We are pleased to have Carousel Volkswagen back as the Title Sponsor for the 2010 Carousel Volkswagen Jingle Cross Rock for the 4th consecutive year. Located at 809 Highway 1 on the southern edge of Iowa City, Carousel Volkswagen is Iowa's largest Volkswagen dealer. If you're looking for quality new and used Volkswagens, you've come to the right place. Their on-line inventory is updated daily, so be sure to check back often if you have a particular VW in mind. Be sure to let them know by following this link if there's any way they can serve your automotive needs in the meantime.  After all, they're here to help. Look at some of their exciting new 2011 selections  during your stay in Iowa City as Carousel Volkswagen will be on-site at the Jingle Cross with several of their beautiful new vehicles. The race organizers of the Carousel Volkswagen Jingle Cross Rock would like to thank Pat Lind and all of the great people at Carousel Volkswagen for helping our kids and the Children's Hospital of Iowa. Stop by Carousel Volkswagen and see why these guys are Number 1 on Highway 1!

Simply put, Scheels is Iowa's largest sporting goods store. With every imaginable indoor and outdoor recreational activity, Scheels has it all. Located in the Coral Ridge Mall and many other areas around the Midwest, Scheels continues to support many events in Eastern Iowa including our Jingle Cross Rock. Their cycling department has bikes, tubes, tires, clothing, and accessories to handle any type of bike and cycling need you have.  Scheels has provided awesome race-day mechanical support to our riders free of charge many years. We are excited to have Scheels on board for the seventh year as a sponsor Jingle Cross Rock and now they are the Presenting Sponsor for 2011.  And remember, these guys go way way way beyond the bike. If its sporting goods, its here! So visit them over this holiday weekend to get all of your friends the best in sporting goods for the holidays!

They did the X Games...they did the Vancouver Olympics...They do it all! Whatever your sports or event lighting need, Musco Lighting has the solution. A leader in developing sports-lighting technology — including solutions for permanent and temporary lighting, and sports facility management — Musco offers innovative systems, a comprehensive package of services and decades of experience. Since 1976, Musco Lighting  has specialized in the design and manufacture of systems for lighting recreation and athletic fields. From neighborhood ball fields to NASCAR superspeedways to the fast-paced world of sports broadcasting and the entertainment industry, Musco’s team can state: “We Make It Happen.”  Musco will POWER the Jingle Cross on Friday Night, November 25th! For the 3rd year in a row, the Jingle Cross is POWERED by Musco!

Intuitive Surgical is the world's leading manufacturer of surgical robotics. The da Vinci Surgical System is a ground breaking incredible advancement in surgical technology which brings 3-D vision and fine control minimally invasive surgical expertise to all kinds of patients young and old. Intuitive's da Vinci Surgery System has become the Gold Standard in the surgical management of the prostate for men and also for women needing gynecological surgery. But it goes much further than that! The world's smallest and youngest patients ever to have robotic surgery had there da Vinci robotic procedures performed at the University of Iowa Children's Hospital with this medical marvel of technology and Intuitive Surgical has led the way. Please contact your physician for details and please also send a word of thanks to Ryan Rhodes at Intuitive Surgical for helping us bring this event to you. Many of our little friends who are honorary starters at this year's Jingle Cross had robotic surgery as small children and are here today thanks to the ingenuity and accuracy of the da Vinci Surgical System.

Build-A-Bear Workshop has been working "behind the scenes" with Santa's Elves to thwart the Grinch's plans at the Grinch's Kids Race for many years. They are back once again with the Grinch's Kid's Race brought to you by Build-A-Bear Workshop. This annual fun event has always been a great crowd pleaser, but nothing  like the beautiful pleasurable smile of a child holding a new friend from Build-A-Bear Workshop. Please visit Build-A-Bear Workshop in the Coral Ridge Mall and tell the managers Bonnie and Mike how wonderful it is to have such great community sponsors like Build-A-Bear. Make sure you do your Holiday shopping at Build-A-Bear and bring a smile to that special friend in your heart!

This is the 6th year the Iowa City-Coralville Convention and Visitors Bureau has helped with the Jingle Cross Rock. They have been instrumental in advertising the Jingle Crossover the years. This group is definitely the best resource for new businesses and families moving to the area as well as a great resource for the multitude of visitors coming to Eastern Iowa.

Casey’s General Stores owns and operates over 1,400 convenience stores  in nine Midwestern states: Iowa, Illinois,  Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.  Their conveniently located stores supply quality self-service gasoline, made-from-scratch pizza & donuts, sandwiches, hot & cold beverages, grocery items, and a whole lot more! Founded in 1959, Casey's grew from a single convenience store in Des Moines, Iowa and expanded to a second store in Boone, Iowa 9 years later. This second store was the first one named Casey's and they quickly grew from there.  We are thrilled to have one of Iowa's most amazing  success stories here once again at the Jingle Cross. Please be sure to thank the great folks at Casey's when you gas up your car and grab your snacks on the way to the Jingle Cross. Oh...and after the Jingle Cross, make sure you try their pizza...it's outta this world!

Quality Care has been an Eastern Iowa icon for decades and provides the absolute BEST in home lawn care. These guys do it right year in and year out and have a the perfect Green touch. They are providing a water truck for the SRAM wheel pit and will to keep your mechanic's time washing your bike down to a minimum! Located in Coralville and Cedar Rapids, look to Quality Care for all of your landscaping needs!

Dr. Rick Hopson and his Colleagues at the Iowa City Heart Center have come forward to help us at the Jingle Cross again. Everyone in Iowa cycling knows Rick from his involvement over many years with the strong Iowa City Cycling Club and racing team. He has also been one of the unsung heros of the Jingle Cross as the Sponsor of the event in its very first year back in 2004. He has also been at every Jingle Cross helping from start to finish with building and constructing the course to everything else in between. Now he brings his colleagues at the Iowa City Heart center on board as they are the sponsors of the Men's 55+ race. Providing outstanding and highly specialized care, the physicians and caregivers at the Iowa City heart Center lead Iowa and the Midwest in providing the most state of the art cardiac care. If any of  you or your family need a cardiologist, please see Dr. Hopson and his colleagues and you will be in the best hands in Midwest.

Bruce Grell, owner of Healthy Habits Nutrition and Bicycles, is one of those unique cycling enthusiast who has been able to combine his passion for cycling with his livelihood. Healthy Habits has always been a great sponsor of many cycling events in Eastern Iowa including the famed Quad Cities Criterium which has been on the National Racing Calendar several times. This store caters to all cyclists with a wide variety of cycling products from entry level bikes to high performance racing machines. Healthy Habits and the DICE cycling team put on an incredible cross series in the Quad Cities area. We are excited to have Healthy Habits here again for the seventh year sponsoring the Jingle Cross! Check out their great store at 3441 Devil's Glen Road in Bettendorf, Iowa. 

Geoff's Bike and Ski is a racing and recreational bike and ski shop with familiar faces. South of downtown Iowa City at 816 South Gilbert, Geoff and his crew are the official Bike Shop for the Men's and Women's Mercy-Specialized Elite Cycling Team and the Iowa City Cycling Club. Geoff has been one of the biggest supporters of  the Jingle Cross Rock every year since the beginning. That's 8 years now! Geoff will also be helping us with the course construction this year by providing his armada of trucks and support vehicles to help construct this year's venue. These guys supplied us with the fly-over and all the hard work that went into it! Please stop by Geoff's booth at the Jingle Cross Cycling Showcase to thank him for all his years of support.

Another one of our local guys has gone into business for himself with Sugar Bottom Bikes. Jon Yetley has an awesome bike shop on Main Street in North Liberty. Jon is a seasoned mechanic with years of great experience at fixing everything under the Iowa sun. Sugar Bottom Bikes has a great inventory of Fuji, Diamondback, and Bianchi bikes.  Take a look at these outstanding cross bikes while at the Jingle Cross and then stop by in North Liberty at the corner of Dubuque and Main and thank Jon for his support of the Jingle Cross for the 5th consecutive year.

World of Bikes is one of Iowa City's longest standing bike shops. Located at 723 South Gilbert in Iowa City, they have an outstanding team of bike mechanics and these guys really specialize in service. Now in their 35th year of business, World of Bikes carries Giant and Trek frames as well as a complete line-up of all kinds of cycling accessories. If you can't make it to the store, check out their on-line catalog on their website. Ryan and the rest of the World of Bikes team are well known for the magic they can spin fixing your cycling machine. This is the 6th year World of Bikes  has sponsored this event and they will be bringing us the men's beginner event for the whole weekend.  

The Jingle Cross organizers are proud to welcome our newest amazing Iowa bike shop sponsor, Rasmussen's Bike Shop in Des Moines. Rasmussen is a great shop for riders of all abilities our state's capital. These guys are the cornerstone of all things cyclocross in central Iowa and have their own great cross series of their own. Please stop by Rasmussen Bike Shop whenever you visit Des Moines and be sure to thank these guys for spreading their wings out to Iowa City and the 2011 Jingle Cross Rock! 

New in 2008, we are very excited to have another great bike shop in Iowa and they are back for the Jingle Cross again in 2011. Craig at Bikes To You in Grinnell, Iowa is well known to the racers around the state and has been sponsoring one of the top teams all year. Additionally, Craig has a keen interest in growing the sport of cycling and has been devoting a tremendous amount of time and effort to our developing Junior riders. That's why Craig has jumped at the opportunity Craig to sponsor our Junior riders again in this year's Bikes To You Junior events. He has also been the mechanic to some of the top riders in the European peloton. Grinnell, Iowa is less than an hours drive from the Jingle Cross Race Course so please stop by and see Craig for your cycling needs.

The Bicyclists of Iowa City (BIC) was founded in 1976. Originally a small group of passionate individuals, the club has since grown to over 300 members from and around the Iowa City Metropolitan area. Primarily located in Johnson County, Iowa, with a 2007 estimated population of 125,692. the club has become locally and regionally known and recognized by cyclists and members of the community as a prime source for cycling advocacy. This great organization is donating time AND money to help make the Jingle Cross a success. We thank this important advocacy group and appreciate all of the amazing support they give both our event, but also (and more importantly) all of the crucial work they do in the region for cycling advocacy!

Computer Solutions is an Iowa City based firm that has been a leading independent provider of multi-vendor computer products and services from world-class companies like Cisco, Compaq, HP, Xiotech and Microsoft. Computer Solutions will develop custom solutions to help businesses adapt their IT infrastructure to today's fast changing digital environment. Computer Solutions offers One Call Solutions in system sales and procurement, network analysis, IP Telephony, security and firewall systems, wireless and our One Call Partner Service Agreements. Few companies today can offer the benefits Computer Solutions brings to the client relationship: One Call convenience, One Call flexibility, One Call efficiency and One Call savings. Look for Computer Solutions founder Nate Van Der Weide to be racing again this year. He raced his first cyclocross race at the Jingle Cross many years ago and loved racing so much, he pledged to be a supporter of this event for years to come. Please visit their website to learn what Computer Solutions can do for you and your business. Oh..and Nate is also the President of BIC so this guy gives tons of his effort to cycling!

Our longest consecutive sponsor, 2011 marks the 8th consecutive year that MidWest One Bank has sponsored the Jingle Cross making them the most dedicated and community banking partner in bringing this amazing race to you. Mid West One Bank  is the premier bank here in Eastern Iowa and offers full-service banking at six branch locations in Iowa City, Coralville, North liberty, and West Liberty. They also have an excellent Home Loan Center in Iowa City (that's where I got my home loan!!!). Mid West One Bank is THE official bank of the Jingle Cross Rock.

G4 Sports Marketing is an Iowa based sports marketing firm and bike dealership that specializes in the Elite  frames. Mark Guthart, the brains behind G4,  has sponsored the Jingle Cross Rock since the beginning of the race 2004  and is an outstanding USAC race official. He also puts on the infamous Old Capital Criterium and, I am proud to say, is our Registration and Results Director  for the 2010 Jingle Cross Rock. Those of us in Eastern Iowa have learned that Mark is the most well organized official you could ever have at cycling event.

Whether your workouts or races last an hour or two, or a week or two, Hammer Nutrition has the fuels your body craves. You can completely and perfectly fulfill your pre, during, and post-workout requirements from their line of fuels. Founded in 1987, Hammer has been supplying athletes at every level and has kept them going while the others are slowing. See their website at www.hammernutrition.com for their incredible line of great tasting energy fuels. Try some of their products at this year's Jingle Cross.