SoCalCross Prestige Series competitors received a shock to the system during the penultimate weekend of the 2013-14 schedule. After sweating through the first 14 events in what has been a very warm, dry season, the locals got a taste of what most of the world [...]

Fast and Faster at CXLA! Nov. 30/Dec. 1, 2013, Los Angeles, Calif. Words and images by Philip Beckman/PB Creative. It’s not often that road race tactics come into play at UCI cyclocross events, but then again, it’s not often that UCI events take place in Southern [...]

Don’t you just hate it when your Thanksgiving guests stomp your turkey, fling sweet potatoes against the wall and use cranberry sauce to give Fido a fauxhawk? The SoCalCross Prestige Series had some visitors like that at the 10th edition of the Turkey Trot CX. [...]

UCI CXLA Cross After Dark coming to Los Angeles State Historic Park 11.30 to 12.1! Don’t miss the fun as the SoCalCross brings you UCI internationally sanctioned elite Women Men and Junior Men main events this weekend bringing to LA some of the best cyclocross [...]

By Philip Beckman/PB Creative and Kenneth Hill/Light and Shadows Photography The only thing that might stop Brandon Gritters this season is a banana daiquiri. The defending SoCalSeries Men’s Elite A champion captured two more victories during Long Beach CX Weekend, making it seven out of [...]

Udo Cross presented by SPY Optic was a day to remember. Mostly, it was a day dedicated to the memory of a fallen comrade, tragically taken from his family and the cycling community in a traffic accident in early August. This race was a tribute to [...]

We want to welcome El Monte RV as our Travel Partner for the 2013-14 SoCalCross Season providing package discounts for our racers!  Check it out!

Words and photos by Kenneth Hill/Light and Shadows Photography. – SoCalCross PRESTIGE SERIES round seven on Saturday of SLO Cross Weekend in San Luis Obispo was considered an “off” weekend by many. The first third of the season had been conducted at an intense pace, and considering [...]

First of all, thank you to everyone who has bled for this Series from racer to supporter to promoter to sponsor to volunteer!  It takes all of us to make Southern California Cyclocross With that said, we are now officially one quarter to one third [...]

An axe chopping through a bedroom door. Spiked fingers slowly rising from a fetid swamp. Crimson liquid circling a bathtub drain. Fangs sinking into young, quivering neck flesh. An alien baby bursting from a writhing astronaut. A chainsaw blade spewing bits of … ahem. Sorry. [...]

The 2013 SoCalCross PRESTIGE SERIES Leaderboard presented by Voler awards weekly jerseys and overall prizelist in over 20 categories from Youth to Masters brings you 4 races down and several more to go!  The PRESTIGE SERIES Finale is Set for Sunday December 15th at the [...]

RACE REPORT: PACIFICA CROSSFEST OCT. 19, 2013, Camarillo, Calif. Words and images by Philip Beckman/PB Creative. “Variety is the spice of life.” Credit one William Cowper for this age-old adage. Bill the poet would have liked the Pacifica Crossfest, had he not expired in April of [...]

The third round of the 2013-14 SoCalCross Prestige Series was cool. Not cool in the meteorological meaning of the word, although it was that. “Refreshingly comfortable,” even. More appropriate, perhaps, this event was cool in an aging hippy, sang-froid, wry-smile-and-slight-head-bob sort of way. Never before [...]

RACE REPORT BY PHIL BECKMAN – PBcreative It was another day of fun in the sun at Velocity Cross, the second round of the 2013-14 SoCalCross PRESTIGE SERIES season. Many thanks go out to event host Team Velocity, as well as Series sponsors SPY Optic and Voler Team [...]

Hallelujah. More than 500 of Southern California’s cyclocross faithful made a pilgrimage to Los Angeles State Historic Park the last weekend of September to celebrate the spirit of the sport and worship in the house of hurt. It marked a day on the calendar that’s [...]

SoCalCross has a number of pre-season events going on now, one of which was the “Pedal ‘Cross Mulholland: 10-Speed Grinder” that took place yesterday. It staged in Calabasas at Pedalers Fork restaurant/bike shop and 10-Speed Coffee. Nice place, under bike-friendly ownership, obviously. About 60 riders [...]

THE SCHEDULE!!! REGISTRATION IS OPEN – CLICK HERE! The SoCalCross Prestige Series 2013-14 season will soon return for its 8th year with a full schedule of exciting events beginning in late September and running into January of 2014. We’ll be touching down at a wide [...]

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After 17 events in the span of less than four months, it all comes down to this: the 2012-13 SoCalCross Prestige Series Finale. On Sunday, January 6th, season championships will be awarded in 22 categories at Pierce College in Woodland Hills. This event carries considerable [...]

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Thanks for racing this epic 2012-13 season @SoCalCross!  With two races to go to determine our overall Series Champions: Cross into 2013 – Sunday, Dec 30th and the Prestige Series Finale – Sunday, January 6th, it’s time to submit your favorite photos and videos of [...]

The crime: one cup of hot chocolate with whipped cream. The time: return gifts for an hour and a half. The crime: two large, iced gingerbread men. The time: take down outdoor Christmas lights for an hour. The crime: inhaling a turkey dinner with sweet [...]

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Bicyclists looking for something different to do, or deals, bargain hunting, sports fans – here’s your FREE ticket to The Greek!  The Who are some of the world’s best cyclists, not the band.  What’s not on second, but running, jumping, biking, racing up and down [...]

Memories of the season and the pinnacle at CXLA Weekend brought the star-power to the rain-soaked weekend of mud and at night.  What a weekend.  The Prestige Series represents racing from San Diego to San Luis Obispo so northbound racers chased points first at the [...]

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Cross After Dark Series Heads to Final Race CXLA Hosts a Repeat Battle for Overall Men’s Title The nationwide Cross After Dark cyclocross series winds up in downtown Los Angeles next Saturday after a season long battle between the top racers in the U.S.  Racers will [...]

Despite all you may have read, heard and seen regarding the outrageous amount of world-level racing taking place this weekend at CXLA, a high degree of attention is also being focused on women and junior riders and racers. You probably know that CXLA features the [...]

The SoCalCross Prestige Series is delighted to announce that Cardo Systems will now be a vital part of Elite Women’s cyclocross racing during the upcoming CXLA Weekend. This event takes place December 1-2, 2012, at Los Angeles State Historic Park and features two days of [...]

It’s going to be a high-powered evening under the lights at Los Angeles State Historic Park on Saturday. Every time we take a look at the start lists for both the UCI Elite Men’s and Elite Women’s classes our heart rates jump a few BPM. [...]

Los Angeles State Historic Park received its designation primarily because in the late 1800s this location was one of the most important railway hubs on the West Coast. After the first weekend in December its historical significance will need to be re-written to include the [...]

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Phil Beckman, Public Relations Manager. Seriously? I am going to get in your face. If you’re participating in the 2012-13 SoCalCross Prestige Series, it’s going to happen sooner or later. Maybe a lot. By January you’ll likely be ready to punch me in the throat. [...]

RULES:  Vote for you favorite 3 photos by “liking”. Contest ends Monday 11:59pm Pacific. Winners announced Tuesday… win swag from our series sponsors… SPY Optic, Shimano, and Jenson USA! Got a pic that you’d like to add to the Best of? Post on this page [...]

Great weekend ya’ll!  Congrats to our 22 Prestige Series Champions and everyone who came to be a part of the finale weekend @SoCalCross.  The 2011-12 season has been presented by SPY Optic for which we are forever to help us get to the next level.  [...]

RACE RESULTS ARE UP! By Chris Bassett – SoCalCross Timing Race Photos by Kenneth Hill – Lights & Shadows Photography Race report by Dave Sheek – Outside All Day — SCPS 21: High Desert Cyclocross Palmdale, CA- With two weekends left in the SoCal prestige [...]

San Marcos, CA- While a lot of racers where attending Cyclocross National Championships this past weekend in Wisconsin and a lot of other regions have finished their cross seasons, the SoCal Prestige series continued to bring racing to all those cyclocross fanatics. Series sponsor Spy [...]

So with USA Cycling’s Cyclocross Nationals in Madison WI this week – our California contingent of crossers is few and far between.  Attendance at Nats is way down almost half as many as the last few seasons.  The expected cold and economy of travel kept [...]

Southern California Prestige Series of Cyclocross – SCPS 19: Cross 2012 Woodland Hills, CA- This always-popular SoCal Prestige Series event on the grounds of Pierce College is usually the last race of the season but with National Championships moving to January and Masters Worlds in [...]

As we take this weekend off for the Christmas weeeknd, we want to thank you for racing SoCalCross and wish you a very Happy Holidays!  Many great memories were made with 18 races in 3 months from San Diego to San Luis Obispo.  As we [...]

An historic weekend of CX at Santa Cross 2011 complete! Races 17 & 18 of the SoCalCross Prestige Series Presented by Spy Optic took place in the City of Los Angeles’ largest Park… Griffith Park and sat in a quaint park in Vermont Canyon next [...]

SCPS #17 Saturday of of Santa Cross Weekend is in the books taking place at the city of Los Angeles’ Griffith Park.  There was lots to do including of course CX racing but the day added a couple twists like a Scavenger hunt ride in [...]

Prestige Series Race #17 presented by Spy Optic and Day One of two days of cyclocross at Vermont Canyon Park at Griffith Park to include:  DOWNLOAD SATURDAY’S FLYER  HERE ABR Championships of the Park presented by Cadence! One Day Prestige Series category championships and first [...]

Sunday was race #16 of 22 on the Southern California Prestige Series of Cyclocross calendar and the first to Kern County.  The die-hard crossers made the trek as far away as San Diego and the local cross scene in the region brought many new faces [...]

COMPLETE WEEKEND RESULTS HERE CXLA DAY ONE – RACE REPORT HERE CXLA DAY TWO – RACE REPORT HERE Weekend Videos by SoCalCross HERE Fun vids, pics, interviews HERE Thanks everyone for coming to UCI CXLA Weekend.. a Shimano Gold Crown event!  Thanks to our  weekend [...]

Hope you can make it to CXLA!  Check out the festival, take the metro Goldline to Chinatown Station less than 50 pedaling-yards from the park entrance.  discover DTLA by bicycle with rides Sat and Sun at 10am short spins of the LA River route, Arts [...]

Due to the very strong wind storm, course building has been delayed a bit.  Course inspection tomorrow may not be completely ready until late in the day,  feel free to stop by to check out the Park and get in some inspection.  Meet the Pros [...]

It was a day of fun in Verdugo Park in Glendale California as the 8th annual Turkey Trot Cross brought once again record numbers of ‘crossers since its inception and arguably the highest attendance of the 2011-12 Southern California Cyclocross season with over 500 participants [...]

The SLO-Nexus cycling club hosted the final race in the northern region of the Southern California PRESTIGE SERIES of Cyclocross presented by Spy Optic   The day was superb with cool crisp yet sunny conditions.  The race in Cambria was also known as SLO Cross #2.  [...]

Results from Velocity Cross in Chino Photos by: Lights & Shadows Photography Race Report by: Dave Sheek – OutsideAllDay.com Southern California Prestige Series of Cyclocross presented by SPY Optic… SCPS #11: Velocity Cross… a Shimano CACX Rankings Race for Championship Showdown in Bakersfield 1.21-22.2012! November [...]

Race results posted here Download results here (pdf) Fun times in Long Beach… in the rain!   The morning began at 8am with our benefit run for Miller’s Children’s Hospital in Long Beach.  Just as the run began, so did the rain.  Steady light showers came [...]

Results are up on http://socalcross.org/results or can be found here: Spyclocross (pdf) Adams Avenue (pdf) 2 days of racing brought over 500 racers to San Diego County this weekend.  Many new faces came to play.  Many accomplished athletes from other disciplines… triathlon and moto-x.  Chris [...]

What a fun weekend… as things heated up literally!  The Southern California Prestige Series presented by SPY Optic brought round 6 and 7 North for a weekend double header in Los Olivos and San Luis Obispo.   Both events saw their highest attendance on record.  [...]

French Champion Caroline Mani came to play ; ) Ryan Trebon and Todd Wells made for a great weekend dual! Podium Women – Day 1 Cross After Dark Men’s Overall Podium Photos by Corey Keizer Thank you all for coming to Spooky Cross After Dark [...]

If you are planning on registering on race day for Spooky Cross be aware that the Saturday 4:00 (Men A / Masters Men A / Men B) field is nearly at the field limit and expected to sell out. The Masters Men B 35/45 and [...]

JOIN US AT VAIL LAKE RESORT in TEMECULA October 7-9th for the 2011 Temecula Cyclo-fest Weekend! LOTS of fun for all!  Make friends, bring the family and your bicycles and enjoy the Lake… all while making a difference!  Saturday: SoCal Endurance will be hosting Super [...]

Allison Mann (Rock N Road) took the elite women’s race and Sid Taberlay (Kenda/H2O Overdrive) took the win in the elite men’s race.  Best of luck to Sid as he raced his last SoCalCross race for now and heads back to his homeland of Australia.  [...]

Photos by Dan Munson! Post your photos on our SoCalCross Flickr Group and SoCalCross videos on YouTube or Vimeo… tag as: “SoCalCross” to win in prizes for the best photo and video of the week! SOCALCROSS KICKS OFF 2011-12 SEASON @LOS ANGELES STATE HISTORIC PARK [...]

The Earlybird Cyclocross Ride and Happy Hour Tour rolls on… a series of cyclocross clinics and rides from San Diego to San Luis Obispo hosted by the Southern California Prestige Series of Cyclocross and is meant to educate new riders while increasing awareness of this [...]

Introducing the CALENDAR FOR THE 2011-12 Southern California Cyclocross SEASON!!! Over 20 races compromise the action packed 17-week season from San Diego to San Luis Obispo including:  lots of Prestige Series Races, 2 weekends of four UCI Races, California qualifiers for the end of season [...]

20 weekends of cyclocross action from San Diego to San Luis Obispo including two UCI weekends: Cross After Dark: Spooky Cross Night Race & CXLA: Live at the Greek

Now that the cyclocross season is in hybernation for the next 8 months, cyclists find their stride in other facets of cycling including: Road, BMX, Mountain Bike and Triathlon.  SoCalCross Prestige and Cross Fever Youth (under 10 years old) Champion Brody McDonald (Omega Bike Shop) [...]

Cyclocross season is now complete after today’s Langtown Super Prestigious Ride & World Championship party including a Muddy MTB ride, Best of Awards, and Mini-CX race complete with “pit stop” The Ryan family was recognized for their achievements in cycling… Kendall Ryan off to race [...]

Some season highlights from SoCalCross 2010-11… 190 teams participated, 32 cycling clubs supported 22 races from San Diego to San Luis Obispo taking place in parks, schools, a winery, and a beach! We hosted 4 UCI elite races in CA, 1 District Championship, 1 Spooky [...]

Photos (c) Kenneth Hill/Lights & Shadows Photography SoCalCross Fever Race #2 – became more than a local race to keep racers ‘crossin’ into January and cure our Cross Fever, it became the first ever Nor Cal Vs. So Cal Championship points challenge as race director, [...]

Nor Cal vs. So Cal cross showdown ready to roll Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!!! Hart Park in Bakersfield will be the site for the anticipated throwdown showdown…Nor Cal vs. So Cal in a region take all state Cyclocross championships. The flags are waiving, the beer tent [...]

THE 2011 JANUARY SOCALCROSS FEVER SERIES BEGINS THIS SUNDAY, JANUARY 9TH at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut just south of where the 57 meets the 10 freeway.  Now in its 3rd season, the Cross Fever Series began as a way to take the cyclocross [...]

Enjoy these videos from your fellow SoCalCrossers/family/friends!  Don’t forget to tag your videos as:  “SoCalCross” to live on in infamy! A special video – family project – great job to Isa Ortega for going to her first CX National Championship!  Hoorah!!!

Hello All, It is going to be a wet race. We expect mud and more mud. We will have bike wash ready at the entrance of the race course, but if you have a scrub brush and bucket or a portable washer of your own [...]

Congratulations to all who braved the cold (relative to SoCal) at the 2010 USA Cycling’s CX National Championships!  Special congrats go out to: Alexis Ryan (The TEAM – SoCalCross) Jr Women  17-18 National Champion, Mark Noble (MetalMTN) 2nd place 45-49 men, Bob Llamas (Montrose Bike [...]

Rounds 15 and 16 of the 2010 SoCalCross Prestige Series of Cyclocross presented by H2O Overdrive brought racers two fun-filled days of fast-flowing courses as the final double weekend of the season concluded.  The hosts for both races were families and although over 100 miles [...]

photo (c) Corey Keizer Pro MTBer Allison Mann wins Elite Women’s CX title photo (c) Pat Benson World Champ MTBer, Brian Lopes wins Elite Men’s CX title! 25 champions were crowned from Juniors to Masters and elite.  This holiday race brought a load of cyclocross [...]

SCPS 12: Dirt Club Cross was blessed in the morning with a short downpour just before the Junior’s race.  Suddenly the rain stopped and voila!  The rain stopped – the clouds opened up the sky to blue skies and sunshine!  It was a great race [...]

Cyclocross in Southern California is alive!  With only 5 weeks to go in the Prestige Series season (2010), a record number of new racers came to Long Beach to ‘try cross’ – and Round 10 hosted by Long Beach’s own cycling club Velo Allegro treated [...]

Well, we did it. I have never guessed it would happen the way it did, but we pulled off two UCI weeknds in Southern California.  A few years ago a small breed of crossers spent the Fall racing and then hanging out and having a [...]

SoCalCross Prestige Series takes center stage this weekend bringing you some of the best talent from around the country and the best in California! Join us for this magical weekend in the magical setting of Vermont Canyon at the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park.

Don’t miss this weekend’s SoCalCross action as the Southern California Prestige Series of Cyclocross hits the halfway point of the 2010 season! The Series will put to the test the outer lying regions to build their local communities by hosting races on the same weekend [...]

SPOOKY CROSS 2010 – Full Moon Brings the Best of Cyclocross to So Cal! The 3rd Annual Spooky Cross in Irvine also marked Round 5 of the SoCalCross Prestige Series presented by H2O Overdrive.  Lots to talk about… highlights:  the first ever Kids & Canines [...]

Join us Sunday, October 24th for the 2010-11 SoCalCross Prestige Series stop number 6: SLO Cross #1 at El Chorro Regional Park! Racing for all levels! Looking forward to some fun and quality cyclocross racing! All proceeds will go to the San Luis Obispo County Bicycle Coalition and San [...]

What a great Saturday of cyclocross racing… a balmy-drizzly morning – we missed the rain by one day… again.   It was a special day as the City of Los Angeles made this event part of their mission to get more people on bikes.  Having cycling [...]

SoCalCrosser SLIDESHOW at 2009 CX National Championships USA Cycling Cyclo-cross Nationals returns to Bend with new course 55-59 Masters winner Paul Curley drops into one of the short, steep descents at the 2009 Cyclo-cross Nationals. Photo: Ben Ross Bend, Ore. — Visit Bend and the [...]

Team Velocity hosted Round 3 of the SoCalCross Prestige Series presented by H2O Overdrive at Prado Regional Park Sunday 10.10.10. A great course laid out a nice fast start leading into a winding course through baseball and soccer fields complete with a handful of mud [...]

UCI Elite Racing – Day One Video by Mark Colton/The TEAM SoCalCross SoCalCross Presented by H2O Overdrive Rolls On… Three races down on the SoCalCross Prestige Series Event Calendar.  Wow!  How exciting it all is.  With Krosstober-Fest our first ever UCI C2  Race Weekend in [...]

UCI Elite Racing – Day One Video by Mark Colton/The TEAM SoCalCross Southern California UCI Weekend – Kross-toberfest Presented by Focus Bicycles: It turned out to be a stirring weekend of competition in California. It was more than just racing this weekend and Bonelli park, [...]

Southern California UCI Weekend – Kross-toberfest Presented by Focus Bicycles: KROSS-TOBERFEST DAY ONE REPORT: Sat 10.2 Humid temperatures and morning rains brought some mud to Southern California (SoCal) for the first UCI double-header weekend the area has seen in two years. The mud was literally [...]

Sept 9, 2010 – Practice Race #1 (Irvine Lake @ Baja Beach) Chip timing by mylaps.com… results are available online.