Thank you for racing SoCalCross 2018-19 Season!  Full of good times and moments 😀 We ended the season at the Greek Theatre Griffith Park for our 9th season and 15th at Verdugo Park.  So much fun at partner clubs bringing their passion party kicking off […]

CX returns to Griffith Park for the 9th season! Thank you City of LA for supporting bicycling all these years and working with us to get us back. We will be returning to Greek Theater – Vermont Canyon Park Sunday, January 13th to finish out […]

Thanks for racing SoCalCross Prestige Series 2018 filled with lots of moments to remember! Post your favorite photos at SoCalCross Group on Flickr to remember the days of our lives 😀 It was great seeing the dedication, friendships and spirit of competition unfold.  We hosted 14 […]

SoCalCross SCPS 13/14: 2018 Prestige Series Finals at our holiday themed Santa Cross Weekend – MoVal!  SoCalCross Prestige Series Champions will be crowned in all Prestige Series cyclo-cross categories… Best 8 races count with Sunday valued at 1.5x points.  Series Standings to date HERE Stay […]

As we hit the home stretch at SoCalCross Prestige Series we also return to Veteran’s Memorial Park in Sylmar for races 11 and 12 of the SoCalCross Prestige Series! Special edition Tracklocross CACX Champs Saturday 3:30PM. Register online at: BikeReg.com/CACX Go to SoCalCross.org Event Page […]

SoCalCross Prestige Series Races 9/10: CXOC Weekend – December 1-2, 2018 SoCalCross comes to Orange County and a classic Southern California venue for CX and more… Irvine Lakeview/Baja Bech Club now grooved in by Over the Hump these past couple seasons, SoCalCross found this prime […]

DON’T MISS this Holiday Classic – the 15th Annual Turkey Trot Cross – Glendale! The 15th Annual Turkey Trot Cross has something for everyone! 8AM- 5k & 10k Cross Run, Dirt Duathlon (2-4) laps of the CX course on foot! 8AM RideCX.com Beginner CX Skills […]

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Register for MoVal CXC Weekend STAY UP TO DATE! FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE HERE

SAN LUIS OBISPO HOSTS SCNCA CHAMPIONSHIPS AND SOCALCROSS PRESTIGE SERIES ACTION. NOVEMBER 10-11, 2018 at El Chorro Regional Park in San Luis Obispo!  Saturday is SCPS race 4 and Sunday is SCPS race 5 and SCNCA District Championships!  Register at: www.bikereg.com/slo-cross2018 Event details can be found at […]

  SOCALCROSS PRESTIGE SERIES RESUMES SCPS 2/3 November  3rd – 4th! DON’T MISS: SPOOKY CROSS-ITAS WEEKEND – Lake Casitas, Ventura, CA! Download Race Schedule HERE Sign up today at BikeReg.com as well for upcoming races at: SoCalCross.org/Register *Race Day registration opens at 7:30AM each day then […]

SoCalCross Prestige Series starts Sunday 10/21! Hosted by Team Redlands don’t miss Calimesa CX Classic at the Calimesa Country Club! Register today: www.bikereg.com/calimesacx The cyclocross season is upon us and we are excited to announce that Team Redlands will be a part of the 2018-19 SoCalCross […]

Fun times we have a great morning of Bike Park & CX Skills brewing starting with Coffee N Chaos! Join us tomorrow, Sunday 10/7 for SoCalCross – CX Skills Park & Races at Bike SGV El Monte!

SoCalCross PRESTIGE SERIES brings a Pop-Up Bike Park to Metro presents San Fernando Street Festival complete with Kiddie Cross Course and Tot Track with Garden Seating and VIP Kiddie Parking Lot! The course will include a Bio-Swail Cross-Over, Ramps, Sand Pit, Skills Ladder and of […]

The 14th Annual Turkey Trot Cross went off as expected with teams coming together from across the region just like we never left it.  The famed and Favorite Verdugo Park cyclo-cross Course has been touted as one of the best courses the the race calendar […]

Latest SoCalCross News! Round 7 at SoCalCross Prestige Series! Sunday, November 26th, SCPS 11: 14th Annual Turkey Trot Cross – Verdugo Park – Glendale, CA Round 7 – Race 11 of 16 marks the 14th start at Verdugo Park and a SoCalCross favorite and classic, Sunday, November […]

International Cyclo-Cross Races Spotlight Top Pros and Juniors in Moreno Valley Nov. 18-19 CX MOVAL EVENT GUIDE HERE LOS ANGELES, CALIF. (Nov. 14, 2017) – – Cyclocross bicycle races return for a second time this year to Moreno Valley, and the first time to feature internationally-sanctioned […]

A GREAT Sunday in Simi Valley brought racers from near and far to enjoy the sandstone hills at the Corriganville Movie Ranch.  Loose sand and weaving through the Oak Groves and the old lagoon sent riders on a roller-coaster ride!  The morning kicked off with […]

Race Recap Spooky Crossitas – Lake Casitas, Ventura! Pumpkins and SoCalCrossers took to the shoreline of Lake Castitas for Round 2 of the SoCalCross Prestige Series Spooky Crossitas Weekend October 21-22nd in Ventura, CA.  It was a feel good Halloween-themed weekend of racing with Saturday […]

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SCPS PRESTIGE SERIES KICK-OFF 1/2: KROSSTOBERFEST WEEKEND IRVINE LAKEVIEW PARK – OCTOBER 7-8th! Two Days of full schedule cyclo-cross action kicks of the off the 2017-18 SoCalCross Prestige Series Season! Register for SCPS1/2: Krosstoberfest Weekend at BikeReg.com

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SoCal CROSS FEVER-WINTER Series 2016-17: Race 4-Final: MoVal CX-XC Challenge! Sunday, January 15th – March Field Park, Moreno Valley! CYCLO-CROSS, CROSS RUN, MTB-CX TEAM RELAY AND MORE! The City of Moreno Valley will host its first ever CycloCross race just as Southern California CycloCross closes […]

SoCal CROSS FEVER-WINTER Series 2016-17 Race 3: Corriganville CX-XC Showdown! Sunday, January 8th  Corriganville Park in Simi Valley! CYCLO-CROSS, TRAIL RUN, MTB TEAM RELAY AND MORE! Download RACE SCHEDULE HERE It’s never too late to race CROSS! Raleigh Santa Monica providing demo rental bikes at SoCalCross. […]

HOT OFF THE PRESS!  CycloCross is Coming to Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA-The City of Moreno Valley will host its first CycloCross race as Southern California CycloCross closes out its season with a final race on a 1.8 mile custom built course on March Air […]

SoCalCross Fever Kick-Off Weekend: Nor Cal vs So Cal Showdown: California State Championship SHOWTIME! Complete details at:  www.SamBarn.com Also save the date for the SoCalCross Fever Series – late season CX!

Sat/Sun 12/3-4 CACX District Championships – Greek Theater Vermont Canyon Griffith Park, Los Angeles Sunday 12/11 SCPS Final Santa Cross at Finish the Ride Holiday Challenge – Woodley Park, Van Nuys Sat/Sun 12/17-18 SCCF 1/2: Nor Cal vs SoCal Showdown State Championship – Lake Ming, Bakersfield

Sunday:  November 6: ANZA Crossing – Riverside CA Sat/Sun:  Nov 12-13th: SLO Cross Weekend – San Luis Obispo CA Saturday: November 12th: City Cross at Beach Streets Midtown – Open Street Festival -Long Beach CA Sat/Sun:  Nov 19-20th: UCI CXLA Weekend – Legg Lake @Whittier […]

It was a fun time at Irvine Lakeview Park with Spooky Cross Weekend October 29-30th.  Traditionally the race is held the weekend prior but as park bookings go we lucked out to have it land on the prime weekend.  Everyone came with their teams and […]

SOCALCROSS PRESTIGE SERIES ROLLS ON OCTOBER 29-30TH: SCPS4-5: SPOOKY CROSS WEEKEND!  Irvine Lakeview Park Don’t forget your costume, your old pairs of shoes, rain attire and a good attitude ready for some fun and adventure! DETAILS AT SOCALCROSS.ORG THANKS TO RIDECX.COM YOUTH AND JUNIORS RACES ARE FREE SATURDAY […]

CX Practice Skills & Race Thursday 10/13! Join us for a fun evening of cyclo-cross at Verdugo Park in Glendale SoCalCross’ longest standing CX race Turkey Trot Cross coming up Nov 27th! See video highlights from the last practice race by Cole Sprague HERE EVENT SCHEDULE: […]

CROSS is HERE! Krosstoberfest Sunday October 2nd! Register online HERE Series Passes available HERE Facebook Event Page HERE Website Event Page HERE LOCATION: WHITTIER NARROWS PARK AREA B NEXT TO ITENNIS CENTER. CLICK FOR GOOGLE MAP: 1201 POTRERO AVE, SOUTH EL MONTE, CA 91733 Whittier Narrows  Recreation […]

Last chance to to Ride CX Skills Drills & Practice Race before the season opener Krosstoberfest October 2nd. This is also the same venue and a great preview of the layout of the land. LOCATION: Whittier Narrows Special Events Area B next to iTennis Center […]

SoCalCross Happy Hour Tour – Week 2 is on! Tuesday, 9/13 SoCalCross joins San Diego Cyclocross for CX Skills & Drills at Balboa Park!  We’ll meet at 5pm at Balboa Park Marston Point Parking Lot for CX Skills Warm up ride through the Park then 6pm […]

SoCalCross Happy Hour Tour – Upcoming Dates: 9/13 CX Skills Practice – San Diego 9/14  CX Skills Ride with G2 Bike – OC! 9/15  CX Skills & Practice Race – Glendale 9/17  CX Clinic Collegiate/Junior Focus San Diego 9/18  CX Skills Ride the Fullerton Loop […]

SoCal Trofee #4 will visit the Pacific Ocean via Sycamore Canyon Park and some of the Backbone Ridge Route. The ride will be a mix of the mountain and canyon roads and dirt trails and roads for a FUN Summer Gravel Grinder Ride. Post ride […]

SoCal GRAVEL Trofee #3: L. A. ROUBAIX v2: Hell of the North, the third gravel ride of its Summer 2016 season, to be run on July 17, 2016. The ride, starting and finishing at The Pub at Golden Road in Atwater Village, will venture into […]

DUE to the sensitive nature of the Azusa Duarte Complex Fire and another hot weekend coming to SoCal, the 626 GOLDEN STREETS presented by Metro and SoCalCross events… the 626CX Golden Streets Irwindale HUB City Cross Cycle-Fest! and the SoCal Gravel Trofee #3: 626 Golden Streets Grinder & […]

SoCal GRAVEL Trofee #2: L. A. ROUBAIX v1, the 2nd rough road ride of its Summer 2016 season, to be run on May 29, 2016. The ride, starting and finishing at The Morrison Pub in Atwater Village, will venture into LA’s classic Greenbelt parks including: […]

SoCalCross hosts City Cross LBC at Long Beach BikeFest! Saturday, May 7th! CITY CROSS SIGN UPS HERE! Check out blog feature at CLR Effect from last year’s edition! Join the fun on Saturday May 7th at the Long Beach BikeFest! SoCalCross to host City Cross a short […]

Join us for the 4th edition of the Pedalers Fork – 10 Speed Grinder SPRING 2016 Edition! The views are amazing this time of year so don’t miss it!

Thanks to everyone for racing the 2015-16 SoCalCrosss Season it has been an adventure-filled 19 event season with over 5,000 athletes competing from San Diego to San Luis Obispo!  Next season is right around the corner with Spring/Sumbber Gravel Grinder BBQ & Brunch Series and […]

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NEXT UP!  SoCalCross Fever WINTER Series #2: Cross 2016 Grinder! Pasadena Foothills, Sunday January 3rd! SoCalCross Fever WINTER Series a 4-event Series mix of CX – Gravel Grinder events! #1 – Dec 27th: Woodley CX @ Woodley Park, Sepulveda Recreation Area #2 – Jan 3rd […]

NEXT UP!  SoCalCross Prestige Series Races 15: Series Final Santa Cross! Holiday-themed 1.5x points to determine Prestige Series Winners! SoCalCross PRESTIGE SERIES CYCLO-CROSS returns to Orange County for the finals this Sunday December 13th!  A HOLIDAY CELEBRATION with lots of sand, a run up, heckling, […]

DRISCOLL, NASH DOMINATE CXLA—AGAIN The last three editions of CXLA, a cornerstone for cyclocross racing in SoCal, have taken place at three different locations around the Los Angeles megalopolis. And while the event sites, courses and conditions have changed every year since 2013, the winners […]

LONG BEACH EDITION! Nov 21-22nd UCI CXLA Weekend heads to Long Beach – El Dorado East Regional Park! Don’t miss two days of UCI cyclocross action heads to the City of Long Beach! Sadly, we could not host this year’s edition of CXLA at the […]

What a weekend of cyclocross racing at Irvine Lake in Orange County!  The weather warmed up 90 degrees just in time for the lights to go down and SoCalCross Prestige Series race 5 Spooky Cross Night Race take full effect with four of the 7 […]

Results & Report SCPS4: Velocity CX! 18 October 2015 (Sunday) Round 4 of the SoCalCross Prestige Series took us back to Prado Regional Park former Olympic venue made it fitting to be one of six USAC sanctioned races in the Series. Riders earned ranking and […]

RACE REPORT:  Storm the Beach a beautiful day in Southern California racers couldn’t ask for a better day to race cyclocross on the Beach!  Red Beach in north San Diego County Oceanside was the place for SoCalCross Prestige Series Round 3!  Racers came from far […]

Last weekend, the SoCalCross Prestige Series returned to Long Beach’s El Dorado Park for Krosstoberfest. This was the sixth year the park hosted the series, and it was once again a winner. Situated amongst the trees and beside a tranquil lake, the course, according to […]

SEASON OPENER: AUTUMN CROSS AT VERDUGO PARK! A great day was had by all at the warm first weekend in Fall appropriately names Autumn Cross kicked off at Verdugo Park in Glendale. 400+ riders strong came to the famed championship CX course.  Thanks to everyone […]

The SoCalCross Prestige Series, often referred to as the Nation’s biggest cyclocross racing series, bursts onto the scene this Sunday, September 27, 2015 at Verdugo Park in Glendale, California. The series features 14 weekends of racing stopping in San Luis Obispo, San Diego County, Orange […]

2015-16 Southern California Cyclocross Calendar SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES – CLICK HERE.  Questions?  Contact:  Dot@SoCalCross.org Super Cross Weekend Wrap Up! Saturday September 5th: Velo Swap and CX Skills Ride – Encino Velodrome @Balboa Park was so much fun with a Velo Swap Meet and Cyclocross coming together. […]

How USAC Points Really Work on the West Coast Garrett Follmuth, SoCalCross USAC (USA Cycling) sanctioned racing in Southern California is a source of heated debate. Currently there is a divide between the recreational participants of cyclocross and the points-driven racers. The source of that […]

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RESULTS FOR CITY CROSS ARE AVAILABLE HERE Don’t miss the Long Beach Bike Fest Saturday, May 30th! Brought to you by the Long Beach Business Associates!  The event celebrates bike-friendly Long Beach with a brand new City Cross cyclo-cross race, a Kids Bike Race, a […]

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Wishing you a very HAPPY HOLIDAY with your loved ones and resting up for the fun times ahead! The SoCalCross season will resume the weekend after Christmas with Cross Fever Series Races #1.2: Cross into 2015 Weekend at Lakeview Park-Baja Beach Beach Club! Home to […]

SOCALCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS DECIDED AT SANTA CROSS December 14, 2014, Woodland Hills, Calif. Words and images by Philip Beckman/PB Creative Despite a late-week pummeling from a hand-wringing Pacific storm that spawned drama throughout California (and caused at least one CX event to be postponed), the final […]

Join us Sunday for Santa Cross another Holiday-themed classic and the 2014 SoCalCross PRESTIGE SERIES Final Champions will be crowned! Best 8 races count points value 1.5x for Sunday’s race. Don’t miss the SoCalCross Fever Series 2014-15 starting with Cross into 2015 Dec 28th also part […]

NAUMAN, BOURDEVAIRE GIVE THANKS AT TURKEY TROT November 30, 2014, Glendale, Calif…. Words and images by Philip Beckman/PB Creative The legend of the Turkey Trot ‘Cross grew wings in 2014, as an already engaging course was made even more rousing with the arrival of the […]

DRISCOLL, NASH DOUBLE UP AT CXLA DAY 2 It’s not often that pro cyclocross riders get to work on their tans between race days. Then again, it’s not often that pro ‘cross racers get to collect their pay and UCI points in SoCal. Day 2 […]

NASH, DRISCOLL SEIZE CXLA DAY 1 Pro ‘cross racing returned to Los Angeles this weekend, for the first time at the Greek Theater in Griffith Park. Day 1 of CXLA was conducted under blue skies and dry, short-sleeve conditions on a 2.5km course featuring considerable […]

WORLD CLASS CYCLOCROSS COMPETITION RETURNS TO GRIFFITH PARK AT THE GREEK THEATER THIS WEEKEND Altadena, California, Nov. 19, 2014 — One of Southern California’s grandest and most prestigious cycling events is on tap for this coming weekend, November 21-22-23, hosted at the City of Los […]

November 15-16, 2014, San Luis Obispo, Calif. Words and images by Philip Beckman/PB Creative Two hundred and fifty miles is a bit out of the comfort zone for many cyclocross competitors in Southern California. If an event is more than an hour or two from […]

November 8, 2014, Riverside Calif. Words and images by Philip Beckman/PB Creative Saturday was a landmark occasion for the SoCalCross Prestige Series. “Anza Crossing” presented by Jenson USA became the first CX event in the Inland Empire city of Riverside. Located at Martha McLean-Anza Narrows […]

November 1, 2014, Ojai, Calif. Words and images by Philip Beckman/PB Creative “Be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it.” It’s an old, untraceable phrase dripping with philosophical caution. Many literature nerds will cite the author W.W. Jacobs as having coined […]

Went to a Halloween party the other night and a cyclocross race broke out. The sixth edition of Spooky Cross had the distinction of being Round 5 of the SoCalCross Prestige Series, this year haunting the Baja Beach Club area of Irvine Lake on the […]

What a difference a couple of weeks can make. Round 4 of the SoCalCross Prestige Series took place at the same location as Round 3 two weeks prior. It may as well have been in a different time zone. The temperature was set to defrost […]

IRVINE LAKE THE PLACE FOR SPOOKY CROSS WEEKEND FESTIVITIES One of the most popular stops on the SoCalCross Prestige Series schedule takes place this coming weekend. It’s the sixth edition of the legendarySpooky Cross! Spooky happens this year at Irvine Lake, with afternoon/evening CX madness […]

SoCalCrossers have a doubleheader of a different nature to look forward to this weekend. On Saturday, 10/19, The SoCalCross Prestige Series is partnering with the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition and the National Forest Foundation to present El Grande Fondo Angeles Crest. This is a road cycling ride […]

SOCALCROSS SERIES SIZZLES IN LONG BEACH October 4, 2014, Long Beach, Calif. Words and images by Philip Beckman/PB Creative Pouring rain—bring it on. Ankle-deep mud—sounds like fun. Frostbitten fingertips—just the ticket for stirring a post-race margarita. We all have our ‘cross to bear. In the SoCalCross […]

Words and images by Philip Beckman/PB Creative unless otherwise noted The SoCal cyclocross season slipped onto the small cog in a big hurry with a doubleheader kickoff weekend at O’Melveny Park in Granada Hills. This rarely utilized facility in the northern end of the San […]

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SEASON NEWS COMING FAST… HERE’S THE LATEST! Aaaand…we’re off! Cyclocross racing in California is once again out of the gate and heading for turn one. The CX scene is in a full gallop in the central and northern reaches of the Golden State. Witness the […]

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California has always been a land of opportunity. For the 2014-15 season, the opportunity for cyclocross enthusiasts throughout the Golden State to get their CX freak on is greater than ever. The reason? It’s the brand new California Cyclocross Series (CACX). Although California has nearly […]

The 2014 SoCalCross Happy Hour Tour is in full swing with weekly pre-season events taking place across SoCal!  Stay up to date on all the latest events and details on Facebook We’ve already had some great events so far: Happy Hour at H&S Bicycles in […]

Welcome to the 2014-14 Southern California Cyclocross season!  Here is a glimpse of the 2014-15 SoCalCross Calendar in the works!  We’re finalizing details with updated calendar and registration to open Labor Day Weekend!  We’ve got new and improved Series VIP Passes and virtual registration on […]

Things went askew for the last race of the season as the SoCalCross Crazies got together for one more race in the Southern California Cyclocross season.  150 racers came to celebrate the end of the 2013-14 season and the course made sure everyone remembered… physically […]

Postcard from the Pacific’s edge: “Having a great time, wish you were here.” Just a quick note to the rest of the cold and/or wet northern hemisphere: yes, we are still racing cyclocross in SoCal, and yes, we’re doing it with unzipped jerseys and absolutely […]

As we hit the finale at SoCal Cross Fever – top 3 receive special prizes next week at Series Worlds Finale – Pierce College January 26th. Here is the latest series standings counting Saturday races Cross into 2014 and Hart Park and Peloton Cross. If […]

Let’s get excited with a slew of SoCalCrossers heading to CX National Championships in Boulder, CO! STAY UP TO DATE on CX Nationals 2014 Facebook Page on FACEBOOK STAY UP TO DATE on SoCalCrossers at CX Nationals Page on FACEBOOK LET’S GO SOCAL!!! WIN ONE… […]

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Nor Cal vs So Cal…the race is ON! Crossers from around the state will be converging on Bakersfield this weekend Jan 4th and 5th for the 4th Annual Nor Cal vs So Cal State Cross Championships and round 2 of the SoCalCross Fever Series. Bragging […]

Four-letter words were flying during the last doubleheader weekend of 2013 CX racing in SoCal. And hats. And awnings. Small children and pets. Not to mention much of the course. The story at Lake Irvine was W.I.N.D.  It was typical fun in the sun on Saturday during […]

It’s a New Series for a New Year! “‘Cross Into 2014″ Kicks Off Cross Fever! You have to admit, it was a little odd not having a cyclocross event to go to last weekend. Sleeping in late, watching a little football, even reading the Sunday paper, for crying […]

Race Report: Santa ‘Cross, SCPS # 17-18 by Phil Beckman PB Creative Competitors at the SoCalCross Prestige Series finale logged almost as many ups and downs as Olde Saint Nick will in just a few days. All weekend long, Santa ‘Cross was about spiraling higher […]

Thank you to all who have been a part of the SoCalCross PRESTIGE SERIES 2013!  It has been 12 weekends of cyclocross racing all coming down to Santa Cross Weekend to determine the winners! YOUTH AGE 6-9 GIRLS CHAMPION: Aria Turner YOUTH AGE 6-9 BOYS […]

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 […]

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 […]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbjhHC4oz3w[/youtube]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.  […]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDgc8qgmuvY[/youtube] [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/29240902[/vimeo] 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 […]

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! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDwiVMnGHhA[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIVJTbAnmTk[/youtube] A special video – family project – great job to Isa Ortega for going to her first CX National Championship!  Hoorah!!! [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/18073849[/vimeo]

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 […]

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/16838521[/vimeo] 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 […]

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 [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/15553157[/vimeo] 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 […]

UCI Elite Racing – Day One Video by Mark Colton/The TEAM SoCalCross [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/15553157[/vimeo] 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 […]

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.