Interview with Richard Meeker
By Frank Sarate, SoCalCycling.com SoCalCycling.com: How, where and when did you get started in the sport of cycling? Richard Meeker:I grew up in Plymouth PA about an hour and a half northeast of Philadelphia, PA. I started racing in 1978, it started as a result of my father selling my motorcycle for riding it on …
Vlees Huis Ronde Road Race Ready to Heat Up
With higher than normal temperatures, green foothills and snow capped mountains, the 2012 Vlees Huis Road Race will provide an epic course for racers this weekend in Bakersfield. Riders will battle for a very unique winner’s trophy and over $2,000 in prize money. The 30 mile loop features challenging climbs, fast descents, new asphalt. New …
Amgen Tour of California Breakaway Challenge Ride
Join the Breakaway from Cancer Masters Cycling Team while they ride stages of the Amgen Tour of California to help promote awareness for Amgen’s Breakaway from Cancer® initiative. To raise funds for the charity, the team is seeking other riders to ride a stage with the group. Participating riders are provided access to a VIP …
Rock N’ Road Divas Courageous Women of Dirt Clinic
The Rock N’ Road Divas is hosting the Courageous Women of Dirt mountain bike skills clinic for women on Saturday, May 19th from 9 am to 3:30 pm at Irvine Lake. The event, which benefits Bike for Boobs, will feature three self selected clinics for beginners, intermediate and intermediate plus. The clinics will be taught …
Stevens Wins Fléche Wallone Féminine
For the first time in the race’s 15-year history, an American won the La Flèche Wallonne Féminine on Wednesday in Huy, Belgium. Evelyn Stevens (Boulder, Colo./Specialized-lululemon), riding for her trade team, passed Marianne Vos (NED/Rabobank Women Team) on the second and final climb up on the Mur de Huy to win on a chilly and …
SPY Belgian Waffle Ride Brings Spring Classics to North County
On Sunday, April 15, San Diego-based eyewear brand SPY held its inaugural Belgian Waffle Ride. The event brought 160 of the nation’s best cyclists and bike industry luminaries together for a grueling, hilly, 124-mile ride with 9,000 feet of vertical climbing through scenic North County San Diego. Riders began with an authentic Belgian waffle breakfast …
