2018 Pheasant Run Resort Preview
November 15, 2018
A second year venue to the series Pheasant Run Resort (#PRRcx) is hosted by veteran race promoters, the South Chicago Wheelmen, one of the region’s and country’s oldest cycling clubs.
- Pheasant Run Resort located at 4051 E Main St. Saint Charles, IL 60174. Please don’t go to Indian Lakes.
- Online pre-reg on BikeReg closes tonight. Remember there are 2 separate reg pages, Saturday and Sunday
- Preliminary staging for Saturday only will be posted here Friday morning.
- Saturday Results will affect Sunday staging. Preliminary Sunday staging will be posted here early Sunday morning. Please pay attention.
- New bib numbers each day. Please do NOT where your Saturday number on Sunday.
- NO coolers or grills allowed on the golf course, PRR has a restaurant and there are several others nearby. PRR has also asked us not to bring outside food or drink to the course or into the common areas of the hotel, so please be discreet if you’re bringing something.
- There is a gymnastics tournament taking place this weekend at the resort which will have a snack bar set up in the Mega Center lobby. Cash only (no credit cards), and the hours are 8AM-8PM Saturday, 8AM-6PM Sunday.
- After your race, if you’re staying at the hotel, please please please do NOT wash your bike in your room and do not take towels out of guest rooms to wash bike outside. There is some snow in the forecast for Saturday so please plan accordingly.
- NO walking or riding on putting greens or tee boxes. NO warming up on fairways. This is standard at any golf course CX event.
- This is another “No Drone Zone” due to the proximity to the DuPage airport.
- For guests staying overnight, checkout is at 11am on Sunday. Late checkout at 3pm is available for an extra $25.
- Kiddy Cross TBD this weekend depending on the weather.
- Parking is limited, satellite parking will be west across the street by Target (Kautz Road).
- Don’t forget the Ultimate PB&J Women’s Event Saturday afternoon in the Ultimate Pro Bikes tent.
- There will be even less daylight left at the end of the day than last week after the last race ends, so please plan accordingly. Also if you can, please help the South Chicago Wheelmen tear down the course (on Sunday) so they aren’t doing it all in the dark.
- The Course: Last year the course was on the West side of the property, but this year it is on the East side, next to the airport. Still very much a work in progress, but the SCW never disappoint and the track should roughly follow what’s below. As always, the course may be different and change based on weather conditions.
I have faith in the South Chicago Wheelmen to make it technical and interesting. hopefully the weather gets gnarly.
Totally agree about washing bikes in room, so if there hose/bike washing facilities available?
Any area we should (or should not) place team tents?
The SCW crew will be out all day tomorrow setting up the course and ironing out logistics. It’s a bit different this year because we’re utilizing the driving range for the majority of the course.
My guess is “tent city” will be built along the north end of the parking lot where we’ll have Start/Finish and Registration. Reasonably certain tents will be allowed on the Driving Range if desired.
We’re further from the resort this year and I’m not certain if there’s electrical and water service for a power washer. If it’s at all possible, we’ll make it happen.
Pheasant Run has some kind of show this year (no, it’s not Luke Perry this time) and they’ve warned us that the parking lot could be full Friday and Saturday.
Feel free to come out Friday and set up your tents.
Course should be ready for pre-ride sometime Friday afternoon.
Let us know of any concerns or issues, we’re glad to help.
Come on down to the bar where we’ll exchange stories of how glorious we raced earlier in the day.
Notice the scars from last years race in the satellite map pic!!! What great memories. Looking forward to making new ones… LET IT SNOW!
Two words I pray for: LOW BARRIERS
last years course was so good. gotta say i’m def bummed its not on that side this year…
Only fair to reserve judgement until we get there, but looking at last year vs proposed current course, I’m wondering if we got kicked off last year’s track?
On the bright side at least they didnt put thirty 180’s and a toilet bowl in there…
They did actually put a toilet bowl, and it’s awesome! Course is really good for being in a flat field actually