An open letter to you on the eve of the ACC and party weekend

Well it's not really the eve, but it is coming up fast,
and right now I am in the thick of it. Things get deep for me as the race draws near and I thank all of those who put up with it. I'd like to thank B.ridget in advance (she's very understanding). I appreciate it. And I also wanted to thank Emily, All City's volunteer co-ordinator. She's pro as hell.
The volunteers as well.

I was thinking about this years event and I'm starting to get very excited. I honestly believe that this will be the best one yet (it's gonna be a hell of a time). If you can get here, please do. Nothing brings out the best in an event like a heavy out of town presence. There will be four days of riding and parties and the alleycat course itself is easily going to be the most fun, gnarliest, and epic (not in the overly nostalgic Rapha sense, in the holy shit! I can't believe that just happend way). If you're a racer and going fast in the city is your bag.
This race will deliver in fucking spades.

The last few years I've put together some brutal courses, they were savage, mean, and would happily tear your legs out, break your heart. If you were riding it hot, there was going to come at least one point in the race where you questioned the meaning and whether or not it was worth it. (it was)
The riders who have come in first have always been exceptionally classy.

Well this year's course is going to be a bit different. The riding's going to be more fun and shorter. Expect around 25 miles or so. Fewer outliers. more stops and shorter distances. it's going to be Saturday Night in the city. the best possible conditions. Time trial from Witch's Hat to Kenwood park. Best drag in the city. (if you catch a wave of greens it can be magic)

Since we're running it at night there will be fewer bar stops. I have too much respect for the staff to expect them to put up with racers running in and out. The bars in play will likely all have patios. (also making it more friendly to underagers)
And most of the manned stops will be great places to drink beer at. So if you're not into riding for speed, you can ride for style. It will be fun I promise.
If you stack the Freeride (a booze cruise orchestrated by Zito!) onto your day, it becomes a truly Herculean feat of drinking.
Although there won't be a drinking prize (in my mind a cocktail is a gentleman's pursuit. Not competition.) But as Tim Gellerman says "Most fun wins." (no prize)

If any of you out there have any inclination to travel for this event, you really should make it a point to be here. If you need housing, feel free to shoot me an email to jeff [at] bikejerks.com.

To those of you in Minneapolis, Thank you so much for allowing me to keep doing this year after year.

If you're a person in Minneapolis and you happen to want to host a stop in your backyard please contact our volunteer coordinator. She can be reached at evilantimartha (at) gmail.

ciao