Ending the outdoor sport year in Chicago with an unusually warm winter day with the best of the best in cyclocross.

Riders from all over the region competed in the final of the race week series. Set right next to Lake Michigan in the city of Chicago, it was a great day for a race.

Chicago

Right next to Lake Michigan at Montrose Beach.

Cyyclocross

One of the biggest cyclocross races in the country, Chicago's race series brings out the amateur and national champions to race the tough course.