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    Singletrack
    .5 • Bike - Mountain bike, Hybrid, BMX
    Closed for the season. Will be open to fat bikes after the ground freezes.
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    Small Jump Line
    .2 • Bike - BMX, Dirt Jumper, Mountain Bike
    Jumps closed for season. Will reopen in Spring of 25
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    Medium Jump Line
    .2 • Bike - BMX, Dirt Jumper, Mountain Bike
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    Large Jump Line
    .2 • Bike - Advanced BMX, Dirt Jumper
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    Asphalt Pump Track
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MORE than a Cyclocross Race AFTERGLOW 2023

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May 2023. Back at BIg Marsh Park.

Run. Ride. Race. (Do you!)

EST. 2009, Afterglow is a Chicago cycling institution. Afterglow is here to create access for youth in bike racing and make an inclusive, joyful space for anyone who wants to try riding around in the grass on their bike (cargo, tandem, Divvy, fat, BMX, uni, and even one of them fancy things). 

Get ready to run, jump, ride, dance, and keep biking real amidst the beautiful wilderness that is Lake Calumet. We guarantee you’re gonna have a good time. Come back for event specifics soon.

Ready to Race? We Need You!

Support Access to Biking For Everyone!

SUPPORT AFTERGLOW AND:

  • Support a day of riding, running, and racing at Chicago’s Big Marsh
  • Get young folks here from ALL OVER CHICAGO to enjoy the sport!
  • Build THE BIG HILL to bring MTB Glory to the City!
  • Help our neighbors and youth race FOR FREE all summer!
  • Be a part of an inclusive, accessible, welcoming, and JOYFUL community!

Racing Teams! Cycling Clubs! Businesses! Heroes of the Community! Come on out!

WHAT YOU GET:

  • Teams – Support us and your entire team can race Afterglow and all our dirt series in 2023! Plus fun perks and bennies for YOU!
  • Businesses – Activation at events all summer and shoutouts all year!
  • EVERYONE – Spring and summer joy, running, racing, and riding, and new friends and faces!

Check out our Supporter Sheet and when you’re ready to Glow Up, click here!