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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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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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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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22 Jan Posted by in Cycling | 1 comment

The South Shall Rise Again!

The South Shall Rise Again!

In terms of genuine Rivalries (with a capital R), this wasn’t exactly Hatfields and McCoys. Coke and Pepsi. Cats and dogs. Leno and Letterman. As much as race promoter Sam Ames would like to stir things up, the 3rd Annual Nor Cal vs. So Cal State Cyclocross Championship was more like Bert and Ernie. Homer ...

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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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28 Nov Posted by in Cycling | Comments

Turkey Trot ‘Cross Defines “Classic” in SoCal

Turkey Trot ‘Cross Defines “Classic” in SoCal

The word “classic” has numerous meanings. It can be used as either a noun or an adjective. As it pertains to the annual Turkey Trot ‘Cross, let’s go with the latter, specifically: “Of lasting interest or significance.” The Turkey Trot ‘Cross has been running continuously for nine years, making it the oldest CX event in ...

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20 Nov Posted by in Cycling | Comments

SoCalCross Regulars Dominate SoCal/Nevada District Championships

SoCalCross Regulars Dominate SoCal/Nevada District Championships

The SoCalCross Prestige Series took a one-week break for the SCNCA District Cyclocross Championships at Hart Park in Bakersfield on November 18. But SoCalCross Series regulars featured prominently at this event, capturing gold, silver and bronze in almost all of the title-eligible classes. Such was the case in the Elite Men’s and Women’s races on ...

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07 Nov Posted by in Cycling | Comments

SoCalCross Sets a Blistering Pace at Velocity Cross

SoCalCross Sets a Blistering Pace at Velocity Cross

Some were calling the SoCalCross doubleheader in San Diego the weekend before this the “Paris-Roubaix” of the series due to the fact that, like the famed Spring Classic in France, it features a velodrome. I submit that if any Prestige Series race should be compared to Paris-Roubaix so far this year it would be Velocity ...

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