SoCalCycling.com caught up with Amber Gaffney, who will be making her professional debut riding with the Optum pb Kelly Benefit Strategies Team in 2013. Since I share the same hometown, I met up with Amber and her Optum pb Kelly Benefit Strategies teammate Leah Kirchmann, who recently won the Optum / Tucson Medical Center Old Pueblo Grand …

The Tour de Murrieta’s final day ended with a short and fast circuit race around the base of the foothills of Murrieta with picturesque backdrops. The Pro 1/2 field raced 56 miles over a 3.5 mile course. The day started out with picture perfect weather. The field was full with talent as some seasoned pros …

The Dare to Race Grand Prix had a nice turn out today with many of the racers ready to put in a second day of hard racing with little recovery after racing the Rosena Ranch Circuit Race the day before. The Dare to Race Grand Prix was held on the 7 corner grand prix course …

The Optum pb Kelly Benefit Strategies Men’s and Women’s Team recently held their training camp and Team Launch in sunny Southern California. The training camp gave the Men’s and Women’s Team’s the opportunity to log in some miles in California’s nice weather and do some early season bonding before the race season gets underway. Optum …

I have been trying to attend the Jelly Belly Team Training Camp for the last few years, but it always seemed that my schedule prevented it. However, this year the stars aligned and I was finally able to attend the Team Camp and Media Day in Vista, CA. After spending the day with the Team …

In its third year of existence and after a very successful 2012 racing season, MRI Endurance P/B Monster Media Racing heads into 2013 with an expanded program targeted at youth development. Celebrating over 61 wins and over double that in podium appearances with the Elite Masters 35+ and Elite Junior programs of 2012, the team …