Weekend Schedule

SSCXWC25 will be a weekend packed with rides, parties, camaraderie, and dumb s***. We highly encourage out-of-towners to come Thursday-Monday to partake in the entire range of events. The $120 registration fee covers participation in the following events:

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2

Bandit Cross p/b Bike Jerks
Angry Catfish
5:30pm Meetup at Angry Catfish
6:00pm Roll Out

Who let the dogs out? Go fast and get silly, Minneapolis style.

Bring lights and a bev! Free and open to anyone who likes to shred.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3

Welcome Group Ride
Behind Bars Bicycle Shop
3:00pm Meetup at Behind Bars
4:00pm Roll Out

Get a taste of local trails and meet handup racing, the enablers of SSCXWC25. Ride will be ~12 miles, road and paved trails leading to dirt and singletrack. Will there be a cooler of Hamms stashed in the woods? Maybe!

This ride is only for registered SSCXWC25 racers.

Welcome Party
Arbeiter Brewing
6:00pm Packet pick up opens
7:00pm Betty Won't 🎵
7:45pm 2026 host comp #1
8:15pm Cowboy Thoughts 🎵
9:30pm Packet pick up closes
10:00pm Group roll-out to secret afterparty spot

Locals, this is your only chance for packet pickup, so be there! All registered racers get a free SSCXWC x Wilde Bikes musette bag filled with goodies including your Wolf Tooth commemorative top cap. Live music, dancing, burgers from Francis, and beer!

Free and open to the public! Bring your friends.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4

Single Speedo Feats of Strength
Sea Salt
9:00am Free Coffee + Bread Puddin’
9:45am Announcements
10:00am Feats of Strength roll-out starts
4:00pm Feats of Strength concludes

You'll be placed in a group with other racers and led around town to partake in challenges and chilling. Earn enough p00chie buxxx and you'll score a start-line advantage at Sunday’s race!

In addition to FREE coffee and bread puddin', Sea Salt is selling beermosas, spam musubi or beet musubi you can pack for the day, and more. Each group will stop for a free cookout lunch.

Wear a bathing suit, pack extra water + snacks, and be ready to be on your bike for ~30 miles. Groups will end in various locations around MPLS, not at Sea Salt.

This ride is only for registered SSCXWC25 racers.

8:00pm Doors & karaoke sign up
8:30pm 2026 host comp #2
9:00pm Karaoke Crime Scene (punk rock karaoke) 🎵
11:00pm DJ Shannon Blowtorch 🎵
1:00am You don’t have to go home but you can’t stay here

Music, DJs, dancing, $3 beers, and $5 cocktails! Experience part of the Southside Battle Train, sing your heart out at live band karaoke, and hit the dance floor.

Free and open to the public!

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5

Race Day
Buck Hill
9:30am Party bus meets at Southside Preservation Society (reservation ONLY)
10:00am Race check-in opens
11:00am Course opens for pre-ride
12:15pm Men's Taters race (45 Mins)
1:30pm Non-binary & Gender Expansive race + Women’s Open race (45 Mins)
2:45pm Men’s Tots race (45 Mins)
3:30pm 2026 host comp #3
4:30pm Party bus departs from Buck Hill (reservation ONLY)

Racers will get a free brat or veggie burger as well as a free special edition SSCXWC beer. Additional drinks can be purchased at a discount with your racer wristband.

The races are only for registered SSCXWC25 racers, but we encourage spectators to attend! Dogs are allowed. There will be alcohol and scantily clad bicyclists—bring children at your own discretion.

Awards Party
Familia Skate Park
7:00pm Doors
7:30pm Prophets of Mothra 🎵
8:30pm Awards
9:00pm 2026 host comp/winner announcement
10:00pm Goodbye

Hug your new friends and cheer for the cities vying to host SSCXWC in 2026. Flash and winners’ tattoos by Goons. Portraits of non-binary and transgender cyclists from Erik Mathy's "We've Always Been Here" project will be on display.

This party is only for registered SSCXWC25 riders.

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