Tag archive for ‘socal’

  • Championships Decided at SoCalCross Series Finale

    At the start of Men’s A, Brent Prenzlow (Celo Pacific/Focus) leads the Gritters brothers (Rock n’ Road) into turn one. © Phil Beckman/PB Creative

    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 [...]

  • Turkey Trot ’Cross: A SoCal CX Tradition

    Carolin Schiff (SDG/Felt/IRT/SPY) clinched the SoCalCross elite Women’s A title for 2012-13 with her ninth straight Prestige Series victory. The German now has to return home due to visa restrictions. © Phil Beckman/PB Creative

    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 [...]

  • Chaos Reigns at DTLA Historic CX in SoCal

    The flyover set the stage for some aerial antics. Phil Beckman/PB Creative

    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 [...]

  • Titanic Turnout and Heated Racing Mark SoCalCross Prestige Series Opener

    Gritters must have been laughing at the way the Elite Men’s sprint played out.

    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. [...]

  • NorCal and SoCal Set to Battle in Bakersfield This Weekend

    Norcal and Socal are set to battle this weekend in Bakersfield, CA

    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 [...]

  • Southern California Prestige Series of Cyclocross: High Desert Cyclocross

    The podium at High Desert Cross. Kenneth HIll

    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 [...]

  • Southern California Prestige Series of Cyclocross – SCPS 20: SPYclocross

    SoCalCross PRESTIGE SERIES with Jonny Weir at Cal State University San Marcos. Kenneth Hill

    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 [...]

  • Southern California Prestige Series of Cyclocross #8: SPYclocross – UPDATED with Photo Gallery

    So Cal Cross Prestige Series

    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 [...]

  • Southern California Prestige Series of Cyclocross #9: Adams Avenue Cyclocross

    So Cal Cross Prestige Series

    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 [...]

  • Southern California Prestige Series of Cyclocross: Week Two

    While New England had inches of mud this weekend, SoCal was dry and fast. Jordan Haggard

    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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