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CHICAGO AREA GRAVEL CYCLING TEAM
Why Mud City?
Why Mud City?
"Mud City" was an early nickname for Chicago.
The nickname's origins lie in Chicago's environment. Chicago was built, in part, on a mud flat, which required raising portions of the downtown area on stilts to avoid the muddy conditions.
It also suits our favorite surfaces for bike racing: mud, dirt & gravel.
Raising of a block of brick buildings on Lake Street in Chicago in 1857. (Chicago History Museum)
For more information on the muddy history of Chicago, check out the Chicago Tribune article linked here or below.
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