5:00am.Good Morning (inhales coffee).
Last's years Introduction to Bike Racing and Skills Clinic was a such a tremendous success with nearly 50 cyclists attending the 4 hour skills clinic! Our spirited ignored the clouds and focused on 3 areas of cycling. packriding, pacelining, cornering, and each group spent 20-30 minutes discussing then 20-30 minutes practicing the teachings. All workshops included a focused element of bike safety, preparedness and confidence building. The clinic ended with a a review, certificates of completion, photos, goodie-bags provided by the Madison-Rivergate Chamber of Commerce & PowerBar, and hot pizza and drinks! Check out more photos here! 2015 - We're excited to announce the return of our bike skills clinic for cyclists who are interested in a hands-on experience to learn more about bike racing. Please share with your friends who ride and might like to learn in a fun, safe and controlled environment. Sat. April 11th, 2015, Cedar Hill Park, 1-4pm. To learn more about this fun (and free) bike racing 101 clinic, click thru for the detail
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 BRRRR, cold one this morning...since my Tauntaun decided to crap out on me, I guess it's time to write an entry and throw this notion of the law of accelerating returns out there. In the world of AI (artificial intelligence) this is pretty hot topic right now, and if you're a bigger dork than I am, you'll def wanna spend the next 8 hours reading how one day your Garmin will race your bike for you, all you'll have to do is holler and drink beer. For the sake of time, try to get on point. We keep pushing our sponsors to help us bring you a race that's worthy of your time and commitment to the sport. And, in doing so, we've double-checked our calculations when considering bumping your payouts and distributing awesome swag. Proof is in the ipa... or something like that. Looking back at the inaugural 2005 Cedar Hill Crit, it was a sheer miracle we promoted a bicycle race. For all our efforts, the lack of any significant social media (Facebook was <1yr old and there was no such thing as tweeting)....for all intents and purposes, we were better off getting folks to our race if we went to your race and dropped some flyers (which we still do btw lol). In 2005, there were 163 racers, of which 18% (n=9) were ladies who raced (albeit those ladies were and still are, BADASS).....cool...initially we din't intend for this to be a women's specific entry, but hell, let's go that way, 'cause we do love our ladies that race, and want you ladies to bring your best game when you come here and pin a number on. Let's take a little deeper run down the history and data rabbit hole:
The Payouts? 2005 - We'll get to that in a moment. 2013 - P123, $400 5-deep. Solid. In 2013, we actually ran a higher payout for the Women's 123 race than for the Men's 123 (totally true - click thru for the proof!) and was only in the last hours that this one dude said, "okay okay, let's pay the dudes too"...he of House of Tree-Racing, that dude ;) Otherwise, '13 p/o's would have been heavily lopsided in favor of the ladies. 2014 - P123, $1,000 10-deep, +(4) $100 primes. That's more than a healthy bump. Right. Back to 2005. TBH, I have no earthly clue what we provided in 2005...probably something really cool and expensive like tubes, that weren't blown, more likely though, beer, which like gold, never loses its significance in the world of precious commodities. Agreed, our N is a still a little small right now, but we're off to a good start. 3 years. 3 races ('05,'13, '14), and here's what we have. For the ladies payouts, we've progressed from, tubes, to $400, to $1,000. That's about as Law of Accelerating Returns as I can make this. Increasing and exponential growth over time; at this rate, the 2020 race will be $1 meeeeelion dollars. Factor 2015 in and to be much more scientific, what MLP commonly refers to as the Law of Stacking dat Cheddah. For the sake of time and for the woman who likes to bend pedals, chick dudes, and could care less about such things Asimov, but does want a badass competitive race weekend in 2015 that's hard as nails with wide open & safe roads - here's what you need to know:
$1600-10 deep + (4)$100 Primes 1st- $500 + HearingPlanet ear buds ($239 ret. value) + Cedar Hill Growler Trophy 2nd - $250 + OS Nutrition Pack 3rd - $125 4th - $100 + Sufferfest training video 5th - $85 6th - $80 7th - $75 8th - $55 9th - $45 10th -$35 Elite Cat 2 1st finisher - $150 bonus + Growler + OS Nutrition Pack Elite Cat 3 1st finisher $100 bonus +Growler + OS Nutrition Pack  Additionally, all winners will receive flowers and this fine trophy as they step on the top step for our formal podium announcements. Trophies are filled with special love from our awesome beer sponsors at Nashville's own, Little Harpeth Brewing. Please share this with your friends that race, or are interested in racing, we also have a free Intro. to Bike Racing clinic and free 2-lap beginner's race. If you made it this far, we commend you. You obviously have too much free time on your hands, so, get to training, you got a race to win!  2014 Cedar Hill ELITE 123 Podium 1st Rosemary Penta, Clarksville-Schwinn, Louisville, KY 2nd Amanda Ragle, Team Belladium, Nashville, TN 3rd Shera Clark, Clarksville-Schwinn, Louisville, KY 4th Sierra Siebenlist, Scarlett Fire, Indianapolis, IN 5th Kailin Acheson, Team Belladium, Nashville, TN  LISTEN UP RACERS! We've got something you're gonna wanna hear!! The 2015 Cedar Hill Criterium is excited to announced that HearingPlanet is back as a presenting sponsor at the 2015 Cedar Hill Criterium! What does mean for you, you're wondering?? Here's what: Gonna be like Barry White whispering sweet lovelies in your ears Deeper and deeper. Sweeter and sweeter. Give it up…. That's right! Each podium winner wins a set of....Ok, before we go full BW on you (or scroll down for the cheddah), please read this brief blog entry from our newest sponsor, HearingPlanet: "Going to the Big Game? Bring Ear Plugs! As the saying goes, nothing says “America” like baseball and apple pie. And football and basketball too, for that matter. There’s nothing like being packed in a stadium with 50,000 or so of your closest friends, united in your love for the home team. One potential dangerous element of these sporting events, however, is the crowd noise. Earlier this fall, the Seattle Seahawks and the Kansas City Chiefs each broke the Guinness world record for crowd noise, at 136dB and 137dB, respectively. For comparison sake, the sound of a jet engine from 100 feet away is about 140dB. At volumes like that, even a very short exposure can cause irreversible damage to your hearing. " *Dang. You may be the first cyclist to have actually learned something from reading our blog. Protect yo ears, fool! Keep Reading! Here's a little more about HearingPlanet HearingPlanet simplifies hearing care by providing easy access to a credentialed and endorsed Local Clinic for superior service, the widest selection of competitively priced hearing aids, and a trained Hearing Consultant to guide you toward the right solution. HearingPlanet is the largest national supplier of hearing care solutions with over 1,600 clinic locations throughout the country - ready to serve your needs. You can easily use our clinic finder to find the clinic nearest you. Our commitment, coupled with the highest quality in customer service and volume pricing discounts make HearingPlanet the smart choice when shopping for your hearing care needs. Please join me in welcoming our awesome new sponsor, and please check out their website at www.Hearingplanet.com  Here's the Race Cheddah!
HearingPlanet will be presenting winners of each race (14 total) with a set of Audéo Perfect Fit Earphones with Microphone ($239 value)!!! That's over $3k worth of headphones! #WHOOP This is like putting Barry White right in your earhole! Ideally suited for people on the move, the Audéo Perfect Fit Earphones 132 combines its light-weight, ergonomic fit with excellent sound quality and external noise cancellation to ensure the daily commute has never been so relaxing. With high-powered balanced armature drivers in each earpiece, the Audéo PFE 132 deliver enhanced sound precision and a highly-tuned listening experience. The Audéo PFE 132 comes with in-built Apple chip technology and is 100% compatibility with all Apple products. The earphone offer a hands-free function with microphone and volume control to enable remote volume control and call answering/ending - all at the touch of a button. The standard 3.5-milimeter jack is compatible with a wide variety of devices, from MP3 and DVD players as well as notebooks and media players. The microphone is compatible with the iPhone, Droid and other mobile digital devices. The earphones include two sets of interchangeable acoustic filters allowing the user to manually tailor a sound signature to suit individual taste. The Audéo PFE 132 also include three sizes of soft silicone ear tips and a set of Comply foam» tips, ensuring a perfect in-ear fit for maximum comfort and helping isolate unwanted ambient noise to delivering crystal-clear sound definition at a lower, safer volume. WHOA. Please join us in welcoming our awesome sponsor BACK! and please check out their website at www.Hearingplanet.com 2015 Race Registration is now open - Sun. Apt. 12th and remember - Juniors race FREE!  Race registration is now open for the 2015 Cedar Hill Criterium
We drank all the beer, so we had to kill this. Sorry about that, we were thirsty...Stay tuned, this will happen somewhere later this year, just not here. As such we're putting our energy (and beer) into some exciting new elements (stay tuned) and def more moolah for your payouts! Lot's of exciting new partners getting involved this year! Title Sponsor & Official Race Vehicle - Hallmark VW of Cool Springs, these guys just celebrated their 10th anniversary by doing this...(I still can't believe they did this) Partnering Sponsor - Madison-Rivergate Chamber of Commerce Official Podium Sponsor - Bailey's Wrecking Service Race Category Sponsor - Hearing Planet is back! Official Bike Shop/Maintenance (Turn 1) - RB's Cyclery, Franklin, TN Kiddos Title Sponsor - Chick-Fil-A, Madison-Rivergate Chamber of Commerce Race Radio & Music provided by- Biker's Choice, Hendersonville Podium Bouquets & Champagne Bruts -Miller's Florist, Madison, TN Official 4th Place Training Coach - The Sufferfest Training Videos Clearline Networks - Media/AV sponsor RC Matthews Construction - Media/AV sponsor Feed the Fupa Local Taco Smoothie King Truck, West End location Official Beer Sponsor - Lil Harpeth Brewery Starbucks Coffee Madison Hot Dog 5 Reasons to travel to Nashville for this epic race weekend on Sunday, April 11th/12th.
Race registration is now open for the 2015 Cedar Hill Criterium  (a) Kiddos and Juniors race free
(b) More dough for the Masters (c) We have discovered the fountain of youth, and it tastes a lot like beer.  Rocking our new executive business sweatpants at work today, here's our 2015 Cedar Hill Crit top 3 resolutions for you:
A healthy carrot to help get you thru this miserable January - Cedar Hill on Sun. April 12th: Monday, Jan. 5th. - back to reality for many folks who've been enjoying Grannie's Christmas cookies, beer and cheese log. Pants feel a little snug this morning. Since it's post holiday Monday, and folks are dying to do anything but focus on working, here's a quick rundown of what folks are committing to for the 20 fifteen:
There were some other doozies out there in space, but we felt these more than likely represented many of you in bicycle land. Back to the salt mines for eerryone - but for now those are the basics. More details coming soon, and pre-reg will be up shortly....and since no else is looking - go ahead, finish off those chocolate snowballs, we won't tell.
T-Minus 99 days. #CHCRIT  4 months 'til race time...dang, guess it's time to stop drinking beer, think about training and post an update of sorts. We were humbled at the wild support given to the 2014 Cedar Hill Criterium. So many people came together to create a fun day of racing. Thank you, racers, and special thanks to every single one of our awesome sponsors. A recap, for your viewing pleasure: http://youtu.be/kob4jCfPe0k  What's on tap? Well, now that the 2014 TBRA road season is in the books, safe to mention these two things as we go to the fridge..
There's so much awesome happening within the Tennessee Bicycle Racing Association right now. Tons of exciting new events and cool new race series across the state, all of which are complimenting those established, hard as nails events that have been here since Pops took Methuselah to the line at the 800BC State RR. The take home? Folks are racing their bikes in Tennessee. A lot. On that note, please oblige us this friendly PSA: 1. Racers, please thank your promoters, buy a volunteer a beer sometime, and be please be mindful of the communities that support your races. 2. Please patronize the local bike shops and support their brands. 3. Beer makers. Please make more beer. We will drink this. Thanks, especially number 3. Some final notes before we say goodbye to the 2014 Cedar Hill Criterium: There were: #47 participants who completed the FREE Cedar Hill intro to Racing & Skills Clinic #10 participants who completed the FREE Cedar Hill Beginner's Race #45 total Juniors that raced for FREE #53 total Women raced for EQUAL PAYOUT Without question the intro. to racing and skills clinic was impactful. We're thankful to have great community support from our partners at the Madison-Rivergate Chamber of Commerce and Volkswagen of Cool Springs to help us support this clinic, and we're pleased to announce we will have the same format as 2014. 1/2 day clinic, USAC coaching, a 2-lap beginners race w/in-race Mentors. Unicorns, rainbows and skittles. ALL FREE. #SHAZAM Additionally, The Cedar Hill Criterium continues to host some of Tennessee's largest competitive fields, especially for the Women and the Juniors. Ladies, we will continue to provide equal pain and equal payouts. Invite your friends, you'll be racing for the same cheddar that the dudes race for. Juniors - you're racing for some great swag again. Parents, Jr races are FREE! There was also a google of kids, dropping sugar-induced watt bombs; happening again, BYOK.  Lastly, and since we're over-caffeinated and being neurotic, one last nose into the total numbers, to see how the Cedar Hill Criterium stacked-up against some of the regions larger events in 2014.
Athens - #670 Roswell - #496 Sunny King - #471 Dilworth - #319 Delray Twilight - #364 Cedar Hill - #398 #SHAZAM! That's some pretty lofty company! We're proud that racers find the Cedar Hill Criterium worthy enough to get us in the same conversation as some of these monster events. For 2015 we're committed to bringing the same exciting event and festivities, while adding in some really cool and fun new elements that will make your #HEADSPLODE. Yes. There may be cranium-plosion, just depends upon whether or not we can convince the man that no one will goto jail...that's all you get for now. More details soon -but for now, this is what you N2K:
125 days to go. Have another donut. The 2014 Cedar Hill Criterium was a tremendous success this year. Since then, your friendly neighborhood promoter and event crew have been very busy tidying up drone footage and drinking lots of beer. One of those things is actually very true. Truthfully, we did attempt to capture the day's exciting race experience for you, hope you enjoy (and apologize if our drone spooked you) and would be honored if you would share the fun with your teammates, friends, and family. More importantly, it's no secret, our success starts and ends with this amazing community of people surrounding Nashville, TN. We're proud to be a part of such a great community and we're more than excited to be able to give back by supporting the following important community initiatives. Please click thru for additional details and please support them if you can! 
 Aside from all the excitement and fun of watching people race bikes, as a race promoter, the really neat thing is on occasion you do get to meet some really special people. I've been lucky and this past year I've met more than a few. Recently I had the opportunity to discuss the really cool stuff that Tracey Pearson has created and is with Prissy Tomboy (link) "Our mission is to create a lifestyle brand that promotes athleticism and a place for girls to feel empowered, recognized, and supported through sports. " Yup, that's pretty cool in our books. Getting young minds off of the couch and disconnect from technology and reconnect with, well being a kid! -Rings true as aren't we all big kids playing on bikes? The Prissy Tomboy Ambassador program was created by Tracey Pearson to actually breathe some life into her mission statement: The Prissy Tomboy Ambassador mentoring program educates young athletes on the importance of staying in sports to fulfill their potential and strengths. We share stories of female athletes to inspire and give recognition to their accomplishments with the goal of establishing new healthy role models for girls to aspire to.  Which leads us to this exciting announcement, with a little history for context. The other person who has become especially dear to us is little Ms. Eleanor Israel, or "Little E" as we affectionately refer to her.
Long story short - sometime before the 2013 Cedar Hill, our event team had invited folks from the cycling community to join us for an open course day, hot laps at the park if you will. No one really showed-up that day except for Little E and her Dad. E (9 years old at the time) asked if she could tag along as she was new to cycling but had in fact completed a couple of junior triathlons. We immediately fell in love with this little girl's passion and were thrilled when she did in fact complete the 2013 Cedar Hill Criterium, racing for Trace Bikes, as her first competitive road event. Fast-forward - since then Little E has gone on to get "curved" handle-bars for her road bike (she did Cedar Hill w/bar ends), fully embracing the sport and completing more than #35 events for 2013! We're awful proud of Little E and see bright things in her future as a young lady, who knows, maybe a great sports doctor one day, or even the next President of the United States. We're convinced she can do whatever she wants if she puts her mind to it. The sky's the limit for this young lady and there is no doubt that if she keeps racing bikes, she'll be great at that too! Eleanor Israel is Nashville's #1 Prissy Tomboy Ambassador! Here's her recent interview with Prissy Tomboy!
 In partnership with USA Cycling, Volkswagen of Cool Springs & Cedar Hill Criterium are excited to announce a new contest that gives cycling fans a chance to be VIP guests at the 2014 Volkswagen USA Cycling Professional Road & Time Trial National Championships, slated for May 24-26, in Chattanooga.
The VW Test Drive Promotion will award five pairs of VIP passes to lucky fans, giving them exclusive VIP access to the road race on May 26th. This is an opportunity to go behind the scenes at this premier annual event where national champions are crowned in both the road race and time trial disciplines. The 5 winners and their guests will enjoy access to the VIP area at the road race with complimentary food, beverage and priority seating at the finish line. The VIP guest winners will also experience the excitement of the race right alongside the cyclists, as they drive the course in a VIP Volkswagen pace car with a professional driver, and witness the attacks, sprints and grueling hill climbs from this unique vantage point. After the race, the VIP guests will have a front-row seat to see the medals presented to the winners at the awards plaza. Each of the five winners and their guests will complete their exciting day by receiving replica jersey signed by the race winners. Here's how it works.
More opportunities to get in on the The VW / USA Cycling Pro Deal Get a new VW for $500 under dealer invoice pricing. BOOM! Don’t forget, as a member of USA Cycling, you are eligible to benefit from special discount pricing in the VWoA / USA Cycling Pro Deal. This Volkswagen Partner Program benefit entitles you to an exclusive savings of $500 off the invoice price of a new Volkswagen!* Your $500 purchase price deduction is in addition to any other incentive or promotion you may receive from your local participating dealer. In other words, you can get your USA Cycling discount while also benefitting from current retail incentives such as special lease and APR offers. How do I get my discount? Getting your Pro Deal discount is easy! Just follow these steps:
See you Sunday, March 30th, at the Cedar Hill Criterium!!!!  GP Homestay is a Boston-based educational services provider, specializing in bringing quality international student homestay and boarding components to private high schools across the U.S. GP Homestay We're happy to announce that GP Homestay will be hosting a table with a bunch of swag and water to hand out. Stop by and say hello and learn more about how you can "Bring the world to your home by hosting an international student!"  Speaking of hosting. There will be an area at the Cedar Hill Criterium where you can donate old cycling gear such as kit, shoes, gloves, bike parts etc. Many of these kids are just getting into the sport and anything helps (and I know some of ya'll have mounds of stuff in a garage or closet that you're not using!) - don't throw that stuff away! DONATE to a kid who can really use it! Also - if you have a high school kiddo with tons of energy who is interested in mountain biking, bring him or her over, we'd love to get them involved for the coming season! Special Events Calendar
Race 1: August 10 | AEDC, Tullahoma Race 2: Sept 21 | Lock 4, Gallatin Race 3: October 12 | Herb Parsons, Memphis Race 4: November 2 | Sewanee You can learn more about this great new initiative for high school kids at http://www.tennesseemtb.org  5-day conditions look favorable!
 Intro. to Racing Skills Clinic
Who: Anyone who rides but has not raced When: Sat. Mar. 29th 2-5pm Where: Cedar Hill Park, Madison, TN How much: FREE Led by: USA Cycling Southeast Regional Coordinator & Harpeth Bicycle Club *cat 5 men/cat 4 women/USAC upgrade points eligible WHAT WILL WE COVER: The afternoon will be focused on introducing bike riders and folks new to racing general bike handling and race skills needed for riding in a group, drafting, going around turns in a group, safety, and energy conservation. We will also be covering some of the basic information needed for racing with Q & A and a few other basics as they relate to the skills. The main goal of this event is to cover topics regarding on the bike skills and knowledge needed for being comfortable, being energy efficient in a group of riders and maintaining safety for both the rider and the group while covering as many of the bike skills and topics as possible. Be sure to bring your bike and cycling apparel needed for a ride. You will be riding your bike outside in whatever weather conditions are present. Free pizza following the skills clinic Even more: 1. Participants who have never raced before will be registered for Sunday morning's beginners race (2-laps) at the Cedar Hill Criterium. You'll have in-race mentoring from seasoned racing TBRA veterans - FREE 2. Participants who complete the beginners race and your legs still want more, we'll get you in one of the official TBRA (TN Bicycle Racing Associations) events for beginners, either the Men's Category 5 or the Women's Cat. 4 race, FOR FREE too! (you will have to purchase a $15 USA Cycling 1-day license though). 3. Post-race reviews following your race(s). Free podium photos for all beginners race finishers then grab some grub from one of our great food vendors, walk around and meet some of the great TBRA teams that are warming-up/cooling-down for their respective races, and just enjoy the day, races all day long! (and if you have kiddos we have a free race (noon) for them also!) Our goal is to get some of you folks who've been riding for awhile, but for whatever reason, just haven't tried the competitive side of the sport. C'mon out - it's safe, it's fun and it's FREE! Email us if you are interested in attending we're limited to #40 and currently at #28!  VOLKSWAGEN OF COOL SPRINGS The 2014 Title Sponsor for Cedar Hill Criterium! We're stoked to announce Volkswagen of Cool Springs as our partner with the 2014 Cedar Hill Criterium! WHOA! We're also equally humbled that Volkswagen Corporate & USA Cycling have asked for the 2014 Cedar Hill Criterium to participate in an event that helps DRIVE cyclists to the 2014 USA Cycling National Championships, May 24th-26th, Chattanooga, TN YEEEEEAAAAAAAH!!!! HA! What does this mean, you're wondering?! Well, shoot, let's get to that. CLEAN DIESEL, ALMOST AS CLEAN AS RIDING A BIKE! 1. Volkswagen of Cool Springs is going to be showcasing vehicles at the 2014 Cedar Hill Criterium. There will be VW Sales Professionals at the Cedar Hill Criterium to discuss the Volkswagen TDI Clean Diesel line-up with the following vehicles on-site! 2. VW Jetta and Sportwagen are your official lead and follow vehicles for the 2014 Cedar Hill Criterium! 3. 2014 Cedar Hill Criterium podium presentations will be book-ended by official race vehicles provided by Volkswagen of Cool Springs. Official podium presentations will include a professional photograph capturing the celebrations. Be sure to wear your team kit! We'll also have flowers, champagne bruts and beautiful podium presentation ladies to make this celebration with Volkswagen of Cool Springs the best! VW of Cool Springs & The U.S. PRO Test Drive Contest!! Anyone who takes a ride in one of the Volkswagen of Cool Springs TDI vehicles, either on race day or at their dealership, that person will be automatically entered into a special drawing to win one of five pairs of Official VIP Passes at this year's 2014 US Pro Championships in Chattanooga, TN!!!! *details on the prizes can be found under the USPRO tab on this website. Also, you don't have to race a bike to win - just take a ride and drive in one of these really cool Volkswagens and you're automatically entered into the drawing! EASY! Please join us in welcoming Volkswagen of Cool Springs and please check out their great vehicles at their beautiful showroom located at: 620 Bakers Bridge Ave Franklin, TN 37067 Get Directions Phone number(615) 236-3200 Business website hallmarkvwcoolsprings.com 
Last year's races had a total of #28 women toe the line at the Cedar Hill Criterium.
#BOOM A goal of ours for this year - make the women's race better! So we recruited some really awesome sponsors and some uber-cool ladies to help us improve. This is what we've come up with: 28 Reasons we think the ladies should race the '14 Cedar Hill Criterium $1500 Equal Cash Payouts. Elite 123 - $1000. 10 deep. Winners of each category also get Hearing Planet earbuds ($239 value) Elite 123 Women. (4) $100 equal cash primes! Cat. 4 Women. (4) $25 equal cash primes! Thank You, Kim Betty Abode Realty! 4th place finishers get Sufferfest training videos. Thistle Farms gift basket for Elite 123 & 4's race, Thank you, Emily Magli! 12 Women's Cycling Association tees as prizes! Gift bags from Prissy Tomboy! Thank you, Tracey Pearson! OS Performance Nutrition drink packs for podium finishers! (5) Growlers & Race pint glass for Lanterne Rouge finishers!! Post-race massages from Affinity Acupuncture Thank you, Cassie Alexander ! Sanctuary Yoga lake side Yoga/Stretching on race day, 1pm. We love you, Daphne Larkin! RB's Cyclery of Franklin is providing race support & great SWAG from Giro. Ogio. Powerbar. Junior women RACE FREE -TN Bicycle Racing Assoc. and Treehouse Racing Women who have never raced before - free skills clinic/free beginners race! -courtesy of Treehouse Racing Harpeth Bike Club and USA Cycling Madison-Rivergate Chamber of Commerce, Debbie Massey, THANK YOU! Podium Celebrations including photography flowers and champagne More reasons! Safe, wide roads. Fast challenging course. women specific portolets Host housing available. Discounted hotel rates less than 3 miles from course A stone's throw from I-65. Easy in. Easy out. Great food. Music. Drinks. Free kids race. Free Juniors race. Even More!! This is a true double-race weekend! Hell of the South is on Sat. Mar. 29th in nearby Berlin, TN Hmm, that's actually a lot more than #28 reasons, but you get the point. We hope that you'll join us on Sunday, March 30th. and graciously thank you for sharing our event.  Bombs of Smashville race weekend, is gonna leave your legs and body wrecked come Monday, March 31st!
That's why we're excited to announce that Affinity Acupuncture will be onsite during the 2014 Cedar Hill Criterium helping the racers start their recovery process once their race is finished!
Affinity Acupuncture on Acupuncture & Fitness Acupuncture is just as important to your fitness lifestyle as diet and exercise. Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) improve sleep, decrease recovery time after injury, boost metabolism, reduce inflammation and help increase your athletic performance. These ancient practices do so naturally, helping your body achieve balance and optimum health. Athletes commit to training their bodies to an elite level. Acupuncturists commit to caring for bodies at an elite level. When combined the results are significant. Here's a really neat read on acupuncture from a world class runner If you're interested in learning more about how Affinity Acupuncture can help you, check out their website and for regular health and wellness tips please follow them @AffinityAcupunc and on Facebook. If you're ready to give those legs a little TLC after Bombs over Smashville, then call Affinity Acupuncture today and schedule an appointment at (615) 939-2787. Located near Maryland Farms in Brentwood, TN, just off the Old Hickory exit off of I-65 - a short drive from Nashville at: Affinity Acupuncture, 750 Old Hickory Blvd #150, Brentwood, TN 37027  Obviously we were stoked when Prissy Tomboy contacted us about getting involved with the Cedar Hill Criterium. The passion and confidence was oozing - to create a brand/initiative that helps get girls dis-connected, off the phone/computer and back outside into sport - yeah, that's pretty legit and very very inspiring! Prissy Tomboy even sponsors young ladies that want to get involved with the new GA High School Mtb League! #WHOOP! @Cedarhillcrit is stoked that there are good people on this ball of dirt trying to get kids off the couch and out on a bike (or sport in general) and we're excited to announce that Prissy Tomboy is providing some great gifts/prizes for all the Juniors(F) and Women's registrants! We're asking you take a moment to learn a little more about the exciting work Prissy Tomboy is doing by reading the following: "As the founder of Prissy Tomboy Athletics, I would like to share my story and why I chose to pursue this initiative. As both a mother and sport enthusiast, I have noticed that preteen to teen girls are dropping out of sports at an alarming rate. Physical education budgets have been decreasing and there are less athletic opportunities offered through schools, especially for girls. I have spoken to many girls on why they would rather spend hours on their phones or computer screens instead of breaking a sweat outside and have an adventure, and the overall answer is that playing outside is boring. Girls have found another way to connect through technology and social media rather than playing a sport or just meeting outside to hang out. With the pressures from peers and media they have fostered a fear of not being good enough or not wearing the right clothes. We live in a culture that gives less attention to healthy, athletic women and more to superficial standards and ideals. With the lack of sports or attention to health, we now see more childhood obesity, bullying, eating disorders, suicide, low self-confidence and overall unhappiness of young girls. This is when I decided take a stance and created Prissy Tomboy Athletics. Our mission is to create a lifestyle brand that promotes athleticism and a place for girls to feel empowered, recognized, and supported through sports. We...." Hit this link to read on!  Nashville's Epic Race Weekend.  Sat. Mar. 29th, SVMIC's Hell of the South returns for it's 5th annual run at some of the hardest roads in Berlin, TN, The race is intended to be harsh, much like the toughest one-day race in Europe in which the race was modeled after-Paris-Roubaix or otherwise known as Hell of the North,” Interested in a free tee/lunch - volunteer here!  Sunday, Mar. 30th - Cedar Hill Criterium Release the Kracken! Wide-open 4 corner track with enough dynamite packed in 1.5mi to make your legs want to explode. FREE RACE! Kiddos. Juniors, Beginners FREE RACE! $2k Pro p/o's. EQUAL p/o's. $1kCash primes. Great food/music. Great swag! For more information put down your beer and click here  Intro. to Racing Skills Clinic Who: Anyone who rides but has not race; **cat.5Men/**cat.4 women. When: Sat. Mar. 29th 2-5pm Where: Cedar Hill Park, Madison, TN How much: FREE WHAT WILL WE COVER: The afternoon will be focused on introducing bike riders and folks new to racing general bike handling and race skills needed for riding in a group, drafting, going around turns in a group, safety, and energy conservation. We will also be covering some of the basic information needed for racing with Q & A and a few other basics as they relate to the skills. The main goal of this event is to cover topics regarding on the bike skills and knowledge needed for being comfortable, being energy efficient in a group of riders and maintaining safety for both the rider and the group while covering as many of the bike skills and topics as possible. Be sure to bring your bike and cycling apparel needed for a ride. You will be riding your bike outside in whatever weather conditions are present. Even more: 1. Participants who have never raced before will be registered for Sunday morning's beginners race (2-laps) at the Cedar Hill Criterium. You'll have in-race mentoring from seasoned racing TBRA veterans - FREE 2. Participants who complete the beginners race and your legs still want more, we'll get you in one of the official TBRA (TN Bicycle Racing Associations) events for beginners, either the Men's Category 5 or the Women's Cat. 4 race, FOR FREE too! (you will have to purchase a $15 USA Cycling 1-day license). 3. Post-race reviews following your race(s). Then grab some grub, meet some of the great TBRA teams and enjoy the day-long races and festive atmosphere! Our goal is to get some of you folks who've been riding for awhile, but for whatever reason, just haven't tried the competitive side of the sport. More details very soon! Email us if you are interested in attending and we'll get you on the list!  Race packet p/u
Black Abbey Brewing Fellowship Hall 2952 Sidco Drive Nashville TN 37204 615.584.2360 Fri. Mar. 28th 5-8pm - Hell of the South Sat. Mar. 29th 4-8pm - Cedar Hill Criterium  Local Taco will be onsite race day serving up their yummy tacos & craft beer to help you finish off your race weekend just right! For catering needs or if you just want to drop in for a local taco in your hood - check out any of the Local Taco locations here  Smoothie King Harding Rd (BelleMeade and Vanderbilt locations) Ed McClarty who owns the Harding Rd and new Vanderbilt Children's location will be handing out samples to help quench that race day thirst and hunger! If you're stop by the Harding Rd. or Vanderbilt Children's location -tell Ed McClarty Cedar Hill Crit sent you in!  Great New lodging sponsors North Nashville - Courtyard Goodlettsville East Nashville - Fairfield Inn & Suites Opryland Host Housing opportunities also available! Email us if you're interested! Friendly Reminders:
Skills clinic Sat. Mar. 29th, 2-5pm@Cedar Hill Park - Free - with a focus on: 1. people who ride but have not raced, 2 Cat. 5 Men, and Cat 4 Women who would like to learn/practice skills and earn points towards upgrade *People who do participate in the skills clinic can race Sunday's Beginners race - FREE! **New Racers who want to race Cat 5 Men's or Cat. 4 Women's for their 1st time - FREE! Don't Forget! Kids Race@Noon - FREE Juniors Race - FREE Oh yeah. Equal Payouts too! LOL. We've gone cray. Register today. Field sizes are limited!  Treehouse Racing is proud to sponsor the Tennessee High School Cycling league. A portion of the proceeds from the 2013 Cedar Hill Criterium AND the 2013 Keep Calm Race Cross events go directly to supporting these great kids and this awesome new league. We hope you'll make a donation too! And if you have a teenager who wants to race - sign 'em up! The Tennessee High School Cycling League was organized in 2012 to provide competitive mountain biking programs for students in grades 9 to 12. With the cooperation of local race organizers, our partners, and our sponsors we are able to provide a high quality mountain racing experience. We believe that mountain biking is the ‘T-Ball’ of cycling. Regardless of ability level, the Tennessee League is committed to providing a positive experience for all student-athletes. Matt Fritzinger, a teacher at Berkeley High, founded the NorCal League with the 2001 NorCal High School Mountain Bike Racing Series. As the coach of the Berkeley High team he saw that a school team could succeed, but that competition would be required for it to thrive. In the first series mountain bikers from schools all over Northern California answered the call and came to compete as semi-organized high school teams. Now well over 50 California schools offer well organized mountain bike programs and is spreading to states all over. The Tennessee League is committed to teaching safe riding practices. We believe forming high school teams is the best way for students to learn how to ride safely. To learn safe riding technique or learn how to teach these skills, join our next rider camp or coaches conference. For up to date news and info join our e-mail list, or send an e-mail directly to kat@tennesseemtb.org and let us know how you’d like to get involved. http://www.tennesseemtb.org   the Cedar Hill Criterium is Sunday, March 30th, the weekend after this really cool Spring race in Lexington
AND we're on the same weekend as Hell of the South this year! Can you say LEGIT RACE WEEKEND IN NASHVILLE! YEAHYUH! More deets to come on this wicked weekend very soon. Lastly, of course we have to mention that we're the weekend before this NCC crit! Great tune-up! |
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