While the 2012 National Championships are over, many racers throughout the country have fitness and motivation to extend the cyclocross season to mimic the European racing. In Bakersfield, California, two days of racing wrapped up the season for both North and Southern California racers. Day one saw the finale of the Southern California Prestige Series. [...]
Glendale, CA – The annual Turkey Trot event was, as usual, a fantastic course and the overnight rains again this week allowed for racing on fast tacky dirt and grass. This week’s event was not only race 14 of the Southern California Prestige Series but also the Southern California and Nevada Cycling Associations district championships. [...]
by Dave Sheek Ventura, CA – Weather forecasters promised a 60 percent chance of rain all week for the always exciting Convert ’Cross. Mother nature, however, decided to stop the overnight showers and blow all the storms away from the Lake Casitas course. It was a cool and windy day, but the conditions didn’t hold [...]
by Dave Lawson Under warm and sunny conditions, round 10 of the Southern California Prestige Series kicked off in Long Beach’s El Dorado Park. Well known in the local cycling community for hosting a weeknight practice criterium series, ElDo has turned into one of the best venues in SoCal for cyclocross. The expansive course incorporated [...]
by Dave Sheek Chino, CA – After the exciting and hot weekend of UCI racing in Southern California (SoCal), Mother Nature teased us this week with rain and lower temperatures. But by the time racers got their call-ups, the temperature was a blistering 95 degrees. This weekend was a great ride: a fast start led into [...]
by Dave Sheek SCPS #1- Irvine Lake CX Despite a cool summer in Southern California, the start of the cyclocross season known as a fall sport saw temperatures hitting 99 degrees just in time for the Elite races, and it was a hot start to what looks to be another great cyclocross season in SoCal. [...]
November 23, 2009: Ojai, CA – With clear skies, no winds and a fantastic course, Lake Casitas park was this year’s venue for the Southern California / Nevada Cyclocross Championships sponsored by Shimano. The course supplied one of the most consistently flowing races of the season. The combination of turns with loose dirt, fast sweeping [...]
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