Last weekend was the final race of our US Cup XC Series in Big Bear,  CA. It’s been quite a while since we’ve been up to the mountains to  race, and the conditions didn’t disappoint – sunny skies, cool breezes  and lots of alpine trees. Willie (Zuckerman) and I made the drive up for the …

Many new 2012 SCNCA District Road Race Champions were awarded in Bakersfield last weekend. Congratulations to the following winners in their respective categories: Juniors Road Race Champions – Jr Men 10-12 Eduardo Cruz (ACQUA AL 2/SDBC), Jr Men 13-14 Imeh Nsek (SC Velo), Jr Men 15-16 Seth Veenbaas (SC Velo), Jr Men 17-18  Erik Volotzky …

The official blows the whistle and we are off. The race went off to a slow start with a few accelerations on the flats before hitting the climbs of Bakersfield. Since the weather was about 90 degrees, we were set off on a race of attrition over the next 100 miles. Once we got to …

Thirteen amateur cyclists have been chosen to compete against the pros at the Nature Valley Grand Prix – one of the top professional bike races in America.  Six men and seven women will be brought to Minneapolis, Minnesota, for the five day stage race and receive team support, clothing, travel stipends, mechanics, and lodging from …

Round 2 of the USA Cycling Pro Mountain Bike Ultra-Endurance Tour (Pro UET) was held under ideal but dry and dusty conditions at the high-altitude venue of Big Bear Lake on the first weekend of June. This time around it was ageless wonder (51!) and once Big Bear native Tinker Juarez winning the 50-Miler with …

Interbike, the largest bicycle industry trade show in North America, today announced an exciting new addition to their 2012 floor plan called The LAB. In an effort to drive traffic to the street level of the show, The LAB was designed to feature today’s cutting edge and most innovative products from new and existing vendors. …