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17 May Posted by in Cycling | Comments

Into the Cauldron at Devil’s Punchbowl

Into the Cauldron at Devil’s Punchbowl

MAY 11, 2013, Pearblossom, Calif. Words and images by Phil Beckman/PB Creative — Even on the best of days, there are few road races more appropriately titled than Devil’s Punchbowl. For decades this high desert event situated among the foothills on the north side of the San Gabriel Mountains has been a true demon. This ...

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16 May Posted by in Cycling | Comments

Champions Crowned at a Windswept Series Finale

Champions Crowned at a Windswept Series Finale

2013 SoCal High School Mountain Bike Racing Series FINAL ROUND Cow Pie Classic, Los Olivos, CA By Phil Beckman, PB Creative Contact: Matt Gunnell,matt@socaldirt.org, (818) 415-1133,www.socaldirt.org Full Results Photo gallery with captions Complete photo gallery is posted at pbcreative.smugmug.com. Los Olivos, Calif. — According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a Gale Warning is issued when ...

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24 Apr Posted by in Cycling | Comments

High Intensity, High Winds Headline “Cruise the Keys”

High Intensity, High Winds Headline “Cruise the Keys”

2013 SoCal High School Mountain Bike Racing Series ROUND FOUR Cruise the Keys, Lake Isabella, CA By Phil Beckman, PB Creative Contact: Matt Gunnell, matt@socaldirt.org (818) 415-1133, www.socaldirt.org Full Results Photo gallery with captions Lake Isabella, Calif. — To say the fourth round of the 2013 SoCal High School Cycling League season was a little windy ...

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11 Apr Posted by in Cycling | Comments

Channelling the Cannibal: Belgian Waffle Ride 2013

Channelling the Cannibal: Belgian Waffle Ride 2013

APRIL 7, 2013, CARLSBAD, CA. By Phil Beckman/PB Creative — After this one even Eddy “The Cannibal” Merckx may have muttered, “C’était un kicker cul classique.” In the true spirit of the Spring Classics, SPY Optic has once again served up waffles and then one of the most eclectic, adventurous and heinous cycling events around. ...

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27 Mar Posted by in Cycling | Comments

Lake Perris Was Not Your Typical Day at the Beach

Lake Perris Was Not Your Typical Day at the Beach

Beach to Boulders, Perris, CA By Phil Beckman, PB Creative Contact: Matt Gunnell, matt@socaldirt.org, (818) 415-1133, www.socaldirt.org Full Results Photo gallery Perris, Calif. — The third round of the 2013 SoCal High School Cycling League season was like a fairy tail: Beauty and the Beast. The setting was Lake Perris State Recreation Area, an 8,800-acre ...

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14 Mar Posted by in Cycling | Comments

Scenery, Speed and Size Set Sycamore Canyon Apart

Scenery, Speed and Size Set Sycamore Canyon Apart

2013 SoCal High School Mountain Bike Racing Series ROUND TWO Carving Canyons, Riverside, CA By Phil Beckman, PB Creative Contact: Matt Gunnell, matt@socaldirt.org, (818) 415-1133, www.socaldirt.org Full Results Race report photo gallery with captions Complete photo gallery from all races Riverside, Calif. — The second round of the 2013 SoCal High School Cycling League season ...

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27 Feb Posted by in Cycling | Comments

Fast Times at 2013 SoCal High School League Kickoff

Fast Times at 2013 SoCal High School League Kickoff

Vail Lake Challenge, Temecula, CA By Phil Beckman, PB Creative Contact: Matt Gunnell, matt@socaldirt.org, (818) 415-1133, www.socaldirt.org Full Results Photo gallery Temecula, Calif. — The 2013 SoCal High School Cycling League season opener was like a copy of Michael Jackson’s best selling album thrown under an 18-wheeler: It was a thriller; it was record breaking. ...

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09 Jan Posted by in Cycling | Comments

SoCalCross Reaches Summit at Series Finale

SoCalCross Reaches Summit at Series Finale

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 on the SoCal cyclocross scene, served up a ...

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02 Jan Posted by in Cycling | Comments

Greased Lightning at “Cross Into 2013”

Greased Lightning at “Cross Into 2013”

You know it’s a challenging course when a two-time national cyclocross champion like Ryan Trebon describes it as “pretty hard.” Round 17 of the 2012-13 SoCalCross Prestige Series took place at a new venue, the Baja Beach Club at the eastern end of Irvine Lake. The location had a lot to offer in terms of ...

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19 Dec Posted by in Cycling | Comments

Santa Cross Rocks SoCalCross

Santa Cross Rocks SoCalCross

The sounds of bells were jingle-ing, ring ting tingle-ing throughout historic Griffith Park the weekend before Christmas. They weren’t sleigh bells, however. Probably to the dismay of the homeowners nearby, it was cowbells echoing around this genteel neighborhood near the Greek Theatre, Hollywood Sign and Griffith Observatory. This was the third year in a row ...

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