by Phil Beckman/PB Creative WOODLAND HILLS, CALIFORNIA — The SoCalCross Series Finale had more ups and downs than Six Flags. More twists and turns than an M. Night Shyamalan flick. More thrills of victory and agonies of defeat than a season of Wide World of Sports openers. Pierce College in Woodland Hills, a decade-long fixture [...]
by Phil Beckman/PB Creative GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA — For cyclocross enthusiasts in Southern California the Thanksgiving holiday is not about turkey, football and shopping malls. The real tradition here is the Turkey Trot ’Cross. For nine straight years this event has wrapped Glendale, California’s, lovely Verdugo Park in as much colorful ribbon as Toys R Us [...]
by Phil Beckman/PB Creative Chaos theory is the study of nonlinear dynamics, in which seemingly random events are actually predictable from simple deterministic equations. You know, like in Jurassic Park when a T-Rex suddenly pops up and chomps a lawyer in half. Doctor Malcolm warned them: nature is highly complex and the only prediction you [...]
by Phil Beckman/PB Creative Cyclocross season could not come soon enough for riders in Southern California. A near-record crowd swarmed Fairview Park in Costa Mesa for the opening round of the 2012-13 SoCalCross Prestige Series, dubbed “CX in the OC.” As season kickoffs go, this one connected like a Clydesdale on a Red Bull bender. [...]
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 hotbeds of cyclocross in the form of Norcal and Socal will converge to battle for state championships and the overall title. Full details below. With [...]
by Dave Sheek PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA – With two weekends left in the SoCal prestige series presented by SPY Optic, the series headed to the high desert of California for another sunny day of competition. While it was sunny, there were cool desert winds that made for a slight winter chill and tactical racing on the fast [...]
SAN MARCOS, CALIFORNIA – While a lot of racers where attending Cyclocross National Championships this past weekend in Wisconsin and a lot of other regions have finished their cross seasons, the SoCal Prestige series continued to bring racing to all those cyclocross fanatics. Series sponsor Spy Optic presented their second race of the season and put [...]
The Southern California Prestige series headed south towards the border this past weekend for double days of racing in San Diego. The Saturday event was created by the series’ presenting sponsor, Spy Optic, and hosted by Ranchos Cycling along with Team SPY-Blue. Everyone came together to put forward an event to benefit the San Dieguito [...]
The SoCal Prestige Series headed deeper south to Balboa Park in San Diego for day two of another two-day race weekend. This race as in years past had its fantastic track start and finish. The remainder of the course was a great mix and the best set up that could have been done in this [...]
The second weekend of Southern California Prestige Series presented by Spy Optic hit Camarillo, CA with the Pacifica Crossfest. This is the newest race to the series and was hosted by Casa Pacifica, a residential facility licensed by the state of CA which serves abused, neglected, and severely emotionally disturbed children and adolescents from the [...]
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