Little 500 fall series: Riders trade oval for off-road cyclocross fun

The Little 500 bicycle race takes place in the spring on the track at Bill Armstrong stadium on Indiana University’s Bloomington campus.

But there’s a fall series of events for racers that includes an individual time trial, street sprints and cyclocross.

This year’s edition of the cyclocross event took place on Saturday (Nov. 1). Riders pedaled standard-issue Little 500 machines up, down and around a cyclocross course laid out on the tailgate grounds south of the Indiana Memorial football stadium.

It’s a two-person team relay, where riders make several exchanges between loops. Many riders wore costumes—it was the day after Halloween.

On a spectacular sunny fall day, photographer Juliette Kniola was there to capture the action for The B Square.