Cyclocross racing returns to North Central Wisconsin Oct. 1 with Cross Of The North at Sunny Vale Park in Wausau.

The race is part of the 2017 Wisconsin Cycling Association ‘Cross series, and one of the races making up the newly introduced (and still-a-work-in-progress) Hinterlands Cyclocross (Sub) Series.

Cyclocross combines the best of road and mountain biking with a little bit of running tossed in for good measure. This is the second year of the event.

Online USA Cycling registration can be found here (when available) and the complete 2017 Wisconsin Cycling Association calendar can be found here.

A full set of photos from the 2016 race by Matt Becker can found here.