TEAM SoCalCross will debut the largest cyclocross TEAM ever with almost 20 U23.Junior.Youth riders! About 60 riders will compete for the TEAM this season! Look for some exciting races as our young stars are destined to take center podium this season!
The Team kicks off the Mountain Bike season this weekend at Sagebrush
February 23, 2010 By 1 Comment
The Team will be in full force this weekend for the first race of the US Cup.
Racers this weekend:
- Alexis Ryan Cat 1 15-18F
- Kevin Ryan Cat 2 55-59M
- Eric Colton Cat3 25-29 M
- Becky Siegel Cat 3 19-29 F
- Nick Humphrey Cat 3 30-34 M
- Allen Lin – Cat 2 25-29 M
- Christina Probert Cat 1 40-49 W
- Anna Fortner Pro W
- Jeff Steinhart Cat 2 Singlespeed
- Paul Bracken Cat 2 Singlespeed
- Jay Kwan Under 34 Clydesdale
Dot and Jeff will be there… let’s convince them to race!
CBR Simple Green Criterium
February 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Team had a four racers at the Dominguez Hills Criterium course. Becky Siegel, Meghan Delehanty, and Roxy Zuckerman took on the 4s and Dorothy Wong represented in the Women’s elite 1-3 race. The 1-3s started minute before 4s, and the race started out without being too eventful. With four laps to go, a rider went off the front. I had been off the front a lap with her earlier in the race, and did not think she had the strength to hold the lead for four laps, so I did not jump off with her. After a lap of her being alone, the gap was already shrinking. This is when the chaos happened.
The women’s 1-3 field caught us with 1.5 laps to go, and the rider off the front. We were forced to let them go by, but they weren’t going enough faster to let us finish our race peacefully. For the final lap, we were caught up in the mess of their race and didn’t have a clear shot even during the final spring. The off the front rider got an easy win even though she would have most likely gotten caught otherwise.
We couldn’t really tell how we finished, since we were surrounded by people in two races. I finished 10th, and Roxy finished 15th. Dorothy was officially 2nd in her race, until they realized it was a mistake and ended up mid-pack. Meghan was also mid-pack in the 4s, and happy to have survived the chaotic race.
-Becky
Roger Millikan Memorial Criterium Valentine’s Day Crit
February 23, 2010 By 1 Comment
Lisa Crowe races her first crit of the season in the Women’s 3/4s … Look out for her later this year!
Race Report – Mothballs Women’s 4s
February 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Race reports from Becky and Anna in the Women’s 4s
Mothballs was my first race last year, and it was a Women’s 1-4 race. I remember being nervous about getting dropped, etc. with so many strong riders in the race. I did not get dropped, nor was I in the breakaway, and it turned out just fine. This year, there was a separate cat 4 women’s race (with over 40 riders!), which was great for the riders who were just starting out. I will say though, the race felt safer with the more experienced riders. In the beginning of the race, I was trying to move up in the pack, and ended up with a lot of speed so thought what the hell I’ll see what happens. I was off the front for about 2.5 laps. Avalon from Echelon dominated the premes, and eventually her and one other rider broke off at the end of the race, holding the others off. I tried to make a last move around the final corner, and couldn’t hold off the top few riders. Finished in 8th, alongside teammates in 7th, 9th, and 12th.
- Becky
The Women’s Cat 4 criterium at Mothballs was a great one. The ladies of Team CICLE—SoCalCross made a fine showing with 7th, 8th, 9th, and 12th place finishes! This was my first foray into road biking—I spend the majority of my time racing a mountain bike—but, man, criterium racing is fun! Roxanne, Becky, and I worked together the whole race to stay in the front pack, each of us taking a turn at pulling eachother and the peloton. I found myself out in front quite a bit—more than I should have been, in fact, because I hadn’t quite yet learned the art of making it clear I was done pulling—but my legs felt good and I found I could pretty much stay exactly where I wanted to be. Well, until the final two laps, when another rider went shooting up the right side and on down the road. Another couple riders chased, but I couldn’t quite make the gap with them and opted to hang with the pack. In the end, though, the pack couldn’t catch the ladies off the front, and instead me Roxanne and Becky rounded the final turn together and fanned out for a final sprint to the line. A great debut for CICLE-SoCalCross!
-Anna
Team C.I.C.L.E. features SoCalCross for the season
November 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Team C.I.C.L.E. debuts SoCalCross team kit….
