Originally Posted by
slcbob
Have you been to any local events? The ones here in the mid-Atlantic tend to be a great scene: lots of fields of different class / sex / age. Strong showings by junior racers. A lot of families & dogs making a day of it. Good club participation. And sometimes some darn good racing, too.
CX is one of the gateways for our up and comers, too. Example: Magnus Sheffield was the US CX 15-16 champ in 2018.
https://www.crossresults.com/racer/100914
I think you're in Deutschland, Herr
MinnMan . IDK what it's like there, but I imagine it is solid. Though perhaps the season is a bit different than in the lowlands. It is here. Much more of a fall sport, Sep - Nov with a few last gasps in early Dec.
Yes, I'm in Germany for a while and there is indeed a fall CX scene that's pretty active. Normally of course, I'm in Minnesota and there's quite a big CX scene in the northern midwest - Jingle Cross in Iowa is the most well-known (though it seems that it was canceled this past year)
I don't hear to much about CX happening in the east, but it's good to hear that there is a lot of activity. Normally I associate CX in the states with midwestern locales - Iowa, Arkansas, etc.