After 20 years of sporting and financial success, the Merco Credit Union Cycling Classic presented by Dignity Health Mercy Medical Center has ended what grew to become a community tradition in the City of Merced.   The event, which started in 1993 with initial support from McLane Pacific, had grown over the years from a single …

Schwinn, a brand of Dorel Industries, is launching a limited edition Paramount, arguably America’s most popular and nostalgic road race bike. These made-in-the-USA one-of-a-kind frames will be manufactured in Waterford, Wisconsin, and will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Paramount. Schwinn has tapped Paramount engineering expert Marc Muller, who ran the Schwinn Paramount engineering department …

The Southern California Velo Cycling Club (SC Velo) and Incycle Bicycle Stores are sponsoring a Christmas Toy Collection drive beginning on Saturday November 30th and concluding on Saturday December 14th. A Toy Ride will be held on Sunday December 15th to take the collected toys to the San Dimas Sheriff’s station so that they can …

Jelly Belly Candy Company has renewed its commitment to its pro-cycling team through 2015, securing its legacy as the current longest-running title sponsorship in professional cycling in the world. As Jelly Belly Cycling Team gears up for season fifteen, it welcomes new presenting sponsor Maxxis, along with its two returning national champions, and several new …

It’s not often that road race tactics come into play at UCI cyclocross events, but then again, it’s not often that UCI events take place in Southern California. As is the norm for CX in this region, conditions at CXLA were warm, dry, flat and fast. As in, those-funky-new-aero-road-helmets-might-come-in-handy-today fast. As in, deep-dish- wheels-could-actually-make-sense-here fast. …

Dotsie Bausch

As competitive cyclists and coaches, we love numbers and data! Oh yea baby, give me some numbers and gadgets to collect numbers that give us more numbers that we can calculate and put into graphs and make data, and share data and re-test and gather those numbers and put them into new graphs and manipulate …