Crosstoberfest at Frey's Brewing - Sportif 'Cross Cup Kickoff

USAC One Day licenses are $15A $3.30 fee for chipped timing is included in the registration feeA $1.50 MABRA surcharge will be added for each race you register for and will be paid to MABRA by the race director Additional fee applies for online registration

 

All USA Cycling Cyclocross rules apply

There will be an additional $5 day-of-registration fee for all Junior races and an additional $10 day-of-registration fee for all Adult races.Double up and race again for only $20USAC license required (one-day licenses will be available onsite for Cat 5 Men and Cat 5 Women only. Experianced riders must purchace one-day licenses in advance on usacycling.org).      Mountain bikes will be allowed WITHOUT bar ends.  Held under USA Cycling event permit.There will be 1 double pit on the course.Event will be held rain or shine.

Crosstoberfest at Frey's Brewing Technical Guide 2024:

The Venue: Crosstoberfest is located at Frey's Brewing Company is Frederick County's first operational farm brewery, located in Mount Airy, Maryland. Frey's was established in 2012 by Air Force vet, Adam Frey, and their beautiful tasting room opened in early 2019 inside a fully-renovated, 200-year-old bank barn. . NO outside alcohol permitted at the event venue. The park opens at dawn and closes at dusk. 

Neutral Support provided by Patapsco Bicycles.

Patapsco Bicycles was started in 2010 by a group of passionate cyclists who wanted to provide excellent service and sales to like-minded cyclists of all types and ages. We cater to everyone from recreational riders, families, racers, road cyclists and mountain bikers. We are driven by the passion of cycling... With locations in Mount Airy, Maple Lawn, and  Elkridge, MD we're driven to help you achieve your cycling goals.

Timing is provided by Insight Timing Services. 

 

The finish line is just a small part of what we do.  Insight Timing Services' (ITS) expanse of "finish line services" encompasses everything from pre-race planning, setup and administration of your registration website, course planning, chip timing on race day and producing fast and accurate results. 

ITS is the premier chip timing company in the Eastern Panhandle of WV utilizing overhead antennas for timing of race events. ITS specializes in running events, 5k, 10k, 13.1, endurance and TT bicycling events, and closed course bicycling events such as criteriums and cyclocross.

 

Registration: https://www.bikereg.com/crosstober

Reg. Fees:  $20 for U19 events and $40 for all other events.  Lil' Belgians Free. Online registration closes on Friday, November 8th at 8:15am

There is a nominal additional fee for online registration with BikeReg and a $1.50 MABRA fee that the race director pays to MABRA to help offset the costs of providing CX course construction equipment, tape and to help train and support MABRA's officials.

No mail-in registration

On Site Late Registration is available, however we urge you to register online to avoid the additional $5 same day registration fee for Junior races and $10 same day registration fee for adult races.

2nd races are $20 and are not subject to same day registration fees.

Registration will open by 7:15am

Licensing Requirements:
A domestic USAC license is required for all categories.

Annual and Beginner One Day USAC licenses will be available for sale at the registration booth. Experienced One Day Licenses must be purchased in advance on USA Cycling’s website. 

NOTE ON RACING AGE:  Your racing age is your age as of December 31, 2025 (not 2024).

Racer Sign In:  Day-of Racer sign-in is located at XXXX.  Sign-in opens at 7:15 am and closes 15 minutes before each event.  

Parking: The parking lot is located at XXXX Please follow the signs and volunteer parking marshals. 

Warmups: The course will be open for inspection and warm-up approximately 15 minutes prior to each event. Warming up on the course during an event is strictly prohibited and will not be tolerated. DQ & forfeiture of entry fee will result.

Course Description: Located next to the South Germantown SoccerPlex across from Schaeffer's Farms MTB trails, our course includes grass, gravel, hard-pack dirt, soft soil, and various barriers forcing the rider to dismount and remount. We are going to try to make this course as fast as possible so all and all, it's going to be a great day on or off the bike. So, spread the word!

Start Line Protocol: Racers must report to the holding pen adjacent to the starting grid for staging 15 minutes before the start of their race. 

Categories listed with the same start time may start 15 or 30 seconds apart at the discretion of the Race Director and Chief Official. 

Call-Ups: All categories will reserve up to 1 spot in the second row and up to 1 spot in the third row, which are to be used for promoters' discretion call-ups. Otherwise call-ups will be in the following order:

Novice Men, Novice Women, Cat 4/Novice Men and Cat 4/Novice Women: Date/Time of registration

ALL Other Races:

Top 8 riders in Sportif Cross Cup Series Standing for that category
Top 8 riders based on Crossresults.com points
All remaining riders will be called up based on Date/Time of registration 

Lapped Riders: Lapped riders will finish on the same lap as the leaders. Riders in danger of being lapped must yield to oncoming racers and are not to interfere with their progress or trail behind them.

Pit: There will be one double-sided pit on the course. Please remove your equipment immediately following your race to make room for others.

Field Limits: For the races with combined fields the 150 field limit is for the COMBINED field, not for each individual field. BikeReg has been set up so that once the limit has been reached for the combined field registration will close for each of the individual fields within the combined field.

Podiums/Prizes: 

Podiums for all fields will feature the top 5 finishers. Podiums will be held as soon as possible following the end of the 15-minute protest period for results. 

All cash and prizes will be awarded based on the information listed above.

Fields listed as Prizes/3 will pay merchandise prizes to the top 3 finishers.

Fields listed as Medals/3 will award medals to the top 3 finishers.

Fields listed as Medals/3 + Prizes/3 will award medals and merchandise prizes to the top 3 finishers.

Fields listed as Medals/3 + Prizes/5 will award medals to the top 3 finishers and merchandise prizes to the top 5 finishers.

Common Courtesy: Please be respectful of the environment and its inhabitants.  This is a multi-use facility open to the public and we will not be the only park patrons.  We would like to remind everyone that we all have a responsibility to leave the race course cleaner than we find it on race day.  All refuse should be discarded into appropriate containers.  Any rider found illegally discarding objects on the park grounds, the roads leading to and from the race course, and the on the race course itself will be dealt with accordingly (see USA Cycling Rule 3B9, which states in part – ‘Riders may not discard materials that are not biodegradable; they may pass or throw such material to support personnel in places far from any bystanders [relegation or disqualification for littering or unauthorized feeding]).  Trash containers will be available for rider’s to use at registration.

Sportsmanlike Conduct:  The Chief Referee and Race Director expect ALL spectators and riders to act like responsible adults.  Use of profanity and blatant unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated.  This is a family friendly event and we are not the only users so please be courteous to venue patrons and staff.

Other Rules:  No outside alcohol permitted at the venue. Dogs must be kept on leash at all times. 

For more information and questions, please email: glennpstevens@gmail.com