CX clinics

Arley Kemmerer will be hosting another DC-ChiX women’s clinic on the DCCX course on Saturday, October 23rd!

Kemmerer, the 2009 DCCX champion, is reprising her women’s only clinic, DC-ChiX, on Saturday Oct 23rd at 2 p.m. at the race venue, the Armed Forces Retirement Home. The ~2 hour clinic will give women of all abilities a chance to practice cyclocross skills and get tips from a top racer on how to handle the course’s various features. No pre-registration is required and attendance is free. Participants may pick up their race packet on site and newbies can even register to race after the clinic (women only).

The Oct 23rd DC-ChiX clinic is held on the DCCX race course on the grounds of the AFRH.

The Armed Forces Retirement Home is located at Rock Creek Church Rd, NW & Upshur St, NW, Washington, DC 20011

North of DC: I-95 S to I-495 W. Exit 31 (Georgia Ave) towards Silver Spring. Pass Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Turn left on Upshur St (just after 4200 block of Georgia Ave). Cross Rock Creek Church Rd into the AFRH-W “Eagle Gate” at Upshur Ave NW.

South of DC: I-95 N to I-395, stay on to end at New York Ave. Right on New York Ave. Go two blocks and turn right onto M St. Left at second light onto N. Capitol St. NW. Continue past the sign to the Armed Forces Retirement Home. Left onto Allison St. Left onto Rock Creek Church Rd, and left into the AFRH-W “Eagle Gate” at Upshur Ave NW.

DC-ChiX women’s Cyclocross Clinic at Fort Reno Park, NW, DC

Let our area’s CX Superstars get you tuned up for a great CX season

Wednesday, Sept. 22nd

Ft. Reno Park, NW, DC

Arley Kemmerer (Elite MABRA Cyclocross Series Champion)

Arley will give an overview of various aspects of CX, with tips for the woman racer.

All levels of riders are welcome

First timers are encouraged. All you need is a bike with knobby tires and a desire to learn.

Clinics start promptly at 6:00 pm at the Fort Reno Park bandstand.
Please arrive early to register
This is a USA Cycling non-competitive event.

If you don’t have a USAC annual license, the fee will be $5 for a one-day non-race license. Questions can be directed to Raul Rojas rojasrau@gmail.com or Dave Vannier dvannier@yahoo.com To offset the costs from USA Cycling, we’re asking attendees with a USAC license to pay $1 for insurance.


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Blue Ridge Bar and Beer Garden is returning to sponsor DCCX!  Blue Ridge Bar and Beer Garden (Glover Park, NW) has over 100 different kind of beers available, and is a place where you can sip your favorite IPA or Belgian style beer, eat amazing, locally-sourced food and enjoy a fall evening on their secluded patio.
To celebrate, Blue Ridge Bar and Beer Garden will provide a standing discount of 15% off food and draft beer (does not include bottled beer/wine/cocktails) and a free appetizer during happy hour (up to $8) to participants of the DCMTB Wednesday night cyclocross clinics through the end of the clinic series. Blue Ridge Bar and Beer Garden will also provide a standing discount of 15% off food and draft beer (does not include bottled beer/wine/cocktails) and a free appetizer during happy hour (up to $8) to anyone with a bikereg receipt or proof of registration for DCCX.  Directions to Blue Ridge Bar and Beer Garden can be found at  http://www.blueridgerestaurantblog.com/
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DCMTB hosts a series of free (*) Cyclocross clinics- Ft. Reno Park, NW Washington, DC with various lead instructors

“DCMTB brings its weekly Wednesday Night CX clinics back to Fort Reno Park this September”

September is just around the corner, and DCMTB is happy to announce the
return of its annual Wednesday night series of cyclocross clinics at Fort
Reno Park in NW Washington DC.

All levels of riders are welcome. First timers are encouraged. All you need
is a bike with knobby tires and a desire to learn.

Clinics start promptly at 6:00 pm at the Fort Reno Park bandstand. Please
arrive early to register  This is a USA Cycling non-competitive event.

Let our area’s CX Superstars get you tuned up for a great CX season.

Sept. 1st- Mike Birner/Mid-Maryland Coaching- CX ‘crash course’ – all the
basics of cyclocross. Everything you’ll need to know for your first race.

Sept.  8th- Marc Gwadz/DCMTB- breaking down some CX skills – dealing with
barriers, cornering, and more.

Sept . 15th- Wes Schempf/ C3  finding and keeping speed on the course.

Sept. 22nd- Arley Kemmerer  DC-ChiX women only. Arley will focus all
aspects of CX, with tips for the woman racer.

* To offset the costs from USA Cycling, we’re asking attendees with a USAC
license to pay $1 for insurance. If you don¹t have a USAC annual license,
the fee will be $5 for a one-day non-race license.

For more details contact Raul Rojas <rojasrau@gmail.com> or Dave Vannier
<dvannier@yahoo.com>.

See you at Fort Reno this September.