the West Town squad, it's their first chance to race in their local park, so bring your cowbells and get ready to make some noise. Don't forget to throw some donation dollars down while you're registering at bikereg. We have been known to reward generous individuals with callups to the front row. We will also have a cash donation box at reg, so bring some dollars. We ain't exactly selling coffee and donuts, but you might get some free and feel compelled to donate, nahmsayin?
There will be some fly medals. Payouts? haha, ur funny
Fine tune your skillz before Midwest Regionals the following weekend.
aw hell, it's a race, you're a racer, it's in the fine city of Chicago, do you really need any more reason than that?
Find a score to settle, challenge a racer, negotiate a wager, fill out the form below, but most importantly, don't forget to reg at bikereg! Wagers will be published on the internet prior to raceday, which we all know counts just like a legally binding contract.
