2026 ABD SYC Speed Cross Preview
October 22, 2026
- The series returns this Sunday to the Sycamore Speedway for ABD SYC Speed Cross hosted by Athletes By Design (ABD).
- Location: Sycamore Speedway – 50W086 Il64, Maple Park IL 60151
- Please continue to use the hashtag #ABDcx where appropriate.
- Preliminary staging will be posted here Saturday morning. Please check your staging on Saturday, not Sunday morning. Thanks!
- Pre-reg on BikeReg for the CCC event closes Friday night. Please make sure you are registering for the correct event (see below)!
- If you would like to preview the course there will be a non-series non-USAC race on Saturday: https://www.bikereg.com/abdsscxsat2026 Please make sure you are registering for the correct event, meaning Saturday vs. Sunday.
- The weather forecast looks absolutely amazing!
- All outside alcohol is prohibited. There is a bar / restaurant on the property (Winners Circle) that has a patio with a view of the course as well as beer / food will be sold behind the grandstand.
- Plenty of parking inside the gates as well as overflow parking north of the great western trail.
- The course is updated from last year with a few new features. The start and finish will still be on the speedway. ABD always finds a way to make their courses challenging and fun!
- Registration will be at the front gate.
- Staging will be on the track after turn 4.
- No course map right now, but make sure to follow Tony Pizza on the YourTubes for video previews!
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2025 ABD SYC Speed Cross Preview
October 23, 2025
- This week’s series event us once a little farther West than the normal Bartlett location to the Sycamore Speedway for ABD SYC Speed Cross hosted by Athletes By Design (ABD).
- Location: Sycamore Speedway – 50W086 Il64, Maple Park IL 60151 DO NOT go to Sunrise Park!
- Please continue to use the hashtag #ABDcx where appropriate.
- Preliminary staging will be posted here Saturday morning. Please check your staging on Saturday, not Sunday morning. Thanks!
- Remember to check your CX TEAM NAME on your USAC license. If its not there or incorrect you’re not contributing to the Overall Team Standings.
- Pre-reg on BikeReg closes Friday night.
- Weather is looking chilly in the morning and crosstastic in the afternoon, with no rain all day!
- All outside alcohol is prohibited. There is a bar / restaurant on the property (Winners Circle) that has a patio with a view of the course as well as beer / food will be sold behind the grandstand.
- Plenty of parking inside the gates as well as overflow parking north of the great western trail.
- The course will wind in and out of the speedway with a good mix of technical and power sections. Features include cars, barriers, run up’s, off camber, logs and more.
- If you would like to preview the course there will be a non-series non-USAC race on Saturday: https://www.bikereg.com/abdsscxsat2025
- Registration will be at the front gate.
- Staging will be on the track after turn 4.
- Tentative course map here.
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2024 ABD Sunrise Park Preview
October 24, 2024
- This week’s race takes us once again to Bartlett for ABD Sunrise Park hosted by Athletes By Design (ABD).
- Please use the hashtag #ABDcx where appropriate.
- Preliminary staging will be posted here Saturday morning. Please check your staging on Saturday, not Sunday morning. Thanks!
- Remember to check your CX TEAM NAME on your USAC license. If its not there or incorrect you’re not contributing to the Overall Team Standings.
- Pre-reg on BikeReg closes Friday night.
- PLEASE no parking on grass.
- Parking on Foster Ave is usually allowed but on NORTH side only. There should be “No Parking” signs along the park (south) side. If not, please respect this. Also Parking is allowed on Struckman Blvd (better option), or at Sycamore Trails School (preferred).
- No alcohol. Sorry Park rules.
- Chicago area Autumn weather continues to impress, but temps are getting chilly in the, so please bundle up and come prepared for anything. Also, please remember to collect your clothing from the staging grid after your race!
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2023 ABD Sunrise Park Preview
October 19, 2023
- The CCC heads to Bartlett for ABD Sunrise Park hosted by Athletes By Design (ABD).
- #ABDcx
- Preliminary staging will be posted here Saturday morning. Please check your staging on Saturday, not Sunday morning. Thanks!
- Pre-reg on BikeReg closes Friday night.
- PLEASE no parking on grass.
- Parking on Foster Ave is usually allowed but on NORTH side only. There should be “No Parking” signs along the park (south) side. If not, please respect this. Also Parking is allowed on Struckman Blvd (better option), or at Sycamore Trails School (preferred).
- No alcohol. Sorry Park rules.
- Weather forecast looks good but it will be chilly in the morning and we’ve had a lot of rain this week, so bundle up and come prepared. Also, please remember to collect your clothing from the staging grid after your race… the lost and found bin is only so large!
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2022 ABD Sunrise Park Preview
October 20, 2022
- Athletes By Design (ABD) host stop number three of the 2022 CCC at Sunrise Park in Barlett, IL.
- Preliminary staging will be posted here on Saturday morning. Let us know if you spot any errors. Thanks!
- If you have recently upgraded and want 1/2 your CCC series points to follow you to the next category, please contact us at ChicagoCrossCup at gmail by Saturday. We will NOT automatically transfer your points. See the rules/FAQ page here.
- Parking on Foster Ave is allowed but on NORTH side only. There should be “No Parking” signs along the park (south) side. If not, please respect this. Also Parking is allowed on Struckman Blvd (better option), or at Sycamore Trails School (preferred).
- PLEASE no parking on grass.
- Mexican food truck will be on site.
- Teams can drop tents by using the bike path off Struckman Blvd. Enter the park but then you must park outside the park. Please, thanks!
- No alcohol. Sorry Park rules.
- Single Speed Women will start AFTER the Single Speed Men.
- And finally… we all like to have a good time on these Sundays in Autumn, but remember the CCC is a series of bicycle races, and it is not a collection of drinking contests or B Movie frat parties. Our USAC officials don’t roam around the venue trying to be the fun police, so please don’t ride across the finish line with an always recording video camera with a red solo cup in your hand giving them any reasons to suspend your license to race. K, thanks, see you all on Sunday!
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