Images Of Cheesehead Roubaix XIV

Approximately 150 riders turned out this morning for Cheesehead Roubaix XIV. Skies were overcast as the ride began from Fireman's Park in Newburg, but the sun started to peek through the clouds by the time the riders reached the mid-ride rest stop in Belgium. By the end of the ride, the sun was shining strongly and the temperature had climbed into the mid-50s. A good time, I think, was had by all the participants.

A couple of strong groups went off the front of the pack in the early moments of the ride. Things were already broken up by the time this group hit the first gravel sector, St. Augustine–Blue Goose:

Team Pedal Moraine sponsored the rest stop. Here is TPM's Steve Jeske preparing food for the riders:

The first group to reach the rest stop included some real hard chargers! They would go on to finish the 63-mile ride in just 3 hours:

A tailwind made Willow Valley Road a very fast gravel sector today:

Team Wheel & Sprocket came out in force:

Thanks to everyone who came out today and contributed to another successful Cheesehead Roubaix! And thanks for your generosity: between cash donations and post-ride concessions, we raised $1,531 for the Newburg Fire Department!

The 2025 Wisconsin Cyclocross Calendar

WCA: Flyover Silver Creek

Saturday, September 6

Manitowoc

WCA: Greene Acres CX Classic

Sunday, September 7

St. Francis

WCA: Kenosha VeloCross

Saturday, September 13

Kenosha

WCA: Brazen Dropouts CX

Sunday, September 14

Madison

WCA: Sheboygan County Cycling Classic

Saturday, September 20

Sheboygan

WCA: Badger Prairie Cross

Sunday, September 21

Verona

WCA: Field of Riches

Saturday, September 27

Richfield

WCA: Simba’s CROSSing

Sunday, September 28

Muskego

Trek CX Cup

October 3/4/5

Waterloo (Trek HQ)

Englewood Open CX

October 11/12

Fall River

WCA: CrossFire

Saturday, October 18

Sun Prairie

Croix Cross

Saturday, October 18

Hudson

WCA: Pumpkin Cross

Saturday, October 25

Grafton

WCA: Sunnyview Cross

Sunday, October 26

Oshkosh

USA Cycling Midwest Regional Championships

Saturday, November 1

Waukesha

WCA: Battle of Waterloo

Sunday, November 2

Waterloo (Firemen's Park)

WCA: Kern Park Kross

Saturday, November 8

Milwaukee

WCA: CamRock & Roll

Saturday, November 15

Cambridge

Wisconsin State Championships

Saturday, November 22

Waterloo (Trek HQ)

Is This The End For WiSport?

Things are looking grim for WiSport, Wisconsin’s non-USA Cycling organization for road racing. This email hit my inbox today:

Not too many years ago, WiSport could boast a very full schedule of road races and time trials … more of both, in fact, than were held in the criterium-heavy Wisconsin Cycling Association series. My very first bike race was a WiSport road race in Omro in 2006, and I did a handful of others over the years when the organization still had a presence in southeastern Wisconsin. Recent seasons have been dominated by races in corners of the state that are too far from me to be appealing. Washburn, for example, is almost 400 miles from home.

At the height of its popularity, WiSport could draw hundreds of racers to remote locations like Washburn, Grand View, and Park Falls. There was a strong sense of community, fueled in no small part by a prevailing anti-USA Cycling sentiment. Now, it looks like the game is up, and that’s a shame.