CIRREM is a 100km/62 mile over the the cold, nasty, hilly, mid-winter gravel roads around Cumming, Iowa.
This is a self-supported race, meaning you should start the race with everything you need to finish it. It's all fun and games until someone separates a shoulder.
...All kidding aside, please take care to be safe, for the benefit of yourself and the riders around you. It can be slippery, the gravel can be loose, you'll hit high speeds, and the roads are open to cars. It is rural Iowa, and sometimes rural folk don't take kindly to us uppity, in-shape, shiny non-motorized bike ridin' city folk. There is also a bridge (or bridges) with spaces between the boards that eat wheels for lunch. Seriously, a friend separated his shoulder last weekend on it. No kidding. Please take care out there.
Also, there will be a number that you must text if you drop from the race. I have spent my Saturday evening driving around Madison County looking for 2 riders-who-shall-remain-nameless. I like Madison County, but I saw that lame Clint Eastwood/Meryl Streep movie about it and don't care to see it again, thanks. So if you drop out & don't text there will be consequences. I have no idea what, but we'll think of something. Maybe you'll have to leg wrestle Jerome Rewerts or watch Pete Basso talk politics with Steve Robinson for an hour. We'll think of something horrible.
Course: A 100km race is 62 miles. The course will be hilly, and very similar to past CIRREM courses. In fact, it may be very similar to past CIRREM courses. In fact, it might actually be the same as past CIRREM courses. Maybe. And maybe we'll pull a bait & switch on you. We're all about keeping you on your toes here at CIRREM HQ.
Categories: Same as in the past. Fastest man. Fastest woman. Fastest singlespeeder. Who can eat the most cookies at the checkpoint.
- 24 Feb 2018 10:00am
- Tickets Sold Out
- CIRREM (Gravel)CIRREM (Gravel)Cumming, Iowa, USA
- Up to 62 miles (100 km)
- Unknown CostFrom USD
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Bikes: Your guess is as good as mine on this one. The winners have ridden singlespeed mountain bikes, fender'ed cross bikes, and the normal 'cross fare. You'll see mountain bikes, cross bikes, ss's, fenders, fixies, fat bikes and even road bikes. No recumbents or unicycles yet, though I expect that might change this year.
Point is, ride what you feel comfy on, because chances are you're faster that way. Put Kent Carlson on gears and he'll look at you funny and waste 19 of them. Put Pete Basso on a singlespeed and watch the bike beg for mercy before buckling under the torque. Run what ya brung, sister.
