The National Sports Center in Blaine, and the NSC Velodrome, are offering indoor criterium racing on grass this winter.

It’s a 5 race series, with 3 races each night. Racers are allowed to bring any bike they want, although it’s to be assumed that cyclocross bikes are likely the best handling. I have to assume that spectating is possible, although I haven’t yet tried and the web page for the series doesn’t mention spectators at all.

I’m hoping spectators are feasible, because this sounds freaking awesome to watch, even if it’s sort of after the littlest racefan’s bedtime.

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Julie Kosbab is an online marketing consultant and active transportation advocate living in Anoka County, Minnesota. She was one of Minnesota's only League of American Bicyclists Certified Instructors when certified in 2005. She is a past member of the National Bicycle Tour Directors Association. She has 2 children and 4 bicycles. Find her on Twitter as @betweenstations.