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fifth street history
Your hosts Beth and Bill It's not like we engineered the Franco-Prussian War or anything, but back in 2005 Bill and his friend Ray walked out a quick course on 4.5 acres up on Fifth Street. The idea was...nobody knows. Have some fun. We invited some friends, and they invited some friends. Fields grew from five to double digits. The PBR thing is not some hipster, boho-fashion, ain't-we-ironic take on Americana. We like Pabst Blue Ribbon. It's a great American beer. Somewhere in there we started giving cognac to the winners, and prizes such as Castelli bibs, cool beanie hats, warm jerseys. A bunch of people have rediscovered their love of cycling through Fifth Street Cross. A few have gotten back into competitive racing. Some not small number have fallen in love with bikes right in our dumb race. It sounds goofy - corny, even - but Fifth Street Cross has helped create, shape and strengthen our local cycling culture, and that's a really important thing, even if it's a small thing. Paul Taus was the first Fifth Street Cross champion. Lath Carlson was the second; and Beth was the first women's champ. They're all pretty damn good, and we're proud that they kicked our asses.
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About Cyclocross
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