Amgen Tour of California and the City of Escondido to Make a Special Announcement for 2013 Edition
The Amgen Tour of California, which will take place from May 12-19, will be making a special announcement Tuesday afternoon regarding the 2013 Amgen Tour of California, America’s largest professional road cycling race, and the City of Escondido. Several Escondido city officials will be on hand, as well as special guests from AEG, presenter of …
Turkey Trot ‘Cross Highlights – Gritters & Schiff Take Top Honors
SoCal’s longest running cyclocross event, the Turkey Trot ‘Cross, once again drew a good crowd of racers and fans to Verdugo Park in Glendale. As the 9th edition of this race, it’s become almost as much of a Thanksgiving tradition as turkey, cranberry sauce and sweet potatoes. This was Round 11 of the 2012-13 SoCalCross …
SC Velo & Incycle Sponsor Christmas Toy Collection Drive & Toy Ride
The Southern California Velo Cycling Club (SC Velo) and Incycle Bicycle Stores are sponsoring a Christmas Toy Collection drive beginning on Saturday November 24 and concluding on Saturday December 8th. A Toy Ride will be held on December 9th to take the collected toys to the San Dimas Sheriff’s station so that they can be …
Video: ESPN Deportes Documentary – SPY BLUE Team Participates at Tour of Tobago
Recently, SoCal’s SPY Blue Team put together a composite team of riders to race the 2012 UCI Tour of Tobago, which was held on the beautiful Carribean island of Tobago from October 2nd – 7th. The SPY BLUE riders included; Steven Davis, Christian Varley, Lee Muse and Andrew Bosco. This month, the event was captured and highlighted …
Thanksgiving Tradition at an End
Turkey, football and pumpkin pie are longtime Thanksgiving traditions. For SoCal time trial enthusiasts, however, the real tradition is the Thanksgiving Day Tom’s Farms TT. For the last 16 years this event has been the bike racer’s equivalent to roasted fowl, napping in front of the TV and caloric landmines. It’s been a true expression …
Report & Photos: SCNCA CX Champions Rise to the Top at Hart Park
Upon his return to base camp after summiting Mount Everest for the first time, Edmund Hillary was asked how the attempt had gone. He replied, “Well, we knocked the bastard off.” This was undoubtedly how most every rider participating in the 2012 Southern California/Nevada District Cyclocross Championships must have felt about one particular obstacle encountered …
