Cyclocross continues at the permanent cyclocross course at the Eva Bandman park this Sunday with the Storm Eva Bandman race. This is the same venue as that hosted the 2013 Cyclocross World Championships and the 2014 Singlespeed Cyclocross World Championships, and now it’s set to host top racing and costume cyclocross. Full details below:
Eva Bandman Cyclocross Park hosts the 12th Annual Papa John’s Storm Eva Bandman Halloween Cross race and costume contest.
Storm Eva Bandman returns this Sunday, October 23, 2016 at Eva Bandman Cyclocross Park.
The Course:
Louisville, KY is fortunate to be home to the cyclocross venue (Eva Bandman Cyclocross Park) that hosted the 2013 World Cyclocross Championships. Storm Eva’s course designers take full advantage of the features that the world’s best pros tamed in 2013. Racers will find a road start; run-ups; sand pits; steep drops; and twisty, wooded trails.
There won’t be snow, but there will be top-level racing at Eva Bandman this Sunday. photo: The battle for third in the Junior Men’s race was incredibly tight at the 2013 Cyclocross World Championships. © Cyclocross Magazine
Our Sponsors:
In addition to title sponsor Papa John’s Pizza, returning race sponsors include Scheller’s Fitness and Cycling, Perelmuter & Goldberg Orthodontics, and Louisville Firefighters Local 345. In addition, Baptist Health Sports Medicine will be on hand race day to help with race-related injuries and Clarksville Schwinn will provide an on-site mechanic.
The Racing:
The OVCX is one of the Nation’s top ‘cross series. The series draws about 400 racers every weekend during the fall and winter months. The OVCX is also proud to be one of the nation’s hotbeds for junior racing. There will be over 100 juniors racing at Storm Eva. Fast juniors—the OVCX boasts several current junior national champions and several former national junior champions.
Costume Contest:
Don’t forget your costume. Storm Eva Bandman doubles as a Halloween Party. The race’s costume contest is a perennial favorite.
Great Food and Weather:
Storm Eva has two amazing food trucks with burgers and frites from Black Rock Grille and Korean-inspired tacos, chicken soup, and dumplings from the Traveling Kitchen.
Even the weather tends to shine on Storm Eva Bandman. The forecast for Sunday is a perfect 72 and sunny.
Racing begins at 10:00am with the last race at 3:30pm. Eva Bandman Park is located on River Road, just east of downtown Louisville. The event is free to spectators. Parking is also free. For more information Storm Eva Bandman is on Facebook and Twitter.
Register on bikereg.com by Thursday here.
2016 Storm Eva Bandman Halloween Cross – Part of the OVCX race series.
2016 Storm Eva Bandman Halloween Cross brings serious racing, and costume fun.
2016 Storm Eva Bandman Halloween Cross – The weather prediction calls for sunny skies and great racing conditions.
