Tuesday, October 11, 2005

Surf City Gets Ready to Kick Off!

Surf City Gets Ready to Kick Off!

Come join us for the first race of the Surf City series at Aptos High School this Sunday. Aptos High has undergone some renovations, so the course will be slightly different than in year's past. Most likely remaining will the infamous forest "3 steps forward, 2 steps back" run up and the short stairs by the start finish. Aptos High features some significant elevation changes, so however the course turns out, you can expect it to be a toughie.

And, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Surf City, we are holding a special jungle cross course race at 11:45. If you long for those wacky Bob Liebold style features of old, this is your chance to race them again. This event is only $5 and will be sponsored by Gizdich Ranch, makers of those yummy juices and amazing pies. Pies will be given to the winners of the event (we reserve the right to determine what a "winner" is) and Gizdich Ranch juices will be available for all competitors. If you are fairly new to cross, then consider yourself lucky (or unfortunate if you are highly sadistic) that you missed out on the Jungle Cross days. Here's a great article on the madness that was jungle cross:
http://members.aol.com/napavelo/surfhist.htm

Thanks to the generous product donations of our many loyal sponsors, we are offering a $13,000 overall prize list in cash and merchandise. Prizes will be awarded at the final event. All races count towards points. More details are available on our website:
http://www.velobella.org/rides_surf_city.htm

Kiddie Kross Kids Races (kids 12 and under) will happen at all of our events, so bring the whole family. All children who participate will receive a special prize bag. Kiddie Kross Races are free, but a waiver must be signed to participate. Junior racing for the older kids is available for a reduced rate of $10

Beginners are encouraged to participate at all of our events. We have categories just for new racers and clinics on October 15th and October 29th. All first time female competitors who pre-register will receive a special Cyclocross Survival Kit!

Online registration for all of the above is available at BikeReg.com
http://www.bikereg.com/races/register.asp?EventID=2671

Race day registration will open at 8:00.

Surf City is made possible by the generous support of the following sponsors:
Bicycle Trip, Scotts Valley Cyclesport, WildDingo.com, Hincapie Sports, Bontrager, NCNCA, Crankbrothers, GU, Schwalbe, VelTec, California Giant, Gizdich Ranch, PAZZO, Phil Wood, Ritchey
Rock Lobster, Suburu of Santa Cruz, Seabright Brewery, Summit Bicycles, Sheila Moon, Vanderkitten
Crossroads Bicycles, VeloTech, WTB, White Industries

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