Schoolyard Cross on the Prairie benefits junior cycling

Schoolyard Cross on the Prairie included run-ups, steep hills, and barriers

This event doesn’t include the word “Schoolyard” by chance. Like other front-range cyclocross events, Schoolyard Cross hosts an all-day schedule of races across male, female, senior, and junior categories. But it’s also a fund-raiser for Boulder Junior Cycling. Altitude Cycling’s junior program benefited as well; it managed and raised funds from food sales during the race.

About fifty-seven kids participate in the Boulder Junior Cycling’s cyclocross development program. They and juniors on Altitude and other front range teams take their racing seriously. They push on after spills and bloody noses. They’re tough as nails.