{"id":161603,"date":"2021-08-23T20:16:22","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T03:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stokednews.com\/?p=161603"},"modified":"2021-08-23T20:16:22","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T03:16:22","slug":"cyclocross-racing-for-first-timers-with-kat-andrew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.stokednews.com\/?p=161603","title":{"rendered":"Cyclocross Racing for First Timers with Kat Andrew"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cyclocross is gaining a reputation for being an inclusive and fun-focused cycling event where elite international riders easily mix with amateurs and enthusiasts. Cow bells and craft beer, plus plenty of good-natured folks encouraging even the newest of riders, equals fun for all. In anticipation of this year\u2019s Virginia\u2019s Blue Ridge Go Cross presented by Deschutes Brewery on September 18-19th, we thought it would be a great time to ask one of our local CX (cyclocross) gurus for a few tips for riding in your first cyclocross race. Kat Andrew is the Outdoor Recreation Coordinator for PLAY Roanoke, has raced at Go Cross for the Downshift WTF team, and is the race director for the local SummerCross cyclocross series (8\/18, 8\/25, and 9\/1 at Fallon Park). Kat is a great resource for riders looking to get into the sport, and well-versed in the welcoming nature of Roanoke\u2019s outdoor scene\u00a0 &#8230;\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roanokeoutside.com\/5-questions-with-kat-andrew-cyclocross-racing-for-first-timers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stokednews.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stoked News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyclocross is gaining a reputation for being an inclusive and fun-focused cycling event where elite international riders easily mix with amateurs and enthusiasts. Cow bells and craft beer, plus plenty of good-natured folks encouraging even the newest of riders, equals fun for all. In anticipation of this year\u2019s Virginia\u2019s Blue Ridge Go Cross presented by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-161603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cycling","category-cyclocross"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stokednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stokednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stokednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stokednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stokednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=161603"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.stokednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161603\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":161604,"href":"http:\/\/www.stokednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161603\/revisions\/161604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stokednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=161603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stokednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=161603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stokednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=161603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}