Tag archive for ‘socal cross’

  • 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 [...]

  • 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. [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • Weekend Preview: Cyclocross Los Angeles

    Chris Jones' laps a rider and hops a tree on his way to the SSCXWC 2011 title. © Kevin White

    by Evan Schmitt This weekend, world class cyclocross racing returns to Los Angeles, California for the CXLA race weekend. The organizers were forced to change location at the last minute to Los Angeles State Historic Park.

  • SCPS 15: Campus Cross – Douville and Turner’s Consistency Shines

    by Dave Sheek Round 15 of the 2010 SoCalCross Prestige Series of Cyclocross presented by H2O Overdrive San Marcos, CA- With plenty of sunshine and dry conditions to remind racers of warmer weather, the SoCal series stopped on the grounds of Cal State University, San Marcos, for a fast, flowing, loose race that surprised riders [...]

  • First Annual NorCal vs SoCal Cyclocross Championships

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    The first annual “Northern California vs. Southern California” State Cyclocross Championships will be held January 16th, 2011, at Hart Park, Bakersfield, CA. Cyclocross is a unique form of cycling combining road bike, mountain bike and running skills into one event. This is a first ever event for the state and will be an epic and [...]

  • SoCalCross Round 4 Coming Your Way Saturday, October 16th

    SoCalCross Prestige Series presented by H2O Overdrive Round 4 is coming your way with a brand new venue Saturday October 16th at O’Melveny Park in Granada Hills. Thanks to the City of Los Angeles for supporting cycling in City Parks. It’s a great opportunity to MTB and CX this weekend!

  • Regional Report – Living the SoCal Cross Life

    The Elite Men at SoCal's Storm the Beach cyclocross race. ©David Lawson

    by Scott Reeves Mud, rain, snow, cold weather. Those are words synonymous with cyclocross. Here in southern California we don’t have any of them. But other words shared in this growing sport such as suffering, family, friends, fun, heckling, blood and beer are quite alive from San Diego to San Luis Obispo. (Come to think [...]



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