Welcome to the 2017 XCX Marathon Registration!
The Challenge:
On September 3, 2017, the Bow Cycle Cyclemeisters Club hosts the first annual XCX Marathon. This is a marathon-style cyclocross race: the course features several laps of rolling, twisting, climbing, and descending doubletrack trail. There is ample space for passing, drafting, group riding, and bunny-hopping fallen trees and sleeping bears.
The track surface is mostly hard-pack dirt with grass as well as some gravel sections. This isn’t a gravel road: it’s rougher in places, softer in places, steeper in places, and just generally more fun. And of course, as a backdrop to your pain and suffering, you’ll have the spectacular scenery of the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
You can ride whatever kind of bike you want: cross, mountain, gravel, fat, whatever. Heck, you can even change bikes mid-race.
That said, the course is designed to be raced (and won) on a cyclocross bike. If you arrive with suspension or flat bars, be prepared for a few extra challenges out there. We will be including a few mandatory singletrack sections just to challenge those who opt for something a bit more “comfortable” to race on. Think of it as a “suspension tax”. This is not to say you can’t take the big ‘W’ on your mountain bike!
Race Categories
Full Marathon (4 laps, ~70km): $75
Half Marathon (2 laps, ~35km): $70
Junior Marathon (1 lap, ~18km, under 18yrs only) $50
Team Relay Full Marathon* (4 laps, ~70km, 2 riders per team, riders register independently): $70
Team Relay Half Marathon* (2 laps, ~35km, 2 riders per team, riders register independently): $70
*Each teammate registers independently. Team consist of a maximum of two people. You will identify your team on the registration page. More information about the team category can be found in our Tech Package (link below).
Price Increase: All prices will increase by $15 after August 25 as a late registration penalty.
Technical Guide
Click here for the XCX Marathon Technical Guide
Volunteers Needed!
Are you able to help out as a volunteer before or after the race? Do you have that special someone in your life that you can ask to volunteer for us on race day?
Then sign up here! You'll get some sweet swag and some great karma. Just click here: XCX Marathon Volunteer Sign Up