Northampton cycling club

It’s back! The NCC youth summer series will be returning to Look Park in 2025.

Register for free using our Google form and show up to any number of weeks you like.

This is a safe, fun, beginner focused cyclocross series for kids held on a grass course by the Dow pavilion at Look Park for children ~3-12 years of age. This popular series has been held for well over a decade. Push bikes and training wheels are welcome, though training wheels can be very challenging on grass. Parents are welcome to accompany children on the course to help them along. We recommend push bikes for learning to ride and will have some on hand for kids to try out. Helmets are required for all riders. Participation is free thanks to our generous sponsors! Look Park does charge an entrance fee, but entering the park by bike is free. Save on gas by riding to the park, if you can–it’s better for the environment and is a good excuse to go for a family ride :^)

• When: Mondays 6/2, 6/9, 6/16, 6/23, 6/30, 7/7, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28, 8/4, 8/11
• Where: Look Park, grass next to the Dow pavilion
• Time: Plan to arrive by 5:30 PM to sign in and pre-ride the course
• Heats: Start at 6:00 PM, one right after the other: 5 and under: 1 lap; 6-8: 3 laps; and 9+ 5 laps. We start course setup at 5:00 PM, so kids that arrive around 5:30 PM or a little after can begin riding the course right away. Parents are welcome to ride the course as well (please bring a helmet for riding) or walk the course with their kids to lend a helping hand.

Weather policy: We won’t run if there’s steady rain at Look Park or if there’s severe weather at 4 PM or after. Cancellations will be announced on this page of the NCC website by 3:00 PM each Monday.

If you wish to help with set-up or break-down you are more than welcome to join us. Many hands make light work, especially with break-down. We will start to set-up around 4:45 PM. Thanks, and hope to see you all there.

Questions? Want to help out? Please feel free to email the NCC Youth Programs Coordinator, Tom Hoogendyk (thoogendyk@nohobikeclub.org)