2021 VSRTCX at Rowell Ranch | Valley Spokesman Racing Team

VSRTCX
at Rowell Ranch
2021

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In 2019, VSRT brought Cyclocross back to the East Bay!!!

In 2021 We did it again at a classic venue- Rowell Ranch in Castro Valley.

This race kicked off the return of the "Bay Area Super Prestige" 4-race series. Learn more at

Date: Saturday, September 25, 2021

Registration

Registration open at bikereg now! https://www.bikereg.com/vsrtcx
- *Closes at 11:59PM on Wednesday 9/22
- We are planning to have PRE-REG ONLY in order to best accommodate COVID protocols. Please help us do this by registering soon!
On race day, "number pick up" at registration tent opens at 7:30 a.m.

Athletes may self-select the field/category that best fits with their gender identity or that they feel is most athletically and socially appropriate for competitive purposes.

COVID

#1 - You MUST self check your health before race day.
- DO NOT COME TO RACE IF:
  - you currently have covid, or recently had Covid and have not received a negative test result yet.
  - you have a fever
  - you have symptoms of COVID
  - you have been in direct contact with someone who has COVID.
- We WILL refund your registration if you do not come to race due to COVID symptoms/exposure.
  - We'll probably even send a thank you card.
Although we are outdoors, we are asking that everyone use masks where social distancing is not possible. Specifically, masks are required at:
- Registration tent
- Results area
- Staging area for race start , up to just moments before start.
- Kids bike area (balance bike area) when children present.
PLEASE BE KIND.
- We are all coming to the race with varying levels of comfort amidst a pandemic...
- If someone is near you and asks you to put on a mask, please accommodate.

VSRT, in collaboration with renowned course designer Dan English (Rock Lobster Cycles), has engineered a legit CX race course at this historic park.
Dan most notably designed the 2019 VSRT cyclocross course at our Las Positas College Venue, where he transformed a “Hot Dusty Hellscape” to provide a great mix of:
- technical features,
- leg opening straightaways,
- lung searing climbs,
- Loose, dusty descents that Cyclocross Magazine compared to the hallowed grounds of “Zonhoven”, Belgium
- and (most importantly) miles of smiles!!!

Course Description

We hope to have a course video on website before race day. In the meantime, expect dry, hard, packed dead grass, some gravel, twists and turns, just the right amount of elevation change including a legit run up, a challenging descent or two, a fast dirt road section and a soft soft rodeo arena. What more could you ask for?!