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Great Park Grand Prix: Weeknight Crit Racing in SoCal

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ByBICYCLIST Staff
August 3, 2015

Between the Pacific Ocean and the Santa Ana Mountains, these cyclists line up on Thursday at the Great Park to ride on the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station concrete runway with some weekday criterion racing. While many go home to relax or stop off for some happy hour escapes, these cyclists chase the dream.

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SoCal FIXED Strong Beach Crit: Track Bikes & Asphalt In Long Beach

ByCody Lewis
April 11, 2016

The third installment of the SoCal Fixed Series took place on Sunday, March 13, and was presented by Throne Cycles and hosted by community leader Hector Morales Jr. The Strong Beach Criterium is a technical, 6-turn course that includes a hairpin turn and a roundabout. Racers must survive 40 minutes of surging breakaways and attacks before race officials announce on the megaphone that there are ‘5 laps to go.

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Phils Fondo Preview Ride: The Malibu Gran Cookie Dough

ByChris Reynolds
July 28, 2016

We experienced Phils Fondo when we spent some time with Cannondale rider Phil Gaimon in Santa Monica, along with chef Jeff Mahin owner of M Street Kitchen, during a preview ride of the routes they’re putting together for this fall’s Malibu Gran Cookie Dough.

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Tour De Lake Arrowhead: A Ride At The Top Of The World

ByBICYCLIST Staff
August 26, 2015

Bicyclists rode the steep mountains and speedy descents around the back roads of Lake Arrowhead during the Tour de Lake Arrowhead on Saturday, August 22, 2015.

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A Luxury Weekend Gran Fondo in the Malibu Hills: Malibu Gran Fondo

ByChris Reynolds
April 11, 2016

The Malibu Gran Fondo took place this past March in beginning in Agoura Hills and succeeded in providing…

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Redlands Strada Rossa III: Recap From This Years Epic Ride

ByVictor Prestinary
April 11, 2016

The Redlands Strada Rossa III (RSR) is a newer addition to the Southern California cycling event roster, organized by the Inland Empire Biking Alliance.

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LA Velodrome Sprint Open

ByBICYCLIST Staff
September 28, 2015

Sprint Open at the Los Angeles Velodrome On September 12, we visited the Los Angeles Velodrome in Carson…

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Encino Velodrome Youth Training

ByChris Reynolds
January 5, 2016

On Thursday nights, the Encino Velodrome in Oxnard hosts the Youth and Junior Training Session for kids entering the sport through track racing.

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Wolfpack Hustle Shortline Crit – Fixed Gear Racing in Downtown Long Beach

ByVictor Prestinary
July 12, 2016

Wolfpack Hustle’s annual Shortline Crit was held in Downtown Long Beach on May 3rd. The fixed-gear Men and Women’s race, presented by SCB sponsor Thomas Forsyth, is the second of three stages in the 2016 Unified Title Series.

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Rally Cycling 2016 Season Opener

ByVictor Prestinary
March 8, 2016

Team Rally Cycling celebrates racing season opener in Calabasas We talk with two of their riders who’ve moved…

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SOC16: Brompton Folding Bike Race

ByVictor Prestinary
May 5, 2016

The Brompton World Championship USA took place on the west coast for the first time in its 10 year history. In place of the stretchy fabric ubiquitous to cycling, the “Bromptoneers” were resplendent in suits, ties, dresses and pantsuits.

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SoCal Fixed Series Comeback Crit in Huntington Beach

ByChris Reynolds
March 8, 2016

The Comeback Crit was the kick-off event and the first of 10 comprising the SoCal Fixed Series. These events are for track bikes with fixed gears and no brakes that race on a closed, asphalt short-course.

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Dirty Hundred: OC Granfondo Goes Off-Road

ByBICYCLIST Staff
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For the event, we purchased a bag full of disposable cameras and divvied them up amongst our group. These are the resulting photos. The OC Granfondo is a recent addition to the classic recreation rides of Southern California. With past events bringing out well over 1,000 riders, we were interested to see how a significant route change would impact attendance.

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Cruising The Los Angeles River At The River Ride

ByBICYCLIST Staff
June 28, 2015

Winding through the Los Angeles basin, the LA River Ride provided participants with a multitude of routes and ride lengths. Presented by the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, the main ride was an out-and-back that started and finished at the Autry Center in Griffith park and stretched to the coast in Long Beach.

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CicLAvia: Open Streets Event In Downtown Los Angeles

ByKelley O'Toole
November 4, 2015

Los Angeles holds the honor of hosting the largest community open-streets event in the United States, and this past month’s 5th anniversary of the event was no different. CicLAvia, a play on the South American tradition of closing streets to cars and only allowing human-powered traffic, brought out bicycles of all shapes and stripes. We saw the standard two wheel, the trusty three wheel, and of course the rare instance of one wheel. No human-powered mode of transportation was denied access, and we saw many paws on the road too. CicLAvia is THE example of how this type of event can be run successfully in a metropolis.

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Racing Bikes In Manhattan At The MBGP 2015

ByBICYCLIST Staff
June 7, 2015

For over 38 years, the Manhattan Beach Grand Prix has served California’s bicycling community by continuing to hold…

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CXLA: Racing City Parks With SoCalCross

ByChris Reynolds
November 25, 2015

Held in El Dorado Park in Long Beach, the CXLA event is part of the SoCalCross PRESTIGE SERIES. The course was long and dry, with sand-pits, obstacles and fine silica dust enshrouding the riders as they made their way through the park.

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Amtrak Century: A SoCal Tradition For More Than 40 Years

ByChris Reynolds
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At 5:30 am, on the second Saturday in September, participants gathered at the starting line at the Amtrak station in Irvine for the annual Amtrak Century hosted by the OC Wheelmen.

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SOC16: HAIBIKE eMTB Race

ByChris Reynolds
May 5, 2016

Racers in the inaugural eMTB race make their way around the course at the 2016 Sea Otter Classic festivel held in Monterey. The event is the first of it’s kind in the US, though the bikes are raced extensively in Europe.

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Spartacus in SoCal: A Visit To The Southland By Fabian Cancellara

ByKelley O'Toole
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At the Trek Bicycle Superstore, cyclists in California (and cyclists visiting) had the opportunity to ride with and meet Fabian Cancellara, the Olympic gold medalist and jersey wearing Swiss powerhouse.

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Bike the Bay: Cycle The San Diego Coronado Bay Bridge

ByKelley O'Toole
August 26, 2015

It was a bright morning for bicyclists participating in the annual Bike the Bay ride on Sunday,…

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The 2015 Amgen Tour Of California Finish At The Rose Bowl in Pasadena

ByBICYCLIST Staff
May 17, 2015

The 2015 Tour of California ended in Pasadena at the Rose Bowl. The finish marked the completion of the 10th running of this spectacular event. It was a showdown of top riders from around the world including crowd favorites Peter Sagan and Mark Cavendish. The race culminated in a tight finish with Peter Sagan taking the overall victory.

a rainbow on the california coast ride 2016

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The Coast Ride

ByChris Reynolds
February 5, 2016

As Many Miles As There Are In A Day The Coast Ride started as a January tradition amongst…

Wolfpack Hustle Civic Center Criterium 2015

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Wolfpack Hustle Civic Center Crit Racing in DTLA 2015

ByBICYCLIST Staff
August 17, 2015

Situated in Downtown Los Angeles, the Wolfpack Hustle Civic Center Criterium lapped around Los Angeles City Hall with both geared and fixed events, the racing action was non-stop.

mountain bike rider races downhill dirt trail in fontana

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Winter Downhill Racing in SoCal

ByChris Reynolds
March 8, 2016

While downhill racers across the country waited for snow to thaw and ski-slopes to return to their summer shade of grassy-brown, SoCal racers have been enjoying the bluebird weekends in Fontana, racing in the Southridge Racing Winter Series. Organizers host a weekend of mountain-biking that have some participants choosing to camp for the two-day mountain-mash.

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Summer End Grand Prix Crit: Final Race Of Pacific Sunset Velo Series

ByChris Reynolds
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The sun was beating down in the early afternoon of August 16 as cyclists lined up to ride the Summer End Grand Prix Criterium in Ontario, CA. This was the 18th year and the 7th and final race of the Pacific Sunset Velo 2015 summer series criterium.

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Over The Hump ’15 – Part II: A Night With The Path Bike Shop

ByChris Reynolds
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Over the Hump Part II The second-to-last Over The Hump (OTH) this past Tuesday was a standout. With…

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SoCalCross Velocity Cross: Racing At Prado Park

ByBICYCLIST Staff
November 4, 2015

October 18th was a beautiful day for cyclocross on the 2,000 acres of land at Prado Park in Chino Hills for the Velocity Cross race hosted by SoCalCross. The course was a rolling terrain of grassy fields, mixed with a little bit of dirt and asphalt, with 1 “step-up” and 1 barrier for the cyclists to conquer.

Great Park Grand Prix: Weeknight Crit Racing in SoCal

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